Dubs Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Realistically, statistics would show that a Fender is more likely to crop up time and time again in any genre - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=215&hl=what+do+you+play"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...hat+do+you+play[/url] – this isn’t exactly a shocker though. I’d bet £100 that if every bass player in every band in every genre was asked what bass they play, then Fender would be the manufacture that would be the most popular amongst bass players in most genres. I’d be shocked if Warwick came out on top as the most popular bass for the metal genre if such research was carried out. I think Warwicks sound great in any genre, but then that’s just my biased opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I've used my Streamer LX VI at folky/acoustic gigs. And the Infinity SN4, too. The other bands mocked the 6. Before I played it. Then they sort of stopped. A good bass is a good bass, and you should be able to stretch it to fit your needs, irrespective of current fashions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sshorepunk Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I photograph a lot of metal bands, and yes, a lot play warwicks and they do sound good. Arecent metal gig I shot with 4 bands, saw two of the bands bassist' on Warwick. The headliners are endorsed by Warwick / Framus and the bassis was suing a 5 string stage 1 in black with a HUGE MOP inlay running down the neck (lots of $$) Warwicks marketting has changed over the years also, check out the old bassist mags for pics of Stuart Zender and the guy who played the 6 string Stremaer (forgot his name) The ads featured mainly funk players for a good while! Then it changed, a gradual transition over to metal and several metal endorsments! A good friend of mine used to run Warwick UK and we've had the conversation over this exact chnage in marketting! Warwick wanted to broaden there appeal, there's a lot of metal bands out there and some $$ to be made, so marketting will always be aimed at the most profitable target audience, that approack ain't justy restricted to Warwick! T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 The timing of this thread isn't ideal, especially when I'm pining for another Warwick, I miss them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 [quote name='Josh' post='360955' date='Dec 22 2008, 01:42 PM']The timing of this thread isn't ideal, especially when I'm pining for another Warwick, I miss them [/quote] Go on Josh you know I have a Thumb that you 'need'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='360961' date='Dec 22 2008, 01:48 PM']Go on Josh you know I have a Thumb that you 'need'. [/quote] If it was was younger and had a normal Warwick bridge and MEC's I'd think about it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 [quote name='Josh' post='360963' date='Dec 22 2008, 01:51 PM']If it was was younger and had a normal Warwick bridge and MEC's I'd think about it .[/quote] Younger... YOUNGER! Blasphemy. Can't do nowt about the bridge but heck I'd swap the original MECs out of my SSII for these EMGs any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='360984' date='Dec 22 2008, 02:04 PM']Younger... YOUNGER! Blasphemy. Can't do nowt about the bridge but heck I'd swap the original MECs out of my SSII for these EMGs any day. [/quote] Blame Ryan Martinie for my liking of Warwicks Post 1999, and blame him and Mudvaynes new album for making me want one again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 [quote name='lowhand_mike' post='310296' date='Oct 20 2008, 10:25 AM']yeah agree its totally about cutting through. been listening to the early Extreme stuf and particularly the Pornograffitti album, pat uses a warwick on there and you can clearly hear the nasal tone of his warwick cutting through Nuno's guitar, which it needs to do as the guitar is quite over powering[/quote] A Warwick, really? Blimey, I'd always assumed it was his Mouradian. Maybe he just kept that for the videos? Our very own joegarcia is another 'semi-skilled monkey on the PA desk'. Only he doesn't make it sound like mud, he makes it (and the rest of the band) sound very very very very VERY good indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 [quote name='Rich' post='361007' date='Dec 22 2008, 02:33 PM']A Warwick, really? Blimey, I'd always assumed it was his Mouradian. Maybe he just kept that for the videos? [/quote] I thought he played a Spector? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Yup, he might have done. I saw them live on the telly once though and he was definitely using a Mouradian then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleal Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I've had too many basses to mention here (always looking for that perfect sound) as i play a vast range of music, funk,soul,rock,m.o.r,METAL & even country if i'm payed enough. after going through the motions with trying different basses i settled on a warwick 5 string thumb & a wal custom 4, the warwick could cover every style of music with a bit of tweaking here & there. i sold both basses & bought a sei 6 a lovely looking bass that had a nice sound of it's own but i missed the sound & feel of my warwick so i traded it for another thumb nt6 & now i feel at home again, so i would say that in my mind the warwicks that i've had are very versitile in covering most types of music. Now i just need to find a nice wal 6 string as the 4 string i had was just an awsome bass. Josh don't let anything put you off buying a thumb, if i'd known you were after one when my girlfriend collected that eden cab from you, id've let her take my one with her just so you could try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay Splayer Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 [quote name='bass_ferret' post='312625' date='Oct 22 2008, 10:38 PM'][b][color="#000000"]All this pigeonholing is crap[/color][/b]..........[/quote] your type always say that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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