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I've seen the new Warwicks!

I for one like the look of the T.M., but I do think it's wierd for a bass like that to be produced in numbers. It would fair better for a bass like that to be only attainable through a "made on order" with Warwick. The neck on the SZ looks sick and the P-Nut bass is now the background on my monitor.
 
I can't understand why Warwick are making a production model of this TM Stevens-paintwork thing.. have they had such a huge demand for this model? It's beyond me that anyone would pay thousands of dollars for a IMO pretty lame airbrushed bass with all this "symbolicism" of TMs African roots. Never even heard TM play anything but normal funk'n'roll, does he even play Afrobeat or reggae?

The SZ on the other hand, independent model, new looks, good for all the Zender-fans, and a shape that definitely is growing on me. And the P-Nuts and Star-basses are always beautiful :) Potential money-makers for Warwick i think :)
 
I can't understand why Warwick are making a production model of this TM Stevens-paintwork thing.. have they had such a huge demand for this model? It's beyond me that anyone would pay thousands of dollars for a IMO pretty lame airbrushed bass with all this "symbolicism" of TMs African roots. Never even heard TM play anything but normal funk'n'roll, does he even play Afrobeat or reggae?

The SZ on the other hand, independent model, new looks, good for all the Zender-fans, and a shape that definitely is growing on me. And the P-Nuts and Star-basses are always beautiful :) Potential money-makers for Warwick i think :)

Warwick signature models philosophy isn't much for open public. When they do a model, it's really to pay tribute to the player. The best selling sig model ever is the P NUT II which sold out (only 300 models) in a couple months. But, it is an exception: not sure you've seen someone on the web with a Jerzy or Hellborg sig bass...