I just got this bass not 10 days ago, and love it. Fortunately or unfortunately I am clearing out some non Spector basses, I have 2 Spec's but gained a lot of others and I need to stick with my brand. I even sold my MTD 535 now THAT wasn't easy.
SO - without further adieu here comes a DEAD MINT Warwick Streamer LX 5-string Special Edition #23 of 40 made. featuring a thick slab of highly AND EVENLY figured Vavona Burl (Redwood)
Here is Ed Friedland playing the 4 string version > http://youtu.be/SLZH2NWa9tY
Here are EXCERPTS , an article from Guitar World:
Originally published in Guitar World, October 2010
When players think of Warwick basses, heavy-duty rock and roll immediately comes to mind. Its easy to see why: Warwicks artist stable includes bass icons like Jack Bruce, Adam Clayton and Robert Trujillo as well as Mudvaynes Ryan Martinie and Napalm Deaths Shane Embury. But while the tightly focused edge of the Warwick tone lends itself to aggressive musical settings, it also satisfies players as diverse as funk master Bootsy Collins and jazz-fusion virtuoso Jonas Hellborg. Warwick has managed to create a sonic signature that is both recognizable and versatile, crossing stylistic boundaries with ease. Plus, the companys basses are built solid and look sweet.
Every year, Warwick comes out with a special-edition instrument that represents the pinnacle of its product line. For this year, its the Streamer LX SE USA Redwood bass, a prized beauty that features top-shelf engineering and a combination of unique woods.
FEATURES
While the Streamer is available in several variations, the LX version, which came out in 1996, features the versatile P/J pickup configuration. The LX SE USA has a swamp ash body with a beautiful Vavona burl redwood topthough the one-inch thickness of the redwood actually constitutes half of the instrument. The relatively soft redwood blends nicely with the swamp ashs solid lows and crisp highs, filling in the midrange for a well-balanced tone. A thin black veneer of Ekanga separates the two woods, highlighting the contrast between the red and white, and the whole package weighs in at a very manageable 8 1/2 pounds.
An Ovangkol neck is a frequent sight on a Warwick bass. The attractive African wood provides the stability and snap of hard maple with a more pronounced midrange. The relatively flat, 20-inch-radius tiger-stripe ebony fingerboard has 24 jumbo brass frets as well as Warwicks own adjustable nut, the Just-A-Nut III. I was able to play up to the 21st fret unhindered, but the lower cutaway prevented clear access to the top three frets. Other familiar Warwick appointments are the two-piece bridge, easy-access truss-rod cover, angled tuners, a well-padded gig bag, and a lavish toolkit.
A two-band bass/treble preamp offers boost and cut and seems well suited to the LXs natural midrange presence. Pop the master volumes push/pull pot and the electronics become passive. Its a life-saving feature should your batteries fail you, but the bass sounds great this way as well. The split-coil J pickup avoids the dreaded 60-cycle single-coil hum that plagues many P/J instruments. A 34-inch-scale five-string version is also available with a J/J pickup set. -
SPECS:
Construction: Bolt-on
Machineheads: Warwick Standard
Nuts: Just A Nut III
Scale length: 34"
Frets: 24 jumbo / fretless
Fingerboard Wood: Tigerstripe Ebony
Neck Wood: Ovangkol
Fingerboard Radius: 26"
Body wood: US Swamp Ash body with 1" Redwood top
Finish: Natural Oil Finish
Pickups: Bartolini J/J
Electronics: Bartolini 2-way
Control Knobs: Standard
Bridge system: Warwick 2-pieces bridge
Strap Locks: Warwick security locks
Hardware color: Black
Weight:
Special features:
rstripe Ebony fingerboard
Swamp Ash body
1" Redwood top
Ekanga veneer between top and back
Bartolini pickups
Bartolini 2-way electronics
Black hardware
offered here with WARWICK PADDED ROCK BAG/ BOOK / WAX / TOOLS / HANG TAGS
So- original list price = $5,000 street price was $3,500
HERE IT IS FOR HALF
$1,750 SHIPPED, INSURED, IN MINT WARWICK ROCK BAG 48 CONUS
SO - without further adieu here comes a DEAD MINT Warwick Streamer LX 5-string Special Edition #23 of 40 made. featuring a thick slab of highly AND EVENLY figured Vavona Burl (Redwood)
Here is Ed Friedland playing the 4 string version > http://youtu.be/SLZH2NWa9tY
Here are EXCERPTS , an article from Guitar World:
Originally published in Guitar World, October 2010
When players think of Warwick basses, heavy-duty rock and roll immediately comes to mind. Its easy to see why: Warwicks artist stable includes bass icons like Jack Bruce, Adam Clayton and Robert Trujillo as well as Mudvaynes Ryan Martinie and Napalm Deaths Shane Embury. But while the tightly focused edge of the Warwick tone lends itself to aggressive musical settings, it also satisfies players as diverse as funk master Bootsy Collins and jazz-fusion virtuoso Jonas Hellborg. Warwick has managed to create a sonic signature that is both recognizable and versatile, crossing stylistic boundaries with ease. Plus, the companys basses are built solid and look sweet.
Every year, Warwick comes out with a special-edition instrument that represents the pinnacle of its product line. For this year, its the Streamer LX SE USA Redwood bass, a prized beauty that features top-shelf engineering and a combination of unique woods.
FEATURES
While the Streamer is available in several variations, the LX version, which came out in 1996, features the versatile P/J pickup configuration. The LX SE USA has a swamp ash body with a beautiful Vavona burl redwood topthough the one-inch thickness of the redwood actually constitutes half of the instrument. The relatively soft redwood blends nicely with the swamp ashs solid lows and crisp highs, filling in the midrange for a well-balanced tone. A thin black veneer of Ekanga separates the two woods, highlighting the contrast between the red and white, and the whole package weighs in at a very manageable 8 1/2 pounds.
An Ovangkol neck is a frequent sight on a Warwick bass. The attractive African wood provides the stability and snap of hard maple with a more pronounced midrange. The relatively flat, 20-inch-radius tiger-stripe ebony fingerboard has 24 jumbo brass frets as well as Warwicks own adjustable nut, the Just-A-Nut III. I was able to play up to the 21st fret unhindered, but the lower cutaway prevented clear access to the top three frets. Other familiar Warwick appointments are the two-piece bridge, easy-access truss-rod cover, angled tuners, a well-padded gig bag, and a lavish toolkit.
A two-band bass/treble preamp offers boost and cut and seems well suited to the LXs natural midrange presence. Pop the master volumes push/pull pot and the electronics become passive. Its a life-saving feature should your batteries fail you, but the bass sounds great this way as well. The split-coil J pickup avoids the dreaded 60-cycle single-coil hum that plagues many P/J instruments. A 34-inch-scale five-string version is also available with a J/J pickup set. -
SPECS:
Construction: Bolt-on
Machineheads: Warwick Standard
Nuts: Just A Nut III
Scale length: 34"
Frets: 24 jumbo / fretless
Fingerboard Wood: Tigerstripe Ebony
Neck Wood: Ovangkol
Fingerboard Radius: 26"
Body wood: US Swamp Ash body with 1" Redwood top
Finish: Natural Oil Finish
Pickups: Bartolini J/J
Electronics: Bartolini 2-way
Control Knobs: Standard
Bridge system: Warwick 2-pieces bridge
Strap Locks: Warwick security locks
Hardware color: Black
Weight:
Special features:
rstripe Ebony fingerboard
Swamp Ash body
1" Redwood top
Ekanga veneer between top and back
Bartolini pickups
Bartolini 2-way electronics
Black hardware
offered here with WARWICK PADDED ROCK BAG/ BOOK / WAX / TOOLS / HANG TAGS
So- original list price = $5,000 street price was $3,500
HERE IT IS FOR HALF
$1,750 SHIPPED, INSURED, IN MINT WARWICK ROCK BAG 48 CONUS
