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Key elements for the Warwick sound

#41
Fair Warning said:
The natural frequency of the super hard/stiff woods contributes to something special, I have found. My Bubinga Corvette STD 5 is over 12 pounds, and it feels like I am playing concrete. There is a higher frequency ring to it. Not for everyone, but definitely aggressive.

I am a fan of Ryan Martinie's sound as well as the guy from Incubus. I think Korn's bassist also uses Warwick
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Korn's bassist uses an Ibanez.





Not that I know anything about Fieldy or anything though. :hiding::hiding:
 
#43
coyote1 said:
I put flats on my Corvette passive 4 fretless. Does it have a 'signature' sound? Perhaps not. Does it sound as beautiful as it looks? Indeed it does. Has less 'mwaahh' than some other fretlesses, but makes up for it in its articulation.
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i'll second that. I have a german made passive vette stnd. i like the "feel" no frets but not huge on the "mmwwwaahh" for playing hard rock/metal but my wick has allways been great to play/listen/look!!
 
#46
Warwick now has so many models and wood combinations that a single Warwick sound is no longer possible. A long time ago, you could say they mostly had a certain sound quality in the mids maybe due to fewer models/configurations, wenge necks and dense wood bodies. Imo, of course.
 
#48
Unrepresented said:
I think a lot of it is in the preamp as mine underwhelms me when passive, even though I love it in active.
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I also think choice of wood, neck shape, pup placement and bell brass frets contribute. My Dolphin definitely has a unique sound especially when using the bridge pickup.

I am thinking of throwing flats on my Dolphin.

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