Warwick Fortress One, 1996 Ocean Blue, Made in Germany. Wenge Neck, Maple Body, 4,07kg/8,97lb - *SOLD* £750 Emmelshausen, Germany

[dyerseve]

**NOW SOLD**

 

I have finally found a 5 string Fortress One so up for sale is my last 4 string Fortress One. This one is from 1996 - hand built in Germany!

This is a truly exceptional instrument - not only is the tone incredible and versatile but the bass itself is very ergonomic and exceptionally well balanced - IMO it is the best balancing Warwick by far - thanks to the extra long upper horn. It is reasonably light too at only 4,30kg/9,47lb.

Controls are vol(with push/pull active/passive), blend, bass, treble.

The bass is in very good condition, especially for a 26 year old instrument! There are some marks though as you would expect from a used instrument - please check the photos for the few dings and scratches - the things that look like scratches near the bolts connecting the neck to the body are actually just part of the finish as they within the finish - ie you cant feel them under your finger. There is also a hole in the cavity cover as shown. All of the electronics work perfectly, as does the truss rod and the hardware. The fretboard has been cleaned and oiled, the frets have been cleaned and polished - the fretboard is the best ive seen on any of the 30+ Warwicks ive owned - very unusual to see such prominent grain on a wenge board.. The bass has just been strung with new Warwick strings.

 

Details as per Hans-Peter Wilfer:

Bass               Fortress I

                     4 string

  Serial Number      A 027943 96

  Year               1996

  Month              January

  Number             027943

  Neck Wood          Wenge Wood

  Fingerboard        Wenge Wood

  Frets              Bronce Warwick Frets  

  Nut                Just a Nut Brass Version

  Neck construction  Bolt On

  Body               2 pcs. solid Maple Wood

  Surface            Satin Surface Ocean Blue

  Pickups            active MEC PJ Pickups

  Electronic         active MEC 2 Band Electronic

  Hardware           Chrome Hardware made for Warwick

  Made in Germany / 08258 Markneukirchen / Vogtland-Saxonia

 

Worldwide shipping available - I will only ship using a fully insured and tracked service for everyone’s peace of mind. 

The bass will ship in a gigbag packed inside a strong shipping carton. There will be extra packaging inside the gigbag and again inside the shipping carton to make sure this beautiful bass arrives exactly as described.

If you have any questions please let me know.

Shipping to UK is around GBP100 sadly due to the current fuel prices.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 10, 2022 by dyerseve