RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

I got a fretless Warwick thumb copy back in 1996 .Vester custom shop . Got it to see if I could play fretless ,and how difficult it would be to adapt .It looks the same as Tauzero’s above. The neck is fantastic, the strings are a very light gauge. I was told by a couple of basschatters who saw the bass , that it was a quality instrument. The strings are groundwound , which are supposedly expensive but make the bass really easy to play. It has a brass nut also. The only downside I’d say , is the weight .

Sounds like the band would do a Les Dawson alternate version 🙂

I’ll just wait for the Harley Benton version for £500 in yellow 🙂

I like the look of most Dingwall basses I’ve seen . Not so this one . Awful colour ,and looks cheap . Only imho.

No offence , but from that picture it’s one of the worst steinberger basses I’ve ever seen . The bridge / saddles look cheaply Chinese like those in cheap headless basses. Even the spirit series look much better . Ned keeps changing things , but the basses don’t seem to be as prominent in the press / in Basschat etc as other companies. If he revisited the xm-2 , that would gain a lot of attention imho. Each to their own ..

Sounds like you’re an ideal fit for any band with all the work and dedication you are putting in already. It just comes down to people at the end of the day . As has been said , be yourself and see what gives . A lot of bands looking for people to join them are not as dedicated as you . Best of luck anyway !

G4M are great ! Nearly had a heart attack when you asked if they're still going . Can’t lose anymore top retailers .

It sounds like if they keep going the way they are , the gigs will dry up . Not sure how long they've been gigging ,from what you said . If it was the first or second gig, then maybe advise gentle constructive criticism if asked . I must admit you did make me laugh at your observations . I would keep out of it otherwise if it were me . I don’t know if you could be washing the cat 🐈‍⬛ the next time he asks you to go along 🤔. Alternatively they could do some show stopping songs when the audience dwindles . Tracks such as ‘don’t leave me this way ‘, ‘ if you gotta go now ‘ ‘ should I stay or should I go ‘ etc musos react differently to criticism as we know . Having said that ,you have to keep on improving. This includes taking criticism not in a personal manner , but something to spur you on to improve . Trouble with that is , when most of the band are poor , not all take the constructive criticism kindly ..

I was in a band some time ago, where the vocalist / guitarist was the leader so to speak . I was the new addition and we all got along well. We rehearsed once a week most of the time at the band leaders house.Very mellow bunch , but now and again the other guitarist would pull him up on things .. We played our first gig in the band leaders local pub . Lots of obscure or very old blues songs . I managed to get a few friends along to see us . During the set , one or two of the punters were shouting one or two things which I didn’t really hear or care about . Then the band leader talked in a condescending way . Not too hostile or anything like that , but to me it raised instant alarm bells . To me it seemed like he was taking things too seriously, a wooden approach and couldn’t take a joke . This was a friendly gig in the bands local. So , in the interval my friends ( who were the ones giving me a bit of banter ) told me they thought the frontman was a bit of a tw@. With that , I waited a few days and quit, and concentrated fullly on the other band I was in . Lesson no.1 ; Don’t talk down to the punters!

Yeah , she’s great !

Thank you kindly 😼👍. Will check this out now ! Before I do , I must say that I need to get more symphony x. Imho they blew dream theatre off stage at Wembley in about 2007 ! I have the iconoclast album which I will have to listen to for first time in ages😌

Well she is anonymous to me . Is she religious/ holy ? Sorry but I can’t click on the link ,as I don’t use f@cebook 😌

Okay, I’ve taken strings out ( well done 👏) ,and had a look at the saddles etc. I also put strings in the relevant nut slots ( leaving the G and E strings off the bass). From what I can see , it looks like I’d be able to have a 5 string set on there omitting the G . Putting the strings back on is a pita , so they are left off . I’ve left a message with a tech at my nearest shop ,asking if it’s possible for them to fit a 5 string set on the bass. I await their reply by phone . The shop don’t do Warwick strings , but I’d assume that with the techs filing and endurance and experience they will be able to fit a set of dadarrios on there .

Do you mean change E to B?

🤔maybe I could take pic of saddles etc and phone tech to see if they can file to fit ..

Oookay..,this could be more trouble ( and costly ) than it’s worth. 🤔 I forgot about the saddles of course ( which are Warwick’s own ) 🤦‍♂️ I just tried the experiment ( in a lazy way for now ) , of moving the strings ‘down’ a slot each( E string on A slot and so on ) . Surprisingly the E string seems fine on the A slot ! The A string on the D slot seems more problematic and kept sliding out and didn’t want to be there . On the pic , my finger was holding it on . As for the Warwick website , the multi country tab is a pita as uk not listed. i managed to find the English site eventually, but haven’t pressed any buy it now buttons as if I need a new saddle or 2 which might put me off of doing it at all..

Okay … so , the remaining questions I have ; that means I purchase that , but would the E- A-D strings be a tight fit in the slots ? I assume that I purchase a 5 string set . plus, does that mean that in theory , I shouldn’t have to take thie bass to a tech after all ?

This should make more sense 🤦‍♂️

This is the what I have

Thanks for that @warwickhunt . I’ll take bass to him/ her without purchasing a new just a nut. Not sure what a string stud is for a 5 string is though 😬 If I go lower than regular tuning , it goes floppy ,so it seems I do need to adjust it . When the bass is reset , would it be a pack of 4 strings or 5 strings ?

Next week I intend to take my Warwick corvette standard 4 string to a tech , to get it setup to B-E-A-D . The nut is Brass . I think it’s best to let the tech put a new set of strings on it also . Is it advisable to purchase a just a nut plastic nut ,and take that with me? ( not sure if they can do the string adjustment otherwise ) Also ,will the setup be for thicker strings ( a 5 string set for example ,without the need for a G string )? I notice that the shop do D’adarrio strings which are great , but not Warwick strings . I do prefer lighter strings . Basically I’d like to keep a light feel with the low sound ! Thanking you in advance