Dave, your Internet surfing habits are unusual to say the least!
Really? A bassist finding an article in an online bass magazine is unusual?
I just saw the link on my FB timeline and followed it.
That makes a Wishbass look like a work of art...
To each his own. You're certainly entitled to your opinion.
I've only seen one Wishbass in person and it was even worse that what I had been led to believe after reading about them online. Embarrassingly bad workmanship, a neck so big that no normal human could have played it properly, and hideously ugly to boot.
Doner Designs make military-themed basses like this one to raise funds for nonprofits.
Check out their website if you have the chance. Military themes aren't my cup of tea at all, but the graphics are neat and the basses are made from quality parts and are actually useable as basses.