Sure, you hire some company that takes care of the bureaucracy, pay all the fees, pays for the product and wait for the boards or logs to arrive at your facility.
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Why are Warwick Basses so expensive???
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Sure, you hire some company that takes care of the bureaucracy, pay all the fees, pays for the product and wait for the boards or logs to arrive at your facility.
Means2nEnd
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Not that they do but that would make it cheap? Having someone else do all the work?
My gut tells me you know as much about procuring wood in the scope Warwick does as they do about brain surgery. You seem to be an expert and much more informed than I. I see that in a lot of threads. I would love for you to extrapolate on your profound knowledge of all things bass. It makes for great reading much like watching a car accident. But that's what a troll is right?
I didn't say it was cheap. Read the argument again...
Do you work for them? If they tell you that their drill bits are made of adamantium will you believe them too?
Means2nEnd
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The term is unubtainium but I'm done with this exchange Martha. Good luck trying to stir the pot with someone else. It's just not worth the key strokes.
Adamantium is what wolverine's skeleton is made out of. I'm not touching the rest of the discussion.
The term is actually "unObtainium". Correcting yourself before correcting others may be a good idea.
And as the guy above me pointed, I meant to write "adamantium", which is a lot more rare and strong than "unobtainium" and that's probably what Warwick uses...
I see...
Yeah, the whole ultra-rare woods and how difficult it is to get them doesn't make sense.
The prices are a reflect of the high salaries in Germany. Simple...
Once we get into the world of raw economics then an important distinction needs to be made. The selling price is dictated by, more or less, supply and demand. There are some mitigating factors such as price elasticity and that luxury items don't always behave the same way as commodities.
What Andy Irvine was describing in his initial post is an explanation of the cost of production, which for the seller will dictate the minimum amount they can charge without losing money. Whether or not the market will support that price, or what they need to charge to be profitable is a different story.
Andy did a good job of explaining the cost of materials, which is an excellent selling point for an item that sells largely on the perceived value by the buyer and not the utilitarian need for the item. No one NEEDS a hand made bass constructed from properly aged exotic woods.
Then he got into the "green" steps the German factories have taken, which for some is another selling point. But it also has its added costs to production.
He skipped the part about German laborers getting paid fairly well because in this political climate that would go over like a lead balloon to a US audience. We like cheap things made in Asian sweat shops.
What Andy Irvine was describing in his initial post is an explanation of the cost of production, which for the seller will dictate the minimum amount they can charge without losing money. Whether or not the market will support that price, or what they need to charge to be profitable is a different story.
Andy did a good job of explaining the cost of materials, which is an excellent selling point for an item that sells largely on the perceived value by the buyer and not the utilitarian need for the item. No one NEEDS a hand made bass constructed from properly aged exotic woods.
Then he got into the "green" steps the German factories have taken, which for some is another selling point. But it also has its added costs to production.
He skipped the part about German laborers getting paid fairly well because in this political climate that would go over like a lead balloon to a US audience. We like cheap things made in Asian sweat shops.
I need a bass that 6.5 lbs or less (bad back and neck problems).....My Corvette was only 7.8 lbs but proved to be too heavy on a 3 set night.........still....I should have kept it nonetheless.....
loopee said:
My Corvette 6 was roughly 12-13lb (5.5-6kg). Just sold it (literally a few hours ago) to seek out a lighter Warwick. I love them but am not built for heavy basses.
OK..... that is not heavy by any means.
Maybe you should use an acoustic/electric?
Good luck with your back problems.
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edit: rethought my response and would rather keep my thoughts and questions on a pm level should I feel they're important enough. I am a Warwick fan. Have owned 5, currently own 2.
Does anyone know what US store sells the active 4 and 5 ? [not Ebay dealer ] My German Corvette is good and I want a bubinga 5string also.
IIRC the original Corvettes were always bolt-on and had MEC JJ pickups. THe Dolphins at the time were the top of the line "hand made" neck through instrument which a different electronics package and pickups (MEC twin J). I'd be suprised if the Dolphin (at that time) was a bolt on Bubinga bodied bass with Corvette eelctronics - its possible, but my recollection of the time when the COrvette was introduced was that it was the "budget" Warwick (1995 or 96?) (this of course predates the rock-bass and Warwicks plans for world domination etc).
