warwickhunt Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] Modding a 4 string to a 5... not seen it done like this before! [/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [URL=http://s54.photobucket.com/user/warwickhunt/media/4-5_zpsrttlt5ts.jpg.html][IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/warwickhunt/4-5_zpsrttlt5ts.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/font][/color][color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [URL=http://s54.photobucket.com/user/warwickhunt/media/4-5%20ii_zpsi0t22h2a.jpg.html][IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/warwickhunt/4-5%20ii_zpsi0t22h2a.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/font][/color][color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [URL=http://s54.photobucket.com/user/warwickhunt/media/4-5%20iii_zpspncd8sqm.jpg.html][IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/warwickhunt/4-5%20iii_zpspncd8sqm.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/font][/color] [color=#141823][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] http://www.ebay.de/itm/Warwick-Streamer-Bass-Stage-one-5-Saiter-1985-/231801226355?[/font][/color] Quote
HowieBass Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 Widened the neck as well? That's quite a mod! Quote
Kev Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 The mind boggles! No matter how nice the bass was and how much you wished it was a 5, surely buying a new 5 would be the best option, rather than changing your 4 string beyond recognition? Cool, but odd! Quote
discreet Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1451823709' post='2943665'] The mind boggles! ...surely buying a new 5 would be the best option, rather than changing your 4 string beyond recognition? [/quote] German control-freak, obviously. 'You VILL be a 5-stringen! Or you vill be shot!!' /racist stereotyping Edited January 3, 2016 by discreet Quote
sunburstjazz1967 Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1451824848' post='2943685'] Hate that hideous string mess at the nut... [/quote] Needs the head reshaping and the tuners relocating doesn't it! Quote
RhysP Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 Why even bother doing that when you can pick up a bag of a dozen assorted Warwicks for about a tenner these days? Quote
discreet Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 [quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1451825768' post='2943695'] Needs the head reshaping and the tuners relocating doesn't it! [/quote] Needs burning and burying if you ask me. Quote
JTUK Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 [quote name='sunburstjazz1967' timestamp='1451825768' post='2943695'] Needs the head reshaping and the tuners relocating doesn't it! [/quote] Pet hate.......... the strings HAVE to run true (straight) to the peg... I don't want to promote kinks or stress.. Quote
discreet Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1451825795' post='2943696'] Why even bother doing that when you can pick up a bag of a dozen assorted Warwicks for about a tenner these days? [/quote] I'd go for that! As long as someone takes out all the brown ones. Quote
discreet Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1451826195' post='2943701'] I don't want to promote kinks or stress. [/quote] Well not stress, anyway. Quote
RhysP Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1451826195' post='2943702'] I'd go for that! As long as someone takes out all the brown ones. [/quote] A tenner is a lot of money for an empty bag.... Quote
discreet Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1451826253' post='2943705'] A tenner is a lot of money for an empty bag.... [/quote] Hee, hee. The implication was that I'd rather buy an empty bag for a tenner than own a Warwick. I'm being pretty offensive today, I reckon. Why won't someone stop me?? Quote
RhysP Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1451826344' post='2943706'] Hee, hee. The implication was that I'd rather buy an empty bag for a tenner than own a Warwick. I'm being pretty offensive today, I reckon. Why won't someone stop me?? [/quote] Why stop somebody doing something they're very good at? Quote
mentalextra Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 Was this done by that 'improver' bloke on Ebay? Quote
40hz Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) Why would someone think this is a good idea? A lot of time and money ruining an already lovely bass. Just buy a friggin 5er! Edited January 3, 2016 by 40hz Quote
discreet Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) [quote name='mentalextra' timestamp='1451835065' post='2943814'] Was this done by that 'improver' bloke on Ebay? [/quote] Apalling though this is, it's still way out of our man's league, which is saying a great deal... Edited January 3, 2016 by discreet Quote
M@23 Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 Crumbs, two people have bid and are willing to pay money for that. Quote
Lw. Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 Yikes - I can't believe they've done that to a vintage streamer (pretty much the only Warwick to hold their value). If it was mega cheap I'd still be tempted to buy it but I'd have to tell everyone I met it wasn't me that killed the puppy! Quote
Cameronj279 Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 That seems like a hell of a lot of work to devalue a bass. Quote
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