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Never a fan of singlecuts, until...

#23
Grylls said:
Warrior fanboys don't like this kind of thing, but I worked for a Warrior dealer years ago and and have handled dozens of examples. As it always has to be on this board, I apologize if my years of practical experience don't line up with your months of behind-the-keyboard opinions.

Never, ever buy a Warrior bass sight unseen. They're inconsistent in quality and you'll get "faith based" pushback and attitude from the principal of the company if you try to correct the situation.
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I bought this, sight unseen and it's phenomenal!

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songwriter21 said:
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Besides their Bella '62, which is my take for the nicest looking Jazz creation ever, the bolt-on Isabella singlecut has the perfect headstock that flows really well with the body (bascially a Fenderish style). This kind of singlecut, I'd buy.

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Meh.

Wouldn't look twice let alone pick it up.

which merely reinforces the old adage "to each their own'.
 
#26
danosix said:
More importantly - what exactly is the point of the modern bass reinforcing single-cut on the bolt on when the entire neck attachment is at the conventional place? Seems like the worst of all worlds - reduced access to higher frets, greater weight than a double cut, and (to my eye) not as aesthetically pleasing as the same bass with a cutaway.
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It doesn't reduce upper fret access unless you play your bass upside down, a properly designed singlecut adds extremely little weight (meaning just a few ounces), and, obviously, they're far more aesthetically pleasing to those who prefer singlecuts.

For those that love a singlecut's looks but prefer a bolt-on, it's great to have this option.
 
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Bassworship1 said:
It is possible that mistakes are put on the webpage lol.
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Gorn said:
Absolutely. Fender is the gold standard of misinformation on corporate websites. I figured a smaller operation might put more effort into it.
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The description of the Isabella Singlecut is literally cut and pasted from one of their other models - the Dran Michael guitar - with zero changed, so this would not surprise me.
 
#31
I have a friend who has one...I know he was thinking of selling it but everyone says it is one of his nicest and best sounding basses. It's a 4-string bolt-on, maple fingerboard, and has a tobacco sunburst finish. The finish is sort of a matte finish, and has that aged treatment. It's really a nice bass, in my opinion...and I've seen and played lots of basses. Excellent instrument!!!
 
#32
Grylls said:
There was a guy here on the board that lost his mind insisting that Fender wasn't wrong about that, no matter how much he was told that alder wouldn't work for a neck. Good times.
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That would've been hilarious to see one of those those pencil thin necks strung up if they actually had used alder :laugh:. I think any possible strength and stiffness would've come almost entirely from the fretboard lol.
 
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Shameless plug for a fellow TBer's 'for sale' ad:

For Sale/Trade - Warrior Isabella 5 string Custom SC

It doesn't have the "Fender-ish" headstock, but if you can overlook that, and you are into translucent finishes on ash, maple boards, and all (or even just most) of the features this bass has...drool

(I view this ad a couple of times per day...seriously one of the coolest basses I have ever seen...)
 
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