Rare Vintage Warwick - 1988 Streamer Stage 1 - NT (Canada)

[PluckyThump]

Final price drop! $1200 plus actual shipping cost. Paypal. I will ship international if you cover the cost. Not selling it for any less; I'd rather keep it than give it away.

I find myself with too many 4-strings again so this has to go. This is a rare bass! Occaisionally one pops up on E-bay with a BIN of $2500 or more. I need cash but might trade for a nice 5-string or vintage G&L or 2-band Ernie Ball Stingray (not interested in another Warwick). Deets:

- 1988 Warwick Streamer Stage 1
- neck-through, wenge neck with maple stringers, maple body wings
- wenge fingerboard, 24 frets
- brass just-a-nut, brass frets, brass bridge & tailpiece, gold hardware
- EMG reverse PJ active pickups
- MEC 2-band preamp
- rare gloss black finish
- weight is 9.8 lbs
- comes with a Warwick truss rod wrench and the pictured hard case, which is beat up but still works.

A previous owner was a touring musician that travelled all over North America in the 90's, judging by the finish wear and the stickers on the case. This bass has been much-played and much-loved, for good reason. It sounds beautiful, dark with rich harmonics and long sustain. You can dial up some nasty Spector-like bite with the treble cranked, or deep pillowy lows with the bass cranked. This is the same type of bass that Stuart Zender of Jamiroquai used in the early 90's, so if you like that tone, this is your axe.

This bass is a player! There is a great deal of mojo in the finish, but the back of the neck is super-smooth. I'm pretty sure it has had a re-fret or a fret dressing because there is only light wear in the lower positions. The neck is straight with nice action. The truss rod is new (they are replaceable on this model, without having to take the neck apart). Also has a new output jack, new pickup height springs, new Schaller strap locks and fresh strings. It's clean and ready to play.

This bass is currently at a consignment shop. If a TB'er buys this I will tell the shop to take it down but because they are not open late during the week I can only pick it up on the weekend.

Eye candy:

[anarkink]

Me likey.

[jonas_oxide]

any interest in a lado fretless 4 string with dimarzio p Pickup shaped something like an alembic brown? Maple wings, maple/mahogany neck late 70's early 80's one of a kind bass here. just a thought....and Im in brantford too...

[bassmanjla]

aaawww, i miss zrock.. the radio station of my adolescence.

[MaddAnthony_59]

Originally Posted by bassmanjla

aaawww, i miss zrock.. the radio station of my adolescence.

Z-Rock Bump!

In Metro-Detroit we got lucky. When they shut Z-ROCK down Ted Nugent bought the station, and broad casted LIVE every morning from 5am - 10am until his 50th B-day. You never knew what to expect from Uncle Ted! Rocco Winchester Nugent would come on and say the Pledge of Allegiance before going off to KinderGarten...

Anyways, Bump for an unobtainable 'Wick,

[PluckyThump]

Originally Posted by MaddAnthony_59

an unobtainable 'Wick,

What he said!

[PluckyThump]

Bump for a reliced Warwick made in the days when Warwick was still a small boutique bass builder. I guarantee you won't see one like this on your local Craigslist.

[jonas_oxide]

come on people, i only wish i could have this thing but i cant, quit torturing me already and buy this thing before i crack all my teeth, and pull out my hair! if you dont buy this thing in the next week your underwear will become carnivorous and consume your genitals... bump...

[Spleenface92]

Isn't this from the days when warwicks had slim necks?

[PluckyThump]

Originally Posted by Spleenface92

Isn't this from the days when warwicks had slim necks?

The neck is 1 5/8" at the nut. It's medium-profile, not skinny, not chunky. The fingerboard radius is very flat. String spacing at the bridge is adjustable from 18mm to 20mm. It's very playable, especially up high.

[OrangeSun]

If I could, I would buy this right this instant. My main bass is a black (finish on wood) mid 90's streamer (with the input on the front face of the bass instead of the side edge). My other bass is another black warwick streamer, the second being a custom shop fretless that almost looks identical to this in body style except for the fretless neck. I got that one used and I don't know much about it except it has woody tone for days and super bright LED's in the neck.

I'm going to inquire about selling a kidney on the black market in order to purchase this.

[PluckyThump]

Bumpity

[Righteous Thunderer]

Bump for a badass bass.

[PluckyThump]

Gone! Traded!