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Warrior Club Part 2

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The Sparkle circuit adds some additional capacitors/resistors controlled by a trim pot the adds some nice glassy highs. The over all treble is still controlled by the treble pot.

The 3 position sw selects 250, 500 or 800 for the mid boost/cut.
 
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Visiting the Pigeon Forge/Gatlingburg Tenn area. Staying in a nice cabin on the edge of a mountain.
It was our last visit here (almost two years ago) that we spontaneously decided to visit the Warrior factory. I got reacquainted with JD and the his boys and two years later I have two new Warrior basses. Funny how a spontaneous decision can affect your life! :)

Here’s the sunrise from the upper rear deck of the cabin.

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And here’s the results of my last visit!
 
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scubaduba said:
Need more pics in this thread. So here’s a pic of my Warrior family. These are fun basses. All sound great in different ways and I love the feel of the newer Warrior one piece maple necks. Pretty effortless to play.

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Beautiful collection Chris!!!
I’d say that you have all the basses covered!

Here’s my two ….

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Oh, and I really like the Big Bottom preamp being used now. Very musical sounding to me. Whatever was done to modify the Bartolini preamp for this purpose is well done in my opinion. How the EQ responds is very nice. And super quiet. I don't use the push/pull "big bottom" circuit much but I have turned it way down which can add just a bit of spacial oomph that is definitely pleasing.

I'd like to know more about the arrangement whoever is behind Big Bottom has with Bartolini. I have always liked the sound and response of Bart pickups and preamps but the Big Bottom iteration is next level. At least paired with Bart pickups. I have no experience with a Big Bottom preamp with other brand pickups.
 
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As noted in a previous post, Having an issue with the bridge pickup output much lower than the neck pickup; I decided to replace both pickups and the preamp (preamp because it was exhibiting some flakiness which made me uncomfortable).
This cured my volume difference issue and the preamp actually sounds clearer and is much quieter than the old one.
I also added a Series/Parallel switch for the neck pickup.
Also, I quite prefer the non-wood cover pickup look.
 

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p12bassnut said:
As noted in a previous post, Having an issue with the bridge pickup output much lower than the neck pickup; I decided to replace both pickups and the preamp (preamp because it was exhibiting some flakiness which made me uncomfortable).
This cured my volume difference issue and the preamp actually sounds clearer and is much quieter than the old one.
I also added a Series/Parallel switch for the neck pickup.
Also, I quite prefer the non-wood cover pickup look.
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Nice! I love that spalted flamed maple top!
Not sure which model pickups yours had (or which iteration of the Warrior Bartolini preamp you had) but the ones in my 2024 and 2025 basses sound phenomenal.
Which model pickups and what preamp did you end up installing?
 
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I installed a set of Ernie Ball Cobalt flats on my Maple/alder Warrior the other day and I love the sound and feel. I was worried about how the low B would sound with flats but it’s actually better sounding than the .125 nickle RW that I had installed (the Cobalt flat B is .130).
I’m gigging it this weekend so I’ll let you know how it sounds in a mix.
 
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I wanted to share a personal review of the 2025 Warrior Messenger, as there isn’t much information or review available about it.

The 2025 Warrior Messenger, in my own opinion, is an underestimated bass in comparison to other Warrior basses. In the past year, I had the opportunity to own two amazing Warriors: one with dual soap bars and the other with JJ pick-ups. Both were amazing basses that provided different-sounding characteristics in their own way. Yes, the pickups and the wood make a big difference in the sound, but a Warrior basses has its own specific sound that folks love.

What makes the 2025 Warrior Messenger an even better-sounding bass? In my own opinion is the perfect formula: the wood combination of one-piece Black limba, one-piece maple neck, and the rosewood fretboard. Folks may think this bass is dark in sound; on the contrary, this bass gives a full, punchy, and clean sound. It blows my mind how incredible this bass sounds. Because of the characteristics and the wood combinations and the one pick up; it makes this bass one that cuts the most in the mix in comparison to the other Warriors.

I feel this bass give you the best of both sides of the sound between the dual soap bars and JJ pick-ups. I say this because with the normal EQ, you get that kind of jazz type of sound, punchy and even clean tone. When you pull the mid knob to activate the big bottom, you get the sound of a dual soap bar pick up, huge, full, punchy, and clean sound that cuts through the mix so good. You completely forgot that this bass has only one pickup.

I feel this bass is like a sleeper car, for you don’t know what a sleeper car is a car that looks like an old car that has no power, however, when you open the hood, it has a super clean supercharged V8, which would smoke a lot of cars.
 

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JOME77 said:
I installed a set of Ernie Ball Cobalt flats on my Maple/alder Warrior the other day and I love the sound and feel. I was worried about how the low B would sound with flats but it’s actually better sounding than the .125 Nickle RW that I had installed (the Cobalt flat B is .130).
I’m gigging it this weekend, so I’ll let you know how it sounds in a mix.
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The Warrior DM 5 sounded great with the Ernie Ball Cobalt Flats this morning. It sounded really warm and smooth in the IEM's. I wish that they had run it a bit hotter in the Live Stream but that's pretty much how I feel every week. ;)
They certainly feel great to my hands!
He's a a video of one of the tunes.

 
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otto B said:
I wanted to share a personal review of the 2025 Warrior Messenger, as there isn’t much information or review available about it.

The 2025 Warrior Messenger, in my own opinion, is an underestimated bass in comparison to other Warrior basses. In the past year, I had the opportunity to own two amazing Warriors: one with dual soap bars and the other with JJ pick-ups. Both were amazing basses that provided different-sounding characteristics in their own way. Yes, the pickups and the wood make a big difference in the sound, but a Warrior basses has its own specific sound that folks love.

What makes the 2025 Warrior Messenger an even better-sounding bass? In my own opinion is the perfect formula: the wood combination of one-piece Black limba, one-piece maple neck, and the rosewood fretboard. Folks may think this bass is dark in sound; on the contrary, this bass gives a full, punchy, and clean sound. It blows my mind how incredible this bass sounds. Because of the characteristics and the wood combinations and the one pick up; it makes this bass one that cuts the most in the mix in comparison to the other Warriors.

I feel this bass give you the best of both sides of the sound between the dual soap bars and JJ pick-ups. I say this because with the normal EQ, you get that kind of jazz type of sound, punchy and even clean tone. When you pull the mid knob to activate the big bottom, you get the sound of a dual soap bar pick up, huge, full, punchy, and clean sound that cuts through the mix so good. You completely forgot that this bass has only one pickup.

I feel this bass is like a sleeper car, for you don’t know what a sleeper car is a car that looks like an old car that has no power, however, when you open the hood, it has a super clean supercharged V8, which would smoke a lot of cars.
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Great review Otto. I played one of these at the Warrior shop a couple months ago and they’re definitely not a one trick pony.
I love the warm look of the black limba and rosewood finger board.
 
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It is just me; Warrior is like a car dealership. When you are in the process of buying a car, the dealer treats you really good, and the communication is great, however after you buy the car they don't care about you. I get the same feeling with Warrior. I need to ask them about a technical question, no one answers
 
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otto B said:
It is just me; Warrior is like a car dealership. When you are in the process of buying a car, the dealer treats you really good, and the communication is great, however after you buy the car they don't care about you. I get the same feeling with Warrior. I need to ask them about a technical question, no one answers
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They’ve been at NAMM all week. Probably still on their way back.
I have no issues with communicating with them.
I know that they’ve done several repairs for you fairly recently so you were obviously able to communicate with them then. Not really fair to compare them to car salesmen because they’re currently out of pocket. Have some patience. 🙂
 
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JOME77 said:
They’ve been at NAMM all week. Probably still on their way back.
I have no issues with communicating with them.
I know that they’ve done several repairs for you fairly recently so you were obviously able to communicate with them then. Not really fair to compare them to car salesmen because they’re currently out of pocket. Have some patience. 🙂
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I have been trying to contact then since early January. I am going to try one more time in about a week.
 

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