R warwicks heavy?

[4lPh4n0m3g4]

I gassed for years, (early 90's) about getting a Warwick Thumb 5, then I actually got to play a few other models as well. All were much to heavy for me.

I also noticed they tended to be neck heavy, as when unsupported, the neck tends to drop to as low as it can go. That was the only thing that stopped me from getting one.

 

[SamTheButcher]

Can be. But if your a true metalhead its no thing. Enjoy the pain, it'll bring you closer to satan.

LOL

 

[rebelscum]

LOL

+1 ... I was laughing at this while at work. Made my day.

Edit:
I play in a Metal band and love my 'Vette STD. with the bubinga body.
If you get one, buy a Comfort Strapp (correct spelling) It's a back saver.

 

[BassBoss]

I luv heavy metal!!! I love warwicks also. R the bubinga bodies heavy??

Bubinga is a heavy wood. Most bubinga basses are very heavy. Some models like the Thumb tend to have a nasty head dive, so you need to deal with it.

 

[nastyn8c]

I was going crazy for a Thumb 5 a few years back - then I actually tried one. It was great but I hated the neck dive. It was so terribly uncomfortable that I started looking for something better with similar woods. A guy offered me a trade for his ABII 6 and I've never looked back. Comfort is too essential for me to just go on looks and tone alone.

 

[darkblack99]

R the bubinga bodies heavy??

Compared to Kramer or Travis Bean aluminum necked basses? Probably not. I owned two Kramers, and nothing gives you Jimmy Page shoulder stoop faster on a four-set night - especially the 8-string.

I don't notice a weight or neck dive issue with my Vampyre SN 5, but it has a flamed maple body with the ovangkol/wenge neck combo - might be preferable in some situations over the bubinga.

 

[FromTheBassMent]

I've got a light Warwick; it's an ash bodied Corvette. All the others
that I've owned/played have been pretty heavy, though.

+1. My ash Corvette 5 is the lightest 5 I've ever owned... it even has a bit of neck dive (not so much that it bothers me at all).

But my experience of other Warwicks with the bubinga bodies has been that, yes, they tend to be on the heavy side.

 

[Sane]

My Corvette 6 was right at 12.5lbs. It killed my back after an hour or so but the sound was THICK.

I played it 4 hours the other night Felt great. Now in 3 years, lets see if I say the same thing