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I think you're right, a fairly cursory Google search suggests they are likely to be D'addario Chromes: https://www.stringsdirect.co.uk/strings-c1/string-sets-c865/bass-guitar-c34/daddario-chromes-45-132-stainless-steel-flatwound-5-string-bass-guitar-strings-long-scale-ecb81-5-p1204 Thanks!

Hi all, Just wondering if you can help me identify some strings. I got this bass pre-owned on Bass Direct and I'm not sure what strings they are, other than flats. They have a bold blue silk on the top and bottom, and coloured ball ends (purple, gold, red, black, green). I'm not getting on with them hugely as I've never played flats before but will give them a proper go over the next month or so. Thanks!

Hi all, I'm a lurker that signed up a while ago but this is my first post as I've got a Warwick story to tell. I've also posted it on the Warwick forums. I’m in the market for an upgrade to my current bass and I've been searching for a second-hand German or Korean Corvette, which got me thinking about my experience of having a job interview at Warwick. It includes a memory that still haunts me to this day. I thought I’d tell the story here as some may find it amusing. Back in 2010, I applied for the position of in-house journalist for Warwick/Framus. I was fresh out of university after completing my Journalism degree in the UK and at this point, I had sent a few applications here and there in the UK without much luck. I honestly thought they’d never get back to me, so why not send a speculative application? I had nothing to lose. However I was delighted to receive an invite to Warwick HQ in Markneukirchen for a trial week, so when I was asked to fly over and show them what I can do, this was a huge boost to my confidence. They’d put me up in a hotel and let me work for a week in their amazing headquarters – I couldn’t say ‘yes’ quick enough. I booked my flight over to Germany and the company kindly picked me up from the local airport and took me to my hotel. It’s a beautiful little German village in the middle of nowhere. I could speak a tiny bit of German – enough to order some food and a beer or two – but fortunately the hotelier and the majority of people at the company spoke English, which was very reassuring for a fish out of water like me. The company stressed to me that this role would probably consume my life for the next 4-5 years and, given how remote the location is, you would have to throw yourself into the job. I was 21 years old and bang up for anything that paid after university, so this appealed to me. I was young and ready for a new challenge. On the day I started, I was given the grand tour of the factory and shown the office where I’d be working. Everyone was very friendly and I was looking forward to getting started. One of my tasks over the course of the week was to write the October 2010 newsletter which went out to subscribers. It featured an overview of the Streamer Jazzman as well as the announcement of the the Pro Series made in Korea. It also featured an interview with Richard Lovgren, bassist in Meshuggah, conducted by Warwick Artist Relations Manager Alex Becker, the latter of whom I met at the office. I also wrote a feature on Bubinga Pommele Round Wood for the website. Pretty standard stuff now that I’m writing it down here but I was so jazzed to write about this type of thing. I still have a copy of the newsletter and the feature in my journalism portfolio. One evening, Hans Peter-Wilfer and the staff took me and another applicant to a local restaurant where we had dinner and a few drinks. They were very honest with me in saying this is probably a job you’ll do for 3 years and then move on due to the HQs remoteness. This didn’t phase me as, again, I was a grad out of university ready for a new challenge and this was a huge opportunity. We ate and drank and had a great time – I could really see myself being here for the long haul. One day, I was asked to conduct a phoner with one of Warwick’s artists. I’m struggling to remember the band exactly now but it was one of those American hard-rock/nu-metal-ish bands. I think it was Trapt, as Pete Charrell – their bassist - was a Warwick artist at the time. I had done quite a few interviews as a proper journalist at this point – Joe Duplantier of Gojira, Andrew WK, Alexisonfire – so coming up with a list of questions for the interview was no bother. At this point I was told Jonas Hellborg was in town and he’d be coming over to have a chat with me. Now I have to admit I didn’t really know who he was but apparently he’s a big deal and it would be good to impress him. We sat down for a chat and I explained my background and why I was here etc. He looked over my questions I had written ready for the interview with Pete. He basically said – and I’m paraphrasing here - they were complete stinky poo and “had I ever done an interview before”. I was really shocked to hear this but being 21 years old and keen to impress, I politely explained I had but was open to working with him to refine the questions. He asked me to go back and write some different questions. I was a little flustered by the time of the phoner but I had got some new questions ready. I got my dictaphone set up, plugged it into the office phone’s handset and away I went. After the interview, I went back to the hotel and was chuffed with myself for doing such a good job. I went back to the office the next day to transcribe the interview. It was a 30-45 min call so it would take me a little while to transcribe but it was a fun call despite Jonas having rattled me a bit the day before. I got my Dictaphone out, plugged in my headphones and pressed play. There was no audio. My heart stopped. I fast-forwarded through the interview and there was still no audio. I waited a few more seconds and I heard my voice asking questions to Pete, but there was no response. I eventually realised I had not plugged the dictaphone into the audio out, but into a different socket. I recorded myself talking, but not Pete. I turned white as a sheet and realised I had massively flipped up. It was at that point that everything came crashing down. I was a fresh-faced graduate in a foreign country in the middle of nowhere who has just ruined this interview with a Warwick artist, specifically after getting a grilling by Jonas. I felt very isolated and was beating myself up about it. But one of the staff who was looking after me said it was totally fine and asked me to just type up what I could remember. I tried my best to remember what Pete had said, and wrote maybe an A4 page or so of content. It was complete rubbish and I was mortally embarrassed for making such a mistake. It was human error but I was so eager to impress, it just affected me for the rest of the trial week. I submitted the piece and, funnily enough, I do not include it in my portfolio for the future. I didn’t see Jonas for the rest of the week. Whether that was intentional or not – I don’t know! I don’t remember a whole lot after that, except for saying my goodbyes and being driven to the airport after my trial week had concluded. A week after my visit, I received an email saying I wasn’t successful and I wouldn’t be getting the role. It didn’t come as a surprise. I was gutted but naturally understood the decision. It was perhaps a sliding doors moment in my life because if I hadn’t been rejected, I wouldn’t have got a new job local to me in the UK where I’ve made my best friends for the last 10 years and also met my wife in the same city. I do think “what if…?” but maybe it worked out best for both Warwick and me! That being said, Warwick will always have a place in my heart because of those moments, and I’m now at a stage in my life where I can upgrade to a Warwick. So if anyone has a Pro Series Corvette made in Korea for around £400, let me know...