bigthumb Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Having played this bass I can confirm that its Warwick at its best, one of the nicest Streamer I've played and I've owned a number of vintage Warwicks, Streamers and Thumbs. I'm amazed that this is still available and due to my unemployment it's the only reason it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassment73 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 What's the neck profile like on this bass? Is it typical of the 90's slimmer profile necks? I've got 1997 and 1999 LX's with wenge necks which have a much slimmer profile than the 2000s ovangkol necks. Would you say that the neck profile on this one is comparable in shape to my 90s LX's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, bassment73 said: What's the neck profile like on this bass? Is it typical of the 90's slimmer profile necks? I've got 1997 and 1999 LX's with wenge necks which have a much slimmer profile than the 2000s ovangkol necks. Would you say that the neck profile on this one is comparable in shape to my 90s LX's? It's the slimmer profile. If I remember correctly I think the neck profile's history runs along the lines of: Pre 2000 - Slim Profile 2000-2009 (ish) - Thicker Profile/ 2009 onwards - Slim Profile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassment73 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 I'm guessing that your spec list was provided by Warwick HQ on submission of serial no? If so it looks like everything is still as 'stock'. That right? Is the vol knob push/pull for active/passive switching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 4 hours ago, bassment73 said: I'm guessing that your spec list was provided by Warwick HQ on submission of serial no? If so it looks like everything is still as 'stock'. That right? Is the vol knob push/pull for active/passive switching? I think the spec list i copied from a previous for sale ad. I believe it is correct, its probably more reliable than the information that comes from whoever is manning the Warwick email address on Pre 2000 Warwicks. Ive had the bass for 4/5 years so I can only vouch for that whilst it has been in my possession. Is it as stock?, It's a 1990 Warwick, so the Jack socket has probably been replaced in its lifetime, I'm not certain on the strap locks either. Apart from that I'd say so yes. I've added here a shot inside the control cavity. Yes, Push pull vol knob to bypass the EQ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 I agree that it looks pretty 'stock' to me and you're right that the socket will 90% certain to have been replaced... which is a good thing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassment73 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I notice a couple of people have described the sound of this bass to be naturally bright, aggressive and 'Spector-like'. I wondered what it was like in the low end department, as I've generally found Barts to be quite dark, thumpy and with good low end. Do the Barts tame some of the inherently bright sound of the hard body? I guess what I'm saying is it possible (using the EQ probably) to get thicker, dare I say more vintage tones out of this bass? I've found Streamer LXs to be my go-to gigging basses for the last few years in covers band as I can pretty much approximate most bass sounds (old and modern) with use of the EQ, pickup balance and playing technique. Would this Ltd Streamer be as versatile or have a particular overriding character that is ever-present? Sorry for the waffle - hope this makes sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 Describing sound is very subjective area, and as well as the bass itself there are of course other factors such individual playing style, strings, set up, amp, bass eq settings, amp settings, cabs used...... My subjective opinions are; as a two pickup, active / passive, pickups being blendable and EQ onboard the bass it is a versatile instrument. To compare against a Streamer LX, I would say it is similar but with naturally a little more 'attack' or 'punch'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassment73 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 2 hours ago, bagsieblue said: Describing sound is very subjective area, and as well as the bass itself there are of course other factors such individual playing style, strings, set up, amp, bass eq settings, amp settings, cabs used...... My subjective opinions are; as a two pickup, active / passive, pickups being blendable and EQ onboard the bass it is a versatile instrument. To compare against a Streamer LX, I would say it is similar but with naturally a little more 'attack' or 'punch'. Thanks, this all sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassment73 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 What hard case would this ship in? Is it a Warwick/Rockcase one or something generic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 25 minutes ago, bassment73 said: What hard case would this ship in? Is it a Warwick/Rockcase one or something generic? It's a Kinsman shaped hardcase, photo here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassment73 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 1 hour ago, bagsieblue said: It's a Kinsman shaped hardcase, photo here: Nice one, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Still available..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edenburgh Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Considering any trades? (Specifically, my '77 P which is in these pages) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 On 07/06/2019 at 11:16, Edenburgh said: Considering any trades? (Specifically, my '77 P which is in these pages) No trades I'm afraid. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Can’t believe this is still here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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