megallica Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 (edited) Up for sale is my German made all original Warwick Fortress One four string from 1994. I bought this from a fellow bass chatter back in March for £450, I love the feel and tone of the bass but prefer chunky Precision type necks. This Warwick has the wenge neck with the brass nut and passive MEC pickups and an active MEC preamp,so you can use the preamp to get the active signal by pulling out the volume control or you can play it as a passive bass if you prefer. As I mentioned previously it has a slim fast neck with a 38mm width at the nut, a really low action and loads of Warwick growl. The condition is 9 out of 10, there is some buckle rash on the back and a few small scratches on the sides but it's really clean for its age and I don't think it has seen many gigs. (I havent gigged for five years now). I went through an active corvette rockbass, standard corvette and a corvette double buck before trying this and while my corvettes sounded great they didn't have the mid range growl of this bass. I'm open to courier options, I can post in a hard shell case for £20 or collection from Milton Keynes is fine. I have feedback from previous basses i have bought through this site and 1000+ positve feedback from my ebay account sally1980andrew. Thanks Edited November 28, 2012 by megallica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashwood1985 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Nice F1 man!!! Hope you find what ur looking for. I'd be tempted if I had something on ur list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojobass Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 I wish! :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregBass Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 (edited) Would you be interested in a Corvette Standard Active, with the more "robust" neck they used in 2005? Edited September 29, 2012 by GregBass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 [quote name='GregBass' timestamp='1348910051' post='1819635'] Would you be interested in a Corvette Standard Active, with the more "robust" neck they used in 2005? [/quote] Hi Greg, I've had a few Corvettes and I'd rather something a bit different mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Nice, really nice. Good luck with the sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregBass Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 No probs - I hope you find something cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndThenSome1 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Third one of these up in as many weeks! What's going on?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted October 1, 2012 Author Share Posted October 1, 2012 Bump for new pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted October 4, 2012 Share Posted October 4, 2012 (edited) How about a swap for a mint condition and completely unmarked Spector NS2000/4 plus a bit of cash or combo of bits below? Fantastic Spector sound and a really playable neck with low action. Also have a couple of Ashdown cabs lying around that i'm going to be moving on shortly and some bits such as Protection Racket gigbag or Mono GS1 strap that you may have a use for. The Spector has EMG HZ pickups and an active EMG tone circuit, neck thru design, NS designed curved front and back, maple body with figured amber top and black hardware. Its my back up to my Euro 4LX but i fancy having something a bit different. Its the one on the left below and im in Herts so not far away. And here a re acouple of image links for it below [url="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6229/6289391378_5864118f0f_b.jpg"]http://farm7.static....864118f0f_b.jpg[/url] [url="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6042/6288871773_821f5a5ea7_b.jpg"]http://farm7.static....21f5a5ea7_b.jpg[/url] Edited October 4, 2012 by Mudpup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted October 5, 2012 Author Share Posted October 5, 2012 [quote name='Mudpup' timestamp='1349381624' post='1825656'] How about a swap for a mint condition and completely unmarked Spector NS2000/4 plus a bit of cash or combo of bits below? Fantastic Spector sound and a really playable neck with low action. Also have a couple of Ashdown cabs lying around that i'm going to be moving on shortly and some bits such as Protection Racket gigbag or Mono GS1 strap that you may have a use for. The Spector has EMG HZ pickups and an active EMG tone circuit, neck thru design, NS designed curved front and back, maple body with figured amber top and black hardware. Its my back up to my Euro 4LX but i fancy having something a bit different. Its the one on the left below and im in Herts so not far away. And here a re acouple of image links for it below [url="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6229/6289391378_5864118f0f_b.jpg"]http://farm7.static....864118f0f_b.jpg[/url] [url="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6042/6288871773_821f5a5ea7_b.jpg"]http://farm7.static....21f5a5ea7_b.jpg[/url] [/quote] Very tempting - what is the width of the neck at the nut? I tried out one of these basses a few years ago when I ultimately bought my old Schecter bass. I can't remember what it was that made me buy the Schecter over the Spector as they both had the same EMGs and great build quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted October 5, 2012 Share Posted October 5, 2012 (edited) [quote name='megallica' timestamp='1349455606' post='1826624'] Very tempting - what is the width of the neck at the nut? I tried out one of these basses a few years ago when I ultimately bought my old Schecter bass. I can't remember what it was that made me buy the Schecter over the Spector as they both had the same EMGs and great build quality. [/quote] Nut width by my trusty B&Q tapemeasure is about 40mm maybe 42mm (standard Spectors are 1.67 inches so i gues its that). Its a nice neck, not Ibby skinny or really fat either, somewhere in between. Edges are rolled too and that makes quite a noticeable difference. Ive had 3 Spectors and the necks are pretty consistemtly good imho. The sound is a bit more open and zingy than my Euro too. Got a lovely clarity. Welcome to pop over for a play with no obligation - i need to have a bash on the Fortress too. Or i could come over your way if its easier. Dont mind either way. Have a variety of heads and cabs here in the house. Edited October 5, 2012 by Mudpup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted October 6, 2012 Author Share Posted October 6, 2012 Mudpup - I've had a think about the Spector trade and I think I'd rather wait for the right Ibanez/Aria bass to come along. Thanks for the interest though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 (edited) No worries - Spector is up for sale now so if it sells i'll be back in touch. Drop me a line if you change your mind Cheers The Pup Edited October 6, 2012 by Mudpup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusWarwick Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Is this still on the go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 [quote name='MarkusWarwick' timestamp='1349898268' post='1832058'] Is this still on the go? [/quote] Yes mate it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Hi, what's the weight, just out of interest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 [quote name='4000' timestamp='1349991627' post='1833406'] Hi, what's the weight, just out of interest? [/quote] My scales are out of action at the moment, I've had a look at the Warwick site [url="http://www.warwick.de/modules/news/NewsSingle.php?id=1214&katID=14484&cl=EN"]http://www.warwick.de/modules/news/NewsSingle.php?id=1214&katID=14484&cl=EN[/url] and they reckon it's 4kg which feels about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Ok, cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildman Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hi, Would you be interested in a trade for a fretted OLP MM four string. Upgraded with Seymour Duncan pickups and pre-amp. I bought it from BC and cant get along with it because the neck is too wide. Would be cash your way, Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 [quote name='wildman' timestamp='1350049899' post='1834038'] Hi, Would you be interested in a trade for a fretted OLP MM four string. Upgraded with Seymour Duncan pickups and pre-amp. I bought it from BC and cant get along with it because the neck is too wide. Would be cash your way, Cheers, John [/quote] Can you pm me some pics, I'm not too familiar with OLP basses, thanks Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildman Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 [quote name='megallica' timestamp='1350058248' post='1834172'] Can you pm me some pics, I'm not too familiar with OLP basses, thanks Andy [/quote] Can you PM me your email? I was away this weekend, but I did get the chance to take some pics last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 still available Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted October 19, 2012 Author Share Posted October 19, 2012 bump for price drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 My dream bass has been listed on ebay so I'm including a had shell case to motivate a sale. No trades for the moment. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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