old "Let's buy a wish" thread

[Bryan R. Tyler]

i tried but to no avail. i'd hate to think she stole it, she just didn't strike me as that kind of person. perhaps she just ... forgot.

I'm thinking maybe the bass was damaged or stolen from her, and she just hasn't come on to tell us about it. She's had it in her possession for about a year now, and obviously has some internet access as she's posted in May (even if she didn't, all libraries do, or she could have picked up the phone and called any number of people). Accepting the bass meant taking on at least a TINY bit of responsibility and not just going silent about it for a year.

 

[patrickj]

TBF, it did get rather cold last winter w/ all the blizzards and such...


(lame attempt @ kindling joke)

 

[svtbass]

"That's jumping to conclusions just a bit is it not?"

"She's had it for nine months."

The main thing you know for sure after nine months is that it's definitely not yours.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

"That's jumping to conclusions just a bit is it not?"

"She's had it for nine months."

The main thing you know for sure after nine months is that it's definitely not yours.

It's actually at about 11 months now.

 

[temp5897]

"That's jumping to conclusions just a bit is it not?"

"She's had it for nine months."

The main thing you know for sure after nine months is that it's definitely not yours.

Well I am only saying that we don't know for sure what is going on. To say she stole it implies she made a concious decision to not give it to anyone in order to increase her personal gain.

I'm just giving her the benefit of the doubt and hoping something less "sinister" is going on.

 

[James Hart]

hoping something less "sinister" is going on.

I don't know.... it is a WISH bass.


hope it all works out and she is ok.

 

[Nick man]

Maybe she burned it to save everyone.

 

[john turner]

well, we've tracked down the bass. the next person on the list please p.m. me their address, and i'll get this rolling again.

 

[temp5897]

Good work John (and whoever else involved).

 

[mark beem]

well, we've tracked down the bass. the next person on the list please p.m. me their address, and i'll get this rolling again.

Would you care to offer an explanation to everyone?

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Man, none of this crap would have ever went down if that jerk TB member Progzilla hadn't have sold us his bass. I wonder whatever happened to that guy?

 

[mark beem]

Man, none of this crap would have ever went down if that jerk TB member Progzilla hadn't have sold us his bass. I wonder whatever happened to that guy?

YEAH!! WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT SLIME-BALL?!?!?

 

[xush]

I heard he took his Wish profits and bought a bunch of cheap basses wif it.

 

[mark beem]

I heard he took his Wish profits and bought a bunch of cheap basses wif it.

No doubt....

Cheap-ass Conklins probably!!!


Damn, doode... Where ya been hiding??

 

[oversoul]

I've been reading this thread for a while today...someone should change the title to "The Official Talkbass Wish Odissey"

 

[john turner]

Would you care to offer an explanation to everyone?

nope. bite me.

 

[jja412]

nope. bite me.

That's disrespectful.
I'm gonna tell!!
Where's the mod... oh, dangit.

 

[mark beem]

nope. bite me.

 

[john turner]

actually, i was contacted by someone who knows her and who is going to facilitate the instrument being shipped to the next in line person.

 

[PilbaraBass]

And I've played MANY high-end basses. And YES, high-end basses are more versatile soundwise, they are also DEFINITELY better looking.

BUT my wishbass is probably the FUNNEST bass I've ever played (with the exception of slappin' and poppin' a beautiful Musicman Stingray). But when it comes to playing an awesome earthy-sounding fretless with LOADS of MWAH! and with the really nice chunky neck feel of an upright. WISH GETS MY VOTE! PERIOD!

And they cost so little, EVERY serious (and non-serious) basses should own one.