Beautiful basses in here guys.
I was the owner of several basses - a 'hand-me-down' Honda P-bass rip-off, then my first, a passive 4 string Yamaha ERB300II; then bought myself my first Warwick Rockbass Five; and got given a Cort acoustic.
I loved the tone of the Rockbass (even though some members will scream "not a real Warwick!"), and it sounded ****-hot after throwing in a Seymour Duncan pre-amp. Took the standad vol, blend, bass and treble controls, and gave me more control with push/pull slap&volume knob, blend, mid, and stacked bass/treble control. Add to that the customizable slap tone when you pull up on the volume, and I was a happy camper for a year. warwick growl at good price.
Then I went in to The Bass Centre on a whim with my father. my pay-check had come in that morning. Every time I'd been in, I'd known the pull of GAS, so hadn't allowed myself to play. This time, I did. I'd been looking to come back to the four-side; and picked up an absolutely lovely natural finished Corvette $$. I'd read phenomenal reviews on them, and always wanted a natural finish on my next bass. I played a few lines, and thought "wow". Then I started fiddling with the controls, and went "oh. my. god. wow." Well I dropped the cash on her then, and never looked back! Absolutely lovely bass. So much versatility, and it just feels so damn good to play that I can't play any of my old ones without having to mentally shift a few gears down.
My biggest gripes? That wood finish is gorgeous, but gets dented so easily (a show with a belt did ALOT of damage), and I'm worried about the effect sweat and dirt will have on the finish (there's only so much bees-wax can protect against).
And the second gripe - I love the double 'buck, but when getting up to speed, I find that the tension delivered closer to the neck isn't quite right, and trying to play between the pick ups takes a bit of getting used to when you come from the soap-bar world. That, and its weird not having a fifth string or soap bar to rest your thumb on.
Ah well, I'm in love anyway!
I was the owner of several basses - a 'hand-me-down' Honda P-bass rip-off, then my first, a passive 4 string Yamaha ERB300II; then bought myself my first Warwick Rockbass Five; and got given a Cort acoustic.
I loved the tone of the Rockbass (even though some members will scream "not a real Warwick!"), and it sounded ****-hot after throwing in a Seymour Duncan pre-amp. Took the standad vol, blend, bass and treble controls, and gave me more control with push/pull slap&volume knob, blend, mid, and stacked bass/treble control. Add to that the customizable slap tone when you pull up on the volume, and I was a happy camper for a year. warwick growl at good price.
Then I went in to The Bass Centre on a whim with my father. my pay-check had come in that morning. Every time I'd been in, I'd known the pull of GAS, so hadn't allowed myself to play. This time, I did. I'd been looking to come back to the four-side; and picked up an absolutely lovely natural finished Corvette $$. I'd read phenomenal reviews on them, and always wanted a natural finish on my next bass. I played a few lines, and thought "wow". Then I started fiddling with the controls, and went "oh. my. god. wow." Well I dropped the cash on her then, and never looked back! Absolutely lovely bass. So much versatility, and it just feels so damn good to play that I can't play any of my old ones without having to mentally shift a few gears down.
My biggest gripes? That wood finish is gorgeous, but gets dented so easily (a show with a belt did ALOT of damage), and I'm worried about the effect sweat and dirt will have on the finish (there's only so much bees-wax can protect against).
And the second gripe - I love the double 'buck, but when getting up to speed, I find that the tension delivered closer to the neck isn't quite right, and trying to play between the pick ups takes a bit of getting used to when you come from the soap-bar world. That, and its weird not having a fifth string or soap bar to rest your thumb on.
Ah well, I'm in love anyway!
