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The Official Warwick Club (Part 6)

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AudioTaper said:
Get both :cool:
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Man. It's crossed my mind. My finances and wife would literally kill me.

avi said:
I'm partial to Thumbs. Ask seller to send you detailed pics of the neck and any other questionable places on it.
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I'm lucky enough to have a '98 NT4 that snuck in right before the necks got bigger. But a nice streamer has always been my grail bass.

I'm leaning towards the newer one. It's just more of a question of how likely am I to get hosed by a twisted neck that you can't see in pics? This '88 looks neglected. The anniversary bass has wear, but clearly cared for.

I also like cherry more than maple. But old has more "mojo"! Damn. Tough.

If I do jump for the older one, and this is a question I've had about Warwick's forever (I'm on my 3rd now) is if you have finish problems, you think you can just sand and re-wax/oil? Is it that easy? As I get older, I've learned to do things "right" it usually never as easy as you'd think!
 
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direktor said:
Man. It's crossed my mind. My finances and wife would literally kill me.



I'm lucky enough to have a '98 NT4 that snuck in right before the necks got bigger. But a nice streamer has always been my grail bass.

I'm leaning towards the newer one. It's just more of a question of how likely am I to get hosed by a twisted neck that you can't see in pics? This '88 looks neglected. The anniversary bass has wear, but clearly cared for.

I also like cherry more than maple. But old has more "mojo"! Damn. Tough.

If I do jump for the older one, and this is a question I've had about Warwick's forever (I'm on my 3rd now) is if you have finish problems, you think you can just sand and re-wax/oil? Is it that easy? As I get older, I've learned to do things "right" it usually never as easy as you'd think!
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Yup, sand back and re-oil/wax
*Note* depending on the wood piece, and solar (UV) exposure the "suntan" may take a bit of time (or a couple hours in sunlight) to even out the color
 
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direktor said:
Man. It's crossed my mind. My finances and wife would literally kill me.

So I have owned an early B/o Thumb, an NT Streamer, and now a German Corvette. I have also owned three Spectors - US, Korean Kramer, and Newer bolt on. I love the look of the NS design. It was my Holy Grail. Did not love my NT but it was the nswer Alder RB version. I was goingnto gut the electronics and thought better about it and traded for the Corvette which I have always thought was a poor mans Thumb. Not that they are cheap.
As far as finish goes - my Thumb had some wear and I just waxed it. Leave it on over night and then buffed it out. Now my corvette has a similar wear mark but it has a natural finish so not sure I can do the same. The Thimb will dry out and look bad if it isnt waxed also. Here is mine right before I sol
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I'm lucky enough to have a '98 NT4 that snuck in right before the necks got bigger. But a nice streamer has always been my grail bass.

I'm leaning towards the newer one. It's just more of a question of how likely am I to get hosed by a twisted neck that you can't see in pics? This '88 looks neglected. The anniversary bass has wear, but clearly cared for.

I also like cherry more than maple. But old has more "mojo"! Damn. Tough.

If I do jump for the older one, and this is a question I've had about Warwick's forever (I'm on my 3rd now) is if you have finish problems, you think you can just sand and re-wax/oil? Is it that easy? As I get older, I've learned to do things "right" it usually never as easy as you'd think!
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/\/\3phist0 said:
Yup, sand back and re-oil/wax
*Note* depending on the wood piece, and solar (UV) exposure the "suntan" may take a bit of time (or a couple hours in sunlight) to even out the color
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Good point!

I recently resurfaced my non-Warwick bass made of Wenge and walnut. It was pretty rough, so I started with 400 and worked up to 6000, using MicroMesh for anything over 1000. The result was super smooth and looked amazing. I used Howard's Feed -n-Wax and a lot of elbow pain. I mean grease... elbow grease.

Make sure you work in a well ventilated area
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AudioTaper said:
Good point!

I recently resurfaced my non-Warwick bass made of Wenge and walnut. It was pretty rough, so I started with 400 and worked up to 6000, using MicroMesh for anything over 1000. The result was super smooth and looked amazing. I used Howard's Feed -n-Wax and a lot of elbow pain. I mean grease... elbow grease.

Make sure you work in a well ventilated area
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I use S C Johnson paste wax.
NOT ON THE NECK OR FRETBOARD- no wax Mineral oil for sheen burnished in sparingly.
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direktor said:
Opinions sought for which to get out of 2 basses for sale:

One is a '88 Streamer, wenge neck, little beat up but not horrible. Pretty sure it's maple wings. In Europe, I'm in US. Great price.

Second is a '12 30th Anniversary Streamer, cherry wings, wenge neck. Little more wear than I'd love for a 9 year old bass but no biggie. Average price. Store seller.

I'm scared to get the '88, because if it's got issues I'd be stuck because of the long distance.

I doubt the '88 has magic that the 30th anniversary one doesn't, besides psychological mojo (which is nice to have, but...)

opinions?
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I played one of those 30th anniversary Streamers at the old store in NY. Was phenomenal. Price was insane at the time $5800, and that was on sale. But I've never forgotten it.
 
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direktor said:
Man. It's crossed my mind. My finances and wife would literally kill me.



I'm lucky enough to have a '98 NT4 that snuck in right before the necks got bigger. But a nice streamer has always been my grail bass.

I'm leaning towards the newer one. It's just more of a question of how likely am I to get hosed by a twisted neck that you can't see in pics? This '88 looks neglected. The anniversary bass has wear, but clearly cared for.

I also like cherry more than maple. But old has more "mojo"! Damn. Tough.

If I do jump for the older one, and this is a question I've had about Warwick's forever (I'm on my 3rd now) is if you have finish problems, you think you can just sand and re-wax/oil? Is it that easy? As I get older, I've learned to do things "right" it usually never as easy as you'd think!
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Having just finished a home build with wax oil. Osmo.
I can safely say it is the easiest finish ever. Looks great and is pretty much fool proof.
Slap it on, wipe after 15 minutes. Let it set.
Repeat. Maybe repeat again. Polish with 3000 grid done.
And sanding the lawyer off only takes patience and elbow grease.
 
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Yes it does look like a tinted varnish. I really just dont want it to get any worse. Right now its not really noticable. Would the wax at least seal it or will it just make a mess?
 
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beggar98 said:
There's my '96 Corvette Standard. Bought new in summer of '97. Had a dog pee on it one time, so the bridge was replaced and the preamp upgraded to an Aguilar OBP-2. Considered selling it a few years ago, but very glad I didn't.
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I've noticed that urine treated basses have superior tonal qualities to all others. Congratulations.
 
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