A Wishbass-built Ric copy. Two, actually

nofi · June 01, 2013, 08:10:32 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.

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'?

oh, i got it for free.

that helps...

Dave W · June 01, 2013, 08:48:09 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.

jumbodbassman · June 01, 2013, 06:53:46 PM

I hope he copywrighted that tune before one of us steals it...

Hörnisse · June 01, 2013, 07:08:56 PM

Quote from: Dave W on May 31, 2013, 10:49:38 PM

Sounded like a wounded moose.

+1!

the mojo hobo · June 02, 2013, 09:00:17 AM

Quote from: Dave W on June 01, 2013, 08:48:09 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.

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.

nofi · June 02, 2013, 09:20:08 AM

just an unpretentious guy playing his music for the pure joy of it.

Dave W · June 02, 2013, 09:30:32 AM

He can sing like an old black bluesman. That's something positive, I guess.

ilan · June 02, 2013, 02:41:42 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.

Not a Ric topic, but I don't mind some traffic in this barren outskirt of the LBO...

TBird1958 · June 02, 2013, 03:24:39 PM

Quote from: Dave W on May 31, 2013, 10:49:38 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"

Dave W · June 02, 2013, 11:12:00 PM

Quote from: TBird1958 on June 02, 2013, 03:24:39 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.

ilan · June 02, 2013, 11:26:51 PM

He can't play bass, but that's not necessarily a handicap. Think Leo Fender, Jim Marshall, Ned Steinberger.

Dave W · June 03, 2013, 09:04:18 AM

Quote from: ilan on June 02, 2013, 11:26:51 PM
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.

Psycho Bass Guy · June 03, 2013, 04:22:08 PM

Quote from: ilan on June 02, 2013, 11:26:51 PMJim Marshall

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

mc2NY · June 04, 2013, 08:56:48 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."

godofthunder · June 04, 2013, 04:20:57 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".