CORVETTE $$ DOUBLE BUCK

[valterantunes]

Hi guys it´s me again....I´ve decided to write a new thread because I just ordered the corvette $$ and I don´t know anything about it. And at the store they can´t tell me much about it because it´s new.

Has anyone had any experience with the $$ ??
I just need to know if it´s as good as the corvette standard.
Or if it´s better or worst...anything...I really don´t know anything about this bass and have just ordered it
thanks

 

[Adam Barkley]

That is a pretty adventurous decision.

It will be radically different from the Standard, being as it has an ash body, double MM buckers; and depending on the model Standard you're comparing it to, active electronics.

 

[valterantunes]

I had to choose between the Corvette Standard with Swamp Ash body (active/passive) and the doublebuck.
I chose the doublebuck !
Have I made the right decision ??
I mean...I assume that the difference in the sound won´t be huge ! am I right ?

 

[Sergio]

Actually, I'm willing to bet that there will be a pretty big difference! If you like the standard, why didn't you just go with that one?

 

[valterantunes]

Because In Portugal I could only get a standard within 9 weeks...that´s a lot !
So...I saw the $$ on the warwick site and it looks good...so I ordered it.

Has anyone played it ? does it sound good ?

 

[LowEndLobster]

I think that you'll be one of the first TBers to get one! I bet you'll like it, especially if you liked the Corvette Std. I think the feel will be the same, just tonally different. I bet it'll sound like $$100,000,000.00 (Pun intended).

 

[Adam Barkley]

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Maybe this'll be the Roscoe Beck 4 Fender could never get their act together on. Love the specs. Anyone know what these cost?

4 - 1699
5 - 1999

I would imagine those are list.

I will have to try one of these when I get some mula.

 

[konfishily]

GAS GAS GAS,

i wish i could play that but no store around here carries em.

 

[freshmeat1989]

I think around $1400 for the 5 and $1200 for the 4, retail if you multiply the list by .7 (70%) you get right around those prices.

Not as bad as I thought.

 

[darkfish01]

What color did you get this beaut in?

 

[useless]

from the looks of em' i think you'll be happy

my visual inspection shows a monster tone potential

 

[5stringDNA]

I haven't seen it yet. this whole thread makes me think of Trigun and Vash's 1,000,000,000 double-dollar reward...Wrong robot where are you...

 

[valterantunes]

I got it in Natural colour ( i think it´s like the corvette standard natural ).
The price in Portugal is $1,678 but the guy made a good discount because I will pay in full cash...so I made the deal for $1,162 ( 900 EUR ).

So...I think nobody has tried this bass !!! Looks like I´m going to be the first bassist in Portugal to own this bass...lol

It will be at the store tomorrow for me to pick up....PLEASE...has anyone tried this bass in America or England ??? anywhere ???

 

[Dincrest]

Those DoubleBuck basses are so new, that few have hit stores and few people have tried them out.

If you do a search for "Doublebuck" you may find a reasonable amount of threads, and I think in the longest ones you'll find people who've tried them out.

So far response on them has been positive.

 

[Vorago]

900 Euros for a new Corvette? That is a very good deal!

 

[valterantunes]

Yeah...I know
The price at the store was 1,350 EUR but he said that if I paid in Cash I could take it for 900..I thought he was joking, but he wasn´t
I think it´s because here in Portugal we´re not really used to buy anything and pay straight away in full cash !

Anyway...is the bass good ????

 

[plankspanker13]

IT'S A FREAKIN' WARWICK!!!
of course it's good.

 

[Frank Martin]

I think NotDuane just got one and he liked it.
He said slim neck (which is a great improvement over Warwick's thick necks), light weight (again a big improvement) and great tone.

 

[valterantunes]

Hi guys,

Just got my Corvette $$ on friday and have done 2 gigs with it. Couldn't be happier !
I have definitely made the right choice...I think I´m in love with this bass.

 

[Dincrest]

I'm glad to hear it. Enjoy the bass. The DoubleBuck is intriguing to me because of the swamp ash body; it's probably lighter in weight than other Warwicks.

What color did you get it in?