Warwick Corvette Bubinga VS Swamp Ash

What I liked so much about the bubinga is how much it didn't sound like my jazz. Before I bought it, I played a bunch of other warwicks, and the ones with maple or ash bodies didn't have enough of the signature warwick sound for me. This is not to say that this is a bad thing, I just figured I had those sounds covered, and the bubinga was a tone that would round out my bass collection.

 

Swamp Ash bodied vettes have been around for ages. the ash bodies sound nice. Very clean tone, not as aggressive as the bubinga ones. Much lighter body.

The pro audio catalouge has some good stuff in it!

 

I just sold my ash Corvette 5 to a fellow tb member in Perth. I also own a bubinga fretless Corvette.

The ash still sounds like a warwick! Sweet slap tone. It was a LOT lighter than my bubinga one - although I think the full wenge neck on the fretless has something to do with the weight!

They have been available for a while in Australia in ash - Ive had mine for 2 years and I think the cheaper price of the ash makes it good value.

 

stingray

 

No - my ash corvette didnt sound like an ash body jazz - it sounded like a warwick - just a tad brighter - as I said, it still sounds like a warwick. $500 is worth it if thats the tone you want. If you can try both you will hear the tone difference.

 

Go aussies!

My corvette FNA sounds more like a warwick than a stingray (despite the ash body and mm pickup).
IMO alot of the warwick sound comes from the neck woods and brass frets.

 

Warwick...


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