The Dark Lord Posted May 21, 2012 Posted May 21, 2012 (edited) [b]Sold [/b] Up for grabs is my German-made Warwick Streamer 4 string in blue. I'm now looking for [b]only [/b][size=5][b]£225[/b][/size] for it. I live and work on the South Coast (Bognor Regis and Southampton). Would prefer pickup but can post if necesarry. I guess you know all about these. Two passive soapbars with volume, volume, tone and a bolt on neck. This one weighs in at a shade under 7 1/2 pounds and has one of those wonderful Ovangkol / Wenge necks. It's in good nick all round - although you'll see that there is some paint scuffing on the front. The previous owner says he did that by finger playing ???? It's very light and very playable with a great sound. I'm selling this and a black and maple P/J as my band has been recruited by an agent and I need to add a fretless and an acoustic to my toolkit. You can hear a demo of it playing (fingers and pick) at this link [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/163461-precision-vs-jazz-vs-warwick-vs-other-precision/page__hl__warwick+jazz+precision__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url] I had it validated via the Warwick website with the following response: [indent=1][i]Dear Mr. Denis [/i][/indent] [indent=1][i]thanks for your request and interest into your Warwick Bass and for[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i]giving me the requested information. Please note as following :[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Bass Streamer 4 string[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Serial Number G 064531 99[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Year 1999[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Month July[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Number 064531[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Neck Wood Ovangkol Wood[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Fingerboard Wenge Wood[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Frets Bronze Warwick Frets [/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Nut Just a Nut II[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Neck construction Bolt On[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Body 2 pcs. Carolena Wood, solid[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Surface Ocean Blue OFC (Satin) Surface[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Pickups 2 pcs. passive MEC Vintage Humbucker[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Electronic passive MEC Electronic[/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Hardware Chrome Hardware by Warwick [/i][/indent] [indent=1][i] Made in Germany / 08258 Markneukirchen[/i][/indent] Edited June 25, 2012 by The Dark Lord
Ashwood1985 Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 Hi DL, Ummm please excuse my potential ignorance but why so cheap? This is up for half the price of a 'rock bass' This hurts my head (and potentially my heart considering I forked a bundle for a 5 string $$ streamer a few months ago!) Ash
The Dark Lord Posted May 22, 2012 Author Posted May 22, 2012 Hi Ash ....... I know what you mean, but the harsh commercial reality is that this is the price that these things go for nowadays. And I need to sell. The necks on these things are fantastic too.
oldslapper Posted May 22, 2012 Posted May 22, 2012 I don't really get why these don't fetch more money. I agree, the necks are very nice. And so light. Gigged one, through a Genz rig, for 12 months, stupidly sold it to fund gas for a 5 string.
The Dark Lord Posted May 23, 2012 Author Posted May 23, 2012 When I originally got it, I was gonna strip it and wax it and leave it as a natural bass, or maybe a Nirvana Black thing. But I then thought it looked kinda cool and decided not to.
rjb Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Ashwood1985' timestamp='1337649241' post='1663530'] Hi DL, Ummm please excuse my potential ignorance but why so cheap? This is up for half the price of a 'rock bass' This hurts my head (and potentially my heart considering I forked a bundle for a 5 string $$ streamer a few months ago!) Ash [/quote] Although the neck is like that of a standard German Warwick, the body is made of Carolena which is a softer and cheaper wood. These still sound very good though. I used to own one. Edited May 23, 2012 by rjb
rjb Posted May 23, 2012 Posted May 23, 2012 [quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1337632911' post='1663299']The previous owner says he did that by finger playing ????[/quote] With a finger technique like that I wouldn't lend him a bass.
The Dark Lord Posted May 29, 2012 Author Posted May 29, 2012 (edited) Backup for sale again as buyer decided he needed to buy something else instead before I was due to deliver it to him. Great bass. Video clips at this link [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/163461-precision-vs-jazz-vs-warwick-vs-other-precision/page__hl__warwick+jazz+precision__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url] Edited June 3, 2012 by The Dark Lord
The Dark Lord Posted May 30, 2012 Author Posted May 30, 2012 If you're looking for a quality, lightweight bass - this thing weighs only 7 1/2 lbs
Ashwood1985 Posted June 7, 2012 Posted June 7, 2012 [quote name='rjb' timestamp='1337761536' post='1664922'] Although the neck is like that of a standard German Warwick, the body is made of Carolena which is a softer and cheaper wood. These still sound very good though. I used to own one. [/quote] ahh i see! thanks for the insight rjb all the bast with the sell DL
The Dark Lord Posted June 19, 2012 Author Posted June 19, 2012 Bump for a price drop to £225 ..... it's gotta go.
Fionn Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 I had one of these in a past life. if I was looking for a backup bass instead of spending all of my money on more mundane crap I'd be having this. Great bass for the price. Bump
WACOJACO Posted June 19, 2012 Posted June 19, 2012 Bump for a great bass- I had a single pick up version and sold it on here and still regret it- greeat bass for that price and soooo much better than the rock bass streamers. Good luck
Turk Posted June 20, 2012 Posted June 20, 2012 I've got the single p-up version and I wouldn't let mine go for this price.
The Dark Lord Posted June 20, 2012 Author Posted June 20, 2012 [quote name='Turk' timestamp='1340150967' post='1700161'] I've got the single p-up version and I wouldn't let mine go for this price. [/quote] It's a sign of the times (especially for Warwicks). I have had quite some interest but no sale as yet. I did arrange to sell it to a guy very recently, but he then bought a similar one from ebay before the sale completed ... at a similar price. So this is the price they go for. It's a great bass - I just have too many of them and I'm really a Fender guy.
monkeyboymashblues Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Hi, is this nice looking bass still up for grabs? If so how much to post to Cornwall?
The Dark Lord Posted June 21, 2012 Author Posted June 21, 2012 (edited) [quote name='monkeyboymashblues' timestamp='1340313760' post='1702871'] Hi, is this nice looking bass still up for grabs? If so how much to post to Cornwall? [/quote] Yep - still here. I guess it'll be no more than £15 to courier to you. If it's any more than that I'll cover it myself. Let me know if you're interested. It's gotta go. Edited June 22, 2012 by The Dark Lord
monkeyboymashblues Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 Hi, I'm still very interested, how to do you intend to package the item? I know it comes in a gig bag but would like assurance it will safe from the courier and rough handling. Regards. Kev.
The Dark Lord Posted June 24, 2012 Author Posted June 24, 2012 [quote name='monkeyboymashblues' timestamp='1340497310' post='1705408'] Hi, I'm still very interested, how to do you intend to package the item? I know it comes in a gig bag but would like assurance it will safe from the courier and rough handling. Regards. Kev. [/quote] PM'ed
Shonks Posted June 24, 2012 Posted June 24, 2012 [b]congratulations!![/b] this sale was worse that watching England play!
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