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NBD: 100$ Mystery Warwick

#42
Pretty certain that's a wenge neck, and despite what newer Warwick owners might say... THEMS WENGE NECKS MADE WARWICKS, WARWICKS! IMO only, of course :).

I've owned both wenge and ovankle necked Warwicks, and to me there's no comparison. I swear there's more growl in a wenge neck, and I love the feel of them. They seem super organic and woody to me, like they have a spirit to them. The other necks just feel like bass necks. I'm sure they're awesome too, but I'm partial. I've owned 5 different Warwicks. Only held onto one of them, a Fortress One, with of course - a wenge neck.

My first Warwick was the same one you just scored for $100, only active. I bought it in 1999, for $999, new. I loved everything about that bass except for the weight (bubinga weighs a ton), and the active pickups were too hot for my liking. I never played the passive version of the bass, but I think that might be just what that bass needs to make it sing perfectly, and sit in the mix like nobody's business!

You scored. Big time! Congrats!

And if you ever consider selling it, know that the prices on Warwicks can get a little crazy. A few years back a passive German Corvette would go for anywhere between $500-$700. If you got really lucky you might find one in the $400 range, but that was rare.
 
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howlin said:
I’m just curious, when did the $ end up behind the number? I see this more & more. I understand that it’s common to put the currency designation behind the number in other parts of the world but not in the US. What’s up with this?
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Great question. When I was a kid, i handed out lawn service flyers with the $ behind the number and i was teased endlessly. Turns out I'm just a cosmopolitan well-travelled man from a young age.
 
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Gorn said:
Does the stepfather know his stepson sold his bass?
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That's what the young man said. He's a friend of the family and I really wouldn't mind giving it back if he wanted it.

UPDATE ON THE PEE: Some linseed mineral oil rubbed on really well with a cloth gets rid of pee smells on Warwick Corvette basses from 1999. YMMV on all others makes and models.
 
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micguy said:
$100 Warwick = Huge bargain.

$100 for something soaked in cat pee = $100 wasted

I can't decide which of these is most true, but my experiences with cat pee make me lean towards the second. If you can kill the smell, great, but my guess is it'll never really go away. At the very least you'll have a good story. And maybe a neck that used to fit a body you got rid of.
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Look at it this way, the OP will give new meaning to the term “Funky Bass!”:D
 
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