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OK, I have a question. Kind of a real question actually. If the bridge is set at an angle to the neck, and the nut is square to the neck, how does that work?? I have a fretless bass, and while I am NOT very good at playing it, I understand where the "frets" would be. I understand how a fan fretted bass works, but this one has me confused. Is it like a fan fretted only different? Why isn't it more common? Is it more comfortable to play? Here's your teaching moment for the day. Thank you.
 
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steve_ss said:
OK, I have a question. Kind of a real question actually. If the bridge is set at an angle to the neck, and the nut is square to the neck, how does that work?? I have a fretless bass, and while I am NOT very good at playing it, I understand where the "frets" would be. I understand how a fan fretted bass works, but this one has me confused. Is it like a fan fretted only different? Why isn't it more common? Is it more comfortable to play? Here's your teaching moment for the day. Thank you.
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It's normal to see the saddles for heavier strings set back further than the saddles for lighter strings, that's how you intonate guitars. Not strictly necessary for fretless instruments but it makes playing a little easier, particularly on lined fretless. In this case, it's pretty extreme and that might be because the action is really high, there's a huge difference between the low and high strings, or neither of the above and the bridge was just placed wherever.
 
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ardgedee said:
It's unfair to call it lazy when he's charging the low hundreds for fully custom basses.

When somebody wants a fully custom bass and isn't willing to spend four-digit sums for one, this is the level of work they should be expecting.

Fun fact: Wish is in Winston-Salem, and Roscoe is in the city next door, Greensboro.
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I have family in Greensboro, live an hour from there, and until this exact moment had no idea Roscoes were made there.

Also, adding to the actual topic. The styling of Wish basses leads me to believe that there may be some house pets in danger in Winston Salem.
 
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ardgedee said:
It's normal to see the saddles for heavier strings set back further than the saddles for lighter strings, that's how you intonate guitars. Not strictly necessary for fretless instruments but it makes playing a little easier, particularly on lined fretless. In this case, it's pretty extreme and that might be because the action is really high, there's a huge difference between the low and high strings, or neither of the above and the bridge was just placed wherever.
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OK, on a regular bridge, I understand the slight forward and backward adjustment of the saddles. I think what is throwing me off is that this bridge has fixed saddles (like an upright bass), where a fanned fret bass has adjustable saddles. So does that mean the only way to do any intonation is only by shifting your finger position up or down the neck as needed, for each string? It seems to me this could get kind of... challenging? It's all new to me.
 
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steve_ss said:
OK, on a regular bridge, I understand the slight forward and backward adjustment of the saddles. I think what is throwing me off is that this bridge has fixed saddles (like an upright bass), where a fanned fret bass has adjustable saddles. So does that mean the only way to do any intonation is only by shifting your finger position up or down the neck as needed, for each string? It seems to me this could get kind of... challenging? It's all new to me.
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It's probably a floating saddle, so that you can position it wherever you like.
 
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It's not for me, but Wish has been building for a long time and I believe he survived a shop fire, or maybe I'm thinking about someone else. There's a market for guitars made from cigar boxes and people convert four strings into five strings when there are perfectly good fivers on the market. He found a market. Also, keep in mind the "can't call a bass ugly" rule. Don't want you to catch a mod having a bad day, heh.
 
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Steve Wishnevsky is a different kind of builder. I remember seeing his ads in early Bass Player Magazines.

Personally I don't care for the dude (just my opinion, to be fair I don't agree with a lot of his views so that's on me) but you have to give him the respect he is due.

A lot of peiple say the same about Danelectro; "they look and feel like a toy"... To each there own. Wish has a large following of people that truly love what he does and in my book that makes him a successful instrument builder. I have no interest in owning one but I'm quite sure that fact doesn't keep Steve up at night.
 
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