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I love Warwicks. Plain and simple.

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I have a 5 string German corvette and am really liking it so far. Wish it balanced a bit better but its not as bad as i saw some people said here. The neck on it is FAT but comfortable. Many people scared me away from wicks with all the baseball bat comments, but as a person with small hands and who used to swear by skinny ibanez necks, i find the neck on my $$ to be comfortable. Im sure it all just comes down to proper technique.

Anyway i cant wait to get some new strings on my wick and really hearing it roar! Cant wait to try some more warwicks either! :bassist:
 
#62
I had a Thumb NT 4 around 15 years ago and had been thinking about getting another one. Decided to stop thinking about it.. :D

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Just waxed it and put new strings on. I need to dial in the setup, but I can tell it's gonna be amazing.
 
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Dave Siff said:
OK, guys.. what's your secret for keeping the ball ends anchored while changing strings? I wrestled with this problem last night and a couple of the strings wound up twisted, with the ball ends facing the wrong way. It was especially bad on the B string.
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My kids!! :D

I actually put the ball end in, pull string so I can cut it, then start the winding process. I wind until I'm about to pass the tailpiece with the ball. I then try and take pressure off the string so to speak, to let the string "untwist" and run my fingers down the length of the string. If I've done it right, I have to pull on the string a little to insert the ball end in. I then go back to winding the string and the wraps around the post tighten back up and everything is peachy. This may not be the best way, but I've never had any issues with twisted strings etc doing it like this.
 
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jjk2007 said:
My kids!! :D

I actually put the ball end in, pull string so I can cut it, then start the winding process. I wind until I'm about to pass the tailpiece with the ball. I then try and take pressure off the string so to speak, to let the string "untwist" and run my fingers down the length of the string. If I've done it right, I have to pull on the string a little to insert the ball end in. I then go back to winding the string and the wraps around the post tighten back up and everything is peachy. This may not be the best way, but I've never had any issues with twisted strings etc doing it like this.
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Thanks for the tip! I enlisted my wife to help me, but she couldn't hold the B-string ball end in place. Made a big dent in her finger.
I think I'm gonna have to unwind a couple of the strings and re-do them. I watched the set-up videos on Warwick's website, and their tech didn't seem to have any problems. Heh. They also recommend putting the inner strings on first, then the outer strings.
 

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