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Wishbass Club

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#161
duckbutter said:
Beat, I'm unable to attach my wishbass pic.
got it about 4 years ago. it sounds great, the only problem is with the pup route and the bridge.
the E string wore a little into the bridge, due to that it now bottoms out on the pup. gonna go in with a dremell and make the pup route a little deeper.
Once I figure out ow to attache it, it will.
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Butter, I have a better solution. Contact Steve W. and have him send you a new taller bridge. I'm sure he'll do it, just tell him what happened. Two of the Wishes I purchased had bridges that were so low it caused some buzzing against the neck. I e-mailed him and told him the problem, he sent me new taller bridges for both of them. I believe these come with a sort of unofficial lifetime guarantee. Just contact Wish and he'll fix ya' up.
 
#163
BassDudeSA said:
Butter, I have a better solution. Contact Steve W. and have him send you a new taller bridge. I'm sure he'll do it, just tell him what happened. Two of the Wishes I purchased had bridges that were so low it caused some buzzing against the neck. I e-mailed him and told him the problem, he sent me new taller bridges for both of them. I believe these come with a sort of unofficial lifetime guarantee. Just contact Wish and he'll fix ya' up.
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I thought about that, but the action on my bass is perfect, it's just the pup that's the problem.
I haven't taken the pup out yet, do you know if he uses any padding under it?
 
#164
duckbutter said:
I thought about that, but the action on my bass is perfect, it's just the pup that's the problem.
I haven't taken the pup out yet, do you know if he uses any padding under it?
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No he doesn't. As a matter of fact I had Mike Lull install 1/4 pounders on two of them (one of which The Gubna bought) and he mentioned that the Wishbass pickups were very crudely installed. I mean they are fine, but you can't adjust them in any way and they are stuck in very tight. But if you go to a pro you may have some luck. Lull did a great job on mine, but then again, he's Mike Lull.
 
#166
Gubna said:
New 5 String Wishbass on ebay today. This one's a beauty. I'd pick it up if I had the cash.
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Ya' know, I really like the wood on that one, and the fact that it is a 5-string is a plus, but I really don't care for the shape. It looks totally lopsided and that "hook" is hideous. It's still probably a great bass though, but with Wish, they are hit and miss in the looks department.
 
#167
BassDudeSA said:
Ya' know, I really like the wood on that one, and the fact that it is a 5-string is a plus, but I really don't care for the shape. It looks totally lopsided and that "hook" is hideous. It's still probably a great bass though, but with Wish, they are hit and miss in the looks department.
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yeah, I see where you are coming from on that. Emailed wish yesterday about a custom job, and he says he has more of that wood ready. I may have him do a 5 string...
 
#169
Gubna said:
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Thats Oh so sweet!
Im gonna try build something like that !
 
#170
Gubna said:
Okay, I'm thinking of ordering a custom wishbass, should I let Steve finish it, or have him ship it with no finish - and do it myself with Tung Oil?
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From what i gather, if you let him finish it, you probably won't like it and just end up sanding and finishing it yourself.

But i think for a bit more cash he will finish it better than he usually does. I ordered one in "white" last month.....gettin alittle anxious:hyper: (yes, for a wish), haven't heard anything from him yet on the progress. He quoted me two months, so i'm halfway there. I went back and forth on what i wanted, i finally decided on the stude,

body: padouk
neck: maple, purple heart, cherry, walnut, cherry, purple heart, maple(some combonation like that)
lined fretless
ipe finger board
kent armstrong soap bar
 
#171
bryanjnkns said:
From what i gather, if you let him finish it, you probably won't like it and just end up sanding and finishing it yourself.

But i think for a bit more cash he will finish it better than he usually does. I ordered one in "white" last month.....gettin alittle anxious:hyper: (yes, for a wish), haven't heard anything from him yet on the progress. He quoted me two months, so i'm halfway there. I went back and forth on what i wanted, i finally decided on the stude,

body: padouk
neck: maple, purple heart, cherry, walnut, cherry, purple heart, maple(some combonation like that)
lined fretless
ipe finger board
kent armstrong soap bar
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Yeah, I hear you, I have a couple other wishbasses, and they aren't finished too good, but hey, for the price, what do I expect? well, I think I'll have him finish it, and if I care to, later, much later, I'll refinish it. This is what I requested:

The body will be a combination of peanut and lobe (I actually photoshopped elements of two together to send to him to work off of).
5 strings Fretless
Ambrosia top
Purpleheart fingerboard
Walnut Purpleheart and Maple body and neck
Volume and Tone Controls
jackplate on the back
Kent Armstrong Soapbar Pickup
Spray Laquer finish
 
#172
Linkert said:
Thats Oh so sweet!
Im gonna try build something like that !
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When I contacted Wish recently about building a custom, he said he didn't have any more of the Burl Maple (like the top on this one) - and wouldn't for about a year. It's really nice, so I might wait and have him do another next year....
how about a 6string with active pickups and a rosewood fingerboard with fretlines in the Lobe style (like this one)
 
#173
Gubna said:
Yeah, I hear you, I have a couple other wishbasses, and they aren't finished too good, but hey, for the price, what do I expect? well, I think I'll have him finish it, and if I care to, later, much later, I'll refinish it. This is what I requested:

The body will be a combination of peanut and lobe (I actually photoshopped elements of two together to send to him to work off of).
5 strings Fretless
Ambrosia top
Purpleheart fingerboard
Walnut Purpleheart and Maple body and neck
Volume and Tone Controls
jackplate on the back
Kent Armstrong Soapbar Pickup
Spray Laquer finish
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Sounds nice! I like the idea of a peanut lobe. I saw your pointy peanut in the other thread, i'm diggin that one too.

Iv never played a wish before, and i took a leap of faith when i ordered it......i don't really care about the flaws that i usually here people gripe about. It seemed like a good deal. How do your wish's play? I hear they have an excellent tone.
 
#175
bryanjnkns said:
Sounds nice! I like the idea of a peanut lobe. I saw your pointy peanut in the other thread, i'm diggin that one too.

Iv never played a wish before, and i took a leap of faith when i ordered it......i don't really care about the flaws that i usually here people gripe about. It seemed like a good deal. How do your wish's play? I hear they have an excellent tone.
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Well the Pointed Peanut I have, I got from someone on here, BassDude - he like's the Scarabs. He had a Seymour Duncan Basslines pickup put in - quarterpounder, I think. It sounds good, but that thing is a monster! It's like having some branches of a tree in your arms! I like the Lobe one better - as far as the feel. I think both pick ups (the SD and the one that Wish put on - an EMG select) are both fine for what I'm using it for right now - since I am not playing in a band. I think if I was using it for recording or anything, I'd outfit the Lobe with another pick up - depending on my cashflow. An active set up would be great, but would require some routing for the battery cavity.

The other thing I would say about the Lobe Vs. Peanut is that the Peanut feels much more like a bass to play funk/slap on (if you could actually do that with a wishbass), than the Lobe. The Lobe feels more like a Jazz bass.
 
#176
bryanjnkns said:
This thread is called "Wishbass Club" but i have yet to see anyone sportn' "Wishbass Club Member #...." in there sig. Whats up with that?
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so does someone have to qualify that? Do we have to have BassDudeSA list everyone's club member number?

Or could we just be known as Wishbass Club Member Number X?
 
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#179
bryanjnkns said:
This thread is called "Wishbass Club" but i have yet to see anyone sportn' "Wishbass Club Member #...." in there sig. Whats up with that?
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As far as I am concerned, as long as you have a Wishbass, then you are in the Wishbass Club (like it or not, you are a "Wishy" :bassist: ).

Yeah, as The Gubna stated, I am all for Scarabs. As a matter of fact, I have bought 11 Wishbasses in total, five of which are Scarabs, each time I bought a Scarab I forced myself to sell one of my non-Scarabs, and since I just bought another (below), I have to sell my last non-Scarab (a Swirl). This new one is my second favorite, the look, sound and feel is just outstanding. I have still yet to custom order one though, but when I do it will be a five string fretted, (Scarab, of course).
 

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