kneal6 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 (edited) [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Fretless-Five-String-Walnut-Fantasy-Wishbass_W0QQitemZ130206423832QQihZ003QQcategoryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bass-Fretless-Five-S...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Besides the oddness of his basses in general, which is quite well known, why would you make the reserve the same as the BIN? and then tell people? Who's going to bother bidding? Edited March 18, 2008 by kneal6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 (edited) urk, looks like he used a worm to line up those string-thru holes... Edited March 18, 2008 by SJA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I hate higglty-pigglty string through holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='neepheid' post='159728' date='Mar 18 2008, 04:22 PM']I hate higglty-pigglty string through holes.[/quote] i hate the who bl00dy thing ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='ahpook' post='159739' date='Mar 18 2008, 04:37 PM']i hate the who bl00dy thing ![/quote] Amen brother.... Amen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkThrust Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I like this statement:- [b]If finish is more important to you than sound, there are plenty of companies to supply you. [/b] Just about any other company in fact. I like basses that don't look like they've been carved with a Stanley knife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbloke Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [i]Note. At the present time, i am planning to make up to 1000 of these and then decide if i want to sell the company[/i] Interesting. Any takers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Oddly enough NO... The whole thing is odd enough....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 More like..... WISH (i'd never seen it) BASS I actually feel a little queezy........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 If I could make my living making slightly poo basses I would. The fact that people always bid on every one I've seen is sort of a reason, course, if they BIN I won't see. The holes are precision aligned to improve resonance in the fundamentals of those strings in the body wood. I think he learned it off Fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneythedog Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Nice joining of the body pieces too. everything I have seen of these is just utter c**p. Why oh why do people buy this garbage? Maybe it's his demo on you tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 [quote name='barneythedog' post='159970' date='Mar 18 2008, 10:01 PM']Nice joining of the body pieces too. everything I have seen of these is just utter c**p. Why oh why do people buy this garbage? Maybe it's his demo on you tube.[/quote] Ever played one? Or are basses about looking awesome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99ster Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Firewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I think it's gorgeous. Wish I had a couple of hundred spare, although with the Fed dropping interest rates to 2%, the dollar should be worth about 20p in the near future so it'll be cheaper to buy a couple of those and an Ashbory... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneythedog Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='159981' date='Mar 18 2008, 11:20 PM']Ever played one? Or are basses about looking awesome?[/quote] Absolutely not. I can assure you (see my sig) that I am by no means obsessed with what my basses LOOK like. They are tools to do a job. The point is that poor attention to simple details is not a good indication of the overall build quality. If the person building a bass can't even draw a straight line, or stick two pieces of wood together properly ....? Steve Wishnevsky can be seen playing one of his basses [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_u35sHICjE"]here[/url], which I am sure has been posted on BC before. Edited March 19, 2008 by barneythedog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallicat V3.0 Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 How about this one... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzqrejD3Z4o&NR=1"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzqrejD3Z4o&NR=1[/url] D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I have played one myself, & they do seem to well made. Plus, I do kind of like the ethos behind them. Wouldn't suit my style personally, there again I'm not a fretless fan anyway. If I want to go down that route, I'll get a doublebass. Though you must admit they are a bit of a weird looking, bonkers shape Oli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 [i]"These are without a doubt the best sounding basses on this planet."[/i] Why yes dear, of [i]course[/i] they are. Time for your medication. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Not a Wishbass, but still weird [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Really-Strange-4-String-Electric-Guitar-Bass-Lead_W0QQitemZ250225356523QQihZ015QQcategoryZ68175QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Really-Strange-4-Str...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metallicat V3.0 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 [quote name='nick' post='161282' date='Mar 21 2008, 09:52 AM']Not a Wishbass, but still weird [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Really-Strange-4-String-Electric-Guitar-Bass-Lead_W0QQitemZ250225356523QQihZ015QQcategoryZ68175QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Really-Strange-4-Str...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote] That one.... Words can't justify the hideousness of it.. D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneythedog Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 WTF ?? Maybe I see a business opportunity here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 After over 875 basses sold world wide, we wish to make the following claim. "These are without a doubt the best sounding basses on this planet. And they are about 10% of the price of Boutique Basses." The way we can do this is to sell direct, and put on a minimal finish. If you can dig it, we can supply you a great sounding bass, real reasonable..If finish is more important to you than sound, there are plenty of companies to supply you. finishes bump up the prices another $1000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 [quote name='nick' post='161282' date='Mar 21 2008, 09:52 AM']Not a Wishbass, but still weird [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Really-Strange-4-String-Electric-Guitar-Bass-Lead_W0QQitemZ250225356523QQihZ015QQcategoryZ68175QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Really-Strange-4-Str...1QQcmdZViewItem[/url][/quote] Since I've just bid on this, does anyone have any idea what it is? A tenor guitar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) Bass Player mag did a feature ages ago on short scale basses- one was a short-lived run of basses by National (IIRC) which was basically guitar bodies and necks with 4 bass strings on them- 25in scale. this looks similar. watch out for extremely slack string tension! Edited March 21, 2008 by SJA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 this guy seems to get decent results from his Wishbass though- [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua9nQwFD2uc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua9nQwFD2uc[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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