Chris2112

[quote name='Linus27' timestamp='1318512508' post='1403134'] Am I right in thinking that newer Warwicks don't have such a chunky neck these days? [/quote] Correct, and they're better for it now. But the prices of new Warwicks is just outrageous! I always wonder who the hell buys them new!

Could be a decent bass, especially if you're into Mick Karn.

Mike instead of Mic gets on my wick. Who the f*** is Mike?

Lets hope he brings his Wal basses along!

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1309186951' post='1284263'] Maybe the rarest Yamaha bass here? [/quote] Wasn't there a bloke on Bass World who had about 30 of these strangely shaped basses?

[quote name='peted' timestamp='1278764925' post='891270'] Shuker Singlecut 6 with fanned frets [attachment=53876:SNC12726.JPG] [attachment=53877:SNC12725.JPG] [/quote] Very smart.

Whilst the styling of Ritter basses does nothing for me, some of the touches of craftmanship are inspired.

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1318347057' post='1400942'] so there's not a lot of point arguing the toss. [/quote] Indeed, 'the toss' being those stinking P basses!

The parmo has worked it's way up from Middlesborough (where rumour has it first appeared in the UK) to newcastle. They are impossibly vile. I'd rather a Donner...

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1318330987' post='1400593'] I can't lie, this sounds absolutely horrible! To which models did this neck apply? Is it a limited run? I suspect I'm going to have to really try - as a few others have pointed out - to find out. [/quote] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]You'll find this neck most commonly on Warwick Bolt On basses from after around the year 2000. Any bolt on Warwick with an ovangkol neck (bolt on Thumb, Corvette, Streamer LX etc etc) I would be tempted to give a wide berth. The Thumb and the Corvette seemed worst affected in my view. Prior to this, the bolt on necks were made from wenge and were a slim, rounded 'C' shape. The D shape is a real club, and not just because it's so deep and fat in your hand, but because the edges of the fretboard are flat and sharp with it being a 'D' shape, which shows up any subtle flaw in the fretwork.[/font] [font=lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif]Now, I have to say, I am not usually one to complain about neck profiles. and I often find it strange when people say they are getting rid of a bass because they don't get on with the neck. I don't think neck profiles are as important as some people make out (like some people who give luthiers specs for milimetre perfect neck builds on a custom bass, but the Warwick baseball bat necks are so bad I wouldn't want to own a bass with one attached. I had a thumb with the old profile neck and it was a joy. [/font]

Different vinegar strokes for different folks!

[quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1318325563' post='1400459'] What's wrong with it? [/quote] It's a P bass, for a start!

[quote name='Rick's Fine '52' timestamp='1318325775' post='1400465'] Surely you don't think people spend £80K on a shotgun because it shoots better, although i bet it shoots pretty damn good! [/quote] The best shotgun I have ever used was a Baikal MP153 with duck reed camoflage which was about £700 new. It was better than a Browning that I shot the same day that had cost the owner some £7000 used.

Erm, no actually, because here is the ugliest bass in the world!

No, because I already own that bass: [IMG]http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv52/Baryonyx2112/two.jpg[/IMG] Actually, this Zon is pretty nice too... [IMG]http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv52/Baryonyx2112/full1.jpg[/IMG]

[quote name='dave_bass5' timestamp='1318246922' post='1399575'] Blocking owners posting about issues is not really on IMO. The best place to ask for help with a certain product should surely be the manufacturers own forums. [/quote] It is incredibly poor. Can you imagine the furore that would arise if you rang your bank with a query and they hung the phone up on you? Or if you wrote to your local council and your letter ended up in a shredder before it was read? Actually, forget the last one there, I think that already happens.

[quote name='dc2009' timestamp='1317841427' post='1395340'] IMO their flat, 'D' profile neck is far better than the 'C' style one. [/quote] This 'D' profile might be great for you, or anyone else who prefers a big fat neck. If you've never tried one, go and find the nearest metal lamp-post. Grab the post just above the base where it thins out. Now go for a 'fretting' motion with your hand, imagining you were fretting the strings of a neck. The 'hand wrapped around a lamp-post' should give you a fairly accurate idea of what a Warwick 'D' profile is like. I recall on Talkbass, a lot of people didn't like Warwick because of 'the clubby neck'. Clearly, they were referring to the new necks as the old 'C' shape was nothing like clubby! In total, it's one of the worst necks I've ever played on a production bass, and I am a big Warwick fan! In spite of their dubious moral practices! I don't mind this so much because the two companies have gone their seperate ways. Warwick are more of a mass produced, high quality product. Spector these days are more of a small production, high quality product. Spector have produced some cheaper basses, but I am glad Stuart Spector is back heading his company. I feel there is a much more personal connection between Spector basses and their brand values and luthiers. Warwick are a bit corporate and faceless but still make good basses.

The bass is a tool. And like any tool, it gets exposed to damage and wear and tear through doing it's job. Of course, we look after them, but a minor bump or scratch is the cost of life and the cost of enjoying our instruments. If they don't do the job they're supposed to do, whats the point of having them at all? Out of tune bongos indeed! That said, I do pride myself on a collection of physically near perfect instruments, but then I don't play live much anymore, and certainly if I do it's a seated gig in a comfortable chair where my bass is looked after!

I didn't realise he was still playing live!

Luckily the guys I play with at the moment are all fairly like minded. We like electric instruments, 1980's pop and jazz fusion so we rarely argue. In the past though, particularly when I was playing sideman or doing favours for friends, there were some horrific comments. Usually along the lines of wanting to cover some awful song, try a 'new arrangement' (a byword for a sloppy re-imagining most of the time) or do some acoustic stuff. Groan.