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Warwick or Pedulla?
- Thread starter ProgRapture
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I have a Pedulla MVP 4 stringer and it's a great bass. Kinda unfair, since it's a different model, but because of this, I vote Pedulla.
i actually have a rapture j5 and a warwick 'vette five and i agree with everything that has been said on this thus far. the necks are like night and day and the string spacing on mine is completely different as well. tonally i think the warwick growls more and the pedulla has more punch but interpret that as you will. both are great but i don't think they feel or sound at all alike. that aside, i do play the pedulla a lot more and if i had to get rid of one of them, i'd still have the pedulla.
I have yet to see anyone gig with a Pedulla Rapture (not saying that people aren't) But it's smooth tone makes me doubtful that it can cut through a mix properly.
funkybassplayer
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wow. i am loving the varied opinions on this thread. Big warwick fan/owner so of course i would say the Katana. I have been looking at them becasue of the more traditional but still progressive shape. I love the look of the flame maple and the ash. very classy. Of the few Pedullas i have played on, i have to say that i love those basses, but i would still have to go with warwick. and toss out the two back ups. If you want a Pedulla or a Katana i am gonna say the warwick.
that beast behind me helps though...
I'm thinking this dude is cuttin' through just fine with that smooooth tone.
That's strictly an issue of numbers. There are a fraction as many Pedulla basses out there as there are Warwicks, not to mention a much smaller marketing/A&R arm. Hell, more Warwicks probably come off the line in a year than Pedulla has made in five.
Plus, they sit in the mix just fine. A Warwick might cut through the mix, but a Pedulla will push through it.
*eats humble pie*
I had a David Eden Time Traveller head with a 4x10 Eden cabinet, coupled with my fretted Pedulla Rapture J2 5 & it sounded like mud, when cranked up loud.
It had the most butteriest tone when played in the strict confines of my bedroom, but outside of that, the tone was just to......buttery. It's slap tone was horrible as well to have had a maple neck on it.
Maybe it was my lack of knowing how to EQ my then rig, but i sho' don't miss it any.
I had a David Eden Time Traveller head with a 4x10 Eden cabinet, coupled with my fretted Pedulla Rapture J2 5 & it sounded like mud, when cranked up loud.
It had the most butteriest tone when played in the strict confines of my bedroom, but outside of that, the tone was just to......buttery. It's slap tone was horrible as well to have had a maple neck on it.
Maybe it was my lack of knowing how to EQ my then rig, but i sho' don't miss it any.
Yes, that 1200 watt Genz Benz might factor into you cutting through all nice & buttery like. It appears that you are playing through either two 2x10's or a 2x10 + 115 + P.A. support.
You could've easily substitued your Pedulla for a ukele and got your point across with that rig.
svtb15
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PEDULLA.. no question... Plays great.. feels great... mike pedulla is a great guy and hand makes them in the USA.... i have had about 5 of them.. MVP, Thunderbasses, Buzzes.. all incredible... And they record very nicely too if that is what you are interested in... and they are comfy to the fit and not too heavy...
Yes, that 1200 watt Genz Benz might factor into you cutting through all nice & buttery like. It appears that you are playing through either two 2x10's or a 2x10 + 115 + P.A. support.
You could've easily substitued your Pedulla for a ukele and got your point across with that rig.
ha... it's 410+115, pa for vocals only.
but yeah, it helps.
regardless, even at loud volumes you can tell the difference between basses. i've run quite a few different ones through it and i almost always run pretty close to flat. i'm still partial to the rapture though.
For my money, it is Pedulla all the way. Much nicer neck, better balance. Warwick necks feel like an oar to me.
YMMV
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Seriously, you will not regret the pedulla, I've have 4 warwicks, 2 thumbs and 2 corvettes, and got rid of them all after getting the rapture! Mike and christin are the best, I have had it since june and it was the best musical investment i ever made!
-Brandon
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For the original posters price range, MTD's Z line of basses are just about neck & neck quality wise, with the Pedulla Rapture's, imo. The Guitar Center in Rockville Md has a real nice 4 string used one for $899.00. A USED ONE. That's what they are commanding.
It has the 3 bank EQ, 34 or 35 inch scale length, nice woods, maple neck. Sounds like it's equipped with an 18 volt system too.
The Katana body shape is just about the only thing in the Warwick line that i really don't care for, but that's only cosmetically, as beauty is in the eye of the....
It has the 3 bank EQ, 34 or 35 inch scale length, nice woods, maple neck. Sounds like it's equipped with an 18 volt system too.
The Katana body shape is just about the only thing in the Warwick line that i really don't care for, but that's only cosmetically, as beauty is in the eye of the....
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The MTD Z line bass in the Godly hands of a pro player.
(the epifani rig sold seperately)
The MTD Z line bass in the Godly hands of a pro player.
(the epifani rig sold seperately)
Lonny, my Rapture sat in Guitar Center for about a year and a half before i could afford to purchase it. I haggeled Andy Gorman (when he was a salesman, he's a manager now) down to $1400.00 because the bass wasn't without it's faults. It had a slight neck bow, it had been dropped at least twice as the paint was chipped in two different places.
As i thought about it, i didn't want a bass as a show piece but rather a workhorse so i excused the lil idosyscrsies that i saw. A slight neck bow could be adjusted, the paint chipping could be refinished, also, i had a pro player friend of mine who tried to drop the strings down to there lowest point and they still sat up kind've higher than i would have liked them too, as i wanted Ken Smith type action on my Rapture, but that's not possible.
I trusted him and let him shave the nut down with a file and for some reason that set in motion me for me deciding to get rid of it as i felt it cheapened the craftsmanship of it.
Pedulla's are mighty fine instruments. Mike Pedulla is a very humble guy, as i spoke to him on the phone when i called up to his shop in Boston to see what he would charge for a Rapture neck, as i had a Rapture fretless 5 and i thought it would be cheaper to order a fretted neck than it would be to try & buy a whole nother bass. He said it would probably be in my best intrest to try & work a deal on the Rapture in Guitar Center, which i did, as Rapture necks are expensive.
Though my problems weren't really attributable to any defiency on Mike Pedulla's craftsmanship per se, problems are problems. Once it leaves his shop, his basses are subjected to the harsh realities of day to day encounters sitting in these guitar stores. So in the end, it all equals the same. Yes, the Pedulla might hold up better, but can anyone guaruntee that? Look how well those Japanese Marcus Millers hold up.
As i thought about it, i didn't want a bass as a show piece but rather a workhorse so i excused the lil idosyscrsies that i saw. A slight neck bow could be adjusted, the paint chipping could be refinished, also, i had a pro player friend of mine who tried to drop the strings down to there lowest point and they still sat up kind've higher than i would have liked them too, as i wanted Ken Smith type action on my Rapture, but that's not possible.
I trusted him and let him shave the nut down with a file and for some reason that set in motion me for me deciding to get rid of it as i felt it cheapened the craftsmanship of it.
Pedulla's are mighty fine instruments. Mike Pedulla is a very humble guy, as i spoke to him on the phone when i called up to his shop in Boston to see what he would charge for a Rapture neck, as i had a Rapture fretless 5 and i thought it would be cheaper to order a fretted neck than it would be to try & buy a whole nother bass. He said it would probably be in my best intrest to try & work a deal on the Rapture in Guitar Center, which i did, as Rapture necks are expensive.
Though my problems weren't really attributable to any defiency on Mike Pedulla's craftsmanship per se, problems are problems. Once it leaves his shop, his basses are subjected to the harsh realities of day to day encounters sitting in these guitar stores. So in the end, it all equals the same. Yes, the Pedulla might hold up better, but can anyone guaruntee that? Look how well those Japanese Marcus Millers hold up.
