dub Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Hi There Does anyone live in Scotland and own a warwick alien acoustic bass? I am quite interested in what these sound like but there are no shops that stock them in Scotland to go and try these out. If you don't live in Scotland and have any recordings that would be good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Like any acoustic bass guitar, it depends what you want to hear. They are very nice basses, all, even the top of the range, now made in China. The very earliest were actually handbuilt by Lakewood for Warwick, and were apparently very loud, utterly amazing, and humongously expensive. The current version will, like almost an other ABG, hold its own with a quiet acoustic guitar or two, but beyond that will need an amp. Mine was The Alien fretted four and was very nice ( and free, too!), but for my ABG needs was outclassed in every way by a £300 Fender Kingman. Not that the Kingman was necessarily better, it just suited ME better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 [quote name='Telebass' timestamp='1442339957' post='2866236'] Like any acoustic bass guitar, it depends what you want to hear. They are very nice basses, all, even the top of the range, now made in China. The very earliest were actually handbuilt by Lakewood for Warwick, and were apparently very loud, utterly amazing, and humongously expensive. The current version will, like almost an other ABG, hold its own with a quiet acoustic guitar or two, but beyond that will need an amp. Mine was The Alien fretted four and was very nice ( and free, too!), but for my ABG needs was outclassed in every way by a £300 Fender Kingman. Not that the Kingman was necessarily better, it just suited ME better... [/quote] Those Alien Basses always sounded better in New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dub Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Lets leave sting out of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telebass Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 [quote name='yorks5stringer' timestamp='1442433375' post='2866989'] Those Alien Basses always sounded better in New York. [/quote] *Groan* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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