Lfalex v1.1

Fixed. Maybe?

Looks promising. It's a real pity that it doesn't have Series/Parallel/Single coil switching for the humbuckers. Or maybe a 5 position switch (bridge, outer, inner, both, neck) That'd make it very versatile. They do a RBJ67/5 too. Basically a jazz 5.

What's the time difference between Memphis and Dublin?

We need to manage by exception here; We need to find a factually correct lyric ANYWHERE in The B52's catalogue.

I have found a song full of factually correct lyrics. Albedo 0.39 by Vangelis. Although you'll have to forgive the use of imperial units, a slightly old-fashioned expression of g , and the fact that the Albedo of a planetary object may be defined (and therefore calculated) in more than one way.

Not sure on the genre, but the title suggests the tunes are "Bangin' "

I saw this elsewhere just now, and that's exactly what I thought; "They're not getting any of my money"

Maybe what the OP needs is something with passive pickups and a passive tone with a bypassable active EQ? But good quality, naturally!

Best shot I've got of my Infinity SN4

@DiMarco I agree with the "Jack of all trades" comment. I'm sure you do prefer your Zon and Fodera to your Dolphin, but they are "up a notch" in terms of quality and cost (although I'll warrant a German Dolphin costs a lot now!)

Ah.. I must've played a special one, then. I was sure it was a Passion, and it definitely had 2x EQs

See, even I'm confused! Is the passion S4 just bass/mid/treble 3 EQ? Re: The Arpege EQ, I have a Warwick Fortress Masterman 5, and that has Bass/Treble on each half of its Twinjazz pickup (plus blend and volume) and that can produce some interesting tonal variations, so the Arpege ought to be very versatile.

Shouldn't it be Delano/Vigier's own pickups and 2x Glockenlang EQ- 1 per pickup? If it's original. Not that there's anything wrong with modding them 😉

So we've broadened the search a bit.. From Warwick/Mayones to Warwick/Mayones/Maruszczyk/Wal There's a natural wood theme here.. maybe ACG and Rob Allen deserve a look-in?

The MM (bridge) and J (neck) is a tried and tested combo, so this should be ok. However, I think that the P should be reversed, and (unlike a MM) it can't be coil-tapped for more tonal options. White strat knobs? No thanks.

Depends how well your octave unit tracks, I suppose. Can you source the strings you need for piccolo tuning readily enough? (are they ~half the gauge of the usual ones? 65,55,45,35,25 or thereabouts?) If so, go for it. See if you like it!

It's a meteorite, not a headstone. Nice Sandberg, btw!

Is it that simple? I'd have thought that the volume in the port would need to be halved, too, as it's the cabinet resonance you're trying to harness. IIRC, the port should be tuned to just below the resonant frequency of the cabinet for "best" performance (optimum contribution, I presume!)

The title has a typo. It was meant to be " You can only keep 11", but the OP caught the shift key. Nonetheless, 11 represents an unacceptable degree of down-sizing.

Not all of the issues I've mentioned have even affected me. It's what I've seen and heard of. Warwick have changed over to regular strap buttons, and the Just-a-nut (JAN III) has long since superceded its fragile predecessor. If you were buying new, neither of these would be an issue. I'd have another Warwick (new or used) without a second thought.

Can't comment on Mayones, but the one issue I've had in many years of multiple Warwick ownership was a tuner that stripped its innards and promptly exploded without warning. Don't be put off by that. Particularly since I had a proper replacement delivered in 48 hours and installed in 10 minutes. Generally rock-solid instruments, but with the advantage of easy-to-source spares and they're easy to work on. Beware the barrel jack-sockets, they can work loose. The Just-a-nut II is fragile, and vastly inferior to both the I and III. And the old school recessed straplocks can supposedly cause the bodies to crack. I've not experienced any of these, though. The construction is very robust, but functional rather than elegant. The necks are pretty stable. Some of the pickup/EQ combinations are arguably a trifle bland sounding- but some designs (Dolphin, Infinity, Thumb) don't seem to suffer from this, in spite of using ostensibly the same parts as some other Warwicks. Maybe it's the wood choice and pickup placement.

Same year as the Fortress I've got.. Does it still work with just the one 9v? Maybe a trim-pot instead or (whisper it) turn the volume control down? That's what I do with my Vigier. That's 18v and can be a bit "peaky" rather than particularly hot (yes, I know compressors exist!)

That's interesting; Suggests that the active MECs can only take 9v... Assuming that you have MECs and not EMGs!

I thought her name was Amanda?

Thanks for the replies everyone. From what I've ascertained, the MEC circuit (and presumably the active component of the pickup) will not handle 18v, so series is out of the question. I'll have a nose around the Warwick Forums and see what I can uncover. Alas that I don't have a multimeter, or I'd have a quick measure across the output whilst playing.