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Warwick or Fender Jazz?
- Thread starter diosito
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had a jazz bass, then i got a warwick, then i sold my jazz bass and got another warwick.... get the warwick
i have own plenty of wicks and had several jazz basses i owned ....
i sold all my jazz basses and stuck with the warwicks...i love the sound they put out... a very growly compress punch and my bandmates just love the sound
...not to mention that they take a beating...they are a great value
i sold all my jazz basses and stuck with the warwicks...i love the sound they put out... a very growly compress punch and my bandmates just love the sound
...not to mention that they take a beating...they are a great value
I have both as well and like both of them... Honestly the Jazz deluxe I have has a very good growl to it as well but the mid range is not as pronounced as the Warwick. The Fender is more of a scooped out mids kinda growl and the Warwick is more of a low mid kinda of growl both sound great though. Sometimes I just wish my fender was a five stringer.
From what I've heard, Fenders have more of a "classic growl" that comes mostly from the pickups(unless I'm mistaken). Warwicks are famous for their growl, it's a deep, dry, low-middy, woody sounding growl that cuts very well, they're also known for having some of the best sounding fretlesses you can get.
Eh, the Warwicks are beautiful basses, but I find the action to stiff for my likes. I've owned both and the Fender Jazz would be my pick of the two.
if its a fretless that makes it interesting. i have a Highway 1 jazz fretted that I love, and a Rockbass Corvette 5 string fretless that rocks also, two waaaaaaay different animals. but none are my main bass so this is tough. i have found i like active electronics on the warwick for agressive fretless tone!!!!
I would say that they are both very different, obviously. The Fender jazz has a lot more of a flat growl but the Warwick has a growl like a bottomless chasm. It all depends on what you are going for. To each his own.
Both with give you favorable tones. This would come down to asthetics and feel-of-neck for me. That said, I traded my MIA Jazz Deluxe for a Corvette $$ and haven't looked back.
lol, funny thread.
I had a Warwick Streamer for around 20 years and I swore for all that time that no other bass could get close to it for the tone I liked.
Long story but I sold it and ended up buying a Fender Jazz (2009)
Now I couldn't be happier with the way the Fender sounds and plays
and don't miss the Warwick at all.
No moral to the story but it's whatever floats your boat in terms of sound and playability.
You can't go wrong with either imo.
I had a Warwick Streamer for around 20 years and I swore for all that time that no other bass could get close to it for the tone I liked.
Long story but I sold it and ended up buying a Fender Jazz (2009)
Now I couldn't be happier with the way the Fender sounds and plays
and don't miss the Warwick at all.
No moral to the story but it's whatever floats your boat in terms of sound and playability.
You can't go wrong with either imo.
As a Warwick Corvette owner I simply enjoy the tapered neck and the beefy weight of the bass. It is versatile in its sound but it definitely has an emphasis on the mids.
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Own both.
Fender MIA jazz and a Warwick Corvette $$
Most people who I play with prefer the jazz, in terms of ergonomics I prefer the Warwick.
Tonewise, I don't hear a lot of overlap.
Fender MIA jazz and a Warwick Corvette $$
Most people who I play with prefer the jazz, in terms of ergonomics I prefer the Warwick.
Tonewise, I don't hear a lot of overlap.
I so want a R. Hamilton ! I`ll take mine in `burst, please ! That is one cool machine. I have a MIM J Deluxe with the Suhr pups. I like it; it does alot of things good, it just doesn`t really excel at anything. Versatile, without a really well-defined identity. The Hamiltons are in a whole other ballpark, though.
First of all, I am admittedly biased towards Fender in this case. I haven't had as much experience with Warwicks, but I have played them on a number of occasions and this is my conclusion:
I've never been very fond of Warwicks solely because their necks are freakin enormous. They sound great and they do play very well for what they are, but I feel like I'm wrapping my hand around tree trunk when I grab the neck (I have pretty big hands). Personally, I'd probably go with a nice jazz bass.
I've also owned a fretless Jazz bass myself and I know from experience that they kick all kinds of ass, even the cheaper models are great basses. But I can't fairly compare it to a fretless Warwick, I've only played one once at a Guitar Center, so that hardly counts for anything.
I've never been very fond of Warwicks solely because their necks are freakin enormous. They sound great and they do play very well for what they are, but I feel like I'm wrapping my hand around tree trunk when I grab the neck (I have pretty big hands). Personally, I'd probably go with a nice jazz bass.
I've also owned a fretless Jazz bass myself and I know from experience that they kick all kinds of ass, even the cheaper models are great basses. But I can't fairly compare it to a fretless Warwick, I've only played one once at a Guitar Center, so that hardly counts for anything.
