lemmywinks Posted July 22, 2009 Posted July 22, 2009 [quote name='bartelby' post='544216' date='Jul 18 2009, 06:59 PM']Just picked this up for a very small amount of money as a project bass. It needs rewiring and I think I'm going to have it defretted.[/quote] How much did you pay if you don't mind? I love battered old Warwicks! Missed a shabby old Fortress on eBay a couple of years ago for a ridiculous price Quote
bartelby Posted July 22, 2009 Posted July 22, 2009 [quote name='lemmywinks' post='547636' date='Jul 22 2009, 02:52 PM']How much did you pay if you don't mind? I love battered old Warwicks! Missed a shabby old Fortress on eBay a couple of years ago for a ridiculous price[/quote] I paid £150 for it. Here are some low quality photos after de-fretting. I still need to get some flats and knobs for it. New pickups and electronics will follow in the next few months. Quote
budget bassist Posted July 22, 2009 Author Posted July 22, 2009 [quote name='bartelby' post='547968' date='Jul 22 2009, 06:41 PM']I paid £150 for it.[/quote] Christ!! That's a lot of bass for £150! Quote
bartelby Posted July 22, 2009 Posted July 22, 2009 [quote name='budget bassist' post='548148' date='Jul 22 2009, 08:33 PM']Christ!! That's a lot of bass for £150![/quote] Yeah. There was a longish list of issues though: Buggered frets, hence defretting electrics were screwed heads came off 2 of the screws for the machineheads chunks knocked out the edge of the fretboard so I wasn't too worried about defretting it myself. Quote
budget bassist Posted July 22, 2009 Author Posted July 22, 2009 still, good base for a project eh? 1 Quote
wildus Posted July 22, 2009 Posted July 22, 2009 [quote name='Chris2112' post='547011' date='Jul 21 2009, 08:59 PM']My 1999 bolt on (w/ Wenge neck): [/quote] Funky looking bass Quote
pal1972 Posted July 23, 2009 Posted July 23, 2009 its not a great pic but heres my '92 fortress one along side my 24fret jazz, and infront of my new rig!!! [attachment=29481:Image133.jpg] Quote
simon1964 Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 [quote name='pal1972' post='549582' date='Jul 24 2009, 12:06 AM']its not a great pic but heres my '92 fortress one along side my 24fret jazz, and infront of my new rig!!! [attachment=29481:Image133.jpg][/quote] I do love the look of the Fortress - very nice! Quote
Chris2112 Posted July 25, 2009 Posted July 25, 2009 I remember playing an ovangkol bodied and necked $$ Corvette in the guitar shop just off Corp. Street in Preston town centre earlier this year. It was a pretty nice bass, and would really kick ass in the studio. But since then I've not seen any with ovangkol bodies and necks - what the hell was this bass? Quote
budget bassist Posted July 26, 2009 Author Posted July 26, 2009 yeah i've not heard of an ovangkol body! you sure it wasn't just ash stained in vintage tobacco? Quote
Chris2112 Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 I'm pretty sure it was ovangkol, it has that distinctive open grain and sounded like ovangkol with that burpy midrange. I remember being puzzled that the neck and body woods were exactly the same, as I hadn't heard of any model like this - unless it's been some kind of custom order! Quote
lemmywinks Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='bartelby' post='547968' date='Jul 22 2009, 06:41 PM']I paid £150 for it. I still need to get some flats and knobs for it. New pickups and electronics will follow in the next few months.[/quote] Christ on a bike, good score! I've a bass and treble knob cover for a Warwick stacked pot somewhere (black), give us a shout if you need it, i bought it in error so i have no use for it Quote
simon1964 Posted July 27, 2009 Posted July 27, 2009 [quote name='Chris2112' post='553265' date='Jul 27 2009, 10:01 PM']I'm pretty sure it was ovangkol, it has that distinctive open grain and sounded like ovangkol with that burpy midrange. I remember being puzzled that the neck and body woods were exactly the same, as I hadn't heard of any model like this - unless it's been some kind of custom order![/quote] Warwick have made ovangkol bodied $$ - here: [url="http://www.warwick.de/modules/custom_shop/NewsCustomShop.php?newsID=1050&modell=Corvette&page=5&cl=EN"]http://www.warwick.de/modules/custom_shop/...age=5&cl=EN[/url] Although that one appears to have been delivered to a customer in Greece rather than Preston! Quote
budget bassist Posted July 27, 2009 Author Posted July 27, 2009 such nice photos! loving that red streamer, though i'm not totally sure what it is? Quote
warwickhunt Posted July 28, 2009 Posted July 28, 2009 [quote name='budget bassist' post='553414' date='Jul 28 2009, 12:04 AM']such nice photos! loving that red streamer, though i'm not totally sure what it is?[/quote] Streamer Pro M Quote
Chris2112 Posted July 29, 2009 Posted July 29, 2009 [quote name='simondee' post='553335' date='Jul 27 2009, 10:49 PM']ruh roh! I have four wicks. [/quote] How does the Thumb sounds with Barts in? I've been thinking of sticking some in my Thumb for a laugh... As for the $$ Corvette, it looked just like that but with 4 strings! Quote
xilddx Posted August 2, 2009 Posted August 2, 2009 [quote name='simondee' post='553335' date='Jul 27 2009, 10:49 PM']ruh roh! I have four wicks. [/quote] My dream is a white active fretless corvette with black hardware. Couple on Thomann but they are passive. I love white wicks. Youre is gorgeous. Quote
Peaty Posted August 5, 2009 Posted August 5, 2009 Here is a pic of my old but loverly fretless steamer Here is my battered but loverly old corvette pro line and here is my steamer pro m Quote
blamelouis Posted September 18, 2009 Posted September 18, 2009 My OLD 88 streamer ! [attachment=33096:DSCN1762.JPG] Quote
budget bassist Posted September 18, 2009 Author Posted September 18, 2009 nice are they framii? (sp) Quote
blamelouis Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 Anybody recommend a cheapish warwick as a workhorse bass you can just throw in the boot of the car ? Quote
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