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Why does everyone hate an Warwick basses.

#142
I don't hate Warwicks ... but I don't like them enough to buy one ...

The necks are too thick, the styling is not the greatest, and the sound is not aggressive enough for my taste.

Although when I see an all white Warwick I am tempted.
 
#148
To the OP,
Why does EVERYONE hate Warwick so much?
After 26 years & over 100,000 basses built & sold new,not to mention the number of buyers that bought used,I think it's fair to say not EVERYONE hates Warwick.Just the pessimistic,hatefull idiots that feel the need to bad mouth things that they personally dont happen to approve of.Hating an object speaks volumes about the person doing the hating.But this is just my personal opinion,of course.
& folks speak so highly of bass players,being such a tight nit bunch.Yeah right.
 
#149
My streamer stage 1 is THE greatest bass I have played (although i'm still waiting for citi link to deliver my Traben John Moyer sig which i bought blind!). however, I didn't like the corvette standard or the dolphin. the thing with the streamer that works for me is the brightness achieved by the maple body and neck - not quite the traditional 'woody' warwick tone that people rave about but it is early Jamiroquai in a tin!

it's even curved to fit my beer belly and you can't say fairer than that!
 
#151
I can't handle all the buttons and knobs (yep, V/V/T is enough for me :D) and the neck is just the funkiest thing. But, I've heard some awesome tones from these basses: P-Nut of 311 sounds great and he uses Warwicks, and Traa from P.O.D. uses Warwick and he sounds awesome as well.
 
#152
octaverazor said:
Everyone who doesn't own a Warwick seems to talk crap about them all the time. I own two basses, a Corvette $$ and an Ibanez pawnshop P.O.S., my first bass. The only reason I still have the Ibanez is pure back up purposes. The Warwick is the last bass I'll ever buy. The tone is out of this world, craftmenship is perfect. It's awsome looking. I know what sound and looks good can differ from person to person, but why all the hate. Maybe because they don't try to sound like a fender.
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i owned a corvette and an infinity ltd 2000. then i realized i was buying them based on the newness of the brand (to me and my friends) and the looks. i didnt really like the feeling or sound, personally. the neck always felt kinda sticky and hard to play.

the moral of the story is to realize that statements like "The tone is out of this world, craftmenship is perfect. It's awsome looking." are opinions. you are entitled to yours, but we are also entitled to crap all over them if we choose.

also, i disagree with this statement: "... they don't try to sound like a fender." in my experience, the pickup placment has either been based on a j or p/j configuration.
 
#154
brekfustuvluzer said:
i owned a corvette and an infinity ltd 2000. then i realized i was buying them based on the newness of the brand (to me and my friends) and the looks. i didnt really like the feeling or sound, personally. the neck always felt kinda sticky and hard to play.

the moral of the story is to realize that statements like "The tone is out of this world, craftmenship is perfect. It's awsome looking." are opinions. you are entitled to yours, but we are also entitled to crap all over them if we choose.

also, i disagree with this statement: "... they don't try to sound like a fender." in my experience, the pickup placment has either been based on a j or p/j configuration.
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This couldnt be further from the truth.
Your Infinity had a twin J (bridge) & single J (neck).
All the P/J model Warwicks have the P pickup reversed in non-Fender positioning.
The only bass with a non reversed P was a LTD Edition & that was paired with a twin J(bridge).
If you look further at all the models,you'll see there's very little in common between Fender & Warwick.
 
#157
Mudfuzz said:
They look like driftwood and have uncomfortable necks.
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Yes, they do look like driftwood, very much so, but for some people, it's what they want. Some people may not like the look of say a p bass, which looks like plastic in my opinion. Wood is a very big part of a basses overall tone, and Warwick basses have always had a distinct phat woody tone. Some people think it's too muddy for their liking. I personally think its what a bass should sound like. As for the neck, I honestly don't see what the problem is with them, I think they're just right.
 
#158
mellowgerman said:
I believe that the people who ruthlessly bash them are those who would love to have one but can't afford it and thus try to make themselves feel better or project the outward message that they don't want one anyway. Don't worry about it, man. Play what you dig ;)
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+1

That "fat old baseball bat" neck CURED my hand cramping! I luv my Warwick and if you don't - ah well ya don't. No big deal!
 

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