Warwicks

[chimaera]

Hey guys been lurking in the bass forums for a while now. Umm am thinking of getting another bass to 'accompany' the one i have now. I have an MTD Beast 4 modded with an extra bartolini preamp. That bass is super great for funk and has a very burpy and punchy slap tone. Its a vvvv bright sounding bass.
Am thinking of getting another one to 'accompany' it looking for a darker/brooding tone more woody i suppose. I was thinking warwicks. I had the pleasure to try a thumb 5 and a Streamer Standard. Both on the different end of the price range.
I preferred the tone of the thumb real punchy, woody, dark and authoritative but the neck is super humongous. Maybe should try the 4 stringer version but am thinking since am getting another bass i prob should venture into 5 stringer territory perhaps?
The other basses in the warwick line streamer stage 1/2 FNA Jazzmans etc havent had the opportunity to try em.
Would like to her comments from you. Other brands are fine but hahaha warwicks are tempting me,..

 

[3notesAbar]

Erm whats your question again?

Most warwicks sound very esoteric. Between the thumb and the FNA Jazzman, the Jazzman is just slightly more versatile (to me). Both are 'nasal'. I like Melvin Wong's Streamer (the single pickup thing) at Luthers. You tried that? Killer deal.

 

[chimaera]

Hehehe sorry if I confused you with the wordings,...
Just asking about comments on warwicks basses in general.(playability/tone/workmanship) I have my eye on a thumb 5 perhaps. And am thinking of giving melvins streamer a spin (I bought my mtd from him hahaha)
Just want to get another bass to complement mine, tonally opposite perhaps. Dark/growly tone thats why warwicks comes to mind. Jazzman that would be interesting as well if can try one in Singapore.. hahaha rare beast,... :twisted:

 

[Z3r0_G]

watch out for the necks though. they warp pretty bad. i dun haf a choice but to run pretty high action on mine. i dun min though since i hav a hard attack. heh.

 

[Ratboy]

Theres a very nice looking Streamer Jazzman at GC
Did you see it ?

 

[chimaera]

Yup2 theres a distinct mark on the bass body near the pickups where i think the previous owner rested his thumb in tt position. Hes asking 2.5K a bit steep tho,. wanted to try but yeah when i went there the shop was full so cant test perhaps next time,..

Thanks for the heads up,...

 

[slapwalkpop]

buy a rockbass la it wont warp...well, not yet. but i hope it doesnt. haha
buy warwick then warp your heartpain man

 

[Z3r0_G]

shut up jiawei. i tightened my truss rod till damn tight alrdy. looked like it was ok alrdy. few days later i'm back with the same amt of warp. damn.

 

[Ratboy]

me no bass expert
but do you detune your bass before tightening the truss rod ?

you should detune, tighten truss rod
tune bass to check

might help

 

[slapwalkpop]

hehe thats some mother bad warp

 

[Z3r0_G]

yea. its tightened like i've screwed in an ass plug, haha now the neck's warped 2 ways
overtightend yet warped. grr

gonna change to fretless antime soon. haha

 

[Guest]

speakin of warwicks , shud i get that 5-stringed 2 soapbar warwick for $800 at swee lee? i may be able to force the cash outta my dad if i try hard enough.

 

[Z3r0_G]

u JUST got that J&D right? u sure ur dad'll let you? haha

anyway yea, the rockbass u mentioned is a really good buy! superior slap tone. can sound better than my warwick in some ways, honestly. haha

 

[RentaBass]

You don't say! I'm not typically a fan of Warwicks, but after taking if for a test run the other day, I'm really GASsing for that Warwick Streamer Jazzman at Guitar Connection!

It's got unreal tone, man! :twisted:

 

[rottenramone]

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BUY IT AND TAKE SOME PICS FOR US TO DROOL AT!!!

:lol:

 

[RentaBass]

Don't got enough dinero, man. Looks like I'll still be a Jazz Bass man for many years to come. :lol:

Anyway, I'm also partial towards the P/J Warwick Streamers, but I've only ever seen one example around, and that was about three years ago.

 

[tim_1002]

I'm really GASsing for that Warwick Streamer Jazzman at Guitar Connection

how much is that bass there? 5 string?

 

[RentaBass]

Not sure man, I didn't ask about it, although I did see a price tag on the heel of the neck.

2,500 was the big number on the printed on it. If that's really the price, which I suspect it is, then I really can't afford it!

 

[tim_1002]

that's abit ex... swee lee year end sale i think u can get a new one for less.

 

[rottenramone]

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i have seen mint condition streamer jazzmans go for less than 2500.