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NEW!!!! Robert Trujillo Signature! Warwick!

#24
I like Schaller bridges, but I like the look of the Warwick bridge better. The electronics sound like they will be great. If I could afford that bass, I would just buy a custom shop Streamer. But good for Rob! I don't know how he slaps with the narrow 5's he likes?

Didn't Ned Steinberger design the Streamer for Warwick as well? And I believe Rob has mulitple endorsments from bass manufactures. The live DVDs that came out last year had him playing everything from the Warwicks, to Zons, Fenders, a Rickenbacker, and whatever. He pretty much plays a different bass for every song.
 
#27
Webtroll said:
Shame they do a better job at it than Spector.
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Maybe IYO, but not IMO.

I don't know why anyone would be stupid enough to give Trujillo a signature model. He is a GREAT player, but come on, he will endorse anyone/anything that looks at him. He has sig models from Zon, Fernandes, and Warwick now. I believe that all are currently produced. Who else has more than one signature model being made at the same time? Is the Trujillo signature P-bass that far off? RT is the bass equivalent to Dimebag Darrell, an endorsement whore. That, and the fact that isn't that different from a stock Streamer, is why people aren't that excited about it IMO.

EDIT: I understand that a sig Trujillo probably brings in money for ALL the people who he has an endorsement contract. Which is why they do it. Just don't expect him to stick with whatever you develop for/with him, he can't stick with anything for very long.
 
#28
And the fact that he'll never use it live because he'll be using his beloved Fernandes or some other random manufacturer custom instrument (Rickenbacker or something else). He goes to everybody to try to reproduce his Fernandes and never likes the end result as much, so I don't understand why he just doesn't use the Fernandes.
 
#31
Webtroll said:
Shame they do a better job at it than Spector. Maybe we can also get all the Fender clones to stop? No Valenti, Sadowsky, Lakland...
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ever notice that the fender clones never have the exact same shape as the real thing? now take a look at the streamer and see if you can spot any differences in shape. also, ever wonder why you rarely see a rickenbacker clone? it's because the owner of rickenbacker will sic his lawyers on you and have you taken out back and beaten if you do. warwick actually pays licensing to spector for the streamer because it was so obvious it's a clone.

and whether spector makes a better ns-2 than warwick is a matter of taste, but in my tastes, a good american ns-2 is as good or better than a good german made streamer. honestly, though...i'd rather have a fender.
 
#32
JimmyM said:
ever notice that the fender clones never have the exact same shape as the real thing?
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I don't think that's true... I believe many of the Fender clones have bodies shaped exactly like P's and J's (something about Fender not trademarking their body shapes). And Fender sometimes licenses their headstock design, so it's very possible to get a Fender clone shaped exactly like a Fender.

Also: Warwick initially ripped off the Spector design, but then there was a lawsuit and licensing fees, so they now (re)produce it legally.
 
#39
JimmyM said:
Warwick actually pays licensing to spector for the streamer because it was so obvious it's a clone.
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Acutally, IIRC, they haven't paid for a license see for the Streamer since Kramer went under, maybe before. When they went down, there was essentially no one to send a payment to, so Warwick stopped paying. When Stu set up shop, they did not start paying again. I don't know if Stu, who went through a lengthy legal process just to get the right to use his name on his instruments again, had the desire or resources to try to get Warwick to pay for a licensing fee that they had not been paying for several years. Again, this is all IIRC, but I'm pretty sure it's accurate history for anyone who cares. ;)

Even though I prefer the Spector, they are both nice instruments and have a distinct enough sound that individual preferences for one or the other will vary. They may look identical, but they don't sound identical, that's for sure. But, make no mistake about it, the Streamer body is a direct copy of the Spector NS-2 shape, or Warwick would never have paid the licensing fee to begin with. Also, while the Spector string spacing on the 5-strings is barely tolerable at 17mm, I find the Warwicks, at 16.5mm, just too close to be comfortable for me. I figured it out on the Spector because I loved the tone so much, but I have no such desire to figure it out on the Warwick. YMMV.
 

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