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So yeah my bass really has huge lows too. These are definitely low end monsters. I can definitely hear the Warwick tone coming through. I've wanted one for a long time and now I want 2. As far as strings go I've been going nuts looking at different ones. Thin isn't such a bad thing on these because they have so much bottom end you're not depriving anything but having the thin gauge. The only thing is just fitting the nut and bridge, the set up, and finding what overtones you want as well as what tension you like. That's what strings are going to do for your sound. My bass seems to do best with lower tension and no more than medium gauge. My main thing is cleaning up the huge lows and getting attack, growl, and punch in the right mid frequency so it takes that sweet Warwick sound and makes it sound as big as possible. I think about Nick Schendzielos, Ryan Martinie, how they sound and then blend that tone with my own little things. I grew up loving the Geddy Lee Rush sound and to me Warwick basses seem to take that kind of punch and growl and give you something interesting and ballsy but beautiful when you're digging in or slapping. It's just something unique that other basses don't have.
That's actually a good thing. But toning it down should be easy. I would just go easier on my treble and high mids and it'll take the edge off. It's actually way easier to tone things down than it is to have not enough of something and try to crank the eq to compensate. It usually doesn't end well. Also if you want a little less attack you can roll off the tone knob which is the one furthest to the back. I usually start mine off and only go a quarter turn on. If I'm not getting enough I turn more on but I like the roundness of the tone with the tone control partway vs full up like many of us do. Another thing is that a 4x10 cab is a lot tighter sounding than a 4x15 or anything with only wider speakers. That usually means you're not going to need as much help in the highs and mids. I know that because my rig is a big ass 4x15 basson cab with the tweeters disabled. I end up really pushing high frequency to clean up the huge bass frequency going on. Hopefully I've been helpful. I know lots of us here on tb have some great ideas and are happy to help you chase the tone you want.
I have one...it was my main bass for years. Only down side is it is heavy af!
All of my straps are 3" padded leather straps. The ergonomics of a Corvette aren't really the best fit for me either. How the streamer fits my body is much more comfortable. I may own another Corvette in the future, but it will likely be an ash body if I do.
