Thunderitter

Sold I did the epoxy myself. The principal is pretty simple: mix the epoxy, pour it on making sure you get good coverage, smooth out, let dry/cure and then sand, radius and polish. The practice is what is hard this must be my 10th epoxy job and it's only know that I'm getting a result I'm happy with.

£500 plus shipping (bass is located East Coast USA) Specifications: Make: Wishbass Model: “Stude” fretless Serial: #1230 Condition: Used, refinished Truss Rod: no Scale: 34” (2½+ octaves) Body: Spalted Ambrosia Maplke Neck: Five piece, through neck: Mahogany, Maple, Purpleheart Fingerboard: Purpleheart, 20” radius, epoxied. Finish: TruOil; gloss Pick-up: 1 x soapbar Controls: Vol, Tone, micro-switch (parallel/series/split), side jack input. Bridge: Floating, Ebony Nut: Ebony Hardware: Schaller Strap locks, Grover Tuners Strings: Rotosound flatwound Jazz 77s. (45-105) Weight: 7lbs 1oz (on my postal scale) For sale is a refinished and modified Wishbass, fretless bass guitar. From its distinctive hand shaped body, through neck and open headstock, this bass is designed to be earthy and organic, free from the normal metal (bridge, truss rod) of conventional bass guitars. I say 'refinished' because a standard Wishbass comes with a basic finish and set-up and I have invested considerable time with this bass to get it into the condition it is today. This has included re-contouring, re-shaping, filling, sanding, epoxying the fingerboard, as well as the final finish itself, routing for the new pick-up, fitting new electronics, shielding and strap locks. I’ve made a hobby from refinishing Wishbasses. I've currently got 10 of these so I'm thinning the 'herd' a little! A Wishbass, custom ordered, starts from $500 (including shipping), but of course that wouldn’t include a full refinish and all the options added to this bass. My basic refin currently runs at $250. With the optional tone control, side jack input, soap-bar pick-up, microswitch, schaller strap-locks, ebony nut and bridge, ebony knobs and epoxied fingerboard you’d be looking at over $300 in options. If you are looking at this item, then you probably know a little about Wishbasses, some of the myths and a lot of the upside! If you don't then I'd recommend that you do some research before you bid. The Wishbass Club at www.talkbass.com is a good place to start for information. I have also posted build photos of my refinishing work at www.davesbassplace.com (click on refinishing). Note: this is not a production bass guitar, it is a one-off, hand-made bass; no two Wishbasses are alike. You should also visit www.wishbass.com The body of the bass is Spalted Ambrosia Maple with some great marking and figure. The five piece, though neck is African Mahogany, Maple and Purpleheart. The fretboard is Purpleheart and has been leveled, epoxied, radiussed (20”) and then polished. The body has been reshaped, with the addition of a rear ‘belly curve’ and shaved down upper bout. A Tru-Oil hand rubbed finish was applied (lots of coats!) polished and then given a coat of finishing wax. The sopabar pick-up replaces the original EMG Select J and has been wired to be switchable between series, parallel and split, controlled via a micro-switch. Both cavities are shielded with copper tape. Schaller strap-locks, a custom made ebony nut, ebony bridge, Rotosound 77s and a side jack complete the options on this bass. I’ve refinished quite a few Wishbasses now. The new owner of this Wishbass will get a very nice bass without the requirement to devote the time, energy or skill to refinish it themselves. This is the chance to own a really nice refinished bass and to do so at a great price. This bass will give you immediate access to a very nice Wishbass with nice wood, great playability and amazing tone. I am sure someone is going to love this bass and for sure it will be a conversation starter piece where ever you take it. I collected a few guitars and my Wishbasses are always the ones people are drawn to first. The great thing about this particular bass is that it is very useable bass too! It could be a mainstream bass and it certainly plays and sounds like one! Please feel free to ask me any questions whatsoever about this beautiful, unusual and very useable bass.

My last post must have helped. This bass is now sold.

SOLD

Never have I tried to sell a bass with some much interest and trade offers but so few buyers! LOL!

The necks vary quite a bit. The neck on this one is on the thinner side for a Wishbass neck - think Warwick.

Asking price[b] $575[/b]. This bass is located in the USA. Trades - open to offers, but more inclined to sale. [u][b]Specifications:[/b][/u] [b]Model:[/b] “Stude” fretless, (I call this one 'Orange Thunder') [b]Serial:[/b] #1182 [b]Condition:[/b] Used, refinished [b]Truss Rod:[/b] no [b]Scale:[/b] 34” (2½+ octaves) [b]Body:[/b] Spalted Poplar [b]Neck:[/b] Five piece, through neck: Mahogany, Maple, Purpleheart [b]Fingerboard:[/b] Jatoba, 20” radius [b]Finish:[/b] Orange Stain. TruOil, hand rubbed; gloss [b]Pick-up:[/b] 2 x EMG Select Jazz [b]Controls:[/b] Vol. (push/pull series/parallel) and stacked Vol. and tone. Orange drop capacitor. Side jack input. [b]Bridge:[/b] Floating, Ebony [b]Nut:[/b] Ebony [b]Hardware:[/b] Black Schaller Strap rocks, String Ferrules, Tuners. [b]Strings:[/b] D’Addario Halfwound, through body. (45-100) [b]Weight:[/b] 6lbs 1oz (on my postal scale!) I'm looking to sell (or trade) one of my refinished and modified Wishbasses. (I've currently got 9). From its distinctive hand-shaped body, through neck and open headstock, this bass is designed to be earthy and organic, free from the normal metal (bridge, truss rod) of conventional bass guitars. I say 'refinished' because a standard Wishbass come with a very basic finish and set-up and I have invested considerable time with this bass to get it into the condition it is today. This has included re-contouring, re-shaping, filling and sanding as well as the final finish itself and adding and additional pick-up, electronics as well as string ferrules, black tuners and strap locks. A Wishbass like this one, custom ordered would cost you $445 (including shipping) from Wishbass, but of course that wouldn’t include a full refinish, new hardware and additional pick-up! You probably know a little about Wishbasses, some of the myths and also some of the upside! If you don't then I'd recommend that you do some research before you buy. The Wishbass Club on Talkbass is a good place to start for information. I have also posted build photos of this refinish at [url="http://www.davesbassplace.com"]www.davesbassplace.com[/url] (click on Refinishing). [b]Note:[/b] this is [u]not[/u] a production bass guitar, it is a one-off, hand-made bass; no two Wishbasses are alike! The body of the bass is Spalted Poplar with some great marking and figure. The five piece, though neck is African Mahogany, Maple and Purpleheart. The fretboard is Jatoba (Brazilian cherry) and has been leveled, radiussed (20”) smoothed, polished and finished with fingerboard oil. It has great grain and figure. The body has been reshaped, with the additional of a rear ‘belly curve’ and shaved down upper lower bout. The body and neck were stained orange before being sealed and a Tru-Oil hand rubbed finish applied (lots of coats!), polished with a final coat of finishing wax. The additional pick-up is a EMG Select Jazz. The pick-ups have been wired to be switchable between series and parallel via a push/pull knob on the neck Vol. pot. I’ve used a split pot for the bridge volume and overall tone control. Both cavities are shielded with copper tape and earthed. String through ferrules, Schaller strap-locks, black tuners, a custom made ebony nut and ebony bridge complete the additions to this bass. I’ve now refinished quite a few Wishbasses. The new owner of this bass will get a great bass without the requirement to devote any time, energy or skill to refinish it themselves. This is the chance to own a really nicely refinished bass and to do so at a great price. Anyway, I am sure someone is going to love this bass and for sure it will be a conversation starter piece wherever you take it! I've got a diverse range of guitars but my Wishbasses are always the ones people are drawn to first. The great thing about this bass is that it is very useable bass too! It could be a mainstream bass and it certainly plays and sounds like one! Please feel free to ask me any questions.

Just to restate, this bass is located in Virginia, USA.

Still for sale. The bass does not have a zero fret, rather a graphite nut. It has a 35" scale.

[quote name='Schnozzalee' post='966668' date='Sep 24 2010, 08:37 AM']If I were bigger, i'd see this as a bargain - even with import. I want a mini one [/quote] It's pretty much J bass size - not a biggie at all.

Price drop to $1800 (£1165)

Anyone?

String bending reservoir, graphite nut and David King end-piece (accepts regular strings so no double ball ends with this bass) bump.

[quote name='Stag' post='934096' date='Aug 23 2010, 02:51 PM']wow... thats an impressive looking thing! Interesting electronics layout....[/quote] Simple layout, but definitely interesting position, although it's easy to adapt to it and allows for easier adjustment when your open stringing.