Hollowbody, if you had read the whole thread, from the start, you would have found out that one of our members dealt with Wish directly, told him that the bass was going to be passed around the country and reviewed on this forum, and picked up the bass in person the week that it was finished. So this wasn't 'some leftover' that 'somebody didn't pay for'.
coffeesipper said:
I just sent Wish an email. I will post the email on this site when I get home. I think we could use some advise on how to set-up the paypal account (I have business account). I really think we need some discussion on how to make it work with the forwarding of the bass. I don't want to have to go the route of deposit or anything - I think we can come up with something. We need about 20 interested people to fund the purchase (at 10 bucks a piece) remember it will cost an additional 10 bucks to ship to the next person. Any ideas?
Thanks,
-c
09-24-2004, 04:49 PM
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Here is what I wrote to Wish.
>Dear Mr. Wishnevsky,
>I run a small business online business out of my home in Raleigh NC called
>Cool Cat Bass. More specifically, the line of products I carry are related
>to the bass and sound modification. I am currently revamping my inventory
>here at
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>online bass guitar forum -
www.talkbass.com. The bass guitars that you
>craft are a common topic on the board eliciting either intrigue or the polar
>opposite. I for one am very intrigued by your designs.
>
>In response to the polarized views of your products a year ago the following
>was proposed: "What do you all think of making a small talkbass fund to buy
>a wish bass and have it evaluated? I suggest we create a fund where members
>if they are interested can donate money to, and once 300 bucks or so are
>accumulated we buy the bass and have it sent to JT for him to check out. No
>it won't have seven strings but I think he is easily the most respected and
>reputable guy around here to do this sorta thing. I think it might be an
>interesting little experiment to see what these wish basses are really like.
>I'd be the first to donate with ten bucks if people want to do it."
>
>After sometime, the money was raised and the bass was purchased. The bass
>began making its rounds to the people who contributed to the purchase funds
>for submission of a review. For one reason or another the bass only made it
>to a few of the original contributors before being assimilated. However,
>recently those of us how would have liked to be part of the first "Let's buy
>a wish" project have began organizing a new, better planned, project to let
>people actually try one of your products to hopefully lull the nay Sayers.
>
>We are proposing the purchase of one of your basic models like the Stude
>to use in the review process. Do you have a Stude or similar model
>available in stock form? I live in Raleigh and would like to pick the
>instrument directly as I will be the starting point of the basses journey.
>One quick point - We have yet to raise the funds and expect that such will
>take approximately 4 weeks to do so.
>
>I wanted to be as upfront as possible about our intentions with the bass.
>At the very least this project will hopefully provide some direct feedback
>about your work. I for one am a traditionalist when it comes to choosing a
>bass design. However, as I mentioned earlier, I have been very intrigued by
>your designs as have many of the members of the Talkbass forum.
>
>Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter. I look forward to
>hearing from you.
>
>-Charles Thayer
coffee-sipper said:
Here is what Wish wrote back
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sure, i think thats a good idea... i will have a stude next week, if you want to call me then... try wendsday.. 336-661-9060.. thanks... wish
)...that said, his level of craftsmanship leaves a lot to be desired. In my opinion, he has some unique body shapes that border on cool, his headstock design is ugly, though unique, and his choice of pickups and hardware are suspect. He probably operates on a shoestring budget, and got too popular before he developed his design into something usable. I'm not going to knock him for trying to make a living building basses with his hands, but he's obviously taken the quantity over quality method. I seriously doubt he's ever apprenticed under any luthier, or even cabinetmaker. His finishes just plain suck. And what is setup, anyway? He'd probably do better if he'd settle down and learn the basics of setup, use real hardware bridges, and forget the cheap Corian bridge. And learn to shield. He probably got caught up in the order taking and production aspects of his business, rather than being a quality-control freak. Quality will win you better customers than quickness in the luthierie game every time. I don't think he sucks, or his ideas suck, they're just underdeveloped, and I think he's overextended. All just my opinion, of course.
