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34 minutes ago, UK Ken said:

Wow ! I can't believe this hasn't sold yet, and at this price - what a bargain. These Warwick GPS basses are awesome players and the quality fit/finish is just what you'd expect. GLWTS

 

Hi Ken. How are you doing? We've chatted on the Warwick forum before. Yes, I just can't believe either how little interest I've had in this either. Somebody told me it was because it was collection only, but I've sold stuff really quickly in the past with same conditions.

On 11/09/2022 at 01:26, Woody1957 said:

Absolutely stunning and a great price too. I simply love Warwick basses. GLWTS mate!

@woody1957 You're absolutely right on both accounts, though I've hardly had any interested buyers for this bass and (on ebay) some insultingly low price offers. To the point where if it doesn't shift within another week I've decided I'm just going to keep it and make sure I play more 5 string!!!

So you are mate. Don't get many people saying that, haha..

Yes, it's a nice one thanks.

Warwick Streamer LX 5 string bass guitar German Teambuilt GPS.

Made in Germany 2020.

Used but in mint condition. Has only had light use for some recording, no gigging.

Selling because I rarely need a 5-string, I'm much more at home on a 4-string and now need to 'thin the herd' to make space and funds, after a recent purchase! 
 

Bought brand new from Andertons just less than 2 years ago for £1800. Very few in the UK, but where these are retailing, new price is now from £2100 to £2200, so this is a chance to get a mint German made LX5 for a good fair price.

The bass is in mint condition. Action is good, truss rod works absolutely fine and the neck has no issues. Build quality what you would expect from Warwick and the fretwork is amongst the best I have seen on a bass. Lovely woods: US Cherry body with nice grain - satin finish, Ovangkol neck, with Wenge fingerboard.

2 gold MEC active J pickups with MEC 2-way EQ and push pull volume pot gives EQ bypass (not passive) as the pickups are always active. Very clear punchy sound with no noise or hum.

Comes with original padded Rockbag and user kit, hang tags, certificate of authenticity, all tools, straplocks, plus a wide Warwick branded strap. There's also a fretboard protector in the gig bag too - they think of everything!

Very neat and tidy electronics compartment with easy access cover.

Weight of bass 4.25kg / 9.5lbs.

PRICE/DELIVERY OPTIONS:

£970
COLLECTION -  From North Yorkshire (either Knaresborough or Dishforth - whichever suits best).
OR LOCAL DELIVERY - If necessary I am prepared to delivery locally for free (30 miles max distance) - please message me beforehand.

£1,000
48HR UK COURIER - The bass will be sent snug and secure in it's sturdy, padded Rockbag, within a strong double-skinned parcel box packed tight with card bracing and brown paper padding.

Happy to answer any questions, or provide any more specific photos etc. Please just either reply here or PM me!

Not only that, but the back is also less curved on the latest design streamers, or at least it is for the examples I've got.

My 97 LX4 and 99 LX4, have very pronounced curved back. My 2020 Teambuilt LX5 has a flatter (yet still curved) back. Can't show photos just at the moment, but can if anybody's interested

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag - James Brown

1 hour ago, Bass Culture said:

Nearly finished the Nile Rogers one - what a treat!  Really entertaining.

That one was really good. The guy is a legend. The Jonny Marr one was really interesting too - he's very articulate about explaining music.

Ghost Town - The Specials

I want it all - Queen

After the thrill is gone - The Eagles (again)

Life in the fast lane (Eagles)

Trying to rack my brans, but unfortunately I'm more the other way, where I end up hating bands that I once loved

Oasis and Coldplay being the main ones in this regard...

There was a good one with Mark King. That bloke can talk

Is it really a 'crutch'. They were factory fitted on the majority of basses from the 50s to the 70s. Removing them was making something different. They allowed you to play fingerstyle with that almost upright bass kind of sound. You can't palm mute and play with fingers at the same time. James Jamerson's sound was all about playing with fingers on flatwound strings muted by the factory foam glued to underside of bridge cover.

Whilst I confess that my own personal favourite muted style I play is with palm muting, playing with a pick, soloing the neck pickup, the foam mute is a iconic sound, not a crutch

If you're talking about the scrunchie type mute that people use at the nut end, that again is a godsend for players who like to tap at the dusty end, as it kills all those nasty overtones at the lower neck end, that even the best left hand muting can't always cure.

My take is that with bass playing, everything is valid. Different strokes for different folks.

😊

I occasionally use a Nordymute on my bass that is strung with flatwounds, as it allows you to get that palm muted tone, whilst having the freedom of playing fingerstyle. I guess it's emulating what old fenders with the foam mute under the bridge covers sounded like.

If I'm playing old Jamerson lines I'll use the Nordymute: https://nordstrandaudio.com/products/nordymute

This all rings true. I've never managed to keep hold of any of the Warwicks I bought which were 2000-2008 which was down to either them having truss issues (not able to reduce relief) or I just couldn't get as comfy with the chunky neck profile. So they were all moved on.

I just have 4 Warwicks now but they are 1997, 1999, 2019 & 2020 and have slimmer profile necks and the truss rods function fine. Therefore they're keepers as I otherwise love Warwicks. It's a shame about the neck/truss issues.

Another thing I've noticed about necks from the 'bad' era is that often the neck laminates drift due to uneven expansion with humidity time and how they have been stored etc. The worst I had was a Streamer Jazzman where the headstock was literally splitting apart at the laminate joins and the back of the neck also felt uneven.

Hopefully Warwick have gotten over these issues, but by far and large the majority of used Warwicks on the market tend to be from the early to mid 2000s.

I had 3 Warwicks that were in the date range 2000 to 2008 which had truss rod issues. Interestingly these are generally the Warwicks with the chunky profile ovangkol necks. To me it always felt like the truss rod wasn't strong enough for the 'amount' of wood in these necks and they were very susceptible to changes in weather/humidity etc. In fact with one of them (a Corvette standard ash) the truss rod actually snapped when I tried to turn it after having  sprayed rust remover into the rod hole (thinking it might have been seized). I also had been in touch with HPW at Warwick and was quoted somewhere in the region of £800 for a neck repair. In the end I resorted to stripping down the bass and selling all the parts individually (minus the neck) and think I made around £300 in total, which I thought wasn't the end of the world, given it was just a standard Corvette.

Does sound like a trip to Jon Shuker might be worth it?

As a rule of thumb (no pun intended) I tend to now steer clear of buying used Warwick from say 2000 to 2013 to avoid the chunky profile necks and possible truss issues.

Cheers bud 😊

Hi Leon

Please don't bother with sound samples now, as I have just pushed the button on a Streamer CV. I've been looking to get a passive Fender type bass again for a while to get more vintage sounds, but after playing Warwicks exclusively for the last 6 years, I just don't like the feel of Fenders, so this was the obvious solution.

Good luck with selling your custom SSII

Cheers

Keith

Hi Leon

Thanks for getting back. I think sound samples would be a good idea, but only if not too much trouble for you. In an ideal world, it would be nice to try out for feel and sound, if geography wasn't an issue. So hearing how it sounds is kind of next best thing I guess.

Cheers, Keith

Sorry, one more question, does this have a push/pull vol pot to bypass the EQ, or do the age of these electronics pre-date when Warwick/MEC started adding this feature?

Cheers, Keith

What a lovely bass. I've been hankering after an SSII for a while. Love the look of them, but have always held back because I'm not a fan of the sound of their neck J pickup (position etc) - think it sounds too hollow (for me anyways) as I am so used to playing Streamer LXs with reverse P in the neck.

This particular custom PJ SSII looks like it could be the remedy to that! I wondered if you could answer a few questions please?

1. Whereabouts are you based and if you were prepared to courier, do you have a hard case available for it to ship in?

2. How much would you charge for courier to North Yorkshire?

3. Sonically, in neck pickup only and both pickups on, does this sound fuller/fatter/warmer than your standard SSII? I love the look and feel of standard SSIIs, but feel that they have a very present, mid-biased sound that is sometimes hard to tame.

4. Is this a heavy bass? I know that Afzelia is a very dense wood. Sometime we do 2 hour continuous sets in band!!!

Cheers

Keith

1 hour ago, bagsieblue said:

It's a Kinsman shaped hardcase, photo here:

Nice one, thanks.

What hard case would this ship in? Is it a Warwick/Rockcase one or something generic?

2 hours ago, bagsieblue said:

Describing sound is very subjective area, and as well as the bass itself there are of course other factors such  individual playing style, strings, set up, amp, bass eq settings, amp settings, cabs used......

My subjective opinions are; as a two pickup, active / passive, pickups being blendable and EQ onboard the bass it is a versatile instrument.

To compare against a Streamer LX, I would say it is similar but with naturally a little more 'attack' or 'punch'.

Thanks, this all sounds good.