Rich Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) 'The Mahavishnu of bass guitars'..?? I think he misspelled 'Coco the clown'. I love the way this guy almost promotes the non-existent sanding and finishing, the construction flaws and poor electrics as positive design features. Edited March 9, 2020 by Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Quote Apparently, he never soldered a ground to one of the pots, so it's held down with tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I was thinking about commissioning something from him. His website says if you can draw it they can build it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Obviously not a real Bassist, we all have at least one soldering iron in our gig bags...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 5 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Apparently, he never soldered a ground to one of the pots, so it's held down with tape. Guy has owned the bass 18 years,obviously it's not an issue 👍 4 hours ago, TheGreek said: I was thinking about commissioning something from him. His website says if you can draw it they can build it. You should,Steve's bass ooze character. Writes a good book too, "How Hippies Ruin't Hillbilly Music " covers the whole living of the grid (landies) scene he was part of. Stills,shine,hash pipes,mad fiddle players with crazy names. It's a fun read 😀 Don't leave contacting him too long,must be in his mid 70's now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I contacted Steve - he wasn't happy taking on the complexity of my project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, TheGreek said: I contacted Steve - he wasn't happy taking on the complexity of my project. Aye he tends to stick within his comfort zone and the limitations of the tools at hand. Better that than taking your money then not pulling it off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 41 minutes ago, kodiakblair said: Better that than taking your money then not pulling it off. Oooer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 On 09/03/2020 at 19:43, TheGreek said: I contacted Steve - he wasn't happy taking on the complexity of my project. Yew din't ask for one o' them noo-fangled truss rawd thangs, did yuh boy? Hot damn. Yew'll be wantin' frets next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Thank God he labelled the strings so we'd know what they were tuned to ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Tsk. Those aren't notes, it's the model name. He already has body shapes called 'Scarab', 'Ambrosia', 'Lobe' and 'Peanut', and now there's this one, the 'Guhcuffbuhbuh'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 If it's that good, why hasn't he used it in 18 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pst62 Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 That had me wondering if MDP has an American relative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 This "snakewood" Lobe is a lovely example of a Wishbass. Spend some time on finishing and you get a fantastic results. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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