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Warwicks---Yay or Nay?

Warwicks: Yay or Nay?

  • I love Warwick basses! They're neato!!

    Votes: 87 61.3%

  • Eh...I just don't like em...they're not for me...

    Votes: 55 38.7%
  • Total voters
    142
  • Poll closed .
#46
I have a warwick streamer proM 4 strings and it was my first bass. It originally had MEC pickups but I changed to Seymour Duncan Basslines, and changed the preamp to an Aguilar one - and the sound got alot better. And it's very easy to play, I love it!

I just bought a '62 Fender Jazz Bass reissue.... I love that too.. so now I have one bass for vintage sound, and one for hi-tech sound :-)

I have a question tho.... I have a David Eden WT-800 on a Eden XLT410 cab - and it plays loud enough, but I can't really make it play like I want to... and it happens so much with the sound when I turn on the knobs so it's hard to get a REALLY good sound..... any tips fellow bassgeeks?

greets, Øyvind

btw, I'm new here. First time I got here :-)
 
#48
Funny, I have always been drawn to Warwicks every time I come across them, I think they look great. Every time I pick one up in a store there's something wrong though, much too heavy, or the feel of the neck under the thumb isn't quite right, or the sound is not what I want. It's a pity really, I do want to like them... :confused:
 
#50
I have mixed feelings about them - I have a Thumb 4 BO. When I got it home, I found I would pick up radio stations everywhere I went. Then a month later, noise out of one of the pickups. Replaced all electronics w/ Bartolinis and got a pro shielding job and fixed it right up. I don't feel I should have had to spend $500 on a $1200 bass just to get it working properly. Tonewise, it is great now, I think but I have to do a lot of tweaking to get it right - unlike my P Bass that is basically plug-n-play. I love the look and more importantly the feel of the Thumb. I have tried many, many basses and have not found one I like as well in that department. In fact, I think it makes most other basses feel cheap (at least the ones in the same price range).
 
#54
Originally posted by hoel
I have a warwick streamer proM 4 strings and it was my first bass. It originally had MEC pickups but I changed to Seymour Duncan Basslines, and changed the preamp to an Aguilar one - and the sound got alot better. And it's very easy to play, I love it!

I just bought a '62 Fender Jazz Bass reissue.... I love that too.. so now I have one bass for vintage sound, and one for hi-tech sound :-)

I have a question tho.... I have a David Eden WT-800 on a Eden XLT410 cab - and it plays loud enough, but I can't really make it play like I want to... and it happens so much with the sound when I turn on the knobs so it's hard to get a REALLY good sound..... any tips fellow bassgeeks?

greets, Øyvind


btw, I'm new here. First time I got here :-)
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It's quite simple, really. You're WT-800 is an amp with lots of parametric EQ. All those knobs are making mud out of your sound.

Try setting your mids and highs to flat, turn your horn attenuator (the dial on the back of your cab) to about 10 o'clock, then adjust bass and treble for a good basic sound, then your mids.
 
#55
Originally posted by Alexander
I have mixed feelings about them - I have a Thumb 4 BO. When I got it home, I found I would pick up radio stations everywhere I went. Then a month later, noise out of one of the pickups. Replaced all electronics w/ Bartolinis and got a pro shielding job and fixed it right up. I don't feel I should have had to spend $500 on a $1200 bass just to get it working properly. Tonewise, it is great now, I think but I have to do a lot of tweaking to get it right - unlike my P Bass that is basically plug-n-play. I love the look and more importantly the feel of the Thumb. I have tried many, many basses and have not found one I like as well in that department. In fact, I think it makes most other basses feel cheap (at least the ones in the same price range).
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That's the reason why I have my P-bass and why I don't really like active electronics. You bump one knob, and BANG! going from when you once sounded killer going directly to crap...idk. Its not for me. I'm not saying I wouldn't play a bass with active electronics, but the bass has to sound good when the onboard eq is flat.
 
#56
I've found a wide variety of tone difference in the same models of Warwicks. I guess the wood really does speak through these, and there's a lot of variations in the wood. The Thumb looks cool, but balances like ass. I don't care for the MEC electronics. Best Warwick I ever played was a 90's Vette with Duncans on it. Yummy.

Wait - you gotta wax Warwicks. So, if I got one, I'd have to say to my wife, "Well, I'm going upstairs to wax the dolphin! Wanna watch?" Man, she's *already* tired of hearing that!
 
#58
I played a Warwick for the first time today. Only for a minute. But I liked what I played. The only thing I don't like about them is the small body and how it's got (reverse) concave.. or whatever it's called. But that's just me.
 

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