Jack Bruce Survivor Bass

[blindrabbit]

The Korean one does look very tempting. I can't wait to get a chance to see and try one out once it trickles down to my local stores.

 

[Baird6869]

I agree with the EB-L comment.

If it lists for almost $9k, it will still be $5000-ish street.... Way to expensive IMO.

 

[jumbodbassman]

long scale single pups. sounds nothing like the eb3 and major neck diver on top of that...

 

[CrewsControl]

I wonder why they called it "Survivor?" Maybe all the other ones they asked Jack to endorse, he didn't like, and this is the one that survived his scrutiny.

 

[xepher2792]

Or maybe Jack and the Warwick designers had a battle royale and the survivor got to design it.

 

[Gib82]

Has anyone seen one of these for sale in a store or online?
I've been keeping an eye out for months and I haven't seen a single one!!

 

[Jon Moody]

They were just released; mine came from the NY Custom Shop last Wednesday. Here's a demo I did of it this week. It's a pretty slick playing bass, and built extremely well.

Demo - Warwick Artist Series Jack Bruce Survivor

 

[gary m]

I'd rather spend about a third to a quarter of that and get a good vintage Gibson EB3-L.

And to think I had one of those with OHSC and hang tags once...ugh, the decisions we make... (shudder)

 

[bill reed]

it looks like a copy of a Gibson eb3, how do they get away with it! no one seems to bother when a Gibson, Fender is copied but if Warwick had done a bass that looked anything like a Rickenbacker then all hell would have opened up!!!!!
first time i saw the Warwick i was shocked and thought it was a Gibson jack Bruce.

 

[RCCollins]

those pickups are single coil, what the heck?

 

[jasper383]

Neck dive?

 

[Jon Moody]

it looks like a copy of a Gibson eb3, how do they get away with it! no one seems to bother when a Gibson, Fender is copied but if Warwick had done a bass that looked anything like a Rickenbacker then all hell would have opened up!!!!!
first time i saw the Warwick i was shocked and thought it was a Gibson jack Bruce.

Well, it WAS based off Jack's old Gibson. As to how they can get away with it, I'm going to assume that Gibson didn't protect the body shape, much like Fender didn't and as such, it isn't easy to enforce, unlike Rickenbacker.

Neck dive?

Nope, but it does hang comfortably at a horizontal level.

 

[DJ Bebop]

I'd rather spend about a third to a quarter of that and get a good vintage Gibson EB3-L.

Or even less for the Epiphone Eb-3 that comes as a long scale.

that I already have.

 

[Ric5]

I think I will build a 5 string version with an Epi EB0 body. It will cost me about $300.

 

[DJ Bebop]

I think I will build a 5 string version with an Epi EB0 body. It will cost me about $300.

Winning Tiger Blood

 

[Epitaph04]

Or...you guys can just not buy it and move on.

 

[SirMjac28]

I think the company is really trying to compete with the higher end boutique basses like Fodera a great company nice basses but if that $5000.00 + retail is correct they wouldn't be selling many of these I don't think.

 

[RCCollins]

Warwick has always made high-end, collector-oriented signature basses, haven't they?

 

[SirMjac28]

I would say those basses are on par with the Fender Custom Shop basses beautiful well made and great playing basses but not on the same level as a Fodera or a NYC Sadowsky. I'm sure Warwick owners would disagree and I don't think the company is that far behind and it could be just the hype of the other brands?.

 

[Ric5]

I think I will build a 5 string version with an Epi EB0 body. It will cost me about $300.

Yep ... I put it together in my head ... Now I have to execute my plan ...

I have most of the parts already ...