Kev

[quote name='Jag_Bassist' post='1314153' date='Jul 23 2011, 07:47 PM']i think the circuits are either identical or very very similar to civil war muffs anyway what did you mean not all original?[/quote] True, but the value of these old muffs, as with most pedals, is in the rarity rather than the sound, and the Civil War muffs are far rarer... Just a pedantic point, the one knob isn't original Maybe i'm wrong, not been in the buying/selling effect game for around 2 years so im out of touch! Out of interest, you say you have used it for a few months, how much did you pay for it may i ask?

To be honest, £300 seems MENTAL for a green muff, surely not?!! Have been out the game for a while though so maybe im wrong, but i swear the Civil War Gilmour muffs weren't even getting this much earlier this year. Id honestly think about £150 would be the ceiling price, particularly as its not all original?

I don't find the Warwick range too complicated, compare to Fender for example. To echo comments above, avoid buying new at the moment, just depreciate immediately and you'll lose alot when you sell; however if you pick a new one up and its perfect, you may never sell! Best bet is a 2nd hand one on here or ebay. Older the better IMHO, alhough the more recent ones get very positive reviews, but then again not many of them will be up for sale at the moment. I would look for a nice 90's active Corvette standard with a nice slim wenge neck for about 500-600 quid. If your budget is a bit higher, the streamer of WH above is pretty tasty, as is the other '91 streamer NT owned by Luke that is up for sale at the moment. Whilst the Rockbass range may be decent from time to time, they don't have the sound of a true Warwick due to the cheaper woods/electronics. I imagine quality control is at mexican Fender level so advise you try before you buy! How much have you to spend?

When is it shipping mate? Ordered mine on tuesday but no signs of it from postie yet.

Ordered

[quote name='bigthumb' post='1202544' date='Apr 17 2011, 12:28 PM']Newly acquired 1990 Streamer Stage I [/quote] Yup, thats the model streamer i want, just stunning with that neck!

I was referring to this [quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='1176062' date='Mar 25 2011, 04:49 PM'] to my ears bass 1 sounds very much like a jazz bass / super jazz the fingerstyle clip reminds me of [b]my[/b] sadowsky! [/quote]

Yeah, in fairness yours does sound like quite a specialist case, so again i think it would be wise to obtain a valuation to keep on record anyway if you wanted it fully insured. judging by the £50 premium he is paying, i imagine the OP's instrument are far less valuable, and therefore can be insured under Musicguard/JLT without the need of a specialist valuation.

[quote name='Big_Stu' post='1181306' date='Mar 29 2011, 08:15 PM']I applied to Musicguard for a quote & ended up in the same boat as the OP; they wanted a "qualified" valuation. Try getting one of them for a John Birch. I did have one from E&L Insurance (who are crap - see previous topics) which said £4500 (edit - yes I know - cloud cuckoo-land). I ended up with a letter from Bonhams but that wasn't good enough for MusicGuard. For the OP, it depends what you have & how far you are from a decent music shop, maybe a luthier, or the manufacturer. Basically all they're after is a Letterhead from a shop, saying in their opinion your gear is worth £££X.[/quote] What kind of valuations are we looking at here? for Vintage basses? For current stock basses? I have read nowhere that Musicguard require a qualified valuation, and their cover is New for Old so certainly the latter basses would need no form of valuation. If you have a particularly valuable vintage bass (pre cbs stuff perhaps, £4k and above), perhaps look for an insurance company that specialises in this? In any case, if you want to insure an instrument of such caliber/value then you should treat it like your grandmothers wedding ring or grandfathers pocket watch and obtain a Valuation anyway. Oh, and please AVOID Entertainment and Leisure at all costs, trust me you do not want to give them a penny of your money.

I have just taken out a policy with Musicguard. After analysing their policy wording/FAQ's (i work in insurance so am VERY aware of this kind of thing), in absence of a purchase receipt they need to see other forms of proof of ownership i.e. email correspondence/corresponding bank/paypal statements, photograph with you and the instrument (showing serial number), that kind of thing. insurance companies obviously have to place these limitation or anyone could claim for anything!! In regards to the use of instruments for paid work, this would be deemed as commercial use and so i imagine pretty much every home insurer would exclude any losses relating to that.