Denzel

Nice review there Kev. It really looks like a top notch Warwick product again which is nice to see...and no plastic nut to be seen Mind if I ask, ball park figure, what you paid for The Beast? No problem if you would rather keep that to yourself! Marks out of 10 for value for money? Question, Why does Warwick have a UK rep but no dealers? Surely getting even 5 or 10 great new or ex-demo bases out there to give us a feel for them would improve their image and reputation for quality that went a bit wayward. My only other thoughts on your comments about Warwick getting back on track is their lack of quality marketing. Andy Irvine is a great face for Warwick and does a sterling job at profiling many basses in the range but what is happening with their endorsed pro players? I mean they made a star bass for Bootsy, where is the promo vid of him playing the nuts off that bass with a band??? Stuart Zender, heavily stoned, plucking like two notes on his signature bass and acting goofy. Its just not enough quality footage of inspirational playing to make ME the potential customer WANT the products. That combined with sky-high retail prices for essentially CNC production-line instruments is really shooting themselves in the foot IMO. Custom Shop, fine be elitist with your pricing, but not your production lines. For me anyway, Warwick basses have always been very close to my heart,but will remain to be second-hand market purchases. I look forward to more of these 2013/14 return to wenge era basses becoming available S/H sometime in the near future. Might give one a try! Oh and congrats Kev. Thats a stonking bass you have there ;-)

Is that a 7-piece all wenge neck-through broadneck Kev??? No wonder she's got some weight to her!

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1402957675' post='2478381'] If they are stickers just remove and leave alone! [size=4] [/size] [size=4]If you are thinking of getting LEDs fitted just sell it to me as is and buy something with LEDs! [/size] [/quote] Don't worry Boss. I don't think I'll be dropping £500 on xmas lights any time soon. lol

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1402956918' post='2478371'] Fair play, John and that is a cracking score Denzel [/quote] Yea someone knows their, spose the name says it all! Cheers Kev!

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1402956259' post='2478358'] I didn't think they had fret markers... [/quote] They don't. They are 'yin yang' decals, applied by a previous owner. Not sure they are going to stay...thinking a full set of Sims leds in green would look killer on this bass.

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1402956198' post='2478357'] James Earl sig model? [/quote] Got it in one! 1993 James Earl Streamer Sig. 5 Piece neck through, maple with wenge stringers, bird eye maple fingerboard, Stage 2 string spacing (non-broadneck), swamp ash wings, Stage 2 esque JJ pups, 3 band 18V MEC electronics... I'm in love!

This arrived in the post this morning... [URL=http://s1246.photobucket.com/user/artform71/media/JE3.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg603/artform71/JE3.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Totally stunning Kev. What a score!

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1401730954' post='2466295'] I will contribute to this thread next week with any luck... [/quote] There is something coming my way very soon as well Kev. We may have to compare notes!