warwickhunt

[quote name='Golchen' post='176532' date='Apr 14 2008, 06:25 PM']So how much is it going for £££???[/quote] [quote name='Toasted' post='176597' date='Apr 14 2008, 07:55 PM']Such a beauty. Gutted to see these going so "low".[/quote] He got £2k for it! ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Well that might buck the trend and get prices moving in the right direction

You'd need to be a BFC to move this BFC Shame someone doesn't have a residency somewhere (do WM clubs still have resident bands/musicians) it would make a stupendous noise.

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.