fretmeister Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/warwick-gnome-namm-2020/ XLR and USB on them. I've never had a Warwick amp, but these look interesting, and tiny. Most of my gas seems to be amp related these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I'd almost buy one for the name, and then pronounce it with a hard G like Gong's Radio Gnome Invisiblé! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 They're having a laugh... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) - Edited March 4, 2022 by Jus Lukin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) Looks neat but unless it sounds radically different from every other super micro head (unlikely) or is priced extremely keenly then I don't see what it offers that you can't get elsewhere. Doesn't seem to have a USP as a bass amp unless you really want a stripped back feature set I guess. Still it looks cool. Hopefully it has speakon out and is a similar size to the Elf/BAM. Edited January 13, 2020 by lemmywinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eude Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Warwick amps have always been very underrated. Their old WAMP stuff back in the day was rock solid, if a little more of the same, but they did the brightly coloured thing long before Mark Bass Their more recent offerings have really good preamp design, super clean and uncoloured, concocted in conjunction with, if not entirely by Mr Jonas Hellborg, and that input has filtered into all of their bass amps, including their tiny practice amps. It's all VERY well built too. Sadly, the stuff still comes across as a little boring if ultimately you're looking for your amp to add some colour to your sound. If you love how your bass sounds though, or get your core tone from pedals, they're definitely worth a look. It's nice to see them doing something "new", but it's nothing new for the market sadly. I expect it'll be just another very small amp, handy, but uninspiring... I hope they come up with something a bit more interesting soon. Eude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Looks like there's 3 different variants of the Gnome including a (theoretically) giggable 300 watt version. Any ideas what the USB interface is for, plugging directly into a DAW for recording? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Good eq points. So many micro heads essentially have a 1-band eq because the low are too low and the highs too high. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggy Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Just need another manufacturer to release an amp called Pixie and we can have a full set 😳 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 We need someone to bring out a big, brutal head called The Troll. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 3 minutes ago, ezbass said: We need someone to bring out a big, brutal head called The Troll. Stereo.. so the outputs can be bridged... (I'll get my coat). 1 13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franzbassist Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 24 minutes ago, ezbass said: We need someone to bring out a big, brutal head called The Troll. Sounds like a job for EBS. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Orange should have called their new one The Dwarf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 47 minutes ago, karlfer said: Orange should have called their new one The Dwarf. Or the Kumquat! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbandit599 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 I'm waiting for the Ampeg Fairy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 2 hours ago, karlfer said: Orange should have called their new one The Dwarf. Surely it should be the Oompa Loompa? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2elliot Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Honestly Warwick, Gnome? Go and punch yourself in the face. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I don’t like bright colours, so I’d take this over the Elf or the TC equivalent. 300w one appeals to me. I’d assume the USB would be an audio interface for getting bass sounds in to your computer, but would be cool if audio could go the other way too. If it did I suspect it would only come out the headphone output for practicing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basexperience Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 I bought an LWA500 a few years back at the LBGS - definitely never regretted that. Fits in an amazon basics tablet case (neoprene) beautifully! It's a backup amp which has been pressed into service mid-gig, and I've used it countless times on small gigs and jam nights with a 2x10 Markbass Traveller. Really loud for 16Kg of total weight, and the perfect height to sit on. The old-school lighting under the controls on the LWA is welcome too... I'd get the 1000, but I still have a Pro Bass IX which I do use occasionally (despite the massive weight!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 The LWA 500 is just £255 at Thomann and the LWA1000 is only £341! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 On 15/01/2020 at 20:18, Pea Turgh said: I don’t like bright colours, so I’d take this over the Elf or the TC equivalent. 300w one appeals to me. I’d assume the USB would be an audio interface for getting bass sounds in to your computer, but would be cool if audio could go the other way too. If it did I suspect it would only come out the headphone output for practicing. The 300W one will be 150ish into 8ohms and a little underpowered for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basexperience Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, yorks5stringer said: The LWA 500 is just £255 at Thomann and the LWA1000 is only £341! Exactly. It’s a HUGE bargain. The 500 has plenty of grunt for a pub gig, and I’m running it into an 8 ohm 2x10 markbass traveller. Into 4 ohms it’ll be huge! Also - the LWA gets you an onboard compressor. It’ll run without load as a headphone amp, too, and IIRC there’s an aux input... Edited January 18, 2020 by basexperience Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 https://bassmagazine.com/gear/warwick-announces-new-gnome-gnome-i-gnome-i-pro-pocket-bass-amp-heads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudpup Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Something along the lines of Elf might be better......oh, hang on 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 I guess Dwarf was already taken. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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