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Wishbass Club
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The last position is indeed "very bassy." It reminds me of a Hammond B-3 organ. The last two positions are nice for reggae and dub, IMO.
alrigh, i put a coat of toung oil on my hyper, and holy crap, did it bring out the grain and color of the purpleheart.
and i been thinking, mabe i just lucked out and got a realy good wishbass. it is #801, that is a lot of basses to get it right. anyway, just updating,
and i been thinking, mabe i just lucked out and got a realy good wishbass. it is #801, that is a lot of basses to get it right. anyway, just updating,
Here's a very rough sketch of a semi-hollow, thin body 30"-scale bass that I designed and will ask Wish to build. It was inspired by the lower half of my Wishnevsky Banana Bass. The neck will run through the body to provide a solid center core. The string-through body design will provide string tension similar to a 32" scale bass, preventing E string flop common on many short scale basses. I will post photos and details once it's complete.
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The string tension is dependent on the mass/design of the string, the pitch, and the scale length. Extra length at the end for stringing through the body will not change the tension of the speaking length of the string.
I've used many short scales over the last 30 years with no hint of "E string flop syndrome"
Thank you for your comments. You are definitely correct about string gauge/design and scale length when comparing string tension at any given pitch.
If you check out Birdsong Guitars (www.birdsongguitars.com), they recently designed a 31" scale 5-string bass with a low B. They applied for a patent which incorporates a "double" string-through-body design (the string passes through the body twice) in order to create greater string tension. Apparently, the concept works for them.
Here's what they have to say (from their website):
[I]Well, physics can't be defeated but it can be bent. String tension is the key, and our "double string through" (Pat. Pend.) approach helps tension the strings.. this combined with other things we've learned through the development of our 4s (short scales are what we do) result in a better sounding and feeling B string than you'd believe possible on a short scale instrument. The length of string at a given pitch affects the tension. This is part of why "string-through" feels tighter than "top-load"... and why our "double string through" works even better! [/I]
It's an interesting concept. I only know from my personal experience playing both top-loaded and string-through guitars and bass guitars, there is definitely a difference in feel and string tension. I even notice the difference on identical 34" scale Wishbasses when the string-through holes behind the corian bridge are further away from the bridge. Even if the holes are positioned a half inch further from the bridge/saddle it creates noticeably greater tension when tuned to the same pitch.
It's fun to think about and worth experimenting.
Cheers! - 3stringpete
The first completed one (for a customer) was shipped today. #3 - mahogany and pecan. I've played their prototype and it's really fantastic - the 15mm spacing is a wee bit tight even for me, but 17mm spacing necks are planned.
Now - stop talking about Birdsongs and get this thread back to talking about Wish.
Does anyone lurking around this thread have one of Wish's "Standard" model? I was on the edge of ordering a Standard in 32" scale right before I got the go-ahead from the wife for my 2nd Birdsong back in December.
Now - stop talking about Birdsongs and get this thread back to talking about Wish.
yeah, I've had wishbasses for less than a year, but have kinda been happy with the two I still own (yet, the Lobe is up for sale). The custom one I have is really nice, but I can't say I'd buy another.
wow been a while since I posted. I got my wish about four months ago and have been adding the finishing touches too it since. Overall I love the look, feel and weight of my wishbass. There apparently were some miss communications between me and wish about some of the specifications on my bass, like cover plate on front when it shoulda been on the back, maple stringers in a neck that was supposed to be only prupleheart. Plus a pickup that didn't work out too well. However, i recently swapped out the pickup for a dimarzio will power mid, which works great and really projected the kinda tone i was looking for, since i scoop out the high's in my eq anyway. Took care of the cover plate by painting it black. For the future i still have to sand it down and I'm going to put an all natural finish on it pure tung oil cut 1:1 with citrus solvent from pure milk paint, then I heard that food coloring can dye corian so I'm going to attempt to dye my saddle and nut black, well see how that turns out. Finally I'm gonna pick up a nice over the top distortion pedal. Oh did I mention it's strung with rotosound 88's which i absolutley love (yes there black too 
) All in all i love my wish bass and anyone who bad mouths them has really got a closed mind imho, so yeah will post pics later \m/
) All in all i love my wish bass and anyone who bad mouths them has really got a closed mind imho, so yeah will post pics later \m/ok, so ive read a good chunk of this thread. can someone objectively say what the consensus is? it seems like there are a few real big fans, and a few guys who hate em.
i like the idea, but my main concern is quality work. i can do the finish, but if the construction is poor, i wouldnt waste my time.
~gR~
i like the idea, but my main concern is quality work. i can do the finish, but if the construction is poor, i wouldnt waste my time.
~gR~
wishbasses may somtimes have some cosmetic problems but usually nothing serious, they are built like tanks the necks are thick the headstock is massive, and comparitive to many other basses the bodys are pretty thick too, i just put a cocobolo pickup cover in mine and a wooden bridge and it looks almost boutiqe
I think that is the consenses. Some people love them, and some don't. There's polarity in everything.
If you haven't tried one, you won't know. I was curious enough last year - bought one on ebay, then another - which was nicer looking - because I was interested in a custom job. Now that i have my custom job - well, I sold the first one, and the 2nd one is up for sale. I just want to keep one.
Here's the custom one:
Where I'm at right now, I wouldn't quite say that I wish I never bought a wish, but if I hadn't, I wouldn't know how they are. For their price, they are definately a reasonable instrument. Can they have flaws? yes. Are they as nice as a custom Benvente or even a standard american fender? No. But I'd say they are sure a heckuvalot more interesting than some of the crap being mass produced these days.
I guess it depends on how picky you are and what you want from an instrument.
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Here's the custom one:
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That's cool! Was the bridge part of the custom-ness of this bass? How does your Wish with a manufactured bridge compare to one of your Wishes with a Wish-bridge?
Nice choice in pickups too! I have a pair of Kent Armstrong soapbars on one of my Hoyts and they're quite nice!
I saw someone on this thread who had put a regular bridge on theirs and I just happened to have an extra 5 string bridge laying around so I thought about it for a bit, then just threw it on there one day. I like it.
the pick up is definately the way to go if you are having Wish make you one. it's so worth the extra 50 - or whatever he's charging now. The EMG select's he usually puts on are adequate, but not much for style. I put a Dimarzio Model J in my Lobe and it has a nicer sound.
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