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Got a Warwick Streamer Five!

Dr. Cheese

Dr. Cheese

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Mar 3, 2004
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#1
OK, it's just a Streamer Standard Five.:D That said, it still has that Warwick growl, and apparently pulling the volume knob splits a coil or makes it go parallel, so it is pretty versatile for a single pickup, passive bass. The string spacing is 17 or 16.5mm, but it is not hard to play, and I'm pretty sure it is under 9 lbs. The body is three piece and ash, I believe. I think the neck is ovangkol, and fingerboard is wenge.:)

I will have to set it up, but I think these Streamer Standards are really great deals for actual German-made Warwicks.
 
#4
Dr. Cheese said:
Being a big Jamiroquai/Zender fan, I've wanted a Streamer a while as sort of a fanboy thing, plus I really do like that sound.:)
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Can't say I blame you on any count.

Zender is a great bassist to look up to.
The Streamer is Warwicks nicest shape, IMHO, the Fortress is second, and the Vampyre holds a place in my heat, from when I was an utter metulhead.:D
As for the sound, the Warwick growl is a thing of beauty, truly is.

I've not tried a 5er 'Wick, how are the necks?
I played one or two high end Thumbs(four string, of course), a few years ago, but while they looked, and sounded incredible, I couldn't get on with the necks.
 
#6
Warwick fives tend to either have pretty fat necks and narrow spacing with D profiles, or there are the "wideneck" versions with 20mm spacing and pretty thin, C profiles. IMO, the widenecks are the coolest, but they cost boutique money.:eek:
 
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Dr. Cheese said:
Warwick fives tend to either have pretty fat necks and narrow spacing with D profiles, or there are the "wideneck" versions with 20mm spacing and pretty thin, C profiles. IMO, the widenecks are the coolest, but they cost boutique money.:eek:
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Tell me about it ! Because I was thinking about getting a Wide neck Thumbolt 5, but the price was too steep for me for something I still consider a good " of the rack bass
 
#15
Had the same exact bass...the single pick up version is apparently much rarer than the double pick up one...anyway,had a Thumb Bolt-On 5 string and I can't really say the Streamer Standard has any growl in comparison...:rolleyes:
 
#19
The single pickup models are just as numerous as their 2 pickup counterparts.
Re.it's lack of growl.It's made of a soft wood,carolena,with a passive,low output pickup(s) designed to sound more traditional(Fenderish) than your other Warwicks.It also was Warwick's cheapest model & after it was discontinued,became a memebr of the Rockbass line.
;)
 
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humpy thumb said:
The single pickup models are just as numerous as their 2 pickup counterparts.
Re.it's lack of growl.It's made of a soft wood,carolena,with a passive,low output pickup(s) designed to sound more traditional(Fenderish) than your other Warwicks.It also was Warwick's cheapest model & after it was discontinued,became a memebr of the Rockbass line.
;)
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Yeah, I agree, from what I've read, the Streamer Standards aren't really "supposed" to sound like the higher-end Warwicks, but what counts is that you like the bass. Personally, I always thought the Standards were really cool-looking with their clean simplicity and big pickups. Too bad when they came out I was really obsessed with active electronics or I might've considered getting one.
 

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