Warwick Fortress One

I thought I’d show you guy’s a ’94 Fortress One that I picked up about a week ago

This weekend I decided to do a re-finish

I also had some chrome hardware from another project laying around and replaced the gold

So far I think it’s looking pretty good……take a look

Pic from when I got it



And after the new paint job

 

A couple of pics during the re-fin

 

Thanks man!......I think I'll swap out the pup's to, but I'm still debating what brand

My first thought was the W/W Nordstrand Blades.....still kind of on the fence though

 

Thanks @JRA !

 

Thanks man!

When I was looking around for a Fortress I almost bought a violet one. It was owned by a punk band in Hollywood and unfortunately it was really beat up. But yours looks like it's in real good shape

Anyway, I did a DIY. I sanded it down, pretty much all the way to bare wood, primed it, sanded the primer to get a nice level smooth surface to paint on, and shot it with 3 coats of mate black, and then 3 coats of Satin clear (using Rust O'leam products) and that was it

It's really not that hard, but it takes time for everything to dry in between coats.....if your thinking about doing it to yours, you can PM me and I'll help if you need it

 

I know a couple of people that have swapped out the pups on their Wick and have said the same thing....you know Warwicks moto....."The Sound of Wood"....so maybe their tone is baked into the wood???.....who knows?

But no not yet.....I was thinking about some Barts and am still thinking about the Nordy Big Blades W/W.....put I did add a MEC preamp to the passive MEC's that were already in it.....it definitely gave it some punch

But since the OP I bought a new neck for it straight from Warwick with the old Serial Number stamped on the back. I wanted something thinner then what the original came (comes) with.....while she was down waiting for delivery I added a little something to the finish.....check it out



And a few pics of the new neck.....it's hard to see but if you look at the Serial Number it says it's a '94





And look at that beautiful Wenge!



So what this is now, is a

'94 Maple Body
'17 Hardware (from a Streamer)
'18 Masterbuilt Wenge Neck with a brass JAN
MEC Passive Pups
MEC pre amp (from a '15 Thumb)
And a custom Helix Finish

There's a lot of MOJO in this bass

 

Yours is beautiful just the way she is.....but a little paint and polish would make her feel like brand new again

Make sure you post some pics when you get around to doing it......I'll be waiting for em'