Local Warwick dealers

[Jeverson28]

Does anyone know of any shops that sell Warwicks that I'd be able to try out in the Bath/Bristol area? I'm thinking about upgrading my 4 string and I'm considering a Corvette $$. If I like the neck and the sound I'll probably buy one second hand somewhere.

Thanks for the help

[Bill]

I've been looking aswell man, they are quite hard to find, but will keep my eyes peeled and let you know if i have any luck.

[lowdowner]

Mansons sometimes have stock:

www.mansons.co.uk

and can order in as well of course

[mart]

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Bear in mind that the necks have been quite different over the years, so if you like the neck of a new one, you may not get on with a second-hand one, and vice versa. The sounds are probably more consistent though.

[Jeverson28]

I hadn't thought of that mart... I guess I could ask more about the neck profile or just kinda learn to get on with it lol. I'll mention it on here Bill if I find any in this sort of area too

And I'll check out mansons too thanks

[DiMarco]

Warwick have been using fat 'U' shape necks from the early 2000's until 2009 I believe. Otherwise the default profile will be the slimmer 'C' shape.

[molan]

Warwick stipulate minimum stock levels that are pretty high - puts a lot of people off stocking them

[sime17]

There's an old thread about this somewhere IIRC (probably at east one!)

[Jeverson28]

Oops sorry I forgot to check if there were other threads this time! I've never really liked the U shape too much tbh, always preferred the slimmer necks. I guess that's why I get on with Ibanez so well... Still I definitely need to try out a Warwick at some point just to see why everyone loves them so much and whether I would like one

[thisnameistaken]

If you're a big fan of Ibanez necks you will find even the slimmer Warwick necks feel very unusual to you. They are typically a bit deeper in the hand but they don't feel 'fat' because they're not as broad and rounded as, say, a P-bass or Stingray neck. That said, they're not as skinny and V-like as a Jazz neck either.

Also the woods give them quite a different feel to most basses, especially if you have one with a bare wenge neck. The open grain can feel quite odd when you're used to maple. I like wenge a lot for a neck though: My hands sweat a lot but they don't get either sticky or slick as a result. Maybe the grain wicks the sweat away for me I don't know.

[Jeverson28]

Hmmm. I really need to try one of these basses out. I've heard so much about them and I've heard people love the tone. Just wish I had more bassist friends near me that would let me try one!

Edited September 3, 2012 by Jeverson28