jaydentaku Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 der link ist kaputt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick_Official Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 [quote name='jaydentaku' timestamp='1341006679' post='1712888'] der link ist kaputt! [/quote] Sorry, I edited it, and should be fine now! THanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydentaku Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Awesome video. IS there a more in-depth video of the process? If not, i am very happy to go over and take the tour (at your expense). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick_Official Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 jaydentaku: Our Official YouTube page has quite a lot of videos of various steps of production, as well as artists, demos, lessons, and more! Check it out, here: http://www.youtube.com/user/warwickofficial Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydentaku Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 super. smashing. great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassPimp66 Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 das link ist zuper gut. danke schon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick_Official Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Thanks for the comments! We are continually updating our YouTube page with new content...featuring Demos, Artist Interviews, behind-the-scenes, Production videos, Set-up and Care, and much more! We hope you like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Bass Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 One of my Favourite basses ever is my 5 string Fortress MM. It is the perfect bass for Death metal. I am always looking out for another but being a lefty its hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttitudeCastle Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Is Erlend Caspersen an endorseeing artist? Out of curosity. Music is very very down to taste, but boy can he rip the bass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick_Official Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 (edited) AttitudeCastler, Yes...Erland Caspersen IS a Warwick endorser! He is very talented...thanks for the comment! You can see his profile here: http://warwick.de/modules/endorser/list.php?type=musician&katID=14569&cl=EN Edited July 2, 2012 by Warwick_Official Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttitudeCastle Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 [quote name='Warwick_Official' timestamp='1341248369' post='1715744'] AttitudeCastler, Yes...Erland Caspersen IS a Warwick endorser! He is very talented...thanks for the comment! You can see his profile here: [url="http://warwick.de/modules/endorser/list.php?type=musician&katID=14569&cl=EN"]http://warwick.de/mo...tID=14569&cl=EN[/url] [/quote] Thanks! He is a MONSTER saw him and Jeroen Paul Thesseling on tour together this year. Crazy stuff! Need to get my hands on a Warwick asap! Never had the fortune to try one, but they sound incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I have always loved Warwick. In the past I had a Thumb BO that was lovely, but then I got this Ltd Edition Streamer from 1990... [IMG]http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv52/Baryonyx2112/Streamer1.jpg[/IMG] Truely, one of the best basses I have ever played. Absolutely stunning in every respect. One day I may enquire at the Warwick forums to try and find out more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick_Official Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 Chris2112, Your Streamer is gorgeous! What sort of info are you looking for? If you send pictures of the front and back, the serial number and control cavity...send them to [email protected] and you will get all information that is available. Records for those days are not great, but perhaps there will be something to learn. Please let me know if I can assist you in any way. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Email sent, lets see what happens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Thing Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I'm sure there are many others out there who would agree that it would be awfully nice if you would allow Rob Green of Status Graphite to build Buzzards again. Is there no way you can come to some amicable arrangement about this? Rob Green is a really nice bloke and Status are a tiny company compared to you guys and I don't see how their bespoke manufacture of Buzzards would cause you any problems at all. You can't really call them competition. Even if they were still making Buzzards they wouldn't even dent your profits and People wanting a wooden Buzzard would get one from you anyway. Personally I would like the option of buying a carbon graphite version. I'm sure Warwick would earn a lot of new fans if they did this (and John Entwistle would stop spinning in his grave!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick_Official Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 The Buzzard was thought up in a meeting between John Entwistle and Hans-Peter Wilfer, sketched on a napkin! 80% of the design was created by HPW in the weeks following that meeting, as proven in a court of law. As such, Warwick was the originator of the instrument and will be the sole producer of it. Thanks for your comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 And Rob had to destroy the moulds, so I doubt these basses will ever be built again. Shame. Maybe a Warwick/Status collaboration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 [quote name='steve-soar' timestamp='1341342340' post='1717450'] And Rob had to destroy the moulds, so I doubt these basses will ever be built again. Shame. Maybe a Warwick/Status collaboration? [/quote] Rob has stated that even if he was allowed to make the Buzzard again he could not afford the tooling costs for the moulds. So there will never be another Status Buzzard, but no doubt a few more Warwick ones that never seemed as good. Got an email back about my Streamer, addressed from H.P Wilfer (though I doubt he had anything to do with the email). It thanked me for sending me the pics and linked me to a 1989 Ltd Edition Streamer Stage one that looked nothing like my bass, I assume they don't have any images of the 1990 Ltd Edition to link me to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick_Official Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 Chris2112, I'm sorry the link was not to your bass. But...your email was indeed from Hans-Peter Wilfer. He personally responds to [b]all[/b] of the instrument requests. Your are correct, we currently do not have images of the 1990 LTD. Thanks for your support! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 [quote name='Warwick_Official' timestamp='1341341376' post='1717427'] The Buzzard was thought up in a meeting between John Entwistle and Hans-Peter Wilfer, sketched on a napkin! 80% of the design was created by HPW in the weeks following that meeting, as proven in a court of law. As such, Warwick was the originator of the instrument and will be the sole producer of it. Thanks for your comments! [/quote] "Ahem" said Ned Stienburger from the back! [quote name='Warwick_Official' timestamp='1341356720' post='1717815'] Chris2112, I'm sorry the link was not to your bass. But...your email was indeed from Hans-Peter Wilfer. He personally responds to [b]all[/b] of the instrument requests. Your are correct, we currently do not have images of the 1990 LTD. Thanks for your support! [/quote] you do now if you ask chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Thing Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 [quote name='Warwick_Official' timestamp='1341341376' post='1717427'] The Buzzard was thought up in a meeting between John Entwistle and Hans-Peter Wilfer, sketched on a napkin! 80% of the design was created by HPW in the weeks following that meeting, as proven in a court of law. As such, Warwick was the originator of the instrument and will be the sole producer of it. Thanks for your comments! [/quote] Wow that's telling me! It would appear I have touched a raw nerve and you haven't actually answered my question. Let me put it another way. Is there any chance that Warwick, a Global company with a turnover of many many £$€1,000,000s and factories and distribution all over the World, might consider getting over itself and allowing a small British boutique instrument builder to continue making John Entwistle's first choice of bass? If he was still alive, both you and Rob Green would still be selling Buzzards and everybody would be happy. It's obviously a deeply personal issue for Hans Peter but my question is, is this not something that can be resolved between you? How can a tiny company like Status hurt your business? You don't hear about Alembic or Jaydee trying to stop them building Kingbasses, nor do you see Fender bothering anymore to try and stop jazz and p bass copies. They are all confident enough in the strength of their own brands and so should Warwick. Another post has suggested a collaboration between the two companies which is a great idea. How about a Warwick Buzzard with a Status Graphite neck as an option? Both companies would benefit from this. I know I'd buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 [quote name='Warwick_Official' timestamp='1341356720' post='1717815'] Chris2112, I'm sorry the link was not to your bass. But...your email was indeed from Hans-Peter Wilfer. He personally responds to [b]all[/b] of the instrument requests. Your are correct, we currently do not have images of the 1990 LTD. Thanks for your support! [/quote] I find that pretty cool for a company as big as Warwick. Well, he has a copy of my images now for the file if he ever needs them, they were attached to the email! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Thing Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 [quote name='steve-soar' timestamp='1341342340' post='1717450'] And Rob had to destroy the moulds, so I doubt these basses will ever be built again. Shame. Maybe a Warwick/Status collaboration? [/quote] [quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1341346657' post='1717570'] Rob has stated that even if he was allowed to make the Buzzard again he could not afford the tooling costs for the moulds. So there will never be another Status Buzzard, but no doubt a few more Warwick ones that never seemed as good. Got an email back about my Streamer, addressed from H.P Wilfer (though I doubt he had anything to do with the email). It thanked me for sending me the pics and linked me to a 1989 Ltd Edition Streamer Stage one that looked nothing like my bass, I assume they don't have any images of the 1990 Ltd Edition to link me to. [/quote] I'm curious to know what happened here. Why did Rob have to destroy the moulds? Doesn't make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 [quote name='Bass-Thing' timestamp='1341496063' post='1720041'] I'm curious to know what happened here. Why did Rob have to destroy the moulds? Doesn't make sense. [/quote] Likely the rights to the the Buzzard bass include the right to any means of producing an exact copy. The fact that Rob was forced to destroy the moulds has sometimes been presented as though it was an assurance for Warwick that he would not make any more, at other times it has been presented as just Warwick being spiteful because they had the financial means to bury Status Graphite and were determined to have their way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 [quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1341498087' post='1720074'] Likely the rights to the the Buzzard bass include the right to any means of producing an exact copy. The fact that Rob was forced to destroy the moulds has sometimes been presented as though it was an assurance for Warwick that he would not make any more, at other times it has been presented as just Warwick being spiteful because they had the financial means to bury Status Graphite and were determined to have their way. [/quote] Meanwhile.... ned steinburger's latest bass looks like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRBxxof_3Ww&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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