I've never felt anything playing them, and for the price I should. I get more of a thrill kill outta my cheap Dean V basses. So why is Warick so popular? Are they aimed for a specific type of playing? To me they feel light and cheap and don't sound all that great. Just curious to the phenomina around them.
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Are Waricks overrated?
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I owned a Warrick years ago.......I loved the bass.............loved the tone..........hated the
weight due to a bad back.........had to go with a Swamp Ash.........then I choose a Nordy Vj4.
To answer your question.........the Warrick Steamer I had was a great bass..........and if lighter..........I would still own it today!
weight due to a bad back.........had to go with a Swamp Ash.........then I choose a Nordy Vj4.
To answer your question.........the Warrick Steamer I had was a great bass..........and if lighter..........I would still own it today!
Non-Rockbass Warwicks are usually pretty sweet, woody sounding bass with great action and frets. I've never tried a Rockbass, but I have heard good things about them too. To tell you the truth, I haven't played a Warwick I did not like. The Corvette $$ are especially awesome.
So, no, they are not overrated and I do not know where you got light and cheap from. I have a MiG Corvette Standard 4 string that probably has a good 1-2 pounds on my MIA 4 string Jazz.
So, no, they are not overrated and I do not know where you got light and cheap from. I have a MiG Corvette Standard 4 string that probably has a good 1-2 pounds on my MIA 4 string Jazz.
Warwicks are well built and great sounding, I always thought they deserved their rep. With that said, they are not the bass for me, I have trouble with many of the models' ergonomics.
No clue what a Waricks is.
No clue what a Waricks is.
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Unless you're talking about a different brand, as a Warwick fan and owner, I just had to correct you guys on the spelling 
Warwicks are great, not overrated! But in particular, I'm fond of the Streamer models. Not the Rockbasses though, those are substandard in my opinion.
Warwicks are great, not overrated! But in particular, I'm fond of the Streamer models. Not the Rockbasses though, those are substandard in my opinion.
I've owned over 50 basses and my German Thumb is the best I've ever owned. It's made me over 40 grand so it's definately paid for itself. Or is this just a troll thread for Warwick bashing? I suspect you are just looking for fellow haters to agree with your opinion. If you don't like them don't buy one. Simple.
No, many people loved them.
I don't like Fender at all ( or their clone for that matter ), solid finish just seem cheap but, some people do music that I hate but their is also a lot of awesome players that use them and for that they aren,t overrated for a lot of people.
Also ... I thought Warwick didn't get a lot of love here
I don't like Fender at all ( or their clone for that matter ), solid finish just seem cheap but, some people do music that I hate but their is also a lot of awesome players that use them and for that they aren,t overrated for a lot of people.
Also ... I thought Warwick didn't get a lot of love here
No. At least the German and Korean models seem to be really good. I have a Corvette Proline 5 and it is the best sounding bass I have.
Great basses, but way too heavy for me. One of my fav players Stuart Zender plays them, and said he had shoulder pains from them in an interview.
No, they are not overrated. They are great basses.
That is an adjective I've never heard used to describe a 'wick.
A better question would be "Should it matter to me whether or not they're overrated?" You don't like them, that's all that matters. But, in playing them I'm sure you're able to narrow down what kinds of basses you like a little more, right?
That is an adjective I've never heard used to describe a 'wick.
Exactly this. Almost makes me suspect a troll.
Who cares how others rate a certain brand of basses?
But, since you asked...
I don't play/own Warwick, but I do like their playability & ergonomics. The fat neck profile and flat fingerboard radius feels right for me. Their blatant ripoff of the NS/Spector design once annoyed me, but that's history and they've moved on to design/produce some fine basses.
I think "The Sound of Wood" is overrated
But, since you asked...
I don't play/own Warwick, but I do like their playability & ergonomics. The fat neck profile and flat fingerboard radius feels right for me. Their blatant ripoff of the NS/Spector design once annoyed me, but that's history and they've moved on to design/produce some fine basses.
I think "The Sound of Wood" is overrated
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I've had an SSII 5 string with both the wenge neck and have one now that has the ovangkol neck, and despite what some other Warwick fanatics may say, I don't really notice a huge sonic difference. And I had that wenge neck bass for 10 years, so I was very familiar with its sound. Ovangkol seems to be similar, and now that I have the ovangkol neck one, I actually prefer its softer, more closed-grainness. Feels faster to me. I still love both types of necks, though.
And I read a little while back that as of just a year or two ago the slim profile necks are now standard on their German-made neck through basses. Mine's an '08 though, so I have the same profile neck as the 2000 I used to have.
And I read a little while back that as of just a year or two ago the slim profile necks are now standard on their German-made neck through basses. Mine's an '08 though, so I have the same profile neck as the 2000 I used to have.
Those all-wenge necks made the instruments heavy, and took away some of the presence, to my ears (big boomy rump, tho'). I had a pair of FNA's, in the early '00s, and one (sunburst) had the all-wenge neck; the other (natural) had ovangkol with wenge fingerboard. After swapping the necks, both sounded better, and the sunburst shed a pound of weight.
Of course, both were involved in some horse-trading that led to my FNA 2002 Jazzman LTD (nicknamed "The Shilelagh"), which would have to be pried from my cold, dead hands. There is sentimental value for me in the woods used (walnut back, curly bubinga top, ovangkol neck, wenge fingerboard), since I travelled extensively in Africa, as a boy, and there was a walnut piano in the house where I grew up.
All of that said, I find that I only use my 'wick for very special gigs, and in the studio (which is to say, "not that often"), but my USA G&L JB2 and Squiers go everywhere with me.
Warwicks are not for everyone, just like anything else, but there are certain situations where you're glad that you have one, and put it to great use.
