warwickhunt

Used to do this one; quite pertinent! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivrHgl-w-OU

Also NE based here and unfortunately unless you are one of the (very) well established local bands you'll not get much more than you've stated... in fact £210 for a 3 piece is as good as you can expect. I've played in 3/4/5 (and even a 6 at one point) piece bands in the NE for 37 years and I'd say that the pub money is the same now as it was 30 years ago; if I get £60 per night these days I count myself lucky... once or twice lately we've averaged £40 per man!

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1479938362' post='3180491'] Any particular reason you want a Streamer? I only ask because the original Streamer shape is the Spector NS - nicked by Warwick in the '80's. They do tons of models in that shape and IMO are [i][b]better value[/b][/i]. [/quote] No point turning anything into a Warwick/Spector bunfight because what you say is fact... other than value! A proper German made 80's - 90's Streamer will be cheaper than a comparable USA NS bass.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1479928516' post='3180408'] aye - he goes by the same username on here too . [/quote] What Luke said!

You've got everything from Rockbass to full blown Custom Shop and everything between; to describe them all is a tome. It would be easier if you had an idea of budget then you'd get a more concise/clear answer.

Welcome. SE Northumberland for me but I'm often further up the coast swimming.

Sadly you could opt for option #1 @ £100 and still end up with an empty pub!

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1479386764' post='3176131'] Not sure what TLC entails but at this price it might be a bargain [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warwick-streamer-bass-guitar-black-working-but-needs-tlc-/272447207498?hash=item3f6f1e784a:g:mY4AAOSwImRYJ0HJ"]http://www.ebay.co.u...Y4AAOSwImRYJ0HJ[/url] [/quote] £476 for a m***er with a broken neck... WOW

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[quote name='Paulhauser' timestamp='1479383000' post='3176060'] Would be nice to A/B test the same bass with the original P positioning, maybe it is not a big difference....... [/quote] Not a realistic option really. I have a Warwick Streamer Stage I reverse (as per all Streamers) and a non-reverse Streamer (as per Fender) and the wood density/weight etc is so different that a comparison throws up more questions than it answers.

Hmmm I can see the way this could go.

I could swear that my DB112's used to have a 'pair' of Speakon connectors... are these very old or very new versions?

They are parallel so either will work but... you're better off using #3 the Speakon connector!

ENOUGH... leave well alone and step away from this blasphemous talk of songs other than I IV V IVm. Aside from the huge number of fabulous songs with those chords, many of us are able to dep at the drop of a hat based upon this choice of chord.

GK MB150/200 combo

A Streamer Stage I will defo get aggressive (esp Maple ones) but they don't have that 'honk' the SSII & Thumbs have, difference is that it doesn't always work the other way.

[quote name='bassbora' timestamp='1478165077' post='3167173'] Warwickhunt, I started a thread over on the warwick forum about stage 1s. You are the man everything Warwick related. I am thinking of trying to find and old Stage 1 and I am dying to know how it compares to Stage 2 and Thumb. You must be able to shed some light on that after owning every model under the sun. How do old Stage 1s compare to new? [/quote] Stage I v Stage II or Thumb - The low mid focus of the SSII and Thumb is the main tonal difference to the SSI. I've found that the maple SSI basses (anything post 89/90) tend to be more open in comparison to the SSII/Thumb and the early (cherry body predominantly wenge neck) SSI is very mellow in comparison to all. The Thumb is (IMHO) the most focused (almost nasal) and the other end of the spectrum is the early Cherry SSI. Old v New SSI - See above re. the evolution of body wood+neck wood (not fingerboard as they are all wenge) cherry+wenge (early) / maple+wenge (transition late 80's) / maple+maple (89/90 onwards) they have differences but then there are further (maybe) lesser variations with pup make; EMG / MEC quite similar and a blindfold test would be hard pushed to differentiate, Bartolini/Alembic/SD all give variation BUT the essential SSI 'ness' comes from the body/neck combo + PJ pups. Final consideration is that from about 1990 onwards SSI's have been all maple body/neck (other than thin stringers/laminates) BUT the body thickness, neck thickness and quality/density of wood has varied and this throws up some anomalies where tone can vary a bit. I had a 94 Streamer (wax/natural) that seemed to be made of balsa wood and you could indent the body wood with your finger nail and it gave a very soft SSI sound, whereas a 91 bass I had was rock maple (if there is such a thing) and it was very solid/dense yet the body dimensions were quite slim but that bass sang like a piano! Hmmm have I covered it all?

I like esoteric basses and at the former BC sale price I'd have been interested in that Tyler but not at 100%(+) the original sale price... oh and the strings would be in the bin pretty quickly, even if just for the colour!

You'll not find a period correct one... they're all feckin broken!

[quote name='Freddie75' timestamp='1477833029' post='3164687'] Will the Streamliner evenly distribute the power between the 3 speakers, is it safe to do this, or is this only possible using TC Electronics Amp heads? [/quote] No amp will distribute 'evenly' between the 3 drivers in 2 cabs; each cab being 8 ohms will get half of the output. As a result the 2x12 drivers will be getting their half of the amp output split between them. Will it work? Yes. Will it sound OK? Almost certainly.

The seller knows it's a bitsa copy but is leaving enough doubt to trap the greedy! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-precision-bass-road-worn-vintage-seventies-/282235194631?hash=item41b6874d07:g:e8oAAOSwcUBYEhCW

...and down!