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Jack Bruce Survivor Bass
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Ric5
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Hi Ric5
did you not think that it looked like the Gibson when you first seen it. i had to read it twice to make sure it was a Warwick! saw it first a month or two back on "No treble" even has the big Gibson pickup. yes the body is contoured more and its the Warwick headstock but every one that sees it will think of Jack's EB3 he played in the 60 and 70s before changing to the Warwick fretless.
Nice demo (even better than the official Warwick demo IMHO). The bass sounds great.
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Of course it resembles a SG body ... But is the SG shape covered by a trademark?
Not really. Guild was producing a double-cutaway style guitar that was very similar to the SG. And I think they may still make that model. Their version is slightly offset, but it's easy to mistake it for an SG.
Big +1
I thought forum rules say not to bad mouth? I could say a lot about other brands, but I don't cuz this is a place where no one is to make others feel bad about their $50 bass or $10,000 bass
Have you seen the picture of Jack with the bass in the January issue of Bass Player? I suspect it's called the "Survivor" because Jack's a survivor- but he looks pretty beat in that ad.
Of course it looks a lot like the EB-3, that's the point. Why can't Gibson restrict it? Because they didn't in the '60s (same reason Fender can't do much about bodies that look like Tele's, Precision, Strats, or Jazzes). Rick can because they were always very protective. I suspect Gibson a lot more cautious now that they eventually lost the lawsuit against PRS for the PRS single-cut/Gibson Les Paul comparison where the "smoky bar" assertion didn't hold up...
I also suspect that it wasn't intended to sound like Jack's old EB-3. If I recall correctly, he had an opportunity to re-acquire it about twelve years ago. He played it, and said he really wasn't interested in having it back. BTW, if you look closely at the Cream reunion concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, something that looks like it shows up in a few shots, sitting in a stand next to the amps. Never gets played however.
John
Of course it looks a lot like the EB-3, that's the point. Why can't Gibson restrict it? Because they didn't in the '60s (same reason Fender can't do much about bodies that look like Tele's, Precision, Strats, or Jazzes). Rick can because they were always very protective. I suspect Gibson a lot more cautious now that they eventually lost the lawsuit against PRS for the PRS single-cut/Gibson Les Paul comparison where the "smoky bar" assertion didn't hold up...
I also suspect that it wasn't intended to sound like Jack's old EB-3. If I recall correctly, he had an opportunity to re-acquire it about twelve years ago. He played it, and said he really wasn't interested in having it back. BTW, if you look closely at the Cream reunion concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, something that looks like it shows up in a few shots, sitting in a stand next to the amps. Never gets played however.
John
bassistjoe93 said:
You better both get along. Do you have the space to adopt a rock star? What if he eats a lot? Is he housebroken?
All questions you should consider before you go and adopt a baby boomer rock star.
SirMjac28
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I'm thinking Depends and soon plus the daily argument of mixing the used Depends with the other garbage in the kitchen.
Interesting "mahagony" (my agony?) wood choice
That's the same wood as his old Gibson. Mahogany is way too warm-sounding for me. Give me ash, or die.
As far as Gibson bodies go, I just noticed that all of the Gibson style bodies on Warmoth are not available due to legal "legal demands over potential trademark issues". Not sure what the deal is.
I kind of like the Warwick Jack Bruce basses. Something different for them.
I kind of like the Warwick Jack Bruce basses. Something different for them.
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bassvi - Although Jack plays his Thumb quite a bit...he most certainly does play his signature bass! It started with the CRB - Cream Reunion Bass - and now the Jack Bruce Survivor. BTW, Jack has been playing his Thumb bass for 28 years! Thanks!
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The German made or the Artist Series? The Artist Series (that I demo'd in the video) is fairly close spec-wise to the German made at a MUCH LOWER price point.
In his biography Jack talks about discovering the Warwick at a music shop in a small town in Germany. He says "I tried it, I liked it, and bought it. Warwick found out, got in touch with me, and asked me what I thought of it. "*
They were very responsive to his suggestions ( a seemingly common assertion by Warwick artists- find Steve Bailey's comments regarding moving from Fender to Warwick for example) and he's been playing Warwick's since the early '80s.
*From "Jack Bruce Composing Himself" by Harry Shapiro, page 284; Volume , © 2010 Outline Press Ltd., text © Harry Shapiro
My pawnbroker took my 1972 GIBSON EB-3L a breath after my ticket came due- although in every other case I usually had a grace period. The G string on that instrument played like no other
