warwick thumb bass? standard or a faulty string

[RockfordStone]

so i just restrung my warwick thumb 5 string for the first time since owning it.

all was going fine until i came to the 5th string.

i was installing 0.130 gauge string, which as far as i'm concerned is fairly standard and not too adventurous, and whilst the nut is wide enough, and bridge saddle is wide enough, the binding at the ball end of the string is too wide to hook in.

i'm inclined to believe that i could just have a dodgy string which hasn't been wound correctly, but i just wanted to ask the collective brain of bass chat if warwick basses are suited to a specific string gauge.

cheers

[Doddy]

I've got the same problem on the B and E strings of my Streamer. Apparently it's a known problem with some
Warwicks. The advise I was given was to either use tapered strings (No) or file the anchor part of the bridge
down a bit (not got around to it yet).

[Silvia Bluejay]

Yup, same in my Rockbasses. Warwick are now using a differently designed bridge which avoids the problem. Older Warwicks are stuck with it, though. The very max gauge you can use on the low B is 132 by stripping the silk and filing the thick end a little.

[RockfordStone]

brilliant, its nice to see that i'm not alone

looks like i'll be getting the file out tonight then, thanks guys

Edited November 5, 2012 by RockfordStone

[mart]

What they said. A baffling bit of design fail.

[Doddy]

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What they said. A baffling bit of design fail.
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I know.
Interestingly,I had a Corvette in the late '90's that never had that problem,yet my Streamer (which I
think is around mid-late '00's) does.

[RockfordStone]

i filed the anchor point down a bit, fits like a glove now.

might invest in a new bridge at some point in the future, but its sorted for now.

cheers doddy for the heads up