Warwick wannabe bass?!

[Blacksack]

buy a squier and insert it neck 1st into the arse of a tiger that'll make it growl!

 

[mellowgerman]

how about one of these?
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[Kenova]

This Cort B5 looks very interesting to me, very nice bass! Any experiences with them? Maybe some similarities with Ibanez SR505?

 

[gunlak]

an SX SWB Bass

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maybe Kurt from rondo can carry these.

 

[namraj]

How about Warwicks with the Caroleena bodies and ovangkol necks, like some of the old Streamers? Growl-wise, I mean. How would you characterize them tonally, in general? My apologies if this is a derail, but growl came up, and I'm thinking about an old Streamer...

I have an old streamer std, which I got stupidly cheap on ebay, the growl isn't like my warwick streamer stage one, but then that doesn't have the classic warwick tone as it's an all maple bass. The STD does sound great though, and it cuts really nicely, hard to explain, but I really like the tone.

 

[pasco jacorius]

Go for a cort A4 man , just watch the video below! That bass can really growl !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmNEc-qbw4M

 

[perogato02]

Cort A4 or B4. They can growl.

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[VWbug]

How about this Thumb inspired Fender? LOL

 

[BioDriver]

A used Peavey Cirrus can deliver some serious growl.

What's OP's budget?

 

[dystopiate]

This Cort B5 looks very interesting to me, very nice bass! Any experiences with them? Maybe some similarities with Ibanez SR505?

Probably a lot of similarity. I have an sr506 that growls nicely. I think it's got a lot to do with the bart mk electronics. My understanding is that both basses are core-tek, just with different company names on the headstock.

My gripe with the 506 is that it's pretty neck heavy, but that's probably a problem with many 6 string basses.

FWIW, my cort b4 always sounded great in the mix, but I've yet to hear someone with an SR50x sound good. That could just be crappy soundmen or players, so take that with a grain of salt.

 

[etechstan]

Sorry to offend the Warwick elitists but RockBasses do growl, I know, I own one. But, if you're patient you can find a used 'wick for the price of a new RockBass. The problem with RockBass is the same problem as Squier and Epiphone, the headstock decal. RockBasses are built in China but to Warwick's strict quality standards.

 

[RFord04]

I'm certainly no "Warwick Elitist", but the Rockbass I used to own had none of the growl that I expected from a Warwick. It might have growled a little, but it was not the signature Warwick tone people expect from them. Coulda been a dud I guess, but I think the body wood is the main factor as it had similar electronics and the same kind of pickups as standard Warwicks.

I'll echoe the responses that suggest to find a used German Warwick. They can be found easily for quite low prices.

 

[Kenova]

I have chance to take one Warwick Streamer STD 5 string, is that good bass, compared to other Warwicks?

 

[dystopiate]

I'm certainly no "Warwick Elitist", but the Rockbass I used to own had none of the growl that I expected from a Warwick. It might have growled a little, but it was not the signature Warwick tone people expect from them. Coulda been a dud I guess, but I think the body wood is the main factor as it had similar electronics and the same kind of pickups as standard Warwicks.

I'll echoe the responses that suggest to find a used German Warwick. They can be found easily for quite low prices.

Agreed. I've played a few rockbasses and didn't really like the feel of the fit & finish and didn't hear the "Warwick growl." That said, I think that some people say "Warwick growl" and mean "Thumb growl." Most of their instruments have some growl (I have a wenge neck Corvette that growls more than most instruments), but my old Thumb NT had more of "that sound" than any other instrument I've played.