alyctes Posted September 4, 2020 Posted September 4, 2020 No, it's not the W-bodied thingy... It's this fretless. It appears to have the Warwick emblem on the headstock, and while I don't know Warwicks this seems to be ludicrously underpriced and generally not very Warwick-y. So is it bogus, a re-necked bitsa, or what? Opinions, thoughts, etc. please. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/W-Fretless-Bass-Guitar-1401765-ET/184430876297?hash=item2af0efd689:g:j~QAAOSw1GJfUPKj Quote
bassaussie Posted September 4, 2020 Posted September 4, 2020 I'm pretty sure it's a Vintage brand V940FL. 2 Quote
Steve Browning Posted September 4, 2020 Posted September 4, 2020 In fairness, it carefully doesn't state that it's a Warwick, just a W. 1 Quote
alyctes Posted September 4, 2020 Author Posted September 4, 2020 Probably a sticker from a real one, then. Or maybe a bogus transfer. Quote
yorks5stringer Posted September 4, 2020 Posted September 4, 2020 Looks like a thick felt tip pen! Quote
BreadBin Posted September 4, 2020 Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, bassaussie said: I'm pretty sure it's a Vintage brand V940FL. Correct, I have one here 👍 1 Quote
Grangur Posted September 5, 2020 Posted September 5, 2020 That "W" is more likely to stand for Wesley than for Warwick. Quote
prowla Posted September 5, 2020 Posted September 5, 2020 56 minutes ago, BreadBin said: It's a Vintage V940FL... Must be a Wintage... 2 Quote
BreadBin Posted September 6, 2020 Posted September 6, 2020 6 hours ago, prowla said: Must be a Wintage... Feels like something Hugh Laurie should have said? 1 Quote
yorks5stringer Posted September 8, 2020 Posted September 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Rich said: Or Chekov. (Pavel, not Anton) Chubby Chekov played Bass? Quote
ahpook Posted September 8, 2020 Posted September 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, yorks5stringer said: Chubby Chekov played Bass? On Vipe Out. 1 Quote
Thunderbird Posted September 8, 2020 Posted September 8, 2020 Only way to tell is if the truss rod works then its not a Warwick lol (runs and hides) 1 Quote
Nibody Posted September 10, 2020 Posted September 10, 2020 On 08/09/2020 at 14:57, Thunderbird said: Only way to tell is if the truss rod works then its not a Warwick lol (runs and hides) It's funny coz its true... Quote
dyerseve Posted September 11, 2020 Posted September 11, 2020 On 10/09/2020 at 08:01, Nibody said: It's funny coz its true... Ive owned about 30 Warwicks and only 2 had dodgy trussrods. Quote
Nibody Posted September 12, 2020 Posted September 12, 2020 21 hours ago, dyerseve said: Ive owned about 30 Warwicks and only 2 had dodgy trussrods. Two Rockbass Streamers both with shot truss rods ( a standard 5 and an LX 5). Granted my Vampyre was bulletproof. Heard a lot of bad bad things on the Warwick forums related to truss rods in the past Quote
dyerseve Posted September 12, 2020 Posted September 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Nibody said: Two Rockbass Streamers both with shot truss rods ( a standard 5 and an LX 5). Granted my Vampyre was bulletproof. Heard a lot of bad bad things on the Warwick forums related to truss rods in the past I agree that their reputation isnt great in terms of the truss rod. Dont Warwick offer a lifetime warranty to the original owner? Quote
Nibody Posted September 13, 2020 Posted September 13, 2020 9 hours ago, dyerseve said: I agree that their reputation isnt great in terms of the truss rod. Dont Warwick offer a lifetime warranty to the original owner? only on the German made ones I believe. I think the Rockbass series are fantastic but the truss rod is horrible - I fixed one of mine by fitting an aftermarket two way truss rod. The anchor point at the neck end on the original Warwick one was just too small - pushing a small piece of brass on five string too much pressure on too little surface area of wood. I( don't know if with the updated Rockbass line they changed the truss rod - I hope they did. Quote
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