warwickhunt

'Onuntil April' or 'On until April'... coincidence? Strange title.

I did think it was amazingly accurate but as they said it was 'No brand' and MIJ it made it appear a copy. AFAIK any Ltd Ed that it might be would be German made... very odd.

Used is/was off the cards, it needs to be new (Dad paying on the card). Markbass was put forward and the Marcus500 seemed to be the obvious choice for me. FRFR 'monitor' - yes I did start going down that route and the benefits (I almost did it myself recently but couldn't justify selling am amassed gear... to further more GAS) but the trad route of amp and cab was their preferred option. Oddly she's actually a brass player (very good) but has recently branched off to bass. Now I have to convince them to just buy a good quality set of cables and not to buy cheap shyte.

Quo tribute looking for a bassist... I play bass.

The Status Quo back catalogue: 1970 - 1976! Despite thinking I'd know a lot of their stuff I'm surprised by how little I really know of them. TBH I'm not focusing on the first 2 albums as they are weird Beatles/late 60's meanderings but the rest of the stuff is great fun.

What an eye opener it has been. A friend's daughter has joined a gigging band and needs an amp/cab/combo, so I said I'd help guide her/them (caveat being my bias). She's done a couple of gigs with my TCRS210 cab and my back up amp (TC Staccato). She was very impressed with those when compared to rehearsal space equipment. her first thought was buy the same rig 'new' and despite my protestations of getting more bang for buck 'used', she is going down the new route. As it happens she has found a deal on either a TCRS210 or 212... cab sorted! The amp side of things less so as the TCRS amps are pricey new and I've guided her away from just buying a cheaper range TC amp as imho they're a different tonal slant. SO... what amp to get? This has been the eye opener; I'd not given much thought to new digital amps and their power ratings, features, price AND quality of tone. Peavey Mini-max - If anything like Peaveys of old they are often overlooked. Tech21 VT500 - A powered sansamp pedal at how much? Warwick LWA500 - a bit of an unknown for me but reviews seem mixed Markbass - how many different models do they have now! I also looked at Ashdown (not my favourite tonal slant but I'm clouded by the older non Class D stuff) and most importantly I trawled BC! I'm pleasantly impressed with the range of amps on offer but I'd not realised how hard it might be for a newbie to wade through the competition, especially when shops hardly exist and trying an amp out in isolation in a shop is not a good environment for a newbie. NOW she has asked about cables! 😂

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Onuntil-April-Thumb-Bass-Warwick/303949151034?hash=item46c4c7fb3a:g:XBcAAOSwQjpgazVy Hell of a rip off/copy but a used original would be cheaper! LOL

Warwick 5th Anniversary Streamer - It may look like any old Warwick Streamer but there is no Streamer with a thinner, rigid neck (count the laminates) or a thinner, lighter body AND the pup combo positively growls... even though I play it 90% just on the neck pup!

Oil Finish Colour - would be my best guess. This would be in the place of the natural coloured oil finish or solid paint colour.

I suppose it's not 'sporting' to have witch hunts for ebay tw4ts but flagging them on this part of the forum tends to show if there is a pattern of repeat offenders.

Surely this isn't a BCer?

That is ridiculous! The seller has played the buyer like a fish, just hope the buyer gets wise and demands a refund through paypal.

Looks like a £70 - £100 bass at best. Ply body, Sapele/mahogany neck (probably), cheap hardware; the ply and sapele don't make it a bad bass but they do smack of a cheap bass.

Duly updated... it's defo NOT a FINDER though!

Some of these sales of fakes are plain silly and sometimes genuinely misplaced faith... this is neither. The bloke has sold/is selling music gear and has had messages to point out it is not a Fender. However his description and caveats re. 'I know nothing' (done in best Fawlty Towers voice), show he is deliberately misleading; Finder / Fender? To add insult, using a bereavement just feels low!

Due to duty, handling fee, VAT blah blah blah, the rule of thumb is to add 25% to the purchase price (inc used items).

Warwick (Streamer) or Spector (Euro/LX) are comparable and defo fit the bill but there are various other Warwick / Spectors that will do it. However, you could do worse than look at Ibanez (blasphemy considering my user ID) and given a day or two there'll be a list as long as your arm!

Drummer in our band was the drummer of The Toy Dolls. Not a lot of people know that he went on to play for quite a few years with Richie Blackmore!

Cheap Trick - I want you to want me. If you know the band you know this isn't truly representative! The Sweet - Any single 'A' side V the 'B' sides or album material. 'Wig Wam Bam' V 'Someone else will'

If this isn't gone can I request it?

Weren't these only about £149 when new? I know they discontinued them in a very short time.

That's the nature of ebay. Start with a low price and everyone gets excited/hooked hoping they will snag a bargain.

I'm sure the choice of covering basslines as per recording has been covered many times but aside from simply wanting to put your spin on it (I most often do), there is the fact that I play in a 3 piece band, sometimes covering songs performed by 5-6 piece bands is 'potentially' fraught with difficulties. I sometimes ape the rhythm guitar part, maybe the keyboard part, possibly even horns etc. It would be to the detriment of the song to stick religiously to the original.

It really is no different to using a dedicated power amp. Helix out > bass amp return or power in > cab(s). I'm always thinking worst case scenario and I look to build in a back up without having to actually carry 2 of everything. Hence if your Helix glitches at a gig, you can just plug straight into the amp front.

If you are running a mono signal out into a dedicated power amp to run full range, would it not be just as easy to use the send/return - pre/power of a regular bass amp? You bypass the preamp and just have power but with the added advantage that anything going Pete Tong with your Helix, you can still continue the gig with the bass amp.