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nofi

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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #15 on: June 01, 2013, 07:10:32 AM »
son house is spinning in his grave. i have a 'proto type' wishbass made before he started using serial numbers. this according to mr. wish. impressive, i know. ;D  look, the wishbass is what it is. it has a comedic as well as folk art vibe. i love it when someone says 'what the f*** it that'? :mrgreen:

oh, i got it for free. ;) that helps...
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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2013, 07:48:09 AM »
Whoa, the sound of his "new musical instrument" (probably a bass-tuned lap steel) is just as bad as his old bass video. I got through about 30 seconds of it.

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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2013, 05:53:46 PM »
I hope he copywrighted that tune  before one of us steals it...
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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2013, 06:08:56 PM »


 Sounded like a wounded moose.

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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #19 on: June 02, 2013, 08:00:17 AM »
Whoa, the sound of his "new musical instrument" (probably a bass-tuned lap steel) is just as bad as his old bass video. I got through about 30 seconds of it.

Dave, if you had listened further, (especially after 2 min.)you would hear that there are higher more guitarish strings, maybe only one bass string, , In the video I posted above there are more instruments than pictured, and I'd bet Wish laid down the bass and guitar tracks previously. His style seems to favor sliding up the E string, unfortunately you'll have to suffer through a minute and a half of this to see it on what appears to be a Wish fretted guitar.



Completely different, you should be able to take more than 30 seconds of this:



And I apologize for the multiple off topic posts, but this thread should never been in the Rickenbacker forum.

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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #20 on: June 02, 2013, 08:20:08 AM »
just an unpretentious guy playing his music for the pure joy of it.
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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #21 on: June 02, 2013, 08:30:32 AM »
He can sing like an old black bluesman. That's something positive, I guess.

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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #22 on: June 02, 2013, 01:41:42 PM »
Yep, the second video is quite nice. I'm glad old Steve can play something... wasn't sure until now. He certainly can't play bass, or even understand what a bass does in a song.

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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #23 on: June 02, 2013, 02:24:39 PM »
Minimal luthier skills? A beaver could do a better job on that control cavity!


 LMFAO! Dave.

I recall the comment on one of his YT vids........ "Wilfred Brimley got into acid and is playing the bass"
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« Reply #24 on: June 02, 2013, 10:12:00 PM »

 LMFAO! Dave.

I recall the comment on one of his YT vids........ "Wilfred Brimley got into acid and is playing the bass"


I remember that remark! That comment was from that awful video he took private.

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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #25 on: June 02, 2013, 10:26:51 PM »
He can't play bass, but that's not necessarily a handicap. Think Leo Fender, Jim Marshall, Ned Steinberger.
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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #26 on: June 03, 2013, 08:04:18 AM »
He can't play bass, but that's not necessarily a handicap. Think Leo Fender, Jim Marshall, Ned Steinberger.

True, but they didn't make embarrassing promo videos. And they could put out quality products.

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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #27 on: June 03, 2013, 03:22:08 PM »
Jim Marshall

Jim Marshall was just the financeer. Ken Bran designed and built the amps.

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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #28 on: June 04, 2013, 07:56:48 AM »
A luthier friend who worked on my 64 TBird had a stripped Wishbass in his pile of spare parts.

He pulled it out to show it to me and said "I think it's called a "Wish Bass" because most everyone who owned one wished they never bought it."

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Re: A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually
« Reply #29 on: June 04, 2013, 03:20:57 PM »
 Honestly if he put in truss rods and went to like 150 grit for final sanding he might have unique folksy fretless bass. As is? "Shudder".
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