Linus27

[quote name='silddx' post='957268' date='Sep 15 2010, 03:09 PM']Because they are small and svelt and don't need a big old ugly body like a Fender to balance against that big old ugly Fender headstock.[/quote] but I have little arms and have to stretch and I don't know what svelt means

[quote name='silddx' post='957262' date='Sep 15 2010, 03:04 PM']It is simply because the top horn on most Warwicks (Corvette, Streamer) only extends to the 15th fret not the 12th, so the fret under your nose on a Warwick is higher than than the one on your Fender, therefore the nut is about three inches or so further away from your body. Hence the stretch.[/quote] Ah so that makes sense, thanks Silddx. I wonder why they do this.

[quote name='hoiho' post='956626' date='Sep 14 2010, 10:04 PM']Lovely. That's [i]exactly[/i] the bass I want next (except with black hardware and active pups) as sister to my fretless bubinga corvette.[/quote] NO NO NO, it was all going to well until you said you had a fretless bubinga corvette. I am so desperate for one of them. Please please please sell me yours. At least post a picture to really upset me

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='955676' date='Sep 14 2010, 07:55 AM'] Fender Jazz/Precision etc are all 34" scale! Unless you've been playing a shortscale Musicmaster or similar you've been playing a 34" [/quote] OK, mmm, why does the neck feel longer and more of a stretch on a Warwick then? It has to be because it has more frets/another octave??

I've always loved the look of the Ash Warwicks, especially the Streamer which to me is simply gorgeous. Yet, I never got round to owning one up until the beginning of the year. Even when I had a record company buying me gear, I still never got one. Anyway, in January, I treated myself and bought blind a brand new Ash Covette Standard, one of the last German made ones. I never played one but loved the look and though that if I hated it I would sell it on or swap it. , after about 12 weeks waiting for it to be made, it arrived and wow, what a bass. The good points, 1. Build Quality is out of this world. 2. The tone from a passive bass is stunning, especially the E string. 3. The attention to detail is shocking, even the gig bag had a quality checked sheet signed and dated. 4. You get a owners folder with manual, tools, wax etc. 5. Its very very light. The bad points, 1. Well, its 34" scale which is hard to get used to if you have played Fenders for 23 years. Its still an uncomfortable stretch. 2. I miss the dots on the face of the frets - not a biggy, just used to them after 23 years. Hard to teach an old dog new tricks as they say. 3. It's not a Streamer. Overall, I love my Warwick. Its so very different to all my other basses but in a very good way. I am planning on getting a fretless Warwick now. Probably a Bubinga standard Corvette. However, these are as rare as rocking horse poo and don't hold out much hope of getting one soon.

[quote name='TommyK' post='955238' date='Sep 13 2010, 07:25 PM'][/quote] ... and that includes postage

[quote name='TommyK' post='955227' date='Sep 13 2010, 07:17 PM']No worries, will do. Will probably go for it in a couple of months time. It depends what the original neck is worth really? (If you give me £300 for it you can have it now ) Seriously does anyone know the going rate? Is £200-250 about right???? Opinions appreciated. Thanks.[/quote] Nah way off, about £50 I reckon :) Seriously, let me know when your ready and thanks.

Hi and welcome. If you ever decide to sell your fretless Bubinga Corvette then please knock on my door very loudly

[quote name='bubinga5' post='951886' date='Sep 10 2010, 02:56 PM']Linus who is that beauty in your avatar? sorry off topic..[/quote] Thats Yvonne Strahotski. She is stunning in every way Rumour is, she fancies the arse of me but I am yet to get confirmation on this fact from her people. So until then, I'm playing hard to get

I think Peter Hook is great although never high enough in the mix on a lot of songs. Listen to the song All The Way from the Technique album to hear what he does. A mix of root for the verse and bass melody for everything else.

[quote name='TommyK' post='951758' date='Sep 10 2010, 01:00 PM']I have a Sabre with a fretless stingray neck on. I picked it up on here a couple of months ago for a first go at fretless and i am a convert, it is a great bass, anyhow the necks are def interchangeable cos i have tried the fretted maple neck from my Ray on it and it works!! (Less bolt holes though). I plan to upgrade it to a Status fretless neck at some point so i may have one available. Does anyone have any idea what a Stingray fretless neck is worth? + Is adding a Status neck to an (Already nowhere near 100% original) Sabre going to devalue it much? Cheers TK[/quote] Cool and thank you. Let me know if you do sell the neck as I could very well be interested if I have not bought something by then. Any idea how soon you plan to upgrade to a Status neck and sell the fretless ray neck?

I think the mistake being made here is that we are actually thinking people listen to us. My mum says she listens to me but I its not me she is listening to Come on everyone, don't forget we are bass players. Nobody listens to us or cares about us. We are the destined to be the other one Lets all get back to where we belong before the universe explodes At the back, looking bored or boring, upappreciated and not very important to anything or anyone. See, that makes everything so much better

Are Stingray necks swapable? Thinking about getting a fretless one for my 2EQ Stingray. Also, do they come up for sale that often?

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='947349' date='Sep 6 2010, 04:21 PM']Embedded for you : Yep, that's the fretless Ray tone I love. He obviously loves it a lot too... that's why he keeps a bog roll on the desk as he plays. [/quote] Thanks for that and yes, I may need to get a stock of toilet roles myself. I've listened to that clip about 20 times now in the space of 4 hours.

Thanks again for all the advice and feedback. Based on budget, I think a Wal is out of my league and rather exessive for my needs. At least for now anyway. I guess top of my list is a Stingray especially after hearing this beautiful, wonderful sounding Ray. [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/pertybass#p/u/27/fCd2h6KPgL8"]http://www.youtube.com/user/pertybass#p/u/27/fCd2h6KPgL8[/url]

[quote name='Balcro' post='943772' date='Sep 2 2010, 06:43 PM']So just who is this all seeing, all knowing audio sage that has led you out into the wilderness and told you that you were a failure? Balcro.[/quote] You must check out this thread sir for all the answers you need. Pull up a glass of wine, sit back and enjoy [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=100953&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=100953&hl=[/url]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='943337' date='Sep 2 2010, 01:26 PM']I have an SVT and a Corsa now I'm realy confused.[/quote] You've always been confused, the Corsa and SVT are just par for course with people of your type

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='943017' date='Sep 2 2010, 09:12 AM']I have an SVT and a Fender Jazz with a Badass, so I obviously have superior tone to everyone here, sometimes I don't know why I bother with you lot.[/quote] I want to have your children

[quote name='Hamster' post='942363' date='Sep 1 2010, 05:06 PM']I think you'll find that bass was once owned by Mr A Hitler which he played through his Ampeg. It's quite well known the Ampeg was the amp of choice for his entire Panzer AbteilungAmpeg 51 Division (Armoured Attack Ampeg's) which crushed the shoulders of all the inferior lightweight attack amp carrying troops the allied forces were forced to go into combat with.[/quote] Ah but what Hitler did not take into account was the Trace Elliot V (Valve) Rockets which punched a massive hole in the Panzer AbteilungAmpeg 51 Division (Armoured Attack Ampeg's). It was quite a turning point in the war

[quote name='Clarky' post='942278' date='Sep 1 2010, 03:56 PM']Wimp. I bet the 15,000 at the back could barely hear you[/quote] WHAT?? You mean people were actually listening to me ... the bass player. Oh bugger

[quote name='Sonic_Groove' post='942283' date='Sep 1 2010, 03:59 PM']Since "the enlightenment" I have burned all the records and CDs I had by artists who coned us by using none SVT amps. I realised as a bass player there are a few of us that have previously been foolish enough to use Pods & the like to get the sound we want (I know there is one member here who only uses a Pod for amp duties!). Worry not a few of us are hard at work on the Dave tribute non solid-state SVT bass pod: B[/quote] Brilliant, can't wait for it to be finished. Will it come in Ampeg black?

[quote name='51m0n' post='942272' date='Sep 1 2010, 03:52 PM']I repent Father Linus, please forgive me my sins.....[/quote] You are past saving my son, you have a Mark Bass, yo are going to hell

I've also gone lightweight recently. I cut down to this