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Lets Buy A Wish Part II

#726
coffee-sipper said:
This is in response to the original Let's buy a wish thread.

completely off the shelf model - what he sells on eBay - no truss rod, no frets, passive. I think it should probably just be the bass in the picture. The most barebones model.

I say we go for the review of a Wish round 2. I live in Raleigh NC and could pick one up. I am also a retailer and maybe he could give us a deal as long as we are upfront about its purpose. However, I am writing my thesis and am a little short on time. So This is what I suggest:

Recreate a paypal fund:
-Create a list of interested people including addresses.

-Those who contribute get added onto the list (we should keep the list open for say a month?? that'll let me finish my thesis).

-We could organize the list by geographic area to be more efficient in travel/shipping (I propose fedex since it'll only cost about 10 bucks each time to ship).

-Each person would keep it for a week (record with it if possible) - post pictures of themselves with it (if possible) and post a review (required).

-My vote is for the "basic" model. like:
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One concern is how can we assure that the bass will actually make it's rounds to the people on the list?
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Is it too late to get in on this? I live in San Antonio, Texas. Thanks, let me know.
 
#730
I bought a Wish Bass in the white a few years ago and was looking for his web site when I ran into this thread. Absolutely amazing reading!
I did spend a lot of time exchanging Emails with Steve and got to know him. His view is finishing takes time and that adds to the cost of an instrument. His goal is to get instruments into the hands of as many people as possible. Also he is producing instruments in the Appalacian style which is somewhat crude. Prior to Fender thinning out the neck and inventing the truss rod, basses had thick necks according to Steve. He told me the thinning of the neck was primarily a cost saving inovation to get more necks out of the same piece of wood. I paid $200 for a fretless, neckthru bass with a rosewood fingerboard and an African mahogany body with beautiful color and grain. It has a huge hole in the upper body with only an 1 1/4" round skeleton. I did that. Steve said I had acquired the whittling desease. I lowered the action a bit and added a tone control of my own design that really helped the sound. My first night at an open mic night stopped the show when I pulled it out of the case. Literally. The bass player in the host band came over to my table and held it up for everyone to see in the middle of a song. I really like it. Steve told me if I wanted a nice finish I should do it myself. Time well worth it. Ended up with a tung oil hand rubbed finish. That was my experience.
 
#733
Just wanted to point to a review I did of a Wishbass I bought a few years ago:
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I ended up selling it because I wasn't doing any flashy-type stage work, and I don't have room for a bass collection. I would add that my review was mostly positive because the Wishbass is so much fun to show off, and mine sounded awesome as well. But I would probably put a negative spin on it in retrospect because the "fun factor" wore off in less than a year.
 
#734
WishWhittler said:
I bought a Wish Bass in the white a few years ago and was looking for his web site when I ran into this thread. Absolutely amazing reading!
I did spend a lot of time exchanging Emails with Steve and got to know him. His view is finishing takes time and that adds to the cost of an instrument. His goal is to get instruments into the hands of as many people as possible. Also he is producing instruments in the Appalacian style which is somewhat crude. Prior to Fender thinning out the neck and inventing the truss rod, basses had thick necks according to Steve. He told me the thinning of the neck was primarily a cost saving inovation to get more necks out of the same piece of wood. I paid $200 for a fretless, neckthru bass with a rosewood fingerboard and an African mahogany body with beautiful color and grain. It has a huge hole in the upper body with only an 1 1/4" round skeleton. I did that. Steve said I had acquired the whittling desease. I lowered the action a bit and added a tone control of my own design that really helped the sound. My first night at an open mic night stopped the show when I pulled it out of the case. Literally. The bass player in the host band came over to my table and held it up for everyone to see in the middle of a song. I really like it. Steve told me if I wanted a nice finish I should do it myself. Time well worth it. Ended up with a tung oil hand rubbed finish. That was my experience.
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Sounds interesting... you wouldn't happen to have a picture of this thing?
 
#736
Ive been playing bass for about 5 yrs. I own a 1973 rickenbacker 4001, a custom spector Q4, a p-style squire ( i ripped of the frets), and just recently bought a 6-string from Johnson (doubt ny1 here would kno of them). Im currently looking for a cheep 6 fretless. And was thinking about wish because of the price and renown fretless perks. would this be wise getting one, or would it be 2 much of a transition from what i play now. thanks
 

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