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Damn... I wish I had a grand spare... lovely bass mate GLWTS

8 hours ago, ZilchWoolham said:

Surely Warwick has to be one of the brands with the largest discrepancy between new and second hand prices. Why is that? Are there just too many of them around, or is it because of their admittedly rather confusing model hierarchy, or the inflation on German made basses, or something else entirely?  

I think a lot of it is down to the looks, Warwicks are very 'Marmite' and very un-traditional  looking. You either love em or hate them, and I think this limits the used market. I also think that the whole 'Rockbass' line has diluted the brand name even if the quality has remained.

I did three auditions last year for the first time in about 15 years, I always find them a very surreal experience, I managed to get two out of the three gigs so I was pleased with that. Just remember they are musicians, making quick decisions is not what they are good at 

Best of luck. 

Could I ask how heavy this is?

' Now Delivered' Courier delivery within the UK

This is my 1999 Warwick Corvette, in a very tasteful Emerald Green. I have owned this base from new and it has been very well looked after, and is in excellent condition despite its age. Everything is original apart from the nut which has been upgraded from a Just-a-nut II to a Just-a-nut III.

The bass only has one small ding about 8mm long below the control nobs as can be seen in the pictures, there are other tiny blemishes but you have to look very hard to even see them. Everything, truss rod, electronics, hardware, is in good working order. The frets show signs of being played but nothing that requires any attention. The neck is Ovangkol, very slim and smooth 38mm at the nut. No baseball bats here. Body is Swamp Ash

Pickups are passive MEC's with a two band active eq, and push pull active/passive switch on the volume nob.

I'm sure most of you know what these basses sound like, I personally think of it as very Jazz like with a big dollop of Warwick growl and bite.

I have been playing Warwick's exclusively for the last 20 years and I am really selling this because i want a change, so I am very much open to trades with cash either way depending on what it is.

The bass is available for collection from Wimbledon in South West London, though I am happy to drive for an hour  to meet up for a sale or trade. I can arrange a courier anywhere in the UK only for an additional £30

The bass come in a 'as new' condition flight case which can be seen in the pics.

Now reduced to £600

Thanks for looking.

The fretboard does look very worn in, can I ask what condition the frets themselves are in? Its hard to see from the pics.

Its on YouTube so it must be right...

and anyone who bought an SR500 but didn't get a Sapphire Blue one must be gutted.

Her is my little pair, my 09 Corvette has been my main bass for many years now, though the last few months has seen the thumb start to take over. Both fantastic instruments.

3 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

Be accommodating, but when the next screaming match happens knock on her door and request the same from her.

I think Lozz has the right idea, turn it down or go with headphones for the week, but next time her noise is bothering you, make a point of  asking for the same consideration from her. Its great to have a good relationship with your neighbours but it takes both parties to compromise to make it work.

30 minutes ago, edstraker123 said:

Ashdown products

I will second that...

and add Fender as well, their amps are ok but to many companies make their basses better than they do.

Also pedals, I did a two hour set just before Xmas, with no pedals for the first time in months, and nobody noticed except me, since then the whole lot has been sold off, so I can buy something much more usefull.

The 'Recorder'.... is there really anything worse?

In my covers/function band we tend to tag most our advertising as '5 Decades of Rock' and we play Rock from the 60's through to the 00's, not very original but seems to get the point across.

Lovely lovely bass, what the neck profile like, is it old slim style or a chunky monkey?

I have never had the chance to play an Infinity, but I would probably spend most of my time just looking at it... beautiful and stunning

GLWTS 

2 hours ago, Skybone said:

I saw Rush at the NEC on the 'Hold Your Fire' tour, don't remember a support band, don't think Primus existed then, Les was in Blind Illusion & Larry was still with Possessed.

2 hours ago, Woodinblack said:

I saw Rush at Wembly Arena on the Hold your Fire tour, there was no support band there.

 

Now you can see why I need to go back to this gig, so I know which bloody tour i am watching lol

7 minutes ago, 4000 said:

Was this the only tour Primus supported them on? I thought when I saw them both it was Roll the Bones. Still, it’s a while ago now....

First saw Maiden at Reading in ‘82; I really miss Clive Burr. :-(

 

You no what, I think your right and im a numpty 

I think it was the Roll Your Bones Tour. My God the memory is going already 

Yep a bargain for someone, cheaper than a decent set of strings.

56 minutes ago, SH73 said:

I'm a bit dissapointed that tge sale webt on Friday morning when I worked. Surely I can still grab a ticket. 

They have added an extra date at the 02, there are still tickets available for that, not sure about the other dates though.

17 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Fantastic, that sounds wonderful and great to hear. Well I'm not far up the road from you (ok so we're technically in a different time zone etc. norf of da riva, but they should be abolishing passport checks on the bridges / tunnels and introducing full regulatory alignment shortly, or so I hear) and I'd love to come by and hear your jazz / funk quartet sometime soon. Please do pm with some gig dates in 2018 when you and the band are playing!

We played our last gig for this year last weekend at a Birthday bash down in Brighton, but we hope to get things moving again in the New Year, so when I have the next date I will let you know mate... but you may have to cross the river 

28 minutes ago, Al Krow said:

Good man! So what's the plan for 2018 in terms of music - you getting back into gigging?

I've thrown myself right back into it, been back in a Rock/metal covers band for the last six months or so, and i've also recently started gigging with  a Jazz/Funk quartet. Even changed my work, I've run my own Locksmiths company for the last 10 or more years, but I have packed that in and now I'm back to teaching, Music, Bass, Guitar and Ukulele full time. I've been kinda lucky the wife runs her own music school, teaching piano and GCSE music for home schooled kids, so we kinda dropped one business and expanded the other. So far its going really well.

I teach for a living and play for fun and beer money... couldn't be happier 

I only really started to get back into playing about this time last year after a 10 year break. At that time I just had my trusty 99 Warwick Corvette, by the end of April I was up to five having bought a Thumb, an Overwater, a Corvette $$ and a Precision. Now i am back down to two, I still have the old Corvette and I have kept the Thumb which has become my main bass these days.

But in the last month or so since I have been spending more time on this bloody forum, its just Gas Gas Gas!...    I've missed out on so many shiny things in the last 10 years.

I think we need some sort of GAS support group, or a sub forum where we can trade body parts for Bass's or something.

2 hours ago, SH73 said:

Aware. It sounds different too. I was at The Seventh Tour of a Seventh tour in August 1988 at age of 15 in front row. 

I saw them at Donnington and Wembley Arena that year. I think I have caught them on just about every tour since, except during the 'Bailey' years, I only saw them once without Bruce and it just was not the same. They have essentially been doing the same show for years and I will  never get tired of seeing it, I would gladly go back a revisit any Maiden gig. But saying that next August cant come quick enough!

I had a 4001  briefly some years ago, it was just bloody uncomfortable to play, and if you like the Spector you may have the same experience. I would definitely say try before you buy,  you never know you may love it.

1 hour ago, SH73 said:

Iron Maiden Live After Death Long Beach Arena October 1984

1 hour ago, Cato said:

Best live album ever.

So very very true, but remember side 4 was recorded at Hammersmith Odeon, I was actually there for that bit, that was my second ever 'big' gig blew my mind at 14 years old.

That's lovely,

I've had GAS for one of these for about 20 years, GLWTS