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MGR/Jerry S. « Warwick Thumb Bolt--on 4 »
Published on 02/05/03 at 15:00Paid $1600 for the guitar. I lusted over the bass on the wall for some 4 months...figuring (scheming) about how I could get the money into my savings faster so I could buy it. I was looking at basses to switch over too but honestly I had my sights narrowed on an American Standard Jazz (5 string Rosoce Beck model) and a Red Carvin. The Jazz had that fantastic thump we all expect...and the Carvin had effects out the...well effects city. When I got done I asked the counter guy if there was something between the cool sound of the Jazz and the Carvin...he showed me the Warwick. Game over...the Warwick fit me, fit my hands, fit my sound requirements...I'd found the guitar that I could afford that I LOVED.
The wood body...the deep wood tones in the wood...the way the bass resonates when I play it. The neck to body aspect ratio in terms of looks.
It's a "longer" scale bass which I was looking for (being an owner of a Hofner (real short scale)) I needed something to stretch out on.
I have to have a ready supply of 9 volts. The shop where I had purchased the bass had replaced the volume knobs and they may have been Warwick but they weren't all Thumb style. So I called Dana B. Goods (sole distributor here in the states) and the guy took down my name and addr and sent me a new set of knobs. (he asked the shop's name as well...) The bass had been played probably loaned out and had some dings but nothing major or anything that I worry about. Much of my disappointment relates to the vendor and NOT with the guitar so this may not be a fair measure. Dana B. Goods WAS responsive beyond my needs, much to the chagrin of a previous reviewer.
The guitar is made of an African wood called Ovangkol and I believe the neck is bubinga, another African wood akin to Ironwood (very dense and tough to dent).
The Workmanship was obviously fantastic when I picked it up and looked it over. I'd looked over dozens of basses before finding the Warwick (ones I could afford and others I couldn't) so I was looking for the most insignificant of defects or detractions. In my estimation my Warwick has none.
I've owned "Gumby" (not my name saw it on Dana B. Goods) for over a year now and I LOVE playing it...unplugged and plugged...passive and active. The neck dives but I don't really mind...it's less than an issue. The sound...well...the guys I play with know when she's plugged in. They can hear the difference between the '60s technology in the Hofner and the '90s technology in the Warwick. If I purchase again it will be a Warwick. I'm loaded down with German basses.
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The wood body...the deep wood tones in the wood...the way the bass resonates when I play it. The neck to body aspect ratio in terms of looks.
It's a "longer" scale bass which I was looking for (being an owner of a Hofner (real short scale)) I needed something to stretch out on.
I have to have a ready supply of 9 volts. The shop where I had purchased the bass had replaced the volume knobs and they may have been Warwick but they weren't all Thumb style. So I called Dana B. Goods (sole distributor here in the states) and the guy took down my name and addr and sent me a new set of knobs. (he asked the shop's name as well...) The bass had been played probably loaned out and had some dings but nothing major or anything that I worry about. Much of my disappointment relates to the vendor and NOT with the guitar so this may not be a fair measure. Dana B. Goods WAS responsive beyond my needs, much to the chagrin of a previous reviewer.
The guitar is made of an African wood called Ovangkol and I believe the neck is bubinga, another African wood akin to Ironwood (very dense and tough to dent).
The Workmanship was obviously fantastic when I picked it up and looked it over. I'd looked over dozens of basses before finding the Warwick (ones I could afford and others I couldn't) so I was looking for the most insignificant of defects or detractions. In my estimation my Warwick has none.
I've owned "Gumby" (not my name saw it on Dana B. Goods) for over a year now and I LOVE playing it...unplugged and plugged...passive and active. The neck dives but I don't really mind...it's less than an issue. The sound...well...the guys I play with know when she's plugged in. They can hear the difference between the '60s technology in the Hofner and the '90s technology in the Warwick. If I purchase again it will be a Warwick. I'm loaded down with German basses.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com