Rockbass Corvette Basic 4

Made In China
Body: Maple
Neck: maple + 2 slots Ekanga
Rosewood
Hardware: Chrome Warwick
Pickups: JB-type active MEC
Preamp: active, volume, balance, bass, treble, (brand unknown, perhaps MEC but certainly not of the same quality as the warwick made in Germany)

UTILIZATION

The body is thin enough, the rather low light, it is very comfortable to wear.
The interface is very nice you can easily reach all the notes.
The neck is thin enough, very easy to navigate.

Gameplay 100%!

It is easy to get a good sound, but its pretty focused on snapping (see sound).

SOUNDS

This bass suits my style of music, I use it almost exclusively for metal (at least for now). For this style of music I use a very scooped sound, highlighting good slap bass and treble. And indeed it's good this bass gives generously in sharp slap is given its wood (maple).
on the other hand for the sound I put the overdrive on acute, and not that disappointed me, the active pickups enhance some mediums which gave me an overdrive on the low mids, it was BZZZZZZZZZZZZ and I hate that! So I did change the pickups and preamp on the way.
I brought up the Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound and Aguilar preamp OBP3.
Result: more buzz more airy and natural sound for microphones, the original preamp was nice but aguilar is so much better, more flexible and subtle.
In this final between Maple and Quarter Pound pickups seymour, this low liberates its really really slamming! At first gr connection in the amp I took a sacred slap dynamics crazy, absolutely terrible aggression. This config would appeal to slapeurs.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had six months basically. Basically I wanted to take a fender Jazzbass mexico 70, but comparing extracts sound, Jazzbass very quickly struck me as sloppy, sluggish, and without a very special grain (for the fender is a shame) She seemed very kind. As against the rockbass surprised me with its accuracy, it dynamic and grain (well less pronounced than that of a real warwick is on). I liked it, and I also wanted to test the active microphones right here now at least I know I'm definitely leaning towards the liabilities.
What I like most about this bass is the slamming and I even accented with new pickups.

The value for money is very good, I think it sounds much better than low "modern" in the same price range.
I think of Ibanez, their bass guitarists are for putting on bass. "The wood is mahogany like guitars so it's good it's going to sound good." Not the final instrument was a drooling, sounds cold (Ibanez manages to make it sound cold mahogany! World champion what!), The knobs of the preamp board are not very accurate, the overall sound is pretty rough , treble "cardboard" and especially without soul, without grain. Here at least the rockbass bah she has a little more personality and definition.

With experience I will opt for the more passive version I think already to see how it sounds, and then if I have to change the email it will cost me less because the passive version costs less base.

-Two passive pickups: MEC Gold jazz
-4 Pots: one volume, one for the balance with a notch for dlimiter the middle, and two bands of EQ at MEC
An easel-massive Rockbass well, which is not true of the quvalent Warwick bridge, but much better than the Fender, which is a piece of tle fold.
-The body is made of two pieces of alder (AAA quality)
Bolt-24 boxes
The crops are patent-

UTILIZATION

The handle is the one at Warwick is to say, the ball! Personally, I love, but I recommend you try it before buying, because the handle is really special. Round, but not pais, say, a stick-Bass Prcison and better: P

The handle has a dfonce at the junction body / sleeve, allowing access to acute enough boards. APRS the 22nd freight, it's harder, but no need to go so far with a bass! on the other hand, there is no marker on the button, and it's a bit Gnant.
The reclining mechanism is really a good idea, easy to give.

Otherwise, one thing I love about this bass is that it is really small and lightweight. I do not compare to my Fender Mexican Prcison, which appears twice as heavy. The game is really enjoyable sitting, both hands at mdiator. And I'm a fan incontionnel the shape of the bass.

SOUNDS

Hop on the baranche on the amp, you were desirous to troune the bottom. The scale used to choose the level of each micro SoRIE. I use the dosing sleeve 75%, 25% bridge to play with fingers, and his round Extremely hot, heavy, but not fat. And dosing sleeve 25%, 75% for a bridge game mdiator or a brighter sound, but not dry or slamming.
There is a grain and less powerful warwick
After the bridge pickup is my prfr for slap, but I like this technique too, so friends slappeurs, this bass is a aprable slapper, but I, I remain the classic game, and I only use a few techniques, apart from the harmonics and tapping.
The EQ Intgr fulfills its job.

I play on a Gallien Krueger amp 175W. I play metal in a group. It makes heavy-death. So ultra-fast tempos (sixteenth note with black = 208) or slow (white on black = 78), low rpond well.
And I play the blues with drums and sax, and also the sound is always Submitted.

OVERALL OPINION

I did not use that time, I had been ready-to dpanner me, then I care to buy after a real Warwick. Prcison is my closet!
I find it a bit expensive for what it is. I was told it stood at 550. After, it may fall on good offers and have a lower price.
I rpeter, I admire this kind of low, and this looks phallic horn suprieure.
Dsormais, I play with a real Warwick Corvette, the diffrence of use is not obvious, but the sound is gnial Warwick. The Rockbass gives an honest appercu trs.

Warwick Rockbass Corvette 4c
24 fret jazz bass configuration micro active MEC Gold
Knob-volume
Knob micro-balance
Low-knob
Acute-knob
(Last 3 are notched in the middle)
Easel Classic (not the series just-a-nut range warwick)
book with warwick strings.
Deep blue color dark enough but far enough resists shocks
Warwick form, unusual but pleasant. The body seems a little front fender shape.

UTILIZATION

Getting started is easy. The handle looks pretty solid compared a handle Cort, or Ibanez, but the size suits me very well (big hands) and I can not avoid sore thumb cramps.

The head causes Lger dsquilibre standing for a game. The "horn" LOWER is quite small but hold good bass for a game sitting.

The form provides space for the treble a highway (the 23rd as 24 in the body but we have had fingers can always pick them serve nan?)

The bass is not too heavy (close to a massive fender) or too lgre, one feels that the wood is in the A veritable.

The stamp appears straight away, the knobs lets you juggle DIFFERENT sound events quite easily. Teractive enough.

SOUNDS

I find this versatile bass that sounded active, with the grain warwick bonus.
The possibilities of rglages allow both to have a dull sound (space cowboy jamiroquai for an idea), a clear, snapping, a sound centered on the harmonics or forcing the game sound approximating MM a (relatively guards)

I play funk, acid jazz and I find it pretty good for this style. It captures the flapping of the slap, the notes ring clumps, it is specific on a good offense. It suits me.

I played on a Fender Rumble 100 amp hot, but her character is round l. I use a Gallien Krueger backline in 10 inches and slap really.

on the other hand I do not see anything that is old rock. Ct the asset is difficult to forget. It would be better on RATM.

This is a comprehensive IDE, but the ct versatile enough that it is not specific on for each register (funk jazz etc for the record eh). It is a low post for beginner, but before DTRE now truly want to confirm a style, a particular sound, correct. But she meets her very good job!

OVERALL OPINION

It ages with me for over a year and a half. I find it hard to beginners, I were not his level to Russia to hear properly. It is UNESCORecords, versatile perfect for refined (dgrossir?)

I like its sound particulires which offer the choice without feeling that lies within its boundaries. Its main default I think it's just too versatile. I now looking for a bass with more character (though not lacking!) But which responds more spcification my desires.

I tried a Squier jazz bass from home that I no more marked than that. No character and massive! A ibanez grs 500 I think, very good but MODEL there was no longer in the little sound. I also test a Olp me a report due by MM. But both are too rock for me. Too much power, too marked a grain. I also have a test that my bluff CZ Cort level fast run, but his silent hollow too. The corvette, she fills me with this level l. It has its character, without falling into the extreme. Love makes blind cons so ...^^

In our German friends she lost 60aine euro and now I find really good place in the report qualitprix.

In the era I would do this choice, it fills my musical universe. But now I think I look to the range multimdia. The grain warwick, their look!, They sound to me fit. Now we must refine!
Good bass!