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The best sounding basses on this planet?


Jean-Luc Pickguard

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Noticed a funky looking Wishbass on ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bass-Fretless-4-String-Curly-Ambrosia-Maple-J-B-Wishbass-Kent-Armstrong-J-PU/143531217204?hash=item216b209134:g:ks0AAOSw7UheGOpm

and this fugly one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lefty-Bass-Fretless-4-String-Red-Cedar-Fiddle-Shape-Short-Scale-28-Wishbass/133325147860?_trkparms=aid%3D555021%26algo%3DPL.SIMRVI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20190711100440%26meid%3Daf81145a6a9f4ca6b4d1f88154fb85a7%26pid%3D100752%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D18%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D143531217204%26itm%3D133325147860%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982

Also noticed the verbiage near the bottom of the page:

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After over 2300 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."

Unfortunately this video exists with Mr Wishnevsky himself demoing one of his basses by using it to make a noise like a dying cow

 

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10 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

Unfortunately this video exists with Mr Wishnevsky himself demoing one of his basses by using it to make a noise like a dying cow

 

The cow comment got me interested so I watched the clip - I wasn't expecting for it to actually sound like a Cow - my word, who are the 2000+ people who have purchased these things.

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12 hours ago, Jean-Luc Pickguard said:

Speaking as a fretless player myself, that video perfectly encapsulates why some folks actively dislike fretless bass!

Decent tone, mind you. 

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😂😂😂 I love it! In the same way that a trombone makes me laugh. 

To be fair there is a great sound lurking in there. Some parts sound like it's being bowed rather than pizz (and would sound less bovine in the right hands). 

His buddy not tuning his guitar certainly adds to 'the vibe'. 

 

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