Silvia Bluejay

Keep in mind that they won't send out the new one until they have taken delivery of the defective one you're sending back. They told me so when I received a new bass guitar with a scratch, and complained, and asked what my options were. I wasn't offered a discount (I would probably have accepted it as the scratch was only little). What I did in the end was ask for a refund on the scratched bass, send it back, and at the same time order an identical new one from the website. That saved me a couple of extra days' wait, I suppose. It was a bit of a hassle, but then again, they're in Germany and delivery takes longer than popping down to your local music shop - which doesn't exist any more anyway...

Welcome metal brother! Keeeep It Heeeavyyy

I see your point, Bert, I was slightly irritated by that post of Garey's too, but I think we should cut him some slack, as he's new here, and stick to constructive criticism. I'm sure he - and his company - are more likely to take our suggestions on board that way.

@ Garey, I know, but still, many bassists are not interested in being kept up to the second about guitars, and vice versa for guitarists. I - and I'm sure many other Warwick fans - already receive your newsletters and other marketing material via separate emails, so I suppose at least your FB output could be tailored. Just a suggestion, and thank you for getting on to this forum and listening to us.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1336928560' post='1652865'] Here you go... [url="http://www.pageflip.com/"]http://www.pageflip.com/[/url] ...quite cheap, too... (...but in reality, this is what younger sisters were invented for...) [/quote] Damn, I'm an only child! Anyway, slightly off topic, best thing would be to be able to memorise each song and do away with the pages altogether - which I'm totally unable to do! I'm a reader through and through, whether it's notation, or simple chord charts, or even scribbled letters such as A, Bb etc. I [b]loathe[/b] tablature, though. Does anyone agree with my pianist friend who believes that musicians are divided into readers and memorisers, and you're either one or the other, but very rarely both?

You could suggest to the Social Media Team that they separate the Framus guitar content from the Warwick bass content, and target each stream appropriately.

I would hope so! But PM me if you'd like us to exchange numbers so you can check with me on the day, to be sure we haven't all left by that time. Choice between the two suggested places for the meetup still open, as we don't know what the weather will be like. Watch this space...

[quote name='dc2009' timestamp='1337023853' post='1654278'] Hi Garey. Welcome to the forum, hopefully you'll enjoy your time here. I hope this doesn't sound too harsh, but it seems like you work for the perfect department to take this on board! I'm a big Warwick fan and have owned many. I recently had to unlike the Warwick and Framus facebook page because you guys were clogging my feed with so many posts. Firstly, I didn't appreciate the Warwick page getting combined with the Framus one, I don't play guitar and I don't want to subscribe to any information about it. Also I know what the Warwick range is, I don't want advertising for it every day in my social media feed! Hopefully this feedback will be useful to you guys! Dan [/quote] What dc2009 said. I've had to "Hide" your Warwick and Framus page on FB, which I'm sure is exactly the opposite of what you guys wanted to achieve.

LOL please don't stop this, it's too entertaining

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1337014649' post='1654040'] What, like issuing a formal apology for slapping? [/quote]

That weekend is fine by me. I really hope the bash won't be moved to the following weekend (6-7 Oct), as I won't be in the country and would have to miss it!

LOL this thread is fantastic. Kudos to iCastle for not losing his cool, for making the audience happy, and also for considering doing it all over again! I'm sure you're going to like it Incidentally, I don't mind jazz and I positively like fusion.

Welcome Garey. A thank you - and thumbs up - to Warwick for catering so well for left-handed bassists, not just those with the money to buy a "real" Warwick but also those who can only stretch to a Rockbass. Good stuff. It's great to be able to get most models in both RH and LH versions and with no surcharge, and usually no extra waiting time. Keep up the good work.

As I said, I'm up for it, transport permitting. Quit room fine by me, even if I have no particular vices to get rid of (I don't smoke, slap, listen to hip hop/nu-metal, etc.) Slap room I won't enter. Cooler only needed if summer actually arrives eventually (which is by no means guaranteed). Cake, tea and coffee welcome.

For my most recent purchases I've dealt with Jessica Wilson and Cristina Szlopp there - both extremely nice, and both of them remembered the female bass player from London!

They reply to emails with a delay of at least 24 hours, even if you respond to their reply within 30 seconds - so the delays mount and mount and it takes a few days to do something that in this country would be solved in minutes. But I can't fault them on the phone, not just for sales but for customer service as well. They all speak good English, some of them are clearly native, so language shouldn't be a problem.

In my experience they are crap on email but super-efficient on the phone. Get thee on to skype and talk to them.

I tend to notice either the melody - usually only if the singer is awesome, say Halford, Dio, and similar - or the bassline - as in, I start humming that, not the melody, and I will recognise the song by its bassline the following time I hear it. It usually takes me a few listens before I manage to appreciate the song in its entirety. I have known drummers describe a song only through its rhythm, and heavy metal guitarists describe a song via a succession of memorable riffs. I reckon that most musicians apply some sort of "filter", i.e. they concentrate their attention on their main instrument while listening to a new song. I know that, as a musician, I now do just that to a far higher degree than I used to when I was only a keen listener.

oooooo can't wait!!!

Welcome AJ! Switching from guitar to The Mother Of All Stringed Instruments is a good move Good gear too. Next, you'll find you want a 5-stringer of some sort

I'd missed this thread! Fantastic, and full of good humour. I haven't got any pic of me playing any of my basses, as I don't play live, so here again is one that some of you may have seen on ped's recent Show Us Your BC Merch thread. I'm wearing Happy Jack's t-shirt pinned with hairclips at the back.

Good to know you had fun! Love the photo - and you play double bass in the band! I really want to check you guys out.

That is one beeeeeautiful R**********r!

Heh. Good to know there will be no slappers. Me and Shell no slappers, Sir. Cake, tea and coffee, on the other hand...

Oh, wow, that sounds brilliant! Count me in!