No I don’t think you are being fussy - it’s a buyers market in the used stuff these days - there’s a lot about for sale but not a massive number of buyers.
There’s lots of great bargains to be had and if you are spending your hard earned dosh then why not be picky?
It’s funny isn’t it - back in the late 90s when I first played bass (had a gap as a multiinstrumentalist from 2000-2011ish) everyone I spoke to said “don’t buy a Warwick, they were ace but they are rubbish now” - so I didn’t and it’s sort of affected my view - I kinda don’t usually consider them as an option. Hmmm.
I guess rarity is going to be the issue. There’s a few others I’d like to try listed above but in my budget it’s used, and it seems that the better they are the more people hold on to them and don’t sell them
No, hence emailing him to arrange to go over and try it
It is different, and I like that, and if it feels good then we’re on..
But I do have an ACG possible to ponder as well now and that’s very tempting too..
I’m going to end up with two, aren’t I?
Lol - saw that too and thought about how well I would cope with fretless and 5's at the same time.
Conclusion was broadly somewhere between badly and utterly disastrously...