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Rael Giorgana

Rael Giorgana

Oct 23, 2020
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Thanks to the admins and moderators for letting me in :)

I have 1 doubt about a bass (I hope I clicked on the right topic for this to be posted on) is about an oldie, well 90s warwick fortress I look up the serial in the warwick page but it does not show up :'( sounds awesome tough I just would like to know if any of you kind folk would have any idea on it.

That was the doubt, now the question, between an "el maya" ric clone and an Ibáñez ric clone both 70s wich one would you keep, and why (I know, I know, pick the one you like the most, but I like em both for various reasons and they both have their flaws and pros any help would, well, help xD

Thanks and sorry for that much text.
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Goatrope said:
Hi! Usually you can send an email direct to Warwick, and on many occasions, Hans Peter has responded directly. Give it a try.

I’d keep the blond copy, only because it looks nicer to me, despite its rough condition.
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Thanks for the more than fast reply, I have already sent emails but no reply (ill tty again anyway).

Yeah the blond seems more solid (maybe because it is not painted completely) the problem with that one is that it had a normal fender type bridge and had a huge rectangular hole when I layed hands on an old ric bridge I put it there but the hole is still visible on the sides and on top of that, the bridge had the saddle canal of the D and G strings out of place so I have to put the string on top of the saddle and not the canal LOL, the problem with the el maya is I cant for the life of me get it to ehhhh I dont know the word in english, "octavate"? xD I was thinking of getting a hipshot replacement for both I dont know if the intonation issue is something common on ric and ric clones...
 
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Rael Giorgana said:
Thanks for the more than fast reply, I have already sent emails but no reply (ill tty again anyway).

Yeah the blond seems more solid (maybe because it is not painted completely) the problem with that one is that it had a normal fender type bridge and had a huge rectangular hole when I layed hands on an old ric bridge I put it there but the hole is still visible on the sides and on top of that, the bridge had the saddle canal of the D and G strings out of place so I have to put the string on top of the saddle and not the canal LOL, the problem with the el maya is I cant for the life of me get it to ehhhh I dont know the word in english, "octavate"? xD I was thinking of getting a hipshot replacement for both I dont know if the intonation issue is something common on ric and ric clones...
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“Octavate” sounds like you mean Intonate. I get it. Yeah, a new bridge will most likely solve that!
 
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Rael Giorgana said:
Thanks to the admins and moderators for letting me in :)

I have 1 doubt about a bass (I hope I clicked on the right topic for this to be posted on) is about an oldie, well 90s warwick fortress I look up the serial in the warwick page but it does not show up :'( sounds awesome tough I just would like to know if any of you kind folk would have any idea on it.

That was the doubt, now the question, between an "el maya" ric clone and an Ibáñez ric clone both 70s wich one would you keep, and why (I know, I know, pick the one you like the most, but I like em both for various reasons and they both have their flaws and pros any help would, well, help xD

Thanks and sorry for that much text. View attachment 4028848 View attachment 4028849 View attachment 4028850 View attachment 4028852
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Your Warwick is a 1996. The last two digits show this as “96”. I have a ‘98 Fortress One 5-string and years ago wrote Warwick directly to confirm this and get a part number. They were very helpful but may have taken a week or so to respond. You should still write them to ask about your bass. Give them the serial number and they can tell you a lot about it!
 
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Claymore said:
You are really lucky that they let you in... Only 1% of 1% of bass players are allowed into these hallowed, majestic halls. Please try not to touch anything and remember the countless players who died trying to gain access to this forum. That being said... WELCOME! :D
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The real fun starts after the prospect phase. Then you get your decoder ring and learn the secret handshake.
 
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Claymore said:
You are really lucky that they let you in... Only 1% of 1% of bass players are allowed into these hallowed, majestic halls. Please try not to touch anything and remember the countless players who died trying to gain access to this forum. That being said... WELCOME! :D
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high dollar hookers and suitcases full of unmarked bills will get ya in too. Worked for me.
 
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