warwickhunt

How cheap!!!

[quote name='tremblap' post='175284' date='Apr 12 2008, 04:58 PM']is it this one? [url="http://epifani.com/products/club115.php"]http://epifani.com/products/club115.php[/url] You sell it incredibly low, about half price, any reason? pa[/quote] You haven't quite grasped the concept of bagging a bargain yet have you

Let Sibob know about your stack-knob plate, he's after one I believe.

[quote name='Macko1968' post='175105' date='Apr 12 2008, 12:11 PM']It does seem that things are not moving well at the moment but Warwicks seem to be suffering the most. I have my own ideas about why this is and might tread on few toes here. I think, as a company, Warwick have totally lost their way. In the halcyon days they arrived on the scene as a company making instruments to a standard an not a price, they snagged a number of hugely influential endorsees - Jack Bruce & John Entwhistle being the most notable. When you bought a Warwick you were buying a no compromise, hand-made instrument that could compete with any boutique maker out there. Over the years they have pushed in to the mainstream, to the detriment of the instruments they make. I now see a company who's primary goal is no longer to make instruments, it's to make money. The decision to embrace a roster of endorsees that is primarily made up of "metal" players has alienated its original demographic & I doubt the average Slipknot fan has £1k to spend on a bass. The quality of the product has gone from exceptional to merely acceptable; plastic nuts, MEC pick-ups, the current bridge, all have been to cut costs with a corresponding cut in performance. What I see on dealers walls now are decent instruments and I'm sure owners are more than happy with them but I just don't get the "wow" factor I got with the early models. The image of the brand has undoubtably slipped which helps explain why warwickhunt & Woolf have both tried & failed to sell exceptional early instruments despite asking utter peanuts for them. Folk just don't see Warwicks as being special anymore. Interestingly, in the 90s I saw Status heading up the same blind alley, their decision to move to wooden necks alienated their fan base & I seriously feared for their future. It is a big relief to see them back doing what they do best, unique graphite basses with the wow factor that makes them stand out from the crowd.[/quote] Your sentiments don't tread on my toes If anything I'd say you are being gracious toward some of the 'issues' (for want of a better word) with Warwick of late. I'm not sycophantic about their basses, I've used them for 20+ years and if there is something about their product that I don't like then I can say what I genuinely feel because I've bought and paid for every warwick I've owned. I've played and owned various Warwick instruments that would stack up against anything produced by any other manufacturer but hand on heart I've rarely played anything from later than about 93 that has made me feel like it was a bass that I'd part with my folding for. I genuinely believe that, like Status (and a lot of other manufacturers), Warwick will find their way again and some of their quality instruments, such as Si's mate's Streamer, will realise their true potential.

Hey maybe I should get in touch with the Gallery or a shop on Denmark St. as I have a Birds-Eye Maple 4 stringer and TBH I'd be looking for £1200 - £1300 for this I really do wish your mate well and hope he gets his price (where-ever it might sell) as it's about time these Warwick prices recovered... and they will.

Hi DBM and welcome! I 'think' what people might be saying is that as a noobie there's probably loads of stuff people would like to know about you before committing to making offers, why not pop over to the 'Introductions' section of the forum and... introduce yourself. It'll probably stop your sale thread getting bogged down with introductions type stuff. Good luck with your sale.

[quote name='Dodge' post='175024' date='Apr 12 2008, 09:53 AM']Hmm. I've only got one left to get rid of, which has had an offer today which I'm pondering - I don't get why they're not selling either. Other than F@&$%%£ useless truss rods, they're great basses.[/quote] I'm not defending all Warwicks or putting myself on a pedestal and saying they are great basses without faults but I've had Warwicks for 20 years and I've probably owned about 40 in that time and other than one stripped out nut due to an over enthusiastic previous owner I've yet to encounter a fecked rod! Not saying they don't happen, I've heard from people who say they've had problems but TBH I'm not sure how many people can say they have had a broken truss rod rather than knowing someone who has. As an aside to this I was speaking to Dave Wilson at the Haltwhistle Custom Shop (trying to get some advise) re. a BCer who 'did' actually have a truss rod issue and he reckoned that they are generally one of the easiest to remove and replace of any bass that he works on (I know a particular BCer who might disagree due to said troublesome rod )! I should qualify that statement and say that he doesn't get any more Warwicks in than other basses. I realise we'll all have personal experiences with particular instruments that direct our judgements. I could equally say that I like Fender basses except I'm sick of twisted necks and weak pups... problems that I've encountered with Fenders that I've never encountered with Warwicks

[quote name='ednaplate' post='174958' date='Apr 12 2008, 01:56 AM']Why do people not like Warwicks at the moment??? I just don't get it.[/quote] I don't think it's 'just' Warwicks but they do seem to be suffering the hardest. If it's old and mojo'd and has the big 'F' on the headstock it will always attract a good price but other than that, in the present economic climate people are just becoming cautious with their spending I know that Si is aware (as he has said) that this bass is going to struggle 'big style' to get anywhere near that price and a trade or retail outlet may well be the best bet. Saying that by the time a shop sticks its bit and the VAT (which it is obliged to do even on used items) on retailing that used bass, its going to be up there with the price of a new one!