warwickhunt

[quote name='WhoNeedsYou' timestamp='1359579211' post='1957061'] Actually I'm wrong, I thought you were Mr Hurd but youre not, but I know who it is now. Speak to you on sunday! [b]Sounds confusing to outsiders but its not actually![/b] [/quote] Oh yes it is!

[quote name='WhoNeedsYou' timestamp='1359577265' post='1957007'] Ahhhh, depends who is asking? Technically I had two bands, one that promised regular gigs but didn't deliver & one that was honest and says he's too lazy to book them....I still play for the latter occasionally! [/quote] Then yes it is you, as Toddy is a lazy s0d (love him and he could have been a contender but needs a kick up the ar5e sometimes) and I should know as I was the bassist in his earlier band. Can you guess who it is yet? Sorry to anyone else reading this nonsense!

Yep, watch out for Parcel Force not insuring it and I genuinely think you'd be lucky to get cheaper than that 'IF' you are shipping it as a whole/bolted together bass; you'd be able to send it MUCH cheaper if you unbolted the neck!

Is that you? The give away might be the band that you were in that gig once a year but should have done more!

How does it play? Really that is the only indication of whether they are cut too deep or just right (though being cut down flush with the fingerboard is pretty close to the max ).

I have two Warwicks in the house at the moment (91) where the rods don't go 'righty-tighty' they work exactly the opposite to every other rod available and I had one a good few years ago the same, which I got for a song because the truss rod adjuster was completely chewed up as the owner had been wrenching away trying to correct it in the wrong direction!

I've owned upwards of 50 Warwick basses (not willy waving just stating to put in context), mostly older ones but I've never had a neck go that bad (or even a bit shonky)! However, any instrument manufacturer can have a bad one now and again... I've seen plenty wonky F*nd*rs. As has been indicated it will NOT be cheap to have it sorted by Warwick, you will be better off seeing if anyone in the UK/local can look at it but it wouldn't do any harm at all to get in touch with Warwick and see what they say; you might get a pleasant surprise!

IIRC he played big old Peavey amplification and a few different basses... unless you are a tribute just whack up the bass, enjoy the vibe and do your 'thang'!

Obvious question but was this into/thru an amp? I had similar problems with effects in an effects loop of an amp but when I went Bass-effects-amp input I had no probs... I may be up the wrong tree but just throwing it out there!

2nd socket from the 1x15 cab to your other 2x10 cab, has the same affect as two outs from the amp (both cabs are 8 ohms, yes?).

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359292360' post='1952517'] It's certainly an improvement - and I thank you for that - but though the bridge pup and bridge are aligned and the neck pup and fretboard angle are aligned, [i]they are still out of alignment with each other![/i] I can see I'll have to have words with Sheldon and get a custom number sorted!! [/quote] Just live with your OCD and buy my bass rather than order one from Sheldon!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1359289782' post='1952460'] Also if you play with your thumb anchored on the pickup cover the slanting edge is bloody uncomfortable. [/quote] Not on all basses! I've found that the actual shaping of the cover is far move vital; I HATE pup covers that have a razor sharp edge. Fender/MEC/Seymour Duncan/EMG are all guilty, yet Bartolini (and Bartolini/Dingwall) are lovely to rest on. I actually find the fact that the Dingwall pups angle away and are well rounded on the edge, means that my thumb rests beautifully. I've got a set of Wizard pups in my Fender Roadworn and again they are really nice to rest upon.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1359287568' post='1952424'] It bothers my OCD to have one pickup on the slant and one not! And although I love Dingwalls from a playing perspective, in bothers me that the pickups are slanted at a different angle to the bridge and the end of the fretboard... ...and yes, I fully realise there are many more important things to worry about. Do I need therapy? Probably. [/quote] No need for therapy, I can help with your Dingwall proble... [IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/warwickhunt/100_2338.jpg[/IMG] My Dingwall has the neck end/pups/bridge appropriately angled!

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1359283195' post='1952358'] 'Sweet spot' is still about abother 1.5cm closer to the neck on a 60's spaced jazz bridge pickup though, and it it's still down to each instruments scale length too. [/quote] I was loosely referring to the fact that Fender Jazz bass pup placement varies with era (all 4 string Fender Jazz basses are the same scale length) and you defo get a different tone from the pup placement so the slanting of pups can't be purely cosmetic.

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1359281595' post='1952335'] +1 Although I imagine there is a small shifting of the bass/treble balance slightly I think its primarily cosmetic. [/quote] People talk often enough of the 'sweet spot' for pup location and certain folk will swear blind that the 70's placement of the rear Jazz pup is better than the 60's so there 'should' be tonal difference with the way that a pup is angled!

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1359279030' post='1952297'] Its funny but I`ve always looked at slanted pickups and thought "I want more bass on the thinner strings, not less". [/quote] Dingwall pups slant back the correct way (i.e. 'theoretically' more bass on the treble strings and tighter on the bass) and as has been said the traditional P bass pup positioning doesn't make sense... though it still sounds as you'd expect (Warwick got it the right way around on the SSI and reversed the P ).