NBD: Warwick content (with a touch of confusion)

[Grassie]

Been after a reasonably priced 5 string for a week or so, after trawling through the super information highway I came across this in the sale at Andertons. Now I love a white bass so I couldn’t resist. The specs are almost up there with some higher end instruments (3-D bridge, just-a-nut, wenge fretboard, straplocks!), the only things I thought about upgrading were the pickups or the preamp or both at a later date. This model (RB Streamer LX 5) is listed as having passive MEC Dynamic Correction J pups, with an active 2 band EQ (not listed as an MEC unit, so guessing it’s some generic cheaper preamp).

So, when I opened the gig bag (included) the first thing I noticed was the pickups. They don’t have the same branding as the DC pups, and are noticeably different in that respect (see pics). A quick look at the MEC pickups website https://www.mec-pickups.de/en/bass-pickups/j-style tells me that the pups on my bass are active, with metal covers. It’s actually quite difficult to tell if these are metal or plastic, but there are no passive variants on the website that look like these.

Anyway, I’m wondering if I’ve got more of a bargain than I first thought (price was reduced by £150 anyway). Have a look at the pictures, see what you all think. 😊

[jimbobothy]

nice, they do indeed look like the more expensive variants. Any pics of the pre at all?

[Grassie]

30 minutes ago, jimbobothy said:

nice, they do indeed look like the more expensive variants. Any pics of the pre at all?

Not much to see I’m afraid, it’s a bit of a mess in there (but the copper shielding is another nice touch).