warwickhunt

[quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1373455091' post='2137724'] ... my back has been playing up recently so the lighter the better. [/quote] ...and the next game is 'Guess the weight' (without looking at the website)!

Wouldn't dream of!

There are no 'exact' dates for anything relating to early Warwicks (most models evolved and it isn't uncommon to get variations and anomalies over the space of a year or two); I can say that I have an 87 SSII at present sans push/pull and likewise I have owned an 88 and a 90 and neither had push/pull yet an 88 SSI has the push/pull. As has been said the pups are active and need juice from the battery so it is NOT a passive bass when the active circuit is bypassed. As for getting it to sound like a Jazz... it doesn't and can't! Aside from the active/passive and type of pup, they are positioned different, the neck is thru-body not bolted, the body/neck/fingerboard woods are not akin to ANY Jazz bass variant... in fact other than having a pair of pups that get called 'Jazz pups', it is not anything remotely like a Jazz.

Pretty sure that the early BC/BB range were Eminence but the spec of the various 10" Eminence drivers all vary.

I've just snagged a Pro II and it has totally knocked my preconceptions of BO Warwick basses. I have tried the odd Streamer LX/BO and Corvettes and I wasn't blown away but this Pro II Dolphin has got me absolutely hooked. I'd have thought the rear pup would be virtually redundant being so close to the bridge but it even works soloed and adds a nice parp if blended with neck. The neck is as good as any of my skinny vintage Warwick NT and I'm sure part of the joy of the tone must be from the maple neck/ash body combo which I have enjoyed on Jazz basses (but not always enjoyed other aspects of the Jazz). Who'd have thought that my cheapest Warwick would rapidly become my favourite Warwick!

Most of that cost is, '[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=2]RE 00031 Comp.grind off and revise OF bod[/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=2]y'[/size][/font][/color] what is that all about? I don't think the truss rod replacement cost is that bad if it is done at the factory and carries a manufacturers warranty (fingerboard removal and if there is a problem then that is tough as they have 'quoted' you a price whereas some local repairer might then bump the cost). Saying that if it is a knackered nut then that cost regardless of body work is just silly!

Despite loving the neck/frets/tone/playability of my Super Jazz, I decided to put it up for sale as I just don't get on with any bass that isn't the ergonomic shape and style of the Streamer/NS bass (the exception being one or two other concave/convex Warwick shapes... but not the Thumb). Now if Dingwall could do me a NT Streamer shaped bass with a neck like their Super Jazz or if Warwick could reprofile their necks and fit wonky frets, I'd be all over it.

My Warwick offering. [URL=http://s54.photobucket.com/user/warwickhunt/media/DSC05678.jpg.html][IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/warwickhunt/DSC05678.jpg[/IMG][/URL] TBH the rear pup on this isn't quite as good as the trad Jazz pup on a standard SSI but I'm going to replace the pair of pups for MECs to establish if it is the pup brand or positioning/orientation that is to blame.

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1371418988' post='2113789'] You're all a bunch of effing amateurs and dilettants, especially this Warwickhunt bloke. At this very moment, I'm construing a tunable speaker cone and tunable baffles. They'll be mounted in a lightweight case with tunable harmonica sides - flexible but ultra stiff. When you carry it, it's a lightweight 112. On stage, it'll turn into a stable 810 within seconds. The built in Brüel & Kjaer mic automatically folds out, measures the room and tunes the case and everything else within seconds. From that point on, your BassTractor iPad app takes over, and allows you full programmed and live control over your cab - even within the frame of a song. [i]BassTractor - - Total Commitment For Your Total Awesomeness.[/i] [/quote] Bastid! Wish I'd thought of those minor tweaks to my design.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1371409878' post='2113559'] But will you get Warwick to build you something even more hideous and impractical than the Reverso? Or will you wimp out like Jack Bruce? [/quote] Oh I have ideas... and none of them would feature on your previous list. I may buck the big 'W' trend because it'd look good, sound good and 'feel' good to have hung on your shoulder. However, I'm giving nothing more away until I get that call.

[quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1371409415' post='2113546'] I wonder who will take up the challenge next? [/quote] ...I'm waiting for the call.

[quote name='bluejay' timestamp='1371391845' post='2113244'] And how many "unofficial" deals are made by PM when someone posts on non-Marketplace forums about "just wondering how much this bass/cab/amp/effect might sell for"? [/quote] I'd have thought that was a 'no no' but I suppose if someone came on looking for a one off deal they could easily do that and get away without paying the £7-£20 fee. I'd have thought it'd be at the Mods discretion to act promptly/effectively to discourage that sort of thing. I'd have also thought that it'd be bad form on the BC buyers part to actively chase deals like that and Mods should be able to identify if folks were sending PMs to actively initiate deals like that... yes/no?

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1371388552' post='2113195'] ...how his cabs with the passive speakers are individually tuneable - in simple terms you tighten them for a cleaner crisper response and slacken them for a softer rounder low end. Very clever stuff. ...for an upgrade to a circuit improvement which helped increase the power handling capacity [/quote] Now you see this is the reason why I am going to give up on reading anything further re. the merits of certain cabs and drivers and why things can't and won't work or who designs/makes the best and the inherent back-stabbing of the merits of each cab! So you can slacken off a speaker to change/alter the tone/response... well can't you do that with any speaker and does that not totally nullify any 'tuning' of the driver to cab; you may as well chuck any random driver in. A component can alter the power handling capacity of the cab - I assume that is some form of filter because surely the spec of the driver itself is the limiting factor in power handling? I've decided to design and build my own cabs! You thought that Guy Pratt's 'sliding pup' Warwick bass was worthy of conversation; wait till you see my 'sliding wall' bass cab, my slogan will be something catchy like, "Tuneable to anything you chuffin want, just slide the top in and out... the sound in your head is the sound in your hands!" ...do you think it might catch on?

Phew what's the chances of two being for sale! [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ritter-Jupiter-Eye-Of-Horus-Jupiter-Bass-Phil-Lesh-/190855163985?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c6fdab051"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ritter-Jupiter-Eye-Of-Horus-Jupiter-Bass-Phil-Lesh-/190855163985?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item2c6fdab051[/url]

[quote name='bobbass4k' timestamp='1371011615' post='2108577'] This. Why you'd take a lovely streamer and cover it green paint is beyond me. [/quote] ... because it was scratched to hell and had a cracked headstock/neck. The neck issue was repaired so that doesn't account for the shipping option!

[quote name='obbm' timestamp='1368788342' post='2081462'] Logistically it was excellent. It was as easy to lift straight in and out of the car and [u]a lot easier than the AE212 I once owned[/u]. [/quote] Is there a lot of difference between the CN and AE then?

Looked at that earlier and it is a plain oddity. The earliest Thumbs actually had a shorter horn than present but JD era Thumb basses like this should NOT have a top horn that is the shape of a Streamer! I actually assumed that it must be the camera angle but it looks wrong on several of the pics. I can't imagine that it is a faker (too many things right with the rest of the bass) but nor have I ever heard of Warwick modifying the top horn of a Thumb to the shape of a Streamer... a conundrum, wrapped in an enigma and topped with a puzzle!

[quote name='huwgarms' timestamp='1370807561' post='2105877'] well i did wonder with the 2x10 if id need a 15" later down the road for depth ;-) lol many thanks for every bodies input thank you [/quote] If you get a 2x10 why not get another 2x10 in the future!

If you get a 4 ohm cab you can't use a second cab with either amp. A pair of 8 ohm cabs would suit most people far better; you could still use a single 8 ohm cab with either head and get a respectable output from the amp(s). Do not worry about your single 8 ohm cab being rated @ 300w and the amp 500w... it won't make a heap of beans difference (just use common sense and your ears).