Where to buy a Warwick?

tansamuel

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Hi guys!

Would like to ask the other Warwick users out there where they managed to buy their Warwick from?

I noticed from their website that there are no dealers in sg?
 
i've arrange self shipping with Dave, my vox in the band works for fedex and he arrange a pick-up from bassplace, etc..etc.. and i got a 60% off. comes to abound sgd$120 + gst (5% cost of the bass)

i am not really that worried abt shipping stuff in coz i always get great shipping $
 
ishibashi is a warwick dealer and they ship internationally. obviously not as cheap as USA, but if u cant find a dealer in USA it's not an option anyway. japanese companies use JIT (just-in-time) stock system, so email them to enquire if they can help you out.

yes warwick is a german company but then again it's also an international company. you could check thomann.de (forgot the exact spelling) but i doubt it will be cheaper or if they do orders outside europe.
 
slightly off topic, but are there shops in SG that sell Warwick copies? Maybe brands like TGM and the sort?

I really love the Warwick Corvette and Thumb bodies, but I cant just afford one.
 
its pretty hard to find a curved body at a low price because it takes quite alot of work.
as for the corvette, even if you get the look, theres just something about a warwick that makes it a warwick. the tone.
 
its pretty hard to find a curved body at a low price because it takes quite alot of work.
as for the corvette, even if you get the look, theres just something about a warwick that makes it a warwick. the tone.

yup like the bubinga neck ovankol body wenge fretboard, brass frets makes a lot of growl hehe... even the rockbass (the authorized cheaper version of warwick) does not sound like a proper warwick.

my friend had his fretboard changed to wenge and frets to brass, he said it sounded a bit like a warwick already :)
 
slightly off topic, but are there shops in SG that sell Warwick copies? Maybe brands like TGM and the sort?

I really love the Warwick Corvette and Thumb bodies, but I cant just afford one.
well rather than looking at copies maybe you could look at warwick's rockbass line. of course it isn't the real deal, but if you're not looking for the real deal, it could do.

thomann.de ships worldwide. their prices however are slightly marked up compared to US dealers. they use a courier service rather than freight forwarding which is the more expensive of the 2, but that is nothing special.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/helpdesk_shipping.html?xsid=ad3a9020109eea09b98f9456866e7243&country=sg

hope the link can be seen!

oz dealers are usually kind to shipping to sg but i've always had the general impression that their prices are marked up as well
 
dun wanna be a spoiler but u can get a good deal on warwicks from US than from europe. IMHO.

i did some price comparisons, some warwicks in US are deeply discounted eg) a guy walk into a guitar centre and theres a old warwick late 80's for like 900usd (new old stock). late 80s warwick are wenge/wenge neck.

and some stores sell them heavily discounted during a period where Dana B was no longer the distributor and retailers are clearing stock like mad.

camp ebay and pray hard, the shipping going to hit u for sgd$250 and that is without hardcase. comes with a huge blardy box tho.

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warwick vs rockbass, cannot fight lah. but i think the newer ones are pretty good.
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i used to use a rockbass corvette premium classic 5 stringer, same MEC pickups as the warwick versions. AAA flamed maple top maple neck n rosewood fretboard, it was already lacking in tone (but much better then the non-premium ones)

then i bought a thumb bo 5. it blew my mind.
2 yrs later i went for it and bought a streamer stage 1. WHOAAHHHHH.

PS. i found my fender to be lacking in many aspects (altho yeah it does sound vintagey n all)
 
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