warwickhunt

[quote name='budget bassist' post='737568' date='Feb 6 2010, 07:59 PM']Nah, i understand why you were a bit cautious, you're right though, the organisation was piss poor, and the hucknall bands that she booked didn't help matters, i've played with/watched most of them play before and as a generalisation, most of them couldn't organise a pissup in a brewery, let alone organise a gig date to which they can all turn up to and then actually turn up on time on the night, a lot of them don't even have their own equipment, and that's before i get to the music... honestly, organising a gig in hucknall is an absolute nightmare. And yeah, it's for charity, [b][size=4]her and some people from college are going to ghana to help build houses or schools or something[/size][/b]? I didn't know she'd organised anything before, either way, she hasn't done it much... as for the 18's thing, I think she intended it to be for all ages and then realised that it's in a pub so she couldn't (some of the pubs round here are ok with it, some aren't. Personally i got fed up of all the U18's turning up at the gigs and just behaving like what they are - children. I don't mean you luke, you're alright, but just some of the under 18 regulars just acted like prats until eventually any adults that would pay to get in stopped turning up and they just became children's parties... not good. but i digress. She's organising another one in april, she did say to me that this one was just to "test the water" and wasn't going to be all that important, though i may have to help her out a little on the next one... she does mean well.[/quote] After reading through this thread re. this 'organiser' friend of yours, I hope she isn't personally organising [u][b]that[/b][/u]?

Well that's his backside well and truly covered when it turns out to NOT be a 1974! The nail in the coffin is that he can't/won't supply any more/better pics and I assume someone has asked him for any info that might be visible when the neck is removed...

[quote name='Bassassin' post='736860' date='Feb 6 2010, 12:38 AM']Did it have a brand name? Not very many of them were set-neck so if it definitely was, that would probably narrow it down a lot. The problem is that there were literally dozens of different brands & factories all copying the same instrument - and being copies they all tend to look pretty similar! J.[/quote] That's where my quest fails me; I was hoping that seeing a couple of headstocks with names on might jog my memory but alas off the top of my head I can't recall. The set-neck isn't even a definite but I seem to recall that at the time I decided not to refinish the bass (as I did the short scale Jazz I subsequently got), so I'm assuming it was because the neck was fixed. Don't worry about it I just wondered if there was a resource/website that might show some of the copy basses from this period (which would have been the mid 70's as I recall getting it around 78 and it wasn't beaten up).

This is a long shot and there may not be a simple answer but... My very first bass was a short scale Gibson 'SG' EB? style jap cr4p bass. I have a very hazy recollection of it; it may have been NT rather than BO and it was period correct red stain mahogany with appropriate 2 aside headstock, but is there a likely candidate for what it may have been? If anyone has pics of any likely candidates I'd love to see, as it may trigger my memory as to the make. I might then try and track one down for old times sake. As I say, it's a long shot!

You have a Musicman Stingray, Fender Precision, Fender Jazz, Rickenbacker 4003, Gibson Thunderbird and a Double Bass... what you lack is a Warwick (or a Zon )!

It is all down to personal preference as I've owned Warwicks and Spectors and tbh I've always been happier with Warwicks. There will of course be those who think the opposite and prefer Spectors over Warwicks (paging 'Cetera' )! My reasoning for W over S is that the Spectors feel (physically and tonally) a bit bloated in comparison to Warwicks.

The Geordie chapter grows ever larger!

[quote name='OldGit' post='733752' date='Feb 3 2010, 09:02 AM'][u][b]Very old[/b][/u] TE guitar speaker cab, I think.[/quote] I hate it when someone (especially an 'OldGit' ) says that; as I remember when these were released/reviewed... and it doesn't seem that long ago!

If there's a bad word said against the CV basses I'd be surprised/amazed. That isn't to say that they are perfect but for the money you are 'unlikely' to find a better Fender styled bass available in this price range!

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='732322' date='Feb 1 2010, 10:17 PM']also which two are you down too Warwickhunt?[/quote] Old Red (first Warwick I ever owned) Infinette #2 (the one reviewed in 'Bassist' 1991)

[quote name='martthebass' post='732290' date='Feb 1 2010, 09:58 PM']Have to say that the 2 Wicks Ive owned were perfect QC wise - like Volkswagens. But the ash covette (and the Thumb that replaced it) both had neck dive like a beeatch. That with the perceived neck length made me go back to Fender and MM in the end.[/quote] Well there's always a first! I've not heard of a Corvette with neck dive as the long top horn tends to even the balance but I suppose if the Ash body was light enough it may well compromise stability!

[quote name='silddx' post='732231' date='Feb 1 2010, 09:11 PM']Really?! How do you know?[/quote] I occasionally get PM's from people who I've communicated with on a regular basis or who I've met at local bashes and you'd be amazed how many have said they took ages to twig... or maybe you wouldn't be amazed!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='732141' date='Feb 1 2010, 08:05 PM']Love the username BTW. [/quote] Some people don't even spot it!

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='732131' date='Feb 1 2010, 08:01 PM']look in the 'bass' forum, there's a warwick thread and you can see how people are wanting a "Made in Germany" bass someday in the future. I bet warwickhunt is waiting for the day when the desired models will say "made in West Germany"![/quote] I only have TWO Warwick basses left so it matters little to me... but I know where you are coming from!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='731961' date='Feb 1 2010, 05:40 PM']Just been discussing this. Ritters are definitely more a work of art. Personally, I love them.[/quote] However one man's 'work of art' is another man's 'pretentious fussiness'... and that could be said of Ritter, Warwick OR Alembic!

[quote name='Musicman20' post='731695' date='Feb 1 2010, 01:42 PM']Requirements: Not too heavy No neck dive Plenty of eq options Tradional as possible[/quote] The Streamer and Corvette shapes are very different to look at and essentially it's down to personal preference in that respect. Neither of the basses that you mention are mega heavy (though a Bubinga bodied Corvette will 'generally' be heavier than an Ash) and I've never heard of neck dive from either bass. If you are going for the $$ you are spoilt for choice with regard to tonal options. Traditional... Nah! The Corvette body shape is hardly trad' Fender style and though the Streamer (Spector NS) body shape has been around 25+ years it also isn't a J or P bass; the options from the $$ pups means that you can replicate some trad tones but then again why would you you buy a Warwick because you don't want a Fender!

[quote name='lee650' post='727927' date='Jan 28 2010, 06:25 PM']cheers and congrats on a great bass, give me a shout if you evermove it on - all the best lee[/quote] Ignore Lee ( )... and give me a shout if you want to sell the 'basschat bike' as I was one of the MANY owners before him! Just so happens I'm actively looking to find a similar/identical Sterling but it has to smell as nice as that one! re. the strings - I used DR Sunbeams on it (45-105) and they were fab.

[quote name='TimR' post='728239' date='Jan 28 2010, 11:13 PM']I still have one in white. I paid £350 for it in 1987.[/quote] I had one of these basses in the 80's and it cost me (as you say) about £350. It was black sparkle, BO neck and as opposed to the OPs bass very light. It wasn't the same as Mep's bass as it didn't have the rounded off body edges, though there were obviously chamfers on the forearm rest etc. Decent bass in its day and @ £50 a positive bargain. Oh and if I can find a snap I'll see if I can scan it.

At half that price I'd drive down and give it the once over but not at £5k.

So the fretted one is listed separate and is up to £2100! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ex-Simple-Minds-Wal-bass_W0QQitemZ190368211783QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2c52d46347#ht_1453wt_1165"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ex-Simple-Minds-Wal-...#ht_1453wt_1165[/url]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='727569' date='Jan 28 2010, 01:38 PM']Should I ever list anything on ebay, I shall be noting this stuff in my listing, such as I will not post until funds have cleared into my bank account etc.[/quote] Unfortunately 'IF' you use eBay you can't do the things that you've suggested! If you list on eBay then you agree to abide by eBay's T&C, hence you've got to offer PayPal as an option in which case a buyer can elect to use PayPal and you are thereby caught up in this whole scenario outlined in this thread! You can't even go down the route of simply offering cash on collection; that is eBay's pet hate and they'll pull your listing sharpish if they spot it. <edit> Oh and don't leave the feedback just yet... you are in the enviable position of being in the (buyers) driving seat and like it or not eBay/PayPal is on your side for now.