LukeFRC

I think the problem wasn't so much that Warwick were a big company and Status the little one.... but that as much as I love Warwicks - I'm willing to bet the status buzzard was better in almost every way. The problem is Status are too good at what they do! If they weren't any good I doubt it would be a problem, in the same way all the 70-80's fender copies from Japan weren't a problem to fender till they started being very good. My guess is that when Spector wanted royalties Warwick could tilt the tuners just enough to make it different but Status didn't have the funds to fight a court case to suggest that their product was sufficiently different (and that Entwhistle had designed it..... but here's an interesting thing... you look at Entwhistle's book of basses.... and there were some he obviously had some input on the design... the Gibson artist thing (that he didn't like), the Alembics.... and then the Warwick/Status Buzzard.... and some bits obviously were Warwick's invention... but there is a strong design trend going through them....the Buzzard in many ways is a variation on the Alembics he was playing (and they were influence by Gibson shapes) ... and warwick (and apparently Modulus too) then took those ideas on a bit further... John Entwhistle claims that it was his design/idea and takes the graphite thing one step further and goes to a local graphite bass company, saves them from Markkingism, and gets them to make the same shape bass........ and at some point despite John saying he designed it, and despite the fact that it's derivative of so much of his other basses... Warwick have a bit of paper from a court saying that they designed 80% of it... how they worked out 80% i don't know.)

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1341498087' post='1720074'] Likely the rights to the the Buzzard bass include the right to any means of producing an exact copy. The fact that Rob was forced to destroy the moulds has sometimes been presented as though it was an assurance for Warwick that he would not make any more, at other times it has been presented as just Warwick being spiteful because they had the financial means to bury Status Graphite and were determined to have their way. [/quote] Meanwhile.... ned steinburger's latest bass looks like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRBxxof_3Ww&feature=related

[quote name='Dave Vader' timestamp='1341495565' post='1720029'] I'll tell kate, but she won't like it..... [/quote] what are you talking about. It's a jazz bass clearly says so. :rollseyes:

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1341494286' post='1719989'] Because when I see people using them, I think, 'you pathetic cheapskate corner-cutting, backward-thinking git. You should be in local government, or possibly people-trafficking.' Then I rap them sharply on the cranium with my walking-stick. [/quote] and what do you think when you see a P bass with blocks? how close do you have to get before you can tell?

if it's just for the look... why not use the block/stickers you see people using?

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1341416203' post='1718666'] Where in the SE? The Bass Gallery and Charlie Chandler would certainly do it. Approx £200 rings a bell but who knows what the prices are these days. [/quote] is it? I got quotes £130 odd locally

sometimes if I've been good

[quote name='JeSuisSkeleton' timestamp='1341437561' post='1719203'] My big interest is processing electric guitar (among other things) through software, namely Max/MSP. I'd choose electric over the others purely for its receptiveness and being manipulated. Here is my Mexican '62 Reissue that I recently had modified by a friend. I love it https://yfrog.com/nz9k8ksj:tw1 That being said though, I would really love a resonator... [/quote] I'll admit, as a bass player- that just looks like a strat to me. I was expecting 12 pickups and loads knobs or something

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1341479763' post='1719580'] I'm wondering if there's a way to make a format of pedal which will respond to knobs on a bass to alter the preamp in the pedal. Swap and change pre-amps at a stomp! [/quote] line 6 stuff can interact pedals to their instruments, but if you are going down that route I could get an audio interface and use my laptop for tone shaping...

[quote name='charic' timestamp='1341478951' post='1719559'] Put them in pedals and keep it the way it is [/quote] but I have 4 big holes in the front of my bass! to use the back pickup would involve a soldering iron!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEWpEvQEzis another video EQ-02 in some make of bass we don't get over here! Personally not sure what I'm going to do preamp wise. Playing my warwick at the moment with no controls and pickup straight to jack, and it sounds amazing. half of me is swaying towards a simple solution (sticking the 2 band back in) while part of me things active blend and control of the mids would be nice.... and then the flexibility of the ACG... but then wonder if I need all that flexibility....

[quote name='Balcro' timestamp='1341231568' post='1715383'] Interesting comparisons. The Warwick had the deepest dry bass and that rasp. The SPB-1 in the Squier honked like a jazz! The reunited pick-up in the JV Squier had the classic rounded tone. Lower output than the SPB ? Thanks Balcro. [/quote] Dunno, didn't check! different shape coil that's for sure. SOme of the rasp on the warwick is down to the very worn third fret in the C position needs a refret soon!

you should do before and after sound clips

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1341439524' post='1719258'] As if... [/quote] you seen Suhr's vulcanised necks???! like yours- but 3 steps more!

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1341439104' post='1719242'] No the supposed magical benefits it brings. [/quote] if you think earnie ball like to use birdseye maple for their necks, I think i'm right in thinking that that's not the most stable of the maples- so sticking it in the oven to get the moisture out probably is a good thing (warwick for instance do it another way, they let the wood sit in a store for years!) But Wazoo's nice neck looks well made, and looks to be quarter sawn too, so effects.... meh. looks different init?

idea for next build.... roasted body too....

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1341437416' post='1719201'] I thought Ernie ball had a patent on this or something [/quote] what sticking wood in the oven?

[quote name='karlfer' timestamp='1341400471' post='1718263'] I nearly always get Ritchie Thompson to do mine, because I've always been afraid to ask the following question; here goes, from Mr. Dumbass, turn the truss rod left = to loosen the truss rod = less concave neck. True or false? I can do all the other bits, it's always this bit that confuses me. [/quote] careful.. some go in reverse.

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1341429155' post='1718961'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJVwvq5z3MI[/media] [/quote] now thats a bass tone! good for jazz I hear

nice, was it a looks upgrade or a sound upgrade? you prefer maple necks aye?

non bass players often can't tell the difference between a P a Jazz, a stingray or anything from sound. The "oh you played an upright tonight, oh i didn't notice", I'm sure happens sometimes too

I don't mind the relicing. The pick guard is retarded.... I just really really don't like the period correct decal thing going on, it's stupid.... actually no, that's not awful, its the custom shop logo that is! why? why? WHY?

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1341359978' post='1717852'] Get a load of these. They're wizards! [/quote] it sounds funny, but I guess that might be how it's been recorded. it quacks a lot

so you have a choice... this washburn .... or for way way under half the price there is a status s3000 on here...