warwickhunt

Just thought I'd resurrect this as I've just come across the youtube vid whilst looking at something else... VERY different! I take it no-one has one?

[quote name='Silent Fly' post='412061' date='Feb 17 2009, 03:18 PM']If the chain [i]bass > pedals > amp input[/i] doesn't work there has to be something wrong somewhere. Have you tried connect the pedals in a different order? The high pitch sound may be due to some pedal going in oscillation. I could be due to long cables between pedalboard and amp. I would try with the Boss Chorus last. It is buffered and with a very stable output stage.[/quote] Thanks for that, I was just throwing my situation out there just in case anyone felt that they were the only ones to have this kind of experience (and maybe afraid to admit it ). I may well try and rearrange the pedals but tbh the effects as they are have ran perfectly well into the front end of my last few amps with no issues (and using the same cables) so I assume it is something to do with the TF! However saying all of that the pedals work absolutely fine in the effects loop so I don't feel that I'd gain anything by rejigging to input into the front end of the amp.

With some amps you don't get the choice! By that I mean that my Thunderfunk can not accept the signal chain that goes; bass > pedals > amp input. The pedals are all stomp pedals (Boss Octaver > Boss Chorus > EHM Small Stone > EHM Bass Balls) that you would 'expect' to be able to run in the front of the amp but when you try you get a horrendous whistle (almost like high pitched feedback but I'm no effects guru/techy so no idea if that is what it is). The whole lot sit in the effects loop with no issue!

Why [u]shouldn't[/u] you tune this way... it will confuse the hell out of the lazy guitar player who has to rely on your fingerboard positioning so that he knows what he's supposed to be playing. Why [u]should[/u] you tune this way... it will confuse the hell out of the lazy guitar player who has to rely on your fingerboard positioning so that he knows what he's supposed to be playing. I say leave it EADG and when you need that low D grab the E string tuner and give it a twist; anything below D just play higher up! I'm a simple kinda guy.

[quote name='Jamesk86' post='411075' date='Feb 16 2009, 01:56 PM']Hey everyone, I have recently had brand new POTs put in my Warwick thumb and it seems as if the active circuit of the bass which is controlled by the POTs (obviously!) is creating a distored output?? I have checked the battery but that seems fine does anyone have any ideas?[/quote] Other than fitting a fresh battery, regardless of whether the one in there at the moment is new as you can get duffers and seeing what happens in passive mode (pull pot on the volume still?), I'd suggest taking it back to whoever fitted the pots as it wasn't doing it before the pots were changed I assume!

[quote name='BigAlonBass' post='409291' date='Feb 14 2009, 10:48 AM']I think it's the fact that he's using the middle finger to point Jon, so it looks like he's 'flipping' the camera. [/quote] Ahhhh! You see I'm such an innocent I wouldn't know what the f*ck you are talking about.

[quote name='Lfalex v1.1' post='409264' date='Feb 14 2009, 10:00 AM']My LX (1997) VI weighs 14.5lbs! And has SD soapbars in. My Infinity SN4 (2002) weighs a ton, too. Especially for a dinky, chambered body! That said, soft Maple and Zebrano are not the lightest of woods....[/quote] Crickey Moses! 14.5lb... what gauge strings do you have on! I've [s]got[/s] had a couple of the predecessors to the Infinity and mine both weighed 8.5lb and BassOctopuss's (Octopie's?) Infinity 5 string couldn't have weighed more than 10lb when I tried it! Maybe they stuffed lead in the chambers of your bass.

OK... I've looked and then looked some more, am I missing something?

[quote name='Finbar' post='409197' date='Feb 14 2009, 01:11 AM']The filters have started coming out of my ER15s. I'm not a happy bunny. They get very loose then pop out. I'm scared to even use them incase I lose a filter tbh [/quote] From the length of time it would appear you have had them you are well within your rights to return them as they are patently not fit for purpose if this is the case. You should of course expect to give them the opportunity to rectify any problem but they should do it within reasonable time.

I appreciate the compliment Lee but as everyone has said it's about different perceptions of what good slap tone is. I've always considered that the fact that Jazz/Stingray/Sterling/(Heck even)Precision basses have bolt on neck adds something to the overall 'attack' (my choice of word and probably not the best description) of the sound; I think that thru-neck basses don't quite achieve the same tone. However we are back to what a good slap tone is and to many people the sound of a Warwick NT bass might be just what they define as the ultimate slap sound. Anyway enough of this slap malarky! Has the OP had any further thoughts on Warwicks; as we've established they aren't as heavy as people would have you believe. Forgot to add that Streamer 5s (especially early models) will generally come with soapbar pups and they could be from virtually any of the big manufacturers of the time. Bart / EMG / SD / MEC. All have different characteristics but all will GROWL!

[quote name='dannybuoy' post='409137' date='Feb 13 2009, 11:05 PM']After you've been gigging for a few years you probably can't hear above 5kHz anyway![/quote] 29 years gigging experience and my hearing is well above average for my age (tested last year), earplugs can and do save hearing loss. Look after your ears, you only get one pair... well at least at the minute you do!

[quote name='lee650' post='409143' date='Feb 13 2009, 11:16 PM']Oh i dont know John! I always got quite a decent slap sound, out of your old red, mind yo it is a very bright sounding instrument, ive some recordings of some shows i did where the sound really surprised me . But then i did get a sterling off you which was built for slap My warwick streamer jazzman has a great slap tone, and is particularly warm sounding for a warwick. have a great weekend mate - lee If only it were so easy! I should qualify that by saying that I've found a BO neck Jazz (or Jazz style bass; Sadowsky Lakland etc.) to give that slap tone far better than a NT Streamer... of course it could just be me! [/quote] Hey Lee don't get me wrong, I'm not saying Warwick basses don't slap but from personal experience there are certain makes/genres of basses that can do it better. I've never tried to study or even begin to understand why some basses are better at it than others but as a rule I've 'generally' found that BO basses (at least decent quality ones) can by and large slap better than 'many' Warwick basses. I agree with you that 'old red' that we have both owned is an exception to the rule and there are plenty of nice snappy sounding Wicks out there but not all Warwicks can carry it off... and as you say there are basses like the Sterling (Stingray/Jazz) which seem to universally just nail the slap tone

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='409089' date='Feb 13 2009, 09:57 PM']right from now on i am going to put my inability to slap down to that then![/quote] If only it were so easy! I should qualify that by saying that I've found a BO neck Jazz (or Jazz style bass; Sadowsky Lakland etc.) to give that slap tone far better than a NT Streamer... of course it could just be me!

You really can't generalise but Warwicks are rarely heavier than any other manufacturers basses (with the exception of stick basses etc.)! As a rule of Thumb ( ) I'd say that 4 string Streamers clock in at between 9-10lb (I have owned 4 strings that are 8-9lb), so you can say that 5's 'might' be 1/2lb heavier (though I did try a 5 string Streamer Stage I last year that was as near as damn it 9lb). As for comparisons between a NT Streamer and a Corvette... don't bother they are completely different, you may as well compare a Fender Jazz with a Rickenbacker. Generally a NT Streamer will have cost at least 100% more than any Corvette when new, whether that makes it a better bass is a matter of taste. Value - Streamer Stage I with SIMs LEDs for sale here for £900? [url="http://forum.warwick.de/24-basses/8043-streamer-stage-1-5-string-l-e-ds-900-uk-only.html"]http://forum.warwick.de/24-basses/8043-str...00-uk-only.html[/url] I've seen several go on eBay for similar money (sans LEDs). One caveat... If slap is your main thing IMHO a NT Streamer 'may' not be the best bass for that style!

[quote name='molan' post='408591' date='Feb 13 2009, 01:47 PM']Good spot, I hadn't noticed that! Did you see Gary Moore has a broken string?[/quote] I did just spot that at the end the 2nd time I just played it through and was about to comment. Was it the heavy E string? If it was then it is just as well he didn't have some fancy Floyd Rose floating trem jobbie guitar, otherwise his whole solo would have required a bit more work to keep it in tune.

[quote name='molan' post='408578' date='Feb 13 2009, 01:37 PM']That's my favourite version! Although obviously having Phil on vox improves it (not quite as long though!) [/quote] I love it when PL goes to start singing the next verse half way through GM's solo (1.25ish).

[quote name='molan' post='408561' date='Feb 13 2009, 01:29 PM']Don't Believe a Word is my favourite to play - shame the fast version is so short though [/quote] We are doing the extended remix Gary Moore version with s. l. o. w. intro, which extends it to nearly 7 minutes. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzpMBscDNbM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzpMBscDNbM[/url]

[quote name='molan' post='408521' date='Feb 13 2009, 01:08 PM']Hope you will be using a P bass & pick for that authentic Lynott sound [/quote] Streamer Stage I rolled onto the P pup... or I might just upset everyone and use my Bolin (which joking aside actually does a very convincing P bass sound). <edit> ...and yes I am using a nice heavy pick!