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Awesome Streamer
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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Always happy to see Warwick stuff. I enjoy the guy's content. It's always sounding good and he gets great stuff to demo.
Beautiful. It just needs one more string . . . .
Awesome indeed, i prefer black or silver hardware.
Just my opinion here: How does it compares to a standard production streamer?
I bet it does not sound so much better than a standard streamer, this bass has just more aesthetic.
Just my opinion here: How does it compares to a standard production streamer?
I bet it does not sound so much better than a standard streamer, this bass has just more aesthetic.
Is that their splittable 'bucker at the rear? There was one on a Dolphin Pro 1 that I once had, and the split single coil sound was so weak that it annoyed the Hell out of me.
I'm noticing that the Streamer and many Spector basses have similar bodies and headstocks. Is this just an accident or is there more to this?
In any case, that's a fantastic instrument.
In any case, that's a fantastic instrument.
I don’t know when the last time I’ve seen someone playing a Warwick bass. Sonny T was still rocking his with Corey Wong a few years back. But he doesn’t seem to be playing with Corey any more and Sonny is now playing a Fodera Monarch thanks to Victor Wooten sitting in with Corey Wong while Sonny was still playing with him.
Maybe Warwick still sells well in Europe?
That is a nice looking bass , but it didn’t really impress my ears.
Maybe Warwick still sells well in Europe?
That is a nice looking bass , but it didn’t really impress my ears.
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It's a long story (which you should totally research on your own for fun) but basically, Warwick licensed the design from Spector in the 80's. The original few Streamers even had the same headstock shape as a Spector. Up until the mid 90's they were pretty much identical aside from the headstock. Eventually the Streamer design changed enough that it no longer falls under the copyright. It's hard to tell unless you have a Spector and a Streamer next to each other, but the Warwicks are slightly more narrow and stretched now.
Whilst not entirely my cup of tea (more mids than I normally like) it sounds good. But then that guy could make a tea chest bass sound killer... 3:50 sounds decent, though.
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I'm trying to remember which album cover the texture of the bass top reminds me of.
That bass sounds nice but nothinng like a good old stinngray!
Robert from Metallica plays Warwicks as his mains. They are constantly making him new ones.
I have to agree. I’ve heard better sounding Streamers. That electronics package isn’t my cup of tea. Not bad sounding, just lacking something.
Hmmm....I had a Dolphin Pro I five string for many years and had no issues using it in either setting. Always sounded great to my ears. If I had it in humbucker mode I'd just slightly crack open the bass knob in most situations. In single coil I might roll off the treble just a pinch from flat and maybe roll on like another 10% on the bass knob and be good to go. But even if I left everything flat and switched modes I never felt the split sound was weak...just two different flavors of good.
the gold goes so well with that top...stunning bass!
i love that guy's content!
great player who really demonstrates the tonal qualities of the basses he plays.
the last bass i purchased was, in part, due to his demo of it.
great player who really demonstrates the tonal qualities of the basses he plays.
the last bass i purchased was, in part, due to his demo of it.
