I found a used Warwick Corvette Jazzman 4 string at a local Guitar Center that had a unique feature - a flame pale fretboard (supposedly a GC 35th Anniversary limited edition). This thing sounds magnificent! Punchy, warm, woody - very flexible with the MM and J type pickups, passive/active switch, and 2-band active EQ. It covers the sonic territory I was hoping to get out of a new 4 string. Only one problem - the truss rod is shot. The bass shows some wear otherwise that helped me to haggle the price down to something most reasonable. As I was getting ready to pay for it I asked for a truss rod wrench so that I could take a little relief out of the neck. After 1.5 turns total over a period of 20 minutes the neck hadn't budged. I left asking the store to have their resident tech take a look. I received a call a few hours later from the store advising that I not purchase the instrument due to the fact that the truss rod is shot.
This SUCKS! That bass had a killer tone. Great for finger style. Oh well. The only other Warwick that does it for me is the neck-thru Thumb but that's pretty pricey.
I am now starting over at square one looking for another 4 string bass with similar tonal qualities. My budget is no more than $1000 out the door. New or used is fine. Any suggestions?
I currently play a Roscoe LG3000 as my main bass and a Hohner B2B as a travel bass / backup (this is getting sold - can't stand to play it). The Roscoe covers old school tones very well. I don't play slap. I mostly play fingerstyle (occasionally use a pick). I play blues, rock, a little jazz and fusion.
Thanks!
Deaj
This SUCKS! That bass had a killer tone. Great for finger style. Oh well. The only other Warwick that does it for me is the neck-thru Thumb but that's pretty pricey.
I am now starting over at square one looking for another 4 string bass with similar tonal qualities. My budget is no more than $1000 out the door. New or used is fine. Any suggestions?
I currently play a Roscoe LG3000 as my main bass and a Hohner B2B as a travel bass / backup (this is getting sold - can't stand to play it). The Roscoe covers old school tones very well. I don't play slap. I mostly play fingerstyle (occasionally use a pick). I play blues, rock, a little jazz and fusion.
Thanks!
Deaj
