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Damaged Warwick Question

#21
TwinBass said:
I'm afraid that that bass is going to be nothing but trouble. Even being really diligent about oiling the bass and keeping it well humdified (including living in a really humid area like Seattle), there is still going to be a crack there. That will lead to vibrations and eventually the bridge coming loose.

I have to agree with KeithPas, avoid it like the plague.

THat is unless you plan on keeping it behind glass (as in as a showpiece/conversation starter etc..). Even then I would pass unless it was dirt freakin' cheap.

It looks like a neck-thru. If by chance it is a bolt on, for the right price, you might score it for the neck. Warwick necks are fanastic, and if you look around hard enough, you might find a body to match that isn't fubar.

...my two cents...
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That was me, man!
 
#22
tycobb73 said:
I bought it. It was at a GC and the sell price was $800. The best I could do was get them to through in shipping and tax was 5% so around $840 delivered. Papersen, if I don't like it I'll PM you.

I'm also looking at a streamer lx.

No I'm not going on a spending spree. I'll flip my cirrus and P bass plus plus for them. I just miss the feel of wicks.
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I respect your decision, but what's the use of asking a forum for advice, and then going against the majority of the responses you get?

Hopefully a luthier will be able to resurrect it for you.
 
#24
The best advice I got was to post in the luthier's forum and on the warwick forum. Everyone in those forums said easy fix. Plus, if you know GC, you know they have a great return policy. I'll take it to my lutheir after I got it and if he says he can't fix it, I'll get my money back.
 
#27
Yep, looks like it's where the wing meets the neck block.

One time the crappy Rockbag (zipper) failed and my Streamer II went tumbling to the concrete. Thankfully it only suffered superficial damage. The only time I've noticed a marked separation at a glue joint was on a Thumb BO 5. It was on the back at the neck joint where the two body halves meet. Over time one side became slightly higher than the other but they never actually separated.

Now that you've bought it, I guess you'll just have to see if it gets any worse. I think a separation like that was likely caused by a fall or some other kind of abuse but as mentioned, it could also have been caused by major temperature and humidity fluctuations.

Hope you like it!
 
#28
honeslty..you should be fine

i wax my warwicks like twice a year..i think its just one of htose things they say you should do in case something does actually happen...then they can say they warned you...but its not as big a deal as people make it out to be...the only plus side to waxing it once a month is that it probably looks better..the bubinga on my Thumb looked amazing after being waxed....the SSII really doesnt look different after waxing

and for a pre '98 model thats an amazing price
 
#29
I got it today. It looks worse than it is. I'll take it to my luthier to look at, but I don't think I'm keeping it. I think it might be too heavy for me. So I'm going to go after a Streamer LX or Stage I. I have to decide if I want to ship it back, get this bass fixed and sell it or sell it as is.
 
#32
I was saying the bass looks worse in the pictures than the damage is. I was quite surprised. I can't really say on the neck as I am legally blind and telling how straight a neck is is tough for me. I just don't think its the bass for me. I've had a couple nibbles on it already.
 
#34
You know I plugged this thing into my amp for the first time ( I have small chidlren at home so I usually go through headphones, snuck up to the room while they were sleeping) and it blows my Cirrus out of the water. Its the sound I hear in my head. Gonna have my luthier look at it today then take it to 1 practice as is to see if I can handle the weight. If a proline sounds anything like this I'm selling the Cirrus for a proline.
 
#35
tycobb73 said:
You know I plugged this thing into my amp for the first time ( I have small chidlren at home so I usually go through headphones, snuck up to the room while they were sleeping) and it blows my Cirrus out of the water. Its the sound I hear in my head. Gonna have my luthier look at it today then take it to 1 practice as is to see if I can handle the weight. If a proline sounds anything like this I'm selling the Cirrus for a proline.
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The SS II is IMO a bit darker than the Proline. The main differences are the preamp and body wood. The result is a more focused low mid growl that`s simply killer.

BTW, one of fav basses is my Peavey Cirrus. It`s hard to compare it to a Proline, but in terms of playability, construction and hi-fi sound, is really hard to beat.
 
#36
When I compared my Cirrus to my SSII the Cirrus sounded muddy while not having the low end that the SSII has. It doesn't matter though. I'm back from my luthier and he said the crack is probably pretty deep as on the back of the bass the joint was raised. He said its something that couldn't have happened just by not oiling it. Something funky happened. He even suggested I contact Warwick about a lifetime gaurentee, but I doubt that will happen. So its getting sent back Monday.

I'm thinking the 2 basses I want that fit my budget are a Spector Euro LX and a Warwick Corvette Proline. I'll sell my Cirrus and Fender P plus plus to help fund it. Too bad I can't try mid ranged basses here. About the highest they go is $1200 new.
 

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