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Here's a shot of the Hipper ... it's a mutant for sure ... The headstock on this one is very different, as Wish warned me, and the low B string-thru hole is almost off the body (yikes). I may have to consider installing some individual metal (shudder) bridges. We'll see how it plays. It's gonna' be fun! Ciao ...
Hello again.
I received my Wishbass about two weeks ago, but I have only held it for about 5 minutes. I have been out of town every second since it arrived.
However, I was really pleased with it. I plugged it in just briefly and it seemed to play and sound quite nice. It's no Fodera, but I didn't expect it to be. I certainly could not think of another brand of bass that would be so head turning and nice sounding at this price, or within a grand of that price for that matter.
I will definitely sand it down and apply some type of finish. But, to be honest, I don't mind the way it plays right now. I'm very pleased with this purchase. Hopefully this weekend I'll get to play it a little.
I received my Wishbass about two weeks ago, but I have only held it for about 5 minutes. I have been out of town every second since it arrived.
However, I was really pleased with it. I plugged it in just briefly and it seemed to play and sound quite nice. It's no Fodera, but I didn't expect it to be. I certainly could not think of another brand of bass that would be so head turning and nice sounding at this price, or within a grand of that price for that matter.
I will definitely sand it down and apply some type of finish. But, to be honest, I don't mind the way it plays right now. I'm very pleased with this purchase. Hopefully this weekend I'll get to play it a little.
WOW! Me want! That's an 8-stringer, too, I noticed!
How does this thing sit? I'd think that the neck would be pretty dive-y. Is it?
IMO Wishbass basses have the same vibe as Carl Thompson basses.
I think I'll get flamed for this lol!
I think I'll get flamed for this lol!
This is a mandocello idea that I presented to Wish (the body shape that is) after buying one of his teardrop mandolins and then seeing his "Moon" mandolin right afterwards. He tried it out in an electric and it was successful. He mentioned to me after getting it finished that he too, thought the neck would dive, but he said it doesn't. It was kind of assumed I would buy it but then I got wind of his fanned fret Hipper and well, I couldn't get both. If you like things in the mandolin family, you might want this one or one like it. Enjoy! ...
RB: Is there any way I could talk you into posting some pictures of the bridge/string-thru area of your fanned fret Hyper, and the nut/headstock? I would really like to see the difference between yours and mine (at this point I don't really know how much there is). Shots front and back of these areas would be much appreciated, too. Thank you!
Hope the fanned fret lives up to my "Hyper", it is a sweet machine.
I finally brought the bass home yesterday and got to play it for a little bit. I was pleased with it overall. I would say that the action is a little bit high on it, around the middle of the fretboard. Wish didn't sand the fretboard very evenly so the action is great up to about "fret" 7, but it gets really high there. The fretboard itself is much thicker near the nut than further down on the board. Other than that, no real complaints. Has anyone had a similar experience? I will probably sand the fretboard level, but I am just worried about then sanding the bridge and/or nut down. Is corian pretty easy to sand down? I know it's a hard material.
I bought the sandpaper and the tung oil to do the refinish. I just need to find some time now.
I bought the sandpaper and the tung oil to do the refinish. I just need to find some time now.
JJB39; Corian is easy to sand, it looks harder than it is. I sent you a private message about all of this, so you might check that and let me know what you think. Thanx ...
The fretboard on my fretless was rough. There were a few notes that buzzed and the action was a bit higher that I cared for. If you are really going to sand the whole board level (and you should) I highly recommend going to the StewMac page and getting one of his beams for sanding.. its nothing really special, a flat metal beam that is about 3/4 the length of the fretboard. Get one of those and some of the sandpaper that sticks to the beam and the job is easy, marginally quick and your board will be very flat. Its worth the cost. Your bass already sounds good, it worth the effort to make it play well.
Thanks for the PM. I like really low action on a bass, so this is really my only complaint with it. Other than that it seems to play quite well.
I am really excited about re-finishing this guy. I have never done anything similar before, so this is new territory for me. I think it will be interesting to say the least. I hope to get started some time soon. I'll post pics of the Wish soon. I'll do some before and after pics.
I am really excited about re-finishing this guy. I have never done anything similar before, so this is new territory for me. I think it will be interesting to say the least. I hope to get started some time soon. I'll post pics of the Wish soon. I'll do some before and after pics.
The 'beam' that StewMac sells is really just 1" x 2" thick-walled rectangular tubing. A 16" piece of it is very cheap and even without it being trued like the ones for sale, it still is very flat and works great. You can use the stick-on paper StewMac sells, or go to an automotive paint supply store and buy their body sander strips individually. These are twice as wide as you need, so you can use a utility knife to cut them in half and get 2 pieces out of each strip. They come in 36g, 80g, 120g, etc. One day I hope to have my tubing sander surfaced, but it's working great as is and would have only cost me about $6.00 if I didn't already have a piece laying around my garage. - Carry on!
Sorry 49sfine, I wasn't ignoring you, I was on vacation and a much needed break from computers cell phones jungle-drums, etc.
Here are some shots of the back of my Hyper with a tape measure for scale. DO NOT drill out the back of your guitar for the string through ferrules, Wish countersunk these before asking, I'm gonna have to fill this in and make it flush again. I called Hipshot and they sent me longer ferrules free of charge, so this repair would not have been necessary. I highly recommend Hipshot, they will work with you in supplying whatever you need, just be kind and have all the information you'll need before you call.
I've ordered a pair of Dingwall FD-3 pickups to slant (kind of like yours) to go with the fanned frets, I wish I had requested Steve do the same with the Fender pups, but live and learn.
Hope this helps, PM me if I can be of any technical assistance.
Here are some close ups of the nut and zero fret. I have a huge block of graphite I will be carving to replace the corian nut with eventually, one of those things I'll get around to one day when time allows. Notice the corian nut does not "hug" the contours the way I would prefer, one of the reasons I picked up the block of graphite. Hope this helps!
After looking at the picture of yours again, you may need to consider using the individual "floating" bridge technique that JBYBJ used on his scroll bass earlier in this thread. You can still utilize the hipshots, but the B and E will definately be hanging off the end of the body somewhat. You do have to mill some off the face of the body to install the hipshot bridges, so the floating bridge might be your best bet with this bass.
Rollerberg and Anyone else; It arrived today! Just an hour ago actually. I'm pretty stoked, although it cannot compete with yours certainly. Wish made some errors on this one and that is why he was wasn't trying to get more money for it. It was already completed by the time we worked out the banjo trade so there was nothing I could do about the bridge/string thru holes, etc. That's okay for now, because I need to do more research about the intonation of these things before I start mucking with stuff. It would be kool to mount the same kind of bridge peices as you did, but there may not be room left on this one to do that. Also, he got the headstock a bit too short and the lower cutout is dangerously close to the nut area - he warned me about this though and said he didn't want a "stranger" getting this one since it needs to be handled a bit more carefully. I don't see any structural problems with the way it was cut, it just looks odd. The fret job seems good and is finished nicely too. My neck is 2" at the nut which makes this officially the widest neck Wishbass I own.
I haven't even tuned it up and played it yet! I will try to get pix taken soon and posted soon after that. May not be 'till Monday or so though if I don't get on it tonight.
Anyway, thanks so much for your pictures - your bass is even more spectacular than I realized now that we have close-ups. Congrats! More about this later ...
I haven't even tuned it up and played it yet! I will try to get pix taken soon and posted soon after that. May not be 'till Monday or so though if I don't get on it tonight.
Anyway, thanks so much for your pictures - your bass is even more spectacular than I realized now that we have close-ups. Congrats! More about this later ...
Dude, I've been thinking teardrop bass for awhile now, Wish may be the man for the job.
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