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Correction: designed and built under Gibson as one of the last ever "made in England" products before Gibson moved production of just a few products to the U.S. In january 2002 and closed the U.K. factory (making the full staff redundant while at it). Production date of this amp is august 2001... A piece of Trace Elliot history.

The amp has a hand written serial on the rear side. Since the poweramp section board says 1999 and the amp was built in 2001 it must have been designed under Kaman flag and built while owned by Gibson I think. I also own a late eighties AH250/GP11 but this AH300 has some really nice features the older amp lacks. Next tuesday I'll drag it down to the rehearsal room where it will compete with my Fender TB-600 hybrid amp. Point is with the Fender I use a tech21 vtbass to add warmth (the fender tube OD isn't my cup of tea and sounds quite muddy) and a Markbass compressore. I'm hoping I won't need those stompboxes anymore when using this TE amp...

Bought from a pawn shop, it was carrying a sign "effect unit". Something was rattling inside so first thing I did was open her up and fix the loose pcb which was attached to some odd little piece of wood... Built in 2001, print on the rear side says "made in England" which is good right? One of the two jack speaker outputs was dirty and the dualband comp balance pot was crackling. Cleaned all of that and the amp is working 100% now. Too bad the lit front panel is a bit damaged here and there thus not fully lit anymore. Reason for this post: I have a couple of questions. 1. The tube "overdrive" is no overdrive but just adds a little warmth. Is this normal? 2. I'm not used to dualband compression. Can anyone with experience recommend me some settings? 3. Is this a good catch for 127 pounds (149 euros)? The amp sounds REALLY good by the way. I'm impressed! Cheers, Marco

Crisis? What crisis. The 2nd hand market is sloooowwwww.

LOL do some research before asking obsolete questions so bluntly. Everything you ask can be found through google easily. And stating the chinese models are toys makes you sound like a total schmuck. Sell the stingray then go hunting for the best possible choice you can lay hands on. That is what I would o. Samples of all Warwick models can be found on youtube so it is easy to get an idea of what the LX can do. While at it also check for the other streamer models stage 1 and 2. Stage 1 comes as a broadneck standard and the stage 2 does not but is one of Warwick's flagship models. The LX sounds aggressive, Stage 1 is a lot smoother yet modern sounding and Stage 2 is king of the midrange frequencies. I'd go for a Stage 2 myself.

I got a bass off ebay which had been stored in a damp area for years. Fungus growing on the fretboard, metal parts all corroded. Replaced all hardware including the rusty trussrod, bridge, tuners, knobs etc. I was lucky the electronics still worked. Who on earth would let a 5000 euro instrument rot away like that? Some people...

As this is a limited edition Thumb, it is a bolt on design but I am afraid there will be no stock replacement necks available for it. Also, by 2003 Warwick were not using any replaceable truss rods anymore. If the truss does not work any longer you're most probably looking at the entire fretboard having to be removed to reach and replace the trussrod (if they can't pull it out the other side). If Warwick can replace the neck it will not be cheap, the other option is having it fixed by a skilled luthier. I'm afraid this is some seriously bad luck you ran into. Otherwise I have lots of good experience with Warwick as a brand.

Been there done that. Replacing these rods is easy as 1-2-3. Finding silicone grease that is sturdy enough is the hardest part really. 1. Pull old rod out with pliers. If the rod seems stuck help it along by gently pulling the neck back some. Should slide right out. 2. Lube up the rod you're gonna use with Silicone grease, also needs grease in between the two metal parts not just on the outside! (mine was b0rked so I replaced it with a new one). Shove it back in gently, All the tools needed, a bog roll and pliers being the most important.

Lots of musicians are headstrong and can be total w***ers while at it, not just guitarists. You're following the track since that is the one constant factor you can go by. Things will settle when you play with these guys a while longer and you will find more appreciation once things start to flow. I'd give it time and ignore the clumsy remarks made by the guitard player for now.

Self adhesive copper tape. 2 inches wide. This stuff is simply brilliant! I'm gonna have to treat the Ric with it as well. Ow and while at it meet the terrible trio: "Snarl, Growl and Spank".

Each bass has its own pros and cons. I currently love to play my MIJ Fender MM signature, punchy and has a really great neck. Does sound a bit scooped but that's what I bought it for. The Dolphins are my midrange growling monsters which sound very modern, direct and dry. For raunchy dirty gritty picked rock&roll I grab the Ric 4003 (although the Ric has a great neck for slapping too). A man can't have just one bass and expect it to do it all equally good.

Maybe the trussrod is simply not working anymore or it snapped at some point. You can contact Warwick directly by sending an e-mail to [email protected] which will most likely be replied to by Hans Peter Wilfer himself. Good luck wich your bass! Marco

Today I fixed what Fender should have... No more funny noises when I simply touch the pickguard.

Shemale basses... that would be disturbing.

Fender relocated the bridge pu in the seventies because it was sticking out of the bridge pickup cover. Purely cosmetic. The fact it sounds cool for slapping was pure luck on their side.

I use these:

I do not care. Call your bass whatever you will. Is that crazy? Maybe. Who gives.

That would lead me straight to the Precipice.

Time for a little update... I got back two of my old favorites over the past months; a ric 4003 and mm sig fender jazz. For some stuff the growly goodness of my Dolphins is just too much and for oldskool rock tone nothing beats a ric. I am almost complete now, with a custom built fretless Jazz is on its way that has Dolphin pickup configuration. The jazz will consist of a swamp ash body with maple neck and ebony fingerboard. Pickups are J+TJ by Delano. More on this project coming soon. Current stock: Design for le Jazzphin:

Those look like 4 string guitars, not basses imho.

I owned a Thumb nt4, streamer stage 1 and still own two dolphin pro 1 models by Warwick. To me the opposite is true. Especially the Thumb seems to have this natural compression going on and its tone is the same across the entire neck. It is a VERY forgiving bass compared to my old passive Jazz. I found playing some harder stuff much easier to do on these active monsters. On passive basses I MUST have a compressor or it will sound pish.

Corvettes can do a pretty decent job at the Zender tone tbh. I think you will love it. A Stage 1 however has a bit of a rumbling growl that makes it sit in the mix quite differently then other Warwicks. Zender's bass was a Stage2 with Stage 1 woods if I remember correctly. Check out this Corvette clip while waiting for it to arrive... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF0buTX0baw[/media] Great tone! (until she picks up the jazz bass that is).