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[quote name='ezbass' post='926133' date='Aug 16 2010, 08:48 AM']Fender should do a non reliced version of this bass (betterwoods, nitro finish, US p/up,etc) for those who don't like the look and should do a 60s rosewood edition too. This would probably impact the sales of other models though.[/quote] Isn't that the HW1 bass then?

I think I tried the same one that WoT tried and I agree there was something sadly amiss with the G string output; added to which I like a lower action than WoT and I'd expect a bass costing that much to set up well without shimming but that is what I'd have had to do to get it to work for me!

A recent house move had me digging about and I uncovered a few bits and pieces. Morgan Le Fay - circa 92/93 with my 91 Red Streamer Stage I (Oddly enough our very own WoT went on to further things with this very same band) [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=17158"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=attach...st&id=17158[/url] The Black Banana Band - 92/93 with Streamer Corvette 'Infinette' [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=17161"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?act=attach...st&id=17161[/url]

[quote name='ahpook' post='925762' date='Aug 15 2010, 07:07 PM']i believe they do a 'covered' MM pickup that's not as costly as a bart[/quote] I don't have a MM bass or even a MM pup in front of me but is it not possible to simply remove the plastic pup surround and replace that with a 'sealed' top (a la Bartolini/EMG) cover... failing that if the plastic surround comes off can you fit a spacer that will mean the pole pieces are dropped below the level of the surround (in my mind I know what I'm talking about, even if nobody else does ). I am just thinking out loud here and it might be a completely sealed unit for all I know!

I suppose you pays your money... I have to confess I've not sold anything on eBay for ages. I'm also amazed when folks advertise basses/gear on BC at the same price that they have it listed on eBay; common sense dictates that if it goes on eBay for the starting bid or a BIN, then you get shafted with the fees (as has been pointed out £100 on £800), so why not make a compromise and 'slightly' drop the price on here to generate a sale. Just an observation and not something that I'm 'demanding' people do.

Electrician's insulating tape across the top of the pup... sorted.

When someone actually explained to me what the difference was between a 'major' and 'minor' scale! I'd been a self taught bassist for some years and knew exactly what was needed to make a bass line work (even if I did need to run through something a couple of times i.e. not knowing Maj Or Min) and learning songs from recordings didn't require me to know Maj/Min. However, when a shocked fellow bassist realised that I genuinely had no idea what the reference to Maj/Min meant (I'd done LOADS of gigs and I could find any note on the fingerboard easy enough) it took about 3 minutes for him to change my whole percetion of how things 'worked'! Never assume that everyone knows what you are talking about.

[quote name='molan' post='923335' date='Aug 12 2010, 11:06 PM']A Marleaux for £450 is a crazy price, was it a nice finish top?[/quote] The Consat Straight; I watched... and watched... and watched... but managed to stay my bidding finger! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marleaux-Consat-Straight-/230506407716?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marleaux-Consat-Stra...ents_Guitars_CV[/url]

[quote name='snip' post='922199' date='Aug 12 2010, 12:18 AM']What exactly goes wrong with the jack socket. I have a streamer jazzman 5 string and sometimes the volume I'm playing at drops and then comes back. I used to think it was my amp, but I'm not so sure. Love the bass though....[/quote] [quote name='budget bassist' post='922202' date='Aug 12 2010, 12:22 AM']They buzz/hum/cut out when moved etc. They wear out pretty quick. Every bass I've ever owned with a barrel jack has had to have the bass replaced, it's by no means exclusive to Warwick.[/quote] As BB rightly said this isn't exclusive to Warwick and the symptoms are usually; no signal followed by horrendous crackling when you move the jack that is inserted into the bass. More often than not wrapping the lead around/through your strap to pull the jack at a slight angle can get you through a gig if you have no back-up... I make it sound like I might have had to do this once or twice! As I stated earlier it is false economy to fit a cheap replacement, get a Switchcraft or similar quality barrell socket

[quote name='JohnR' post='922123' date='Aug 11 2010, 11:00 PM']I am talking about the tail and not the saddles. You end up trying to force a B string into a slot cut for a G sting or even a C string on a Sixer. I owned a Thumb 5 and two Thumb 6's and they were all the same.[/quote] OK get you now. AFAIK all the slots on the stop tailpiece are the same size and there can be some issue with certain big chunky strings on 5's and 6's not quite fitting when turned sideways. The consensus seems to be that exposed core strings fit well but agreed that it must be a pain if you use heavy gauge 6 string sets... on the plus side it's got nowt to do with left handed basses; it affects all of them!

[quote name='JohnR' post='922080' date='Aug 11 2010, 10:33 PM']Steer clear if you are a lefty. They fit right handed tail pieces and the slots are not wide enough to accommodate a E or B strings without a bit of DIY with a file.[/quote] Run that past me again! So it doesn't come with the correct tempered EADG sized slot (I correct myself, the early basses only had two sized slots EA and DG)? If it does have different sized slots are you saying that direct from the factory they arrive strung for right handed i.e. the G string sitting in an E sized slot and vice-versa... if so I'd be kicking off big style (in the meantime taking the bridge saddles out and reversing them whilst typing a snotty letter to Warwick hoping for a free box of strings ).

Paul bought a pair of ER15 filters off me and was a breeze to deal with, paid funds straight into my account no problems. Cheers mate... I SAID CHEERS MATE! TAKE THOSE CHUFFIN ER25'S OUT THEY ARE TOO MUCH!

More Warwick love in this thread then I've seen on the whole forum in years!

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='921795' date='Aug 11 2010, 05:15 PM']In another note mine has been played a lot pre me getting it and could do with a refret i think, now the frets i can get off warwick, anyone know a luthier (esp in scotland or N. england) who has exp with warwicks?[/quote] Hey Luke, Warwicks can look as though they need refrets when in fact they've got loads of life left in them (those bell metal frets are hard wearing and the original profile of the frets was never very high). Not saying it defo won't need one (not seen your new bass in the flesh) but find a luthier you trust and ask his opinion... hoping he's not desperate for a bit of work and says it does need regardless, as one or two unscrupulous repairers can do! TBH anybody with experience of refrets can likely do the job (so long as they are aware that the fingerboard is Wenge and 'can' be prone to splintering if they are a bit rough handed) but for names... 'The Bass Doc' Howard can do refrets on Warwicks as can Dave Wilson (both BC members in the NE). I'm sure there'll be others near you who can do it, just depends who you trust.

Only the B string standard Long Scale 0.125 gauge, manufactured by Jimmy Wess (new manufacturer). Free to a good (or bad) home. <edit> Duly claimed.

[quote name='Lozz196' post='921364' date='Aug 11 2010, 10:39 AM']Dunno how I`d feel if I was a Warwick owner tho.[/quote] We feel the same way...

On the issue of weight. I have 4 Streamers in front of me (one leaving in the next day or two) and they weigh; 7lb 14oz, 8lb 4oz, 8lb 6oz and 9lb 5oz. Now even the heaviest of those is considered a light weight by some folks! I do accept that not all Warwicks will be this weight, the older they are, then generally the lighter they are BUT of the 30-40 Warwicks that I've owned I can say that 50% of them will have been 9lb or less, the others varied from 9lb - 10lb and I've not had a one over that. I'll add the caveat that these basses were all 4 string and none were post 93 instruments.

[quote name='blackmn90' post='921463' date='Aug 11 2010, 11:54 AM']can i come to dinner around your house please [/quote] By all means but I have to confess that a couple of years ago I sold every one of the basses in that photograph... luckily I had some spare ones on the other wall!