warwick fortress strap lock help!

pedroims · #1 09-28-2010, 05:15 PM

i got a warwick fortress and just get it just to find that this bass has some kind of strap lock built in, somebody know where I can get the locks or if some other brand will fit in? I dont see how I can install some dunlops

fu22ba55 · #2 09-28-2010, 05:17 PM

pics would help, but they should be Dunlops (already installed and recessed) if I recall. All you need is the other half of the Dunlop straplocks.

If not recessed, and not dunlops, then schallers.

Need2KnowBasses · #3 09-28-2010, 05:22 PM

I have had no trouble using the straplok ends from Tobias basses (look just like the dunlops I bought) and Dunlop straploks on my Warwick basses.

Zooberwerx · #4 09-28-2010, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pedroims

i got a warwick fortress and just get it just to find that this bass has some kind of strap lock built in, somebody know where I can get the locks or if some other brand will fit in? I dont see how I can install some dunlops

They should be Dunlops. If you look inside the recess, you'll see a groove running the inner circumference. This is where the strap pins "lock" into place. If you need a pair of Dunlop strapends, please let me know...I have oodles.

Riis

pedroims · #5 09-28-2010, 05:54 PM

thanks guys !! Dunlops match fine.. I really enjoy this bass, but action is way to high and the saddles in the bridge seems to not get any lower, is this normal on these basses ?

Zooberwerx · #6 09-28-2010, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by pedroims

thanks guys !! Dunlops match fine.. I really enjoy this bass, but action is way to high and the saddles in the bridge seems to not get any lower, is this normal on these basses ?

Is the brass bridge "block" set at its lowest position? The graphite saddles are individually adjustable to match your string profile with that of the fingerboard. The overall height of the whole schmear can be manipulated by loosening the middle hex screws on the block and adjusting the 4 hex screws located in the corners. Make sense?

Riis

pedroims · #7 09-28-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Zooberwerx

Is the brass bridge "block" set at its lowest position? The graphite saddles are individually adjustable to match your string profile with that of the fingerboard. The overall height of the whole schmear can be manipulated by loosening the middle hex screws on the block and adjusting the 4 hex screws located in the corners. Make sense?

Riis

thanks man, I will take a look , really appreciate all your help guys

fu22ba55 · #8 09-28-2010, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Zooberwerx

The overall height of the whole schmear can be manipulated by loosening the middle hex screws on the block and adjusting the 4 hex screws located in the corners.

Right... what he said. Saddles are height adjustable as well as the entire bridge "block"

I had a warwick once where the previous owner had cranked all the saddles as high as they could go (instead of raising the bridge block). IMO it's better to have the saddles as low as possible and just use them to account for fingerboard radius and string gauge, and adjust the overall height with the bridge block. That way the saddles have more contact with the bridge, better tone, sustain, etc, etc...

pedroims · #9 09-28-2010, 07:14 PM

thanks everybody !! i was able to do all the adjustments.. this bass is amazing...love it !

Zooberwerx · #10 09-28-2010, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by pedroims

thanks everybody !! i was able to do all the adjustments.. this bass is amazing...love it !

Good thing...I thought I was going to have to drive to Michigan for a hands-on. Not that I'd mind. BTW, what's for dinner?

Enjoy the lumber!

Riis

pedroims · #11 09-28-2010, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Zooberwerx

Good thing...I thought I was going to have to drive to Michigan for a hands-on. Not that I'd mind. BTW, what's for dinner?

Enjoy the lumber!

Riis

Carne asada tacos and cerveza

...u r more than welcome to join us

**lowendfriend** · #12 09-28-2010, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by pedroims

thanks guys !! Dunlops match fine.. I really enjoy this bass, but action is way to high and the saddles in the bridge seems to not get any lower, is this normal on these basses ?

It's a two piece bridge....the hex heads on the sides of the bridge adjust it down below the wood surface. Impossible to not get decent action with that bridge unless your neck is shot.

If you can't figure that out, take it to a shop and get them to do it.

Zooberwerx · #13 09-28-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pedroims

Carne asada tacos and cerveza

...u r more than welcome to join us

Sorry, I don't speak French...but I recognize "cerveza". Much obliged and thanks for the kind offer!

Buenos noches...its past my bedtime.

Riis

EarlTroutman · #14 12-03-2010, 08:02 PM

you have an excellent bass. There are a lot of downloadable helps on the Warwick Forum on everything from cleaning to setting it up. If you have questions doing anything just comment on that forum. It took several days when I got my Fortress One, but it was worth it.