There’s always going to be bugs. And there will always those that don’t come up in tests. The real test is how quickly you can respond and issue a patch
I dunno. I struggle with how to place them in terms of knowing what “signature sound” I’m supposed to be getting.
I had a 77 or 78 BB1200 once - closest thing I had played like it was an alembic crossed with someone who had seen a sketch of a P bass a year previously.
Warwick website say 1987 as the switch To bell brass- (I’m sure I’ve seen them earlier than that) but this early thumb was bought from a guy who had it from new and replaced like for like.
here’s an 1984 streamer with what looks like steel frets ... I think you know the seller?
I think the interesting thing will be how well they do live. The problem I think the BB range have is they are the best instruments at their price point , whatever the price point - hidden behind a indeterminate selection of numbers and sometimes a letter or two. But I don’t know what they do- they sometimes look like essentially a PJ - but you rarely hear them described that way or compared to the myriad of Fender and fender style basses. So if they are not a fender style bass what are they?
this model though is different - I kinda know how it will sound as I can Listen to peter hook. And I bet it’s way more versatile than that - mentally I can pigeon hole it’s sound.
if ppl keep hold of them is a different question that I set off to respond to but ended up typing something else!