Warwick Pro's Help.

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Floridabwoy,

I second what was said above. The ash ones are really light. The bubinga ones are usually a ton of bricks.

Anyways, I have this one up for sale. PM me if interested.

Warwick Standard Ash Corvette

I mentioned ealier that my bubinga corvette has perfect balance. I'm intrigued to know how the much lighter ash version balances. I tried out a lightweight Streamer LX years ago and the neck almost hit the floor. Is is the same with these?

The OP may want to know before going the ebay route.

 

[KsPiNeSh]

Well, looks like I was mistaken. Wouldn't be the first time... as my wife would surely love to point out

 

[GassieBall]

I would say there is a little dive on my Ash Corvette, but nothing major. Compared to slugging around an 11 lb bass...

A lot of people seem to think that even the bubinga Warwick's have neck dive.

 

[snail]

The weight of my bubinga corvette has been my biggest problem unfortunately.... I find myself having to sit down after the first couple of hours of jam cus my back is killing =( The neck also took months to get used to, I wasn't able to play up to my normal speed because of how big it was.

But it was still worth it for that deathly Warwick growl.

 

[Beast_Within]

A lot of people seem to think that even the bubinga Warwick's have neck dive.

I can honestly say that mine doesn't suffer from neck dive at all. In fact, the balance is almost perfect. However, it is one of the older Wenge-necked models (I don't think this would make much of a difference in the balance, but it could).

 

[Shy Guy]

The only time I've ever experienced any neck-dive is if you ball sling your bass, fortunately I like to play high up (stomach to chest).

 

[David1234]

If you like Warwick tone but not Warwick weight, get hold of a SN TCS Infinity or a SN TCS Dolpin. They feel about a third lighter and sound about the same as a SS2, at least the ones I tried.

 

[chjohnst]

I bought a fender american jazz bass deluxe and a warwick corevette (bubinga with active/passive pickups) with the intent of trying one and returning the one I didnt like. GC has a great return policy.

Warwick I paid 700 bucks which is already a couple hundred bucks off the normal price. Fender I paid around 1300 for.

After playing both of them, I really liked the warwick sound - very growly and LOUD compared to the fender. The tone was pretty good as well. The only downside is that it was heavier the fender and the neck was very big and around compared to a fender (or any other bass ive tried). This is something that takes alot of getting used too. But the sound you get from the warwick is something that may force you to get used to the neck. In fact now after playing it for a weeks I actually feel I can fret faster then I do on my schecter which has a similar neck design as the fender.

Now the fender, has a VERY sweet sounding tone that most basses try to mimic. Its a unique tone that. Do I think the fender is worth 1300 dollars? maybe, it seem very plain/vanilla to me even with the sunburst top. The warwick has a "boutique" feel to me I guess and is extremely solid. Which does change the sound a little compared to the fender. Would I have kept the fender if I didnt have the warwick to try out? I think so as its a very nice bass, but I felt its a bit overpriced for the money.