warwick replacement body?

[Hoon]

I feel pretty silly for posting this, but can you guys direct me somewhere where I can get a replacement body for my warwick? Thanks

 

[ElMon]

Warwick will most likely not be able to sell you one, but you might ask fellow TB'er Woodchuck, as he is an endorser (and a smokin player as well). Other than that, you might have to contact Warmoth to see if they had a blank that would fit to a warwick neck.

 

[Hoon]

alright, thanks

 

[A9X]

you might have to contact Warmoth to see if they had a blank that would fit to a warwick neck.

Email Warmoth and see if they'll sell you a blank without a neck pocket machined, and get a local luthier to do that. Rampart Guitars should also be able to supply you with a partially machined body blank, and they have a wider variety of body woods than do Warmoth. Or get someone local to make you an entire body.

 

[Woodchuck]

Since the basses aren't made in the States, they wouldn't have any bodies. I'll ask Craig if he can get a "B" stock body, but Hans is going to want to know what he needs it for, so it may not be possible.

 

[DDXdesign]

Yeah... even I, who as a regular-Joe customer bought nearly a dozen Warwicks over 2003-2004, couldn't talk Dale Titus into getting me an extra neck, I doubt bodies would be any different....

(shhhh, don't tell Dale I don't have any of my Wicks left at the moment... GAS is awful!)

 

[Hoon]

Thanks for all the advice, i'll check out rampart guitars, i don't however see this done in the immediate future due to my cashflow, more perhaps in the next 8 or 10 months, but thanks nonetheless guys.

 

[silky smoove]

I recently contacted Warmoth about getting a replacement body for my Warwick Corvette. A guy by the name of Garrett Baker told me that it was a doable shape, but they're trying to stay away from custom work where there is a lot of hand shaping because its not very profitable for them and therefore was not able to give me a quote for one.

 

[Hoon]

yikes, ok, but did you manage to get it done for you in the end?

 

[silky smoove]

^^^Nope, he said that it was something they weren't interested in doing because the profit margin was too thin. I was dissapointed, but that's just how it goes.

 

[Hoon]

Darn, ok, hope you get your body soon =)

 

[silky smoove]

^^^Thanks for the support, but I've sinced abandoned the idea for that project bass and moved on to another one.