Jonas Hellborg's new custom Warwick

[Tom Howland]

Note pickup placement.
Jonas, has a Status 6-string with the pickup in the same place next to bridge.
Will sound be brighter?

 

[Basschair]

If your favorite bass player put strings on a turd, would you want one too?!?

Why, are you selling one?

PM SENT!!!

 

[Fretless5verfan]

the more i look at it the more it screams "i'm not quite finished yet" Does anyone else get that vibe when they look at it?

 

[Basshole]

I can see the headline: Warwick neck-dive issue finally resolved!

 

[gottawalk]

the more i look at it the more it screams "i'm not quite finished yet" Does anyone else get that vibe when they look at it?

Uh, yup. Something about the finish, I think...

 

[phxlbrmpf]

Wow. And I saw a Fender JagStang today and marvelled at how huge it looked. The huge body makes Jonas' bass look like a short scale.

 

[gojirin]

If it were a hollowbody, I would be having a GAS attack, but considering most plain old G&L's are too heavy for me I'll just have to stand back and admire Mr. Hellborg.

Like I don't allready.....

 

[TonyP-]

I don't care what it looks like...I would just love to hear that bass.

Jonas is my favorite player and I like almost everything he has put it out.

 

[rulyøngo]

I gotta see it better and if possible hear it before forming an opinino... But don't really like the looks of it...

 

[MODNY]

looks like a garbage can lid with an ugly headstock

 

[Juniorkimbrough]

fugly

 

[LajoieT]

That is one big SLAB of wood!!!

I'd love to see a better Pic of his WAL double neck if anyone has one. The picture on his site is pretty small, but it looks great!

Check around on this sight, I think maybe in the "Anyone have a bass nobody else has..." thread. but IIRC that bass is now owned by a TB member, and he's posted some rather good sized images of it.


[edit: I found it. hippiesandwich owns it now... From the "Double-necks that are actually usefull" thread:]

 

[gottawalk]

Check around on this sight, I think maybe in the "Anyone have a bass nobody else has..." thread. but IIRC that bass is now owned by a TB member, and he's posted some rather good sized images of it.


[edit: I found it. hippiesandwich owns it now... From the "Double-necks that are actually usefull" thread:]

Thanks! Incredible shots! I love the fact that it's fretted and fretless. Makes the most sense! Beautiful bass; sure wish I had the shoulders for it!

 

[DaveBeny]

Video of Hellborg playing the Warwick here: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[Baryonyx]

It doesn't look as bad when you can't see it very well...

Nice video though, Jonas is the king!

 

[digidealaybb404]

i actually like that bass. i would like it more if it were semi-hollow and had darkstars.

that thing pobly weighs a **** load

 

[ArwinH]

I think that if it were semihollow, 3/4 the size, and had something different in terms of pickups I'd dig it. I doubt it would feel so heavy to Jonas, afterall he's been playing that wall doubleneck.......that thing probably feels quite simialr they way it sits on him. As it is, I Don't dig it......hmm, I'd liek to see a tripleneck....fretless, fretted, fretted 12 string

 

[kdogg]

That is simply one of the ugliest basses I've ever seen.

 

[DaveBeny]

Warwick are launching the bass at this month's Musikmesse. Available from August in natural satin gloss or Nirvana black oil finish.

List price, according to the email I've had from Warwick, is Euro 5720 - that's £3975 or $6975!

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[Peter McFerrin]

Dear LORD, that thing's huge. I'm thinking 17, 18 pounds...maybe more.