Warwick Star Bass II Pro Series

There's an official warwick guy down there somewhere. You can probably ask him.

 

4OnTheFloor, thanks for the kind words. I'm trying to find out more info as well. The only other thing I saw is that the solid color ones say "curved body" as opposed to the flamed maple sunburst which says "flat body". Now I have to pull out the sunburst MIK to see if it's flat! I don't recall that, but I'll check. And the RB Star now says 21 frets on their website (like the Korean models).

I have some other info involving numbers, but PM me if you're interested because I'm pretty sure I can't post that here.

 

Just a quick update, the Korean Pro Series Star in sunburst is indeed a curved body on top and on the back, but the Chinese RockBass version will be flat for sunburst w/ flamed maple, curved for solid color.

 

Our apolgies for the errors on the website! The Rockbass Star Bass is 21 frets - 4 string is 32" scale and 5 string is 34" scale. They do have a curved body. Thanks!

 

No problem, and thanks for your patience. We had so many items going up before NAMM that a few errors were not corrected. They are fixed now. Please let me know if you've got any questions or need assistance in any way. Thanks again!

 

I know it's been a while, but Mr. or Mrs. Warwick Official, what's the difference between a Pro Series and standard Rockbass Starbass five string, if there is a difference? Thanks, and happy New Year!

 

Interested in the answer too ... one difference, if I understand it correctly, is that the Rockbass is replacing the Pro Series Starbass which has been discontinued.

 

The StarBass comes in 4 Versions:

Version 1:
Complete Made in Germany
- wenge fingerboard

Version 2:
Warwick German Pro Serie (WGPS)
crafted in Germany, assembled in China
- 34"
- wenge fingerboard (fretted)
- Invisible Fretwork Technology

Version 3:
Warwick Pro Series WPS (Fully Made in Korea)
Discontunied
- only 34"
- wenge fingerboard

Version 4:
Rockbass Version (Fully Made in China)
- 4-string only 32"
- rosewood fingerboard (fretted)

The only difference between a Made in Germany Bass and a Made in Korea Bass is the used wood for the Body/fingerboard and some cosmetical details. The Hardware, Frets and the PUs are identical! The Prices are not identical...

 

If I may add a related question ... does anyone know the string spacing for the 5-string, and what is the widest it can be adjusted to?

 

"normal" string-spacing (bridge): 14 mm (5-string)

 

Really ... that's *tight*, and not a bass for me in that case.

 

Sorry, it's WRONG: 14mm never done on a bass guitar.

Bridge space string for 5 standard Warwicks is between 15mm and 18mm . On the rare "Broadneck" models has a 17/20mm stringspacing.

Stringspacing in Warwicks are almost always adjustable, where isn't adjustable you'll find 16.5mm (exactly like Stingray 5 or G&L 5, for ex).

 

Version 2 is NOT assembled in China and unfortunately, and quite inexplicably IMO, it costs three times the MIK Pro Series basses ...