warwickhunt

I've recently been asked to kick-start a Cheap Trick tribute band (niche market indeed) and I'm looking for an appropriate 12 string but the prices of the top end ones are too high to justify buying the one in the OP. However, on the matter of playing one... you adapt! It isn't a totally foreign instrument but you can't expect to play it as you would a 4 string; flattening or rolling your fretting fingers is a must and the use of a pick does make it easier and 'helps' with tone control.

[quote name='mart' timestamp='1376292963' post='2171671'] Flo is on basschat! Woohoo! [/quote] Yep... for 5 years!

The mark of how much that (or other threads) will hurt him is down to how and how quickly, this gets resolved! I've always fancied an AC (or at least trying one) and on more than one occasion have nearly dipped my hand in pocket for the WW sig that has been on here (didn't that have cosmetic/routing issues from date of manufacture ) but it wouldn't take much to put me off spending that kind of money on a bass.

[quote name='sgh' timestamp='1376117520' post='2169840'] Not sure if this belongs here but I'm thinking of shipping a bass to the US for a holiday rather than check the bass in, any idea on costs from UK to US? [/quote] Couldn't give an exact figure but it will be hundreds and likely cheaper to buy your bass its own seat on the flight! Added to which you will likely get grief (or at least need to complete loads of paperwork) re. importing/exporting an instrument; consider buying a 'travel' bass like the Aria Sinsonidia.

[quote name='JamesFlashG' timestamp='1374162675' post='2145995'] How to tell the age of a Warwick? I have a Thumb Bo and believe it is a 2010 model but am not certain is there any specific to tell? I am looking at the serial number engraved on the back of the head stock to try and tell [/quote] The letter prefix is the month (A=Jan B=Feb etc no letter i) and the last two digits are the year (87=1987 10=2010)

They may have great customer service... but by crikey that sounds like a lot of issues considering the limited number of bassists that will have looked at this thread!

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1373455091' post='2137724'] ... my back has been playing up recently so the lighter the better. [/quote] ...and the next game is 'Guess the weight' (without looking at the website)!

Wouldn't dream of!

There are no 'exact' dates for anything relating to early Warwicks (most models evolved and it isn't uncommon to get variations and anomalies over the space of a year or two); I can say that I have an 87 SSII at present sans push/pull and likewise I have owned an 88 and a 90 and neither had push/pull yet an 88 SSI has the push/pull. As has been said the pups are active and need juice from the battery so it is NOT a passive bass when the active circuit is bypassed. As for getting it to sound like a Jazz... it doesn't and can't! Aside from the active/passive and type of pup, they are positioned different, the neck is thru-body not bolted, the body/neck/fingerboard woods are not akin to ANY Jazz bass variant... in fact other than having a pair of pups that get called 'Jazz pups', it is not anything remotely like a Jazz.

Pretty sure that the early BC/BB range were Eminence but the spec of the various 10" Eminence drivers all vary.

I've just snagged a Pro II and it has totally knocked my preconceptions of BO Warwick basses. I have tried the odd Streamer LX/BO and Corvettes and I wasn't blown away but this Pro II Dolphin has got me absolutely hooked. I'd have thought the rear pup would be virtually redundant being so close to the bridge but it even works soloed and adds a nice parp if blended with neck. The neck is as good as any of my skinny vintage Warwick NT and I'm sure part of the joy of the tone must be from the maple neck/ash body combo which I have enjoyed on Jazz basses (but not always enjoyed other aspects of the Jazz). Who'd have thought that my cheapest Warwick would rapidly become my favourite Warwick!

Most of that cost is, '[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=2]RE 00031 Comp.grind off and revise OF bod[/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=2]y'[/size][/font][/color] what is that all about? I don't think the truss rod replacement cost is that bad if it is done at the factory and carries a manufacturers warranty (fingerboard removal and if there is a problem then that is tough as they have 'quoted' you a price whereas some local repairer might then bump the cost). Saying that if it is a knackered nut then that cost regardless of body work is just silly!

Despite loving the neck/frets/tone/playability of my Super Jazz, I decided to put it up for sale as I just don't get on with any bass that isn't the ergonomic shape and style of the Streamer/NS bass (the exception being one or two other concave/convex Warwick shapes... but not the Thumb). Now if Dingwall could do me a NT Streamer shaped bass with a neck like their Super Jazz or if Warwick could reprofile their necks and fit wonky frets, I'd be all over it.

My Warwick offering. [URL=http://s54.photobucket.com/user/warwickhunt/media/DSC05678.jpg.html][IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/warwickhunt/DSC05678.jpg[/IMG][/URL] TBH the rear pup on this isn't quite as good as the trad Jazz pup on a standard SSI but I'm going to replace the pair of pups for MECs to establish if it is the pup brand or positioning/orientation that is to blame.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1371418988' post='2113789'] You're all a bunch of effing amateurs and dilettants, especially this Warwickhunt bloke. At this very moment, I'm construing a tunable speaker cone and tunable baffles. They'll be mounted in a lightweight case with tunable harmonica sides - flexible but ultra stiff. When you carry it, it's a lightweight 112. On stage, it'll turn into a stable 810 within seconds. The built in Brüel & Kjaer mic automatically folds out, measures the room and tunes the case and everything else within seconds. From that point on, your BassTractor iPad app takes over, and allows you full programmed and live control over your cab - even within the frame of a song. [i]BassTractor - - Total Commitment For Your Total Awesomeness.[/i] [/quote] Bastid! Wish I'd thought of those minor tweaks to my design.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1371409878' post='2113559'] But will you get Warwick to build you something even more hideous and impractical than the Reverso? Or will you wimp out like Jack Bruce? [/quote] Oh I have ideas... and none of them would feature on your previous list. I may buck the big 'W' trend because it'd look good, sound good and 'feel' good to have hung on your shoulder. However, I'm giving nothing more away until I get that call.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1371409415' post='2113546'] I wonder who will take up the challenge next? [/quote] ...I'm waiting for the call.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1371391845' post='2113244'] And how many "unofficial" deals are made by PM when someone posts on non-Marketplace forums about "just wondering how much this bass/cab/amp/effect might sell for"? [/quote] I'd have thought that was a 'no no' but I suppose if someone came on looking for a one off deal they could easily do that and get away without paying the £7-£20 fee. I'd have thought it'd be at the Mods discretion to act promptly/effectively to discourage that sort of thing. I'd have also thought that it'd be bad form on the BC buyers part to actively chase deals like that and Mods should be able to identify if folks were sending PMs to actively initiate deals like that... yes/no?