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We changed back to the slim neck from the chunky neck in late 2009/ early 2010. We now offer 3 neck profiles on 4 and 5 string basses, and a 4th option (Broadneck) on 5 and 6 string basses. The diagram above is not current. You can see the current details here: [url="http://warwick.de/modules/custom_shop/options.php?TYP=WOOD_NECK&submenuID=14620&katID=14626&cl=EN"]http://warwick.de/mo...tID=14626&cl=EN[/url] The standard neck is C-shape, and the fatneck and extra slim are options. The broadneck is 20mm string spacing and is an option on 5 and 6 string basses. I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks!!

[color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]We are looking for someone special to join us in the Warwick & Framus Custom Shop in Markneukirchen, Germany! [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Must have an education as a Guitar Builder, with several years of experience as a guitar / bass maker. The position is for Custom Shop Guitars, QC, as well as repairs. We are looking for someone dedicated and enthusiastic, who finds pride in being part of a team, as well as working in one of the most advanced instrument-building facilities in existence. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Please send all job requests, with resume and income request to: [/size][/font][/color][email="[email protected]"][email protected][/email] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Thanks![/size][/font][/color]

The 44mm nut width is used on 4-string Dolphin's, Buzzard, and Stryker. If you wanted it on something else, it would indeed be a custom build. Don't hesitate to let me know if there is anything I can help you with. Thanks again!

megallica - Are you referring to front-to-back thickness or width at the nut? We have many neck profiles and options, which can be seen here: http://warwick.de/modules/custom_shop/options.php?TYP=WOOD_NECK&submenuID=14620&katID=14626&cl=EN Please let me know if you have any questions or need assistance in any way. Thanks!

We now offer FSC-Certified Maple, Swamp Ash, Wenge, Ebony, and Rosewood. FSC-Certified (forest stewardship council) means that there is an unbroken chain of custody from the forest to the factory that uses the wood. The forest must be certified and sustainably managed - meaning only a certain amount of trees can be cut, those cut are replanted, the forest cannot be in an area of civil or traditional rights violations, the wood cannot be from a forest cleared for future agriculture, and there can be no genetically modified trees harvested or planted. Once the wood is harvested, it must be milled by an FSC-certified sawmill - tagged and shipped by a certified shipper, and delivered to our facility which is also FSC-certified. Along the entire journey, there is a detailed record of board feet, which even has to have shrinkage from drying and milling calculated - as well as amount we use vs. how much we lose to sawdust etc during the production process. All FSC wood has to be stored separately from non-FSC wood. Every step must be documented, even through final production - and only instruments that use 100% FSC-certified wood can be sold as FSC instruments. The body, neck, fingerboard, etc ALL must be FSC. Warwick also has the largest solar panel array in Saxony, we burn all of our wood waste in an environmental burner to collect thermal energy, and we catch and store all excess heat from the building and store it for later use. Starting last month, we also have a new array of wind-powered turbines to supplement our energy use.[color=#00000A]125.262 kilograms of carbon dioxide was offset by Warwick headquarter's solar panel in the just first six months of 2012. [/color][color=#00000A]The solar panels total output is about 274 kWp (kilowatt peak = top performance of the solar cells), the annual yield[/color][color=#00000A] amounts to approximately 265.000 kWh. We[/color][color=#00000A] are nearly independent of non-renewable energy sources, and in the next few years will be 100% self-sufficient in terms of our energy usage.[/color] [color=#00000A]We are continually looking forward, to implement new methods of green energy, sustainably harvested wood, and preserving the environment. Yes, there is a lot of greenwashing out there as you stated, but we feel we are truly doing the right thing. With time, these methods can only get stronger, and we hope to see more companies on board. [/color] [color=#00000A]Here is the latest model we have, made from 100% FSC-certified Swamp Ash, Wenge, and Ebony. Thanks![/color] [color=#00000A][/color]

[size=4][color="#000000"][font="Calibri, sans-serif"]What an event! We had nearly 2500 attend our Open Day on Saturday - for factory tours, meet and greets, food and drink, and performances by Duff Boyz, Ralphe Armstrong & Regi Wooten, John B Williams, Hansford Rowe & Mordy Ferber, JoStLe - Jonas Hellborg, Steve Bailey, & Lee Sklar, as well as T.M. Stevens & Shocka Zooloo! The weather was beautiful, the atmosphere was amazing - a great day had by all. Thanks to everyone who joined us for helping to make this such a successful event! Be sure to check out our Facebook page, [/font][/color][color="#000080"][u][url="http://www.facebook.com/warwickframus"][font="Calibri, sans-serif"]www.facebook.com/warwickframus[/font][/url][/u][/color][color="#000000"][font="Calibri, sans-serif"], for photos, as well as the Warwick home page,[/font][/color][color="#000080"][u][url="http://www.warwickbass.com/"][font="Calibri, sans-serif"]www.warwickbass.com[/font][/url][/u][/color][color="#000000"][font="Calibri, sans-serif"], for photos and news stories on our Open Day![/font][/color][/size] [size=4][font="Calibri, sans-serif"][color="#000000"][font="Calibri, sans-serif"]We've also started to add videos of the Open Day celebration on our YouTube page:[/font][/color][url="http://www.youtube.com/user/warwickofficial/videos"][color="#224290"][font="Calibri, sans-serif"]http://www.youtube.com/user/warwickofficial/videos[/font][/color][/url][color="#000000"][font="Calibri, sans-serif"] Check out the live music, factory tours, and more! It was an amazing day! Thanks![/font][/color][/font][/size]

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]Well, the Warwick Bass Camp 2012 is a wrap! It was a very successful week - an amazing time was had by everyone. 14 amazing instructors and a great group of students from 7 countries. We had clinics all day, with a wealth of knowledge being offered - and some great nights of food, drink, and jams by instructors and students alike. You can see photos of the event on our facebook page: www.facebook.com/warwickframus and some short news/photos on our website, www.warwickbass.com We've also got a bunch of great videos from the Bass Camp uploaded to our official YouTube page: [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/warwickofficial/videos"]http://www.youtube.c...official/videos[/url] Be sure to check it out! Thanks to everyone that attended...and we hope to do it all again next year![/size][/font]

We had a great visit last week with Basschat's ped, and his friend David. We were able to show them a thorough view of how things work here at Warwick & Framus - with a full day factory tour, followed by a second day split between the factory and the Framus museum! We shared a few evenings at dinner, and had a fantastic time all around. Big thanks to ped and David...hope we see you again! On behalf of the entire staff of Warwick & Framus - THANK YOU!!!

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1346579248' post='1790666'] Here's a pic of my old Stage 1. I used it exclusively for near on 20 years. [/quote] This is an incredibly cool setup! I bet that bridge pickup sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing...

[quote name='TheGreek' timestamp='1346260775' post='1787188'] I had a German Dolphin 4 string and a Korean Corvette Rockbass 5 string - both excellent instruments, both with exceptional build quality..Had I given them to somebody else and asked which was built where I doubt anybody could have told the difference other than the "Rockbass" logo on the 5er. I think that it may be difficult to justify the "new" price for a German Warwick especially when you look at what else you get for your money - more expensive than Wals/Overwaters/ GBs/ Status but they don't hold their prices as well as those named..You do get a lot of bass for your money though - especially if you buy second hand... [/quote] The Rockbass line is made in China. The Pro-Series is made in Korea. The Rockbass' that don't have the 'W' on the headstock are the older version, prior to the current revised models. Hope this helps...please let me know if you've got any questions or if I can assist in any way. Thanks!

[quote name='DiMarco' timestamp='1346134176' post='1785567'] Vintage Warwicks sound very different from the current ones as a long time ago they weren't using MEC but EMG and Bartolini pickups a lot. Modern ones are all growly and hifi sounding, the differences are for a great deal caused by wood types and pickup placement. Most wicks I played have a throaty, metal kinda growl going on with exception of the streamer stage I which has a huuuge palette of tones and is the allrounder of the bunch. I chose the Dolphin pro1 because most wicks lose their growl when slapping, this one keeps growling and has the beefiest n most agressive slap tone I have ever heard. [/quote] Warwick has been using MEC pickups as standard on all basses since 1988! Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can assist in any way. Thanks!

Very nice! Fat and punchy tone, so characteristic of the Streamer Stage II...thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the comments, and glad you enjoyed it! Please let me know if you've got any questions, or if there is anything I can assist you with!

[quote name='XB26354' timestamp='1345312714' post='1776218'] Not if you're more efficient. I love Warwick basses but even if I won the lottery there's no way I'd buy a new German Warwick. Their prices are, forgive me, ridiculous. The used market has been way, way cheaper for a very long time, an indication of what real world bass players think they're worth. If a Streamer Stage 1 6-string (my personal favourite bass in the world) is well over £4K new (and going up in price regularly) and can be had used for under £1.5K - I got one a few years ago for £1K - then there's nowhere to go. Oh, and where are you going to try the Warwick range in the UK? I asked about not being able to try a Thumb Single Cut in the UK and was arrogantly told that they're "boutique" instruments and not stocked by shops, and that if I wanted to try one I should by it from Thomann and use their returns policy if I didn't like it. Great. [/quote] XB26354,[size=4][color=#282828][font=Calibri, sans-serif] We have a new dealer for the UK. They will be building up their website soon, and should have things in place by October/November. We hope this will make things easier for our customers in the UK! Please let me know if you have any questions, and you can use the following contact for our new partner![/font][/color][/size] [size=4][color=#282828][font=Calibri, sans-serif]Play Away Guitars[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=Calibri, sans-serif]Unit W4, Knoll Business Centre[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=Calibri, sans-serif]Old Shoreham Road[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=Calibri, sans-serif]BN3 7GS Hove, East Sussex[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=Calibri, sans-serif]Great Britain[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=Calibri, sans-serif]Phone : 0044 01273 423950[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=Calibri, sans-serif]Mail : [/font][/color][color=#000080][u][email="[email protected]"][font=Calibri, sans-serif][email protected][/font][/email][/u][/color][color=#282828][font=Calibri, sans-serif] [/font][/color][/size]

Haha! I agree the rooms look empty, which was done for the virtual filming. Its quite normal for those instruments to be played daily...and certainly some more than others! Part of our tour, and Open House, is to let you check out whatever instruments you want. Its an amazing opportunity to hear/feel every model, in every configuration, with nearly every wood/finish! After spending time in the showroom, I am a believer in 'The Sound of Wood"!!

[quote name='AttitudeCastle' timestamp='1345236897' post='1775519'] Sorry if I'm being thick, but how does one book a tour of the facility? I'm thinking of using my transition between finishing school and moving into Higher Education to visit as many instrument production facilities as I can for the instruments which interest me as it's something I've always wanted to see [/quote] You can visit the factory any time, with advance notice, between 9:00 - 15:00 Monday through Friday. Scheduling can be made by emailing [email protected] and the factory tour information link is here: http://warwick.de/modules/infos/info.php?katID=24107&cl=EN Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can assist in any way. Thanks!

[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]The Warwick 360° virtual production tour is now online! [/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Besides our in-depth production videos seen on the Warwick YouTube channel ( [/font][/color][url="http://www.youtube.com/user/warwickofficial"]http://www.youtube.com/user/warwickofficial[/url][color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] ) you can now view all aspects of the facility in a virtual tour! Work your way from the Wood Storage area, to the main production facility, to the Showroom - and everywhere in-between! [/font][/color] [url="http://www.warwick.de/media/production_tour/Pano1.html"]http://www.warwick.de/media/production_tour/Pano1.html[/url][color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] Enjoy![/font][/color]

HotelEcho, We have a new dealer for the UK. They will be building up their website soon, and should have things in place by October/November. We hope this will make things easier for our customers in the UK! Please let me know if you have any questions, and you can use the following contact for our new partner! Play Away Guitars Unit W4, Knoll Business Centre Old Shoreham Road BN3 7GS Hove, East Sussex Great Britain Phone : 0044 01273 423950 Mail : [email="[email protected]"][email protected][/email]

[quote name='Mornats' timestamp='1345158928' post='1774559'] I'm crazy for slim necks and find the one on my RB Corvette a nice size. It's thicker than the very slim one on my Overwater but I'm quite fickle about necks so if I like it then ain't a cricket bat by any stretch! And as Mr. W above said, they make them slimmer now so I must have one of those. By the way, does our Warwick representative have a name? Would be nice to not have to call you Mr Warwick! [/quote] Indeed! My name is Garey - and its a pleasure to be a part of BC! Thanks!

Many people who refer to the chunky necks played one of the model years where that was the standard profile. We have since gone back to the slim neck profile as standard, as well as offering 3 neck profiles on 4 string basses and a 4th broadneck profile on 5 and 6 string basses. Thanks!

Thanks very much bluejay! Glad to hear you're ramping up the facebook and twitter activity! Its quite different than the forums, but a good avenue to spread the word of bass! Best regards,

I thought some of you might like to see some steps of production from the Warwick factory. [color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Check out our Official YouTube page! We've just added 15 new videos detailing every step of production, featuring our unique blend of cutting-edge technology with old-world hand-craftsmanship! Our YouTube page is [/font][/color][url="http://www.youtube.com/user/warwickofficial"]http://www.youtube.c...warwickofficial[/url] [color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]You can always see the newly added content by clicking here: [/font][/color][url="http://www.youtube.com/user/warwickofficial/videos"]http://www.youtube.c...official/videos[/url] [color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Thanks, and enjoy![/font][/color]

Once again, very nice clip Bill! Love the tone and phrasing...as well as your Streamer! Thanks for sharing.

Yes, indeed! Rounds to nylon flats would not be subtle at all! More-so I was referring to general string changes, but in the case it must be quite a difference. Either way, its always great when you find what works for you! Enjoy!

I find it interesting how strings can change the feel/sound of a bass. Its relatively subtle, but between the feel and the slight nuances, it can really change our perception overall. Sometimes not cheap to experiment, but worth it, IMO! I love the B on a Thumb Bass!