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The Official Warwick Club (Part 5)
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I'm enjoying every second I play on it! It pays to cruise Craig's List every day, Denver has a great music section.
I just can't believe some of the nicks on this thing, the first owner just did not take care of her properly, and he paid the full price when he bought it new!
I just can't believe some of the nicks on this thing, the first owner just did not take care of her properly, and he paid the full price when he bought it new!
Hello, Warwick Club! I'm proud to say that I have joined your ranks!
I recently bought a beautiful 1998 Warwick FNA 5. I saw it on Craig's List, and practically stole it at the price I paid. There are a few nicks, and the previous owner removed the strap locks which I recently replaced, but there was nothing wrong with the sound!
This is the nicest bass I have ever owned. The Wengi neck is so sleek and easy to play on. The tone on this bass make me sound better, funky when I want to be and it brings the low end when I need that too!
I will be bringing it to its first gig this Saturday, I can't wait to show it off live!
My first Warwick was a FNA just like this, just 4 strings. Pretty much stole that one too. Congrats
Just put a set of Hipshot Ultralites on my Thumb NT 5. Shaved more than half-a-pound off the headstock. Between the new tuners and a 4" wide Italia strap, the bass now balances perfectly. No more neck dive! 
Just put a set of Hipshot Ultralites on my Thumb NT 5. Shaved more than half-a-pound off the headstock. Between the new tuners and a 4" wide Italia strap, the bass now balances perfectly. No more neck dive!
You would think Warwick would make that upper horn a couple of inches longer and solve that problem...
I'm going to create a thread about it tomorrow but because we're all Warwick BFFs I'll give you guys the low-down ahead of time.
Moving cost much, much more than I anticipated and as such I'm going to be putting BOTH my Warwicks up for sale. Once I'm more comfortable financially I'll reacquire a Warwick, but right now I'm not playing out at all and I could really use the cash instead of the gear. Prices are gonna be $900 + shipping for the Thumb BO and $1800 + shipping for the redwood Streamer LX SE.
The thread will be created tomorrow but consider this a sort of early bird sale thing
I didn't see anything about this in the rules, but if it's a rule violation then feel free to delete this post, mods.
Moving cost much, much more than I anticipated and as such I'm going to be putting BOTH my Warwicks up for sale. Once I'm more comfortable financially I'll reacquire a Warwick, but right now I'm not playing out at all and I could really use the cash instead of the gear. Prices are gonna be $900 + shipping for the Thumb BO and $1800 + shipping for the redwood Streamer LX SE.
The thread will be created tomorrow but consider this a sort of early bird sale thing
I didn't see anything about this in the rules, but if it's a rule violation then feel free to delete this post, mods.
Just put a set of Hipshot Ultralites on my Thumb NT 5. Shaved more than half-a-pound off the headstock. Between the new tuners and a 4" wide Italia strap, the bass now balances perfectly. No more neck dive!
Any little bit helps. I have always had issue with the ergonomics of Warwick basses.
My new Streamer is fantastic, only because it is a freak of nature (as far as warwicks go) at 7.7 lbs.
If their basses didn't sound so good they would never have made it this far.
I love every model, but my back does not. Come on Warwick, pay attention to Roger Sadowsky!
I'm going to create a thread about it tomorrow but because we're all Warwick BFFs I'll give you guys the low-down ahead of time.
Moving cost much, much more than I anticipated and as such I'm going to be putting BOTH my Warwicks up for sale. Once I'm more comfortable financially I'll reacquire a Warwick, but right now I'm not playing out at all and I could really use the cash instead of the gear. Prices are gonna be $900 + shipping for the Thumb BO and $1800 + shipping for the redwood Streamer LX SE.
The thread will be created tomorrow but consider this a sort of early bird sale thing
Oh no... tell me it isn't so. You should have no problem selling the LX SE, it is a true 'Rarity.' Good luck bro!
I just joined the ranks myself. On Thursday I got myself a 2001 Streamer Jazzman, for 700 euro(in my opinion, it was a steal). Looks almost new for it's age. I love the slim neck and it's just so easy to play. Humbucker also gets some great tones. Best bass I've ever had the privilege of playing
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Means2nEnd
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I just joined the ranks myself. On Thursday I got myself a 2001 Streamer Jazzman, for 700 euro(in my opinion, it was a steal). Looks almost new for it's age. I love the slim neck and it's just so easy to play. Humbucker also gets some great tones. Best bass I've ever had the privilege of playing
She is a beaute!!! I do love the jazzman pup design, for looks and sound versatility.
Hey Warwick owners, I have a question about neck movement.
It seems I have found it neccesary to adjust the neck on my Streamer about 6 times in the last month.
It seems to move very easily. Of all the different basses I own the neck on the Warwick is the most temperamental.
When I purchased this bass I took the strings off to wax the body. Upon installing them the neck did not go back to its original spot. I gave it a few days and eventually had to adjust the truss rod.
Well, just yesterday (now a month later) I took the strings off again for waxing. Again the neck did not move back to it's original position.
I am very careful when making adjustments and never turn the rod more than a 1/4 turn in a 24 hr. period.
Is this normal? how many of you have experienced this?
None of my other basses necks move out of position when I change strings. Sure the necks move with the seasons, but that is to be expected.
It seems I have found it neccesary to adjust the neck on my Streamer about 6 times in the last month.
It seems to move very easily. Of all the different basses I own the neck on the Warwick is the most temperamental.
When I purchased this bass I took the strings off to wax the body. Upon installing them the neck did not go back to its original spot. I gave it a few days and eventually had to adjust the truss rod.
Well, just yesterday (now a month later) I took the strings off again for waxing. Again the neck did not move back to it's original position.
I am very careful when making adjustments and never turn the rod more than a 1/4 turn in a 24 hr. period.
Is this normal? how many of you have experienced this?
None of my other basses necks move out of position when I change strings. Sure the necks move with the seasons, but that is to be expected.
It's fairly normal, I'm quite certain that the truss rod experiences stiction when completely relieved and therefore takes some time to reset.
Notice instructions for adjusting the relief, most manufactures state to allow time for the neck to adjust to the new setting.
Hopefully you are changing your strings one at a time when replacing them, it's easier to keep in tune.
So, call me crazy, but I think I may put a chrome pickup cover on my $$, like the ones on Jazz basses. I love when they are on jazz basses, it makes slapping, thumping, tapping and the like a lot easier. The extra chrome wont hurt any, BLING BLING, I love the way the chrome glistens against the Burgandy Red. And I only play in front of the front pup or on top of the back pup, so it wouldn't restrict my playing at all, hell, it would give me a better anchor point.
Quick Microsoft paint...
What do you think? I kinda like it
EDIT: WOULD ONE EVEN FIT?
Quick Microsoft paint...
What do you think? I kinda like it
EDIT: WOULD ONE EVEN FIT?
Means2nEnd
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Holy crap MC thats awesome. I was just watching some Marcus Miller on YouTube the other day and was thinking the same thing and thought I would be so cool because I was going to be the first to do it on a Warwick. I like it man the only thing I pictured differently was I was actually thinking of making one from wood. Im not interested in its tone shaping abilities just the hand rest thing for some different techniques. You know the sound of wood and all I was going to try and shape one out of wenge or something. I like it!!
Means2nEnd
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Oh the woes of those dang Warwick necks. I know how you feel about the neck. The first thing I would ask is it a bolt on or neck through? Whats the year? I have owned many German and a couple Rockbasses all of which I moved. The German Wicks although I have sold about three or four of the ten or so I own I have experienced a few neck (Truss rod issues).
I am a huge fan of Warwick they are my go to basses for almost everything but I have had a frozen truss rod on a new Corvette Jazzman back in 05 and it was replaced in warrantee from Danna. I had a $$ that the truss rod actually snapped and I had to buy another neck. I own a 94 NT thumb fretless that I had to have sent to Gary Brawer in San Fran to fix my neck and the (removable at the time) truss rod was installed backwards (front to back) and the fingerboard was completely re shaped in his PLEK machine but is now perfect. I have had my share of issues with their necks and like you a couple other basses in years have had a few issues I have on a whole had the most problems with Warwick necks. Despite what anyone will tell you Ovankol although dense and having killer tonal qualities is not the strongest wood. I used to have this older guy who lived near me and since moved away who hand built hollow body jazz guitars and was a very respected and knowledgeable builder used to work on all my basses. The last time he worked on one of my basses he said he would no longer do any work to my Warwicks and I asked him why. I went over to his shop and he had my neck from the Jazzman that was frozen and with the truss rod inside the neck we did a comparison on flexibility of necks he had in his shop from all 5 string neck basses. He had a quarter sawn maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard from a G&L and a Fender maple neck with rosewood a mahogany neck with a maple fingerboard and my Warwick ovangkol with wenge fingerboard and we laid them between to tables and put weight on them. The Warwick by far sagged the most with the same weight. He asked if ovangkol was a foreign word for rubber.
Now all this aside I love my Warwicks and have had the best track record with all their NT models and some are like pieces of iron and never move. I make sure I take into consideration if when changing strings that if I change brands or gauges it will cause changes in the amount of relief due to pounds of tension and that does affect the neck for sure. I believe most Wick necks have steel rods up to the 12th fret from the body end in so thats always completely flat its the 12th to the 1st that I have issues with time to time. I think ovangkol is flexible and is a good wood I love the tone and most of my Wicks with it are stable and I have had terrible issues with maple necks too wood is subjective and is different with each tree and with each bass. I do take string tension off the neck when adjusting the truss rod of any bass. The truss rod is intended to hold a neck in place but its not intended to be able to bend the neck back with all the tension on. Good luck I have no real solution just that I have been in that movie as well. Its worth it to me to find the good ones as their as you know good and bad basses from any builder. Although my Zon Sonus has a neck that never ever moves but it isnt wood.
Im gonna be honest here, I love the covers on jazz basses and p basses, but on that $$, I think it looks hideous, now if it was a single pickup like an FNA it may look good, or if you can create your own custom to cover both pickups, now that could be bada$$!So, call me crazy, but I think I may put a chrome pickup cover on my $$, like the ones on Jazz basses. I love when they are on jazz basses, it makes slapping, thumping, tapping and the like a lot easier. The extra chrome wont hurt any, BLING BLING, I love the way the chrome glistens against the Burgandy Red. And I only play in front of the front pup or on top of the back pup, so it wouldn't restrict my playing at all, hell, it would give me a better anchor point.
Quick Microsoft paint...
What do you think? I kinda like it
EDIT: WOULD ONE EVEN FIT?
Haven't had this experience with my Streamer LX 5. It has the ovankol neck and it's uber stable. I rarely have to make adjustments and it holds it's tuning very well.
Does this happen only when you take your strings off or do you need to make adjustments regardless?
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