Warwick recommendations

[warwickhunt]

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='1242404' date='May 23 2011, 10:45 PM']If the seller doesn't send the item it's barely any hassle to claim your money back through Paypal, i'm more than willing to sacrifice a few minutes of my life if i can get something i want for much less than i'd usually pay.[/quote]
The problem occurs when the seller does send it and it's a POS and you are out of pocket returning it and potentially in the process the seller tries to rip you off by denying the item has been returned...
Did that seem a little bitter and personal?

[lemmywinks]

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='1242408' date='May 23 2011, 10:48 PM']The problem occurs when the seller does send it and it's a POS and you are out of pocket returning it and potentially in the process the seller tries to rip you off by denying the item has been returned...
Did that seem a little bitter and personal? [/quote]


Ah yes there is always that!
The thing is that Overwater auction had quite good, if very shrewdly taken, photos which seemed to show most of the bass in detail. I guess if you rule out every bass that doesn't have hi-res pics showing every minute detail then you won't be bidding on many basses, although that's not really a bad thing!

In fact the Fortress i bought had a replacement Ovangkol neck if anyone remembers the thread on it. Nothing that bothers me as it's all genuine Warwick parts (and i really liked the Ovangkol one i already had) but i suppose that might bother some people who really like the Wenge ones. I'd feel cheeky complaining considering what i paid though.

[peteb]

If you can, try & get one of the top of the range models secondhand (steamer stage 1 / 2, thumb, etc) rather than some of the mid priced ones – they are going for silly money and are brilliant basses if you are not bothered about the fashion angle!

I got a mint stage one from eBay a few years ago at a ridiculously low price – almost given away! Superb bass and the prices have dropped even further since then!!

[seb]

hhehe is so funny seeing people talking about that corvette...its funny because i bought it, an yeah it is true that the seller didnt want to send me pictures and stuff...but finally ive received the bass and i still think it was a mistake or smth or its stollen, cuz this bass sounds AMAZING and i had 4 warwick before(thumb,streamette,fna jazzman,streamer 1), but this is for my taste

[GarethFlatlands]

There's a few for sale on here, some real beauties, including a nice Corvette $$ 5 string for a ridiculously low £600. Get while the going's good!

I've got a Streamer Pro-M myself and really love the sound but don't like the pickup placement as I keep hitting it with my pick.

[TheGreek]

[quote name='megallica' post='1235161' date='May 18 2011, 07:17 AM']I'm hoping to pick up a second hand Warwick next month, what sort of prices do BO Thumb, Corvette $$ or Fortress basses sell for these days?

I owned a Corvette Rockbass, Corvette Standard and Corvette $$ a few years ago and was very impressed with the quality and sound of these basses.

Since then I've been getting into 80's Ibanez and Yamaha basses.[/quote]



I loved my Dolphin - slim neck, p/ups with massive range, well balanced - sold it to a fella in Australia recently - he's pleased as Punch - I think there's a black one for sale in the "For Sale" thread - bargain at £600 I would say..