Thanks for posting that about the Dylan sculptures. I had read about these a few years ago but forgotten about them. That man fascinates me.
And yes, this bass sounds really good, that Alumintone pickup is well-placed and meaty, and the neck is surprisingly easy to play. I've wanted a hollow bodied fretless bass and this one does nicely, and no one else bid on it so 100 plus 25 shipping is an incredible price. Still playing around with the action and intonation a bit but put through my '63 Fender Reverb head reissue with just a little bit of mix and dwell it has a great resonant sound to it. Might sound thin with a small amp, but I have that Fender Bassman TV Fifteen which is 300 class D watts with a 12AX7 in the preamp, and I also have been running a Glass Damage two tube pre-amp/multi-effect (mostly set to bypass) . . . no thinness there.
Wishnevsky is now making guitars as a take off of J.J. Cale's old Harmony (back off the hollow body to avoid uncontrolled feedback) with Alumitone pickups. . . I bet these are really good. I missed out on one on ebay that went for 125. . . I was on the road when it went into the final minutes, away from my computer. I read that his factory had a fire so he may be slow to make new ones. But I'm patient. . . have plenty of other guitars to play. But. . . I want one.