warwickhunt

Interestingly, one of the Mods over on the Warwick forum reckons that Zender can't confirm that the bass was his. [url="http://forum.warwick.de/24-basses/8697-zender-streamer-ebay.html#post143940"]http://forum.warwick.de/24-basses/8697-zen...html#post143940[/url] Personally I'd have thought that if Zender 'had' asked someone to sell it on eBay for him and had also originally offered a letter of authenticity, then Zender 'should' have found it fairly easy to confirm that the bass used to be his... you can read into that anything that you like! The seller may or may not have told a fib, either way who cares; someone has bought a nice bass and paid a decent price for it.

[quote name='rslaing' post='474756' date='Apr 29 2009, 07:30 AM']The person you emailed with your questions was probably not Zender, as it is being sold by someone else - who may not know much about basses. I imagine that if it is owned by Zender, he doesn't want to be emailed with loads of questions about things other than the bass sale. The letter of authenticity is still showing as available on the ebay ad I saw. I personally think that the price is fair for the instrument (I have a few Warwicks) , regardless of who owned it previously. I had to advertise my last Warwick ( a six string NT Thumb) a few times so perhaps you are correct, the market is slow, but on the third time, it sold within 30 minutes at the BIN of £1700. Just my 2p so no assassinations please.[/quote] No assassinations, this is BC! You must have been looking back at the original listing re. the authenticity letter. Below is a cut and paste from the latest sale... no mention of letter! "Warwick Bass Guitar fitted with L.E.D's on the side (one of the first Warwick basses fitted with them) Excellent condition and hard case is included Used and owned by Stuart Zender (co-founder of Jamiroquai) Used this guitar to record 'Manifest Destiny' on the Jamiroquai album 'Return of the Space Cowboy'. Serial Number: G000865-94 Selling on behalf of Stuart Zender Collection/Postage can be arranged on completion of auction Cash on collection or funds to be cleared before releasing" I agree with you about price (I intimated that the bass should be worth his price back in post #18) and it's a given that it isn't Zender selling the bass. It may well be SZ's bass and it may well be worth a lot more than the selling price, it's just another of those eBay delights.

[quote name='silddx' post='474728' date='Apr 29 2009, 12:42 AM']Bloody strange I call it. Any luck finding an unlined FL for me, old chap? Cheers.[/quote] Lined only old bean!

[quote name='7string' post='474662' date='Apr 28 2009, 10:59 PM']Luverly. One of the most under-rated basses ever.....[/quote] Cheers. I'm slowly but surely unlocking some of the tones that have been untapped for the last year! It's got such a broad tonal palette with the piezos (with internal trim pots), the 3 band EQ and the blends of either/or, that I'm only just getting my head around what can work for me (unfortunately I have a plug in, turn everything on full and play mentality, which doesn't 'quite' work with the Bolin). It also hits my ultimate criteria of being sweet F.A. in weight. I've yet to find a sound that works well with my full-on 'RAWCK' covers band but the other two projects I'm involved with, the Bolin is coming into its own.

[quote name='silddx' post='474658' date='Apr 28 2009, 10:53 PM']jesus, £1,220?? I'm surprised with the way the market is at the moment.[/quote] Especially as he didn't get a single bite last time when he had a BIN of £1000 (with the afore-mentioned 'authentication'). Nowt so funny as folk.... oh and eBay.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='474433' date='Apr 28 2009, 06:05 PM']Nostalgia? Cuh.. it's waaaaaaaay before my time. [url="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=6590796"]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti...VideoID=6590796[/url] [url="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=6608875"]http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti...VideoID=6608875[/url][/quote] Cheers. I was so hoping it would be 'She was looking back...'!

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='474394' date='Apr 28 2009, 05:27 PM']Excellent.. cheers, Doc! 'RnB Spitfires' did ring a bell with me... turns out they had some demos produced by Mr. Daggett. Just watching the clips from The Tube now.. mint![/quote] Direct me to these clips please MB... I could do with a drop of nostalgia.

Have you noted on the relist that the 'Zender' bass is no longer offered with a letter of authenticity... Hmm!

It looks like a crack to me and if it has stayed stable for 10 years it may well remain so but you can bet your bottom dollar that if it takes a whack it will pat a lot quicker than if it wasn't there! I'm sure a good luthier could inject something in there to stabilse it further but you have to consider/off-set the cost of repair against what the bass is worth.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='474262' date='Apr 28 2009, 03:25 PM']This Kenny Potter chap has totally passed me by.. I see he played with Archie Brown in the past, but who else has he played with? Just bein' nosey - I'm suprised I've never heard of him.[/quote] When I were just a nipper (cough) he played with the R&B Spitfires. Great band and cracking bassist. I spoke to Kenny quite recently and he may have lost some Kudos of late as he also... (gulp)... teaches [s]Guit[/s] a 6 string instrument that isn't an ERB!

I have to agree with the general consensus that in the present climate you had best be sure that the Thumb is your dream bass and you'll keep for life because if you are buying new then you'll take a MASSIVE hit if you decide you don't like it. I won't start a debate on the 'vintage' (if that term can be used for an instrument 20-25 years old) v 'new' but I have to say that of the folks who have contributed to your thread you'll find that 90% of them would buy an 'old' used Thumb over a new or nearly new bass any day of the week! They aren't my cup of tea (though heaven knows I've owned enough of them ) but if you take the time to look for a used bass, I can assure you there are far more good uns out there than there are duffers. All that said, if it is new you must have then I can't find a retailer selling for less than £2k.

[quote name='biskitbass' post='472980' date='Apr 26 2009, 10:24 PM']Guys... What can I say?? This is THE place to be for everything bass-related :-) Thankyou all for your advice. I'll try out another 112 in the mix and see how we get on (like I need an excuse to buy another gorgeous Chocolate Thunder LOL). Yeah Rowbee I play larger venues with one of the bands I dep for so it's easier getting the PA guy to put bass into the monitor mix. Other gigs though would prob suffice with the one cab. It's nice now though to have the 'option' of taking a bigger rig or a smaller one to gigs as having the two cabs would be 'modular'. Smaller gigs, smaller cab etc. Totally understand as well Warickhunt - with a family etc I don't want to run the risk of going through a painful and expensive lesson in getting 'that' sound :-) Looks like I'm on the right tracks so far though - next a TFunk head LOL, or Aguilar, not thought that far ahead yet - hey is it true Dave Funk aint making the 550 heads any more that he's only doing the more powerful ones/750 ?? I know Robbie @ RIM Basses (was/is) a UK distributor for them, is that where you got your's mate (warwickhunt) ?[/quote] I'd certainly advocate doubling up on the DB12 rather than adding a 15 into the mix. I was lucky enough to pick my TF550 up on here. I seem to recall that the 550 has been phased out but by all accounts the 750 has the same tone just more power (not that I think you'd need it). The Aguilar or Epifani amps were two contenders had I not gone for the TF (along with the wish list of various other amps i.e. Aggie DB750, which had to be discounted due to weight limitations). If you're ever across Newcastle way you are more than welcome to call in for a cuppa BUT be warned Neil (Bassoctopuss) did that and he now owns a TF!

[quote name='Legion' post='472866' date='Apr 26 2009, 07:20 PM']Oh well, I did change 2 factors at once - my amp and my cabs, maybe the markbass was responsible for the extra bass I thought I was hearing.[/quote] I know that a year or two ago I was chasing my own tail trying to get the sound I wanted from a bunch of amps/cabs and unfortunately I didn't have the sense to settle on one amp and then find the cabs to match I just kept swapping out amp/cab/amp/cab and I was getting no further forward. Each time I seemed to find that something wasn't quite hitting the spot I seemed to change the wrong bit of equipment... it didn't help that I was also going through a purge of basses that I had collected and didn't even keep that one factor constant; harsh and expensive lesson learned.

[quote name='cetera' post='472868' date='Apr 26 2009, 07:22 PM']Well that's a bunch of toss! ;o) Hope to catch you next time! I think we're playing on the tiny stage at Legends in Newcastle later in the year and we're back at South Shields on Halloween![/quote] I'll try and take a bit more notice next time. FWIW I know someone who was at the gig and they loved it but unfortunately venue attendance is really hitting an all time low at the minute!

[quote name='Legion' post='472829' date='Apr 26 2009, 06:25 PM']Graeme - as Higgie says another 12 will add a lot of power, although I have to add that [u]I think the GS112 cabs are a little more bass heavy than the DB112 range[/u]. Maybe you should check those out if you think that you need more earth shaking sorta bass. J[/quote] I wouldn't say that was strictly the case! Myself, Marcus and WoT recently got together and we did an A/B of a pair of GS112s and a pair of DB112s and I have to say that I don't think that any one of us considered that the GSs had more bass/bottom end than the DBs.

[quote name='12stringbassist' post='472607' date='Apr 26 2009, 11:41 AM']Hi, I'm a big Cheap Trick fan. I'm not a great fan of TP. His playing can be excellent or rubbish. His sound is ecellent, though. I have met him a couple of times but am just not keen on his constant sarcasm. [size=4]Jon Brant was a better player for CT on the whole.[/size][/quote] Oooh! I can't debate his use of sarcasm as I've never met the man but as for JB being better for Cheap Trick than TP... I found that the material produced during the JB period was a bit lack lustre and I actually lost interest in all things CT during this time but when he rejoined I think they came back to some semblance of their former glory though for whatever reason they couldn't recapture that early magic! However each to his own and I'm sure you'll have justification for the JB is best accolade.

I can not believed I missed this thread saying you were on at The Office, S Shields! Barely 10 miles away and I knew nowt about it till I spotted some pics on a local 'Gig/Rock/Guitar' Forum! B*ll*cks! Catch you next time.

[quote name='skankdelvar' post='472306' date='Apr 25 2009, 06:05 PM']Thanks for that pointer Warwick. Got a set - only bidder! May try some of those other brands too... Credit Crunch + Elixirs = [/quote] Did you just get the pack of 3 (that takes me back to my youth ) or did you buy multiple sets? It works out cheaper in multiples and you could always share the costs with other local bassists (cue 'local' quotes ).

[quote name='maxrossell' post='471949' date='Apr 25 2009, 12:07 AM']I've been looking at buying a bass amp recently, so I've been spending quite a bit of time on eBay, and in the past week I've seen a good two dozen bass amps go unsold despite the opening prices or buy-it-nows being set at half their new RRP or less, often far less than what people would think of as their real second-hand value. On the one hand I'm quite pleased about this because hopefully I won't have too much competition and might get a killer deal when I come to make a purchase, but on the other hand, is the economy really that bad that mass bargains are going unbought? Just last week, I saw an immaculate second hand Hughes & Kettner combo worth over a grand new go for £190. Virtually every Ashdown I've seen has remained unsold despite being very reasonably priced. Is this the economy or what?[/quote] You've hit the nail on the head. Economy, dead slow or stop and people watching the pennies. Some stuff will always sell (stick an Aguilar DB112 cab up for sale atm and see how long it lasts ) and if the right buyer is looking for what you have then you'd likely as not get what you wanted (stick a Sadowsky METRO up for sale ) BUT middle of the road or exotic gear on eBay with 'no reserve' would be a desperate measure at present. All very good if you have the funds and are secure enough to be able to spend... Oh and the H&K went to a good home btw (not me).

This week I as been mostly playing... ... moy Bolin!