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Another Warwick Question! Please Help!

madbassplaya

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Dec 28, 2007
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Well, I was going to buy a Warwick Corvette from my local dealer and he just offered me a Warwick Infinity Set Neck 5 string at a great deal. I can get the Corvette at a great price, but after playing the Infinity, I kinda want it more.

What's the deal with the Set Neck though? I've never had a bass with a set neck. Is neck thru or bolt on better?

Any opinons or info on this bass is greatly appreciated!
 
these are great basses that look just amazing, imho. i was kinda torn between the bo thumb and the bass you describe when it cam time to purchase a nice bass a few years ago. the thumb, to me, has the most disticnt tone of any bass that isn't a real fender p or j. that it what made me pick it over the the infinity. the tone of the infinity is still tremendous, but seemed just a bit more mellow, traditional sounding. an extremley versatile bass. im not sure if they are still making the sn infiity, and just a few months after i purchased my wick, all warwicks jumped in price. the infinity jumped almost a grand if i remeber correctly. everyone has a vette, jk, lol! get the infinity, you wil not be sorry(i hope!). it is a very unique bass, and i think it is extremly gorgeous with that zebrano wood.

the set neck on this bass was kinda neant to bridge a gap between bo and neck through. supposed to get alot of the attack of a bo(why i went with the bo thumb over the nt, i also like the chunkier neck of the bo over the nt) but also get the great sustain of a nt. a pretty good medium if memry serves me. i LOVE the chunky neck of my thumb, but the neck profile of the sn infinty is one of my other faves. to me(the infinty) it is so comfy, fast, and easy to play. a unique bass that you should not pass up. never mind what all the wick haters say. even at the new prices, i still don't think wicks are over priced or over rated. you really get what you pay for. i have never played a bad wick(even though i've played most at GC!), but i cannot say that about some other high end brands. some would say that i have a belly fool of wick cool-aid, but i call it like i see it. hope this helped. just let me know if you need any more help.
 
Nothing wrong with set necks, Gibson has done it for years with the Les Paul and you don't hear guitarists complaining about them (well, at least not about the set neck anyways). I had an Alembic Epic with a set neck as well. It's just another way of mounting the neck.
 
Nothing wrong with set necks, Gibson has done it for years with the Les Paul and you don't hear guitarists complaining about them (well, at least not about the set neck anyways). I had an Alembic Epic with a set neck as well. It's just another way of mounting the neck.

very true!

the Warwick site says that the neck is "glued" in. that just didn't sound as good to me as bolt on, so I thought the worst and wondered what if it came unglued?

surely that can't happen? right?
 
when it comes to set-necks, bolt ons and neck through's it all comes down to personal taste.

some people like the sustain of neck through, some dont.

if you like it, then buy it!!!

no one elses opinion should effect what bass you buy.
 
There`s nothing wrong with set neck basses. Several top luthiers (Fodera, Zon, Nordstrand, Cliff Bordell) build basses that way, and they know what they`re doing.

Keep in mind that one of the most famous guitars in history (along with the Telecaster and Stratocaster) is a set neck model: Gibson Les Paul
 
when it comes to set-necks, bolt ons and neck through's it all comes down to personal taste.

some people like the sustain of neck through, some dont.

if you like it, then buy it!!!

no one elses opinion should effect what bass you buy.

i agree and i'm not really looking for opinions on the sound/look, I have already established that I like the bass in those areas.

I just wasn't sure about the whole "set neck" thing. I wasn't sure what the positives/negatives are of them and how durable they are.