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    What is the sound of a Warwick?

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I'm a self confessed Warwick fan - always liked their basses, and learning to play bass as a teenager they were always the basses that I would tell myself "One day I'll have one of those" - well, now I've currently got:

    Corvette Hot Rod 5'er - great Warwick tone but very, very, very bright - tonally and visually
    Dolphin Pro 2 - stonking bass, definitely has the Warwick growl
    Corvette Bubinga - typical Warwick with funky midrange
    Fretless Corvette Proline - great passive fretless mwah sound

    Although my go to bass at the moment is my Spector Euro 5 LX ! :ph34r: ......

    Completely agree with Warwickhunt - the classic Warwick tone is the Stuart Zender sound on the early Jamiroquai albums

    Bass clef reading

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Reading Bass Clef is really all about practicing it regularly.
    I'm now trying to avoid TAB like the plague - I think like a lot of 'shortcuts' it actually works out to be a longer way around.
    I use the first 20 to 30 min of my practice sessions as a warm up by reading and playing Bass Clef - I find it warms up both the eyes for reading and also the hands.
    Try to find bass clef only with no TAB - I've even cut strips of card of varying sizes to cover the TAB on TAB transcriptions that I have!

    The Major's Bootcamp in the Theory section is a great resource to work through.

    I feel I've made good progress on reading the dots but like pietruska I also struggle with reading rhythmns - I'd be interested to hear people's techniques to learn these better.

    NOW SOLD - Jaco: Modern Electric Bass & Music DVD's

    in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale

    Posted · Edited by bagsieblue

    [attachment=116891:P8280014.JPG]Clearing out some duplicates that I have so:

    Up for sale I have:

    2 x Copies of Jaco Pastorius Modern Electric Bass - Both complete with their CD. Note from the picture the books are one and the same book, just the cover is different.

    Also 2 x Live Music DVD's
    - Jamiroquai Live In Verona
    - Pearl Jam Touring Band 2000.

    £xxx delivered in the UK for the job lot.

    Got the Time - Anthrax

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    [quote name='Si600' timestamp='1345792406' post='1781498']
    I don't suppose anyone has the notation for Anthrax's cover of Got the Time? It was in Guitarist when they still had a bass techniques column, so that's going back some years but if anyone has a copy that they could scan or photocopy that would be grand.

    It's the solo I can't work out by ear, just need more practice!
    [/quote]

    Reading this thread and I thought I'm sure I've got this transcription - and indeed I do!
    From Guitarist Magazine August 1993.

    I can't scan until I'm back in work on Tuesday - I can take some photographs of the pages in the meantime if that helps?
    Let me know (and if anyone else wants as well) and I'll be more than happy to send it on.

    Feedback for BISCUITANDBASS

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    Posted

    I recently bought a Spector Bass from Biscuit.

    Biscuit is well known on the UK bass scene but doesn't frequent these parts too often.

    Links to the man himself below.


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    Great bass, great price, great man.

    Excellent communications - went over and above the call of duty to keep me up to date on progress.
    An absolute pleasure to do the deal from start to finish.
    Would highly recommend Biscuit for any future deals and would be more than happy to deal with again.

    Warwick HotRod (vs. MM Bongo)

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I don't really know much about the Bongo, but the general opinion is that it is very versatile.
    In terms of the sound there are too many factors other than the bass that influence the sound (new strings / type of strings, amps, onboard pre amps / external pre amps / pick or fingers / cables /amps / technique / ability, down to very small things like pickup height / action.......etc etc etc).

    If I were you - based purely on sound - I wouldn't change bass without doing a direct comparison between different basses and being sure that I was equally comparing basses and making all the other factors l've listed above as equal as possible.

    Warwick HotRod (vs. MM Bongo)

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    Ah, OK Czech Republic may be a little too far ! :lol: .

    I'm not really a pick player, but I've just had a quick go with a pick and yes it deals with this great for the classic metal with a pick sound.
    Yes - I would describe it as both bright and fat as you have asked.
    There is plenty of bottom end, as my earlier comment the EQ is (in my opinion) a little temperamental.
    The bass EQ does seem to as you turn the control give a little more bass, then a little more bass and then a lot more bass all at once.

    There is not a great deal of information about on the Corvette Hot Rod as you mentioned in an earlier post. Bass Guitar Magazine did a review in issue 20 (I assume for the 4 string version?) - i have tried to track down a copy but not been able to.
    Maybe a fellow BC'er can scan and email the review if anyone has a copy.

    Warwick HotRod (vs. MM Bongo)

    in Bass Guitars

    Posted

    I've got a 5 String Warwick Corvette Hot Rot!

    I absolutely love it, it's a great bass - and it's a good looker.
    Chambered body so nice and light, great neck for a 5 string.
    Got the classic Warwick growl.

    I do have a love / hate relationship with the pickups and EQ though - sometimes I feel that the it can be tricky to dial in the sound in my ears - although that may well be my ears :D .....
    There's a lot of options and versatility in the EQ but to my ears - sometimes - the 'sweeps' on the controls seem to change the tone very slightly and then a lot of change all at once - if that makes sense?
    Some other times I think the EQ works fantastic - just one of those things I can't really put my finger on.

    I've never A/B ed it with a Bongo so can't really compare.
    If you are local you are welcome to come and try it (I'm in Chorley Lancs) and compare to your Bongo - It would be good to try a Bongo as well.

    If you've any more specific questions fire away and I'll do my best to answer as best as I can.

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