The FIRST Warwick Vampyre NT4 produced...

[binky_bass]

Well, it's amazing what you can find out about an instrument that you didn't know the day before!

I send an email over to Warwick today and got a reply about an hour later from Mr H.P.Wilfer, president of Warwick, to tell me that my Warwick Vampyre was in fact the first one to be produced, it has a serial nuber of 2003/001.

Hans Wilfer wrote:
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we brought out the Vampyer in 2004 and your Bass is one of the first models end of 2003 which[/color][color=#000000]
we brought to the market.. and indeed your model is the No. 1 of the Series.. so you are real[/color][color=#000000]
lucky and you can be very proud to be able to get this model.. very unique..

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Warwick GmbH & Co Music Equipment KG
H.P.Wilfer 27.02.2013, 16:24
President

I am pretty stunned by this... It's damn cool to own THE FIRST Warwick Vampyre ever made... crazy. I did have this up for sale, but I'm not sure I can now. Just wanted to share this!

Thanks, Russ.

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[bartelby]

I really do like the Vampyre basses...
And that one is stunning!

[Jacqueslemac]

Hang on to that email!

I reckon it's even more uniquer than very unique, though.