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Buslady7803

Buslady7803

Dec 15, 2009
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Up the street from Fender...
#1
Ok i know the pictures rule, no pic no bass...but i pick it up monday...

Ok so my ibanez has a defective neck, backbowed..tried to take it to guitar center and swap it, but either they didnt want to deal with it or something nothting i couldreally do.
So..week later my teacher talks to thesame guy and explains it, so they give me full credit so wander to the used area and find on a stand a beautiful Warwick Corvette standard for $499.
Played it, fell in love. Totally...everything felt right. It doesnt even look used its nearly new. Built 22 june 02, i figure as long as it doesnt say rockbass im ok, after all i hear about RB line, I want to avoid this.

EDIT: i hate cell phone pics...but here it is..edit again improved cell ph pic
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Sorry for bad typing. Im on my ipad lol
 
#7
That is a sweet deal. Rockbass is of same quality just different woods. I know, I have one and compared it to a Korean warwick in the shop.

But enjoy that bass you lucky bastard.
 
#8
If it was built in 2002, it's made in Germany, not Korea. Korea production started this year. Also, if it's from 2002, it would have a 1 piece bridge if it were a Rockbass (and as stated, would say Rockbass in big letters on the headstock). If it's two piece bridge with the small W and says Corvette std on the truss rod cover, sounds like a normal Warwick to me.
 
#9
I have not been a supporter of Warwick shipping off to Korea, but after playing one I have to say that they are not that bad. They felt a little "thick" to me. The neck was not as refined as the German ones that I have. But then again, it was a new $$ Wick for $800!! It sounds like you got a good deal. The deals are out there.
 
#13
Buslady7803 said:
Ok sweet i gotta german built. Ill get the 1 pic i have up today, gotta get it off the phone lol

Two piece bridge it has. What effect if any does the two piece bridge have against the one piece?
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More adjustable. With the warwick two piece bridge, you can adjust the height of the bridge as a whole as well as each individual saddle, intonation, and string spacing (not sure the full range, but each saddle can be loosened and moved side-to-side for either close or wider spacing. It's not a huge range of motion, but definitely enough to make a noticeable difference!). It also looks sweet IMO :bassist:
 
#14
Headless Llama said:
I have not been a supporter of Warwick shipping off to Korea, but after playing one I have to say that they are not that bad. They felt a little "thick" to me. The neck was not as refined as the German ones that I have. But then again, it was a new $$ Wick for $800!! It sounds like you got a good deal. The deals are out there.
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That would most likely be a Rockbass, which I believe is made in China. They have the maple neck and rosewood fb. A new made-in-Korea Warwick will still cost as much as the made in Germany model, so ~$1300 new and have a bubinga body with ovangkol neck and wenge fretboard (same as the older models). The regular $$ is still made in Germany and I believe still costs ~$1800, big difference from the Rockbass version.
 

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