lemmywinks Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Fretless-4-String-Curly-Magnolia-MVB-Wishbass/143461840001?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20190212102350%26meid%3D37123b7329a24e67bd8430bf3d070a87%26pid%3D100012%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D274117286686%26itm%3D143461840001%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100012.m1985 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Even with the import costs... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Fretless-4-String-Curly-Magnolia-MVB-Wishbass/143461840001?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20190212102350%26meid%3Da900ba359f7447c8bc2b7849d76b45d7%26pid%3D100012%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D254446216243%26itm%3D143461840001%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100012.m1985 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I think Customs & Excise have this on a prohibited items list 🚫 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 It looks like it was conjured as opposed to built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I don't know,think it looks OK. Wouldn't want to play it standing up though,that top horn is overkill 🙂 Going by the through body holes Steve was in a good mood. In the past,any time folks complained about those being squint he'd go crazy random on the next 3 builds 🤣 The move to new digs must have mellowed him out a bit 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 (edited) On 09/12/2019 at 15:34, kodiakblair said: I don't know,think it looks OK. Wouldn't want to play it standing up though,that top horn is overkill 🙂 Going by the through body holes Steve was in a good mood. In the past,any time folks complained about those being squint he'd go crazy random on the next 3 builds 🤣 The move to new digs must have mellowed him out a bit 👍 That was one of the things I always found really jarring with his basses, how long would it have taken him to make a template or even just to measure them properly? I know you're meant to finish them yourself which is fine but having wonky holes makes getting a good looking bass near impossible no matter what you do to it. I would add that I do like some Wishbasses and think the ethos behind them is sound (ie you and the fella both kinda make a bass in two separate stages) but this one? Bleurgh! Edited December 10, 2019 by lemmywinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 minute ago, lemmywinks said: That was one of the things I always found really jarring with his basses, how long would it have taken him to make a template or even just to measure them properly? Cranky old bugger does it on purpose 🤣 Folks upset him and it's back to "homespun yarn, drinking 'shine from jam jars while sittin at the table Gran Pappy made, hacking a bass from fire wood" 👍 Maybe not 100% true,few of his basses where in a Tokyo Modern Art exhibit, but fairly accurate. The ethos is hand made instruments that look hand made 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Isn't it a redundancy : Ugly Wishbass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 I wonder whether this is where Ned Steinberger might have got inspiration for the headstock on my CR5M upright? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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