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[quote name='warwickhunt' post='180373' date='Apr 19 2008, 10:53 AM']Did someone say my name If I had £1 for each time I've contributed to an on-line discussion about Warwick necks and their dimensions I'd have... eleventy twelve pence! In all seriousness you can find earlier NT Warwicks that have got slim profiles and some of the later BO necks are quite chunky, you'd have to go through them to ascertain what suited best. I can say that WoT has very kindly loaned me one of his wonderful 70's P basses and the width at the nut is identical to my 91 Streamer 40mm. My 87 Streamer Stage I has a 38mm nut width and is very slim in depth, whereas my '88 Stage II is 40mm at the nut and a little bit fuller (not much) but they are all so subtly different on these early instruments you'd again have to try before you buy. In summary; Warwick necks are not fat however they can be phat (what a sad barsteward I am).[/quote] I would have elenty ten pence if I had the same income stream! T

This list starts somewhere around 1978/1979 apart from the first 5 or 6 it is in no particular order No Name Fender Precision copy 1972 Fender telecaster bass Jaydee Supernatural Another No name P.bass, short scale Warwick fortress Alembic Epice Status Empathy Warwick thumb – chrome Warwick Thumb – LED’s Warwick Streamer Stage 1 (the first one) Warwick Streamer Stage 2 MM stingray – maple boby and neck Warwick Streamer Jazzman – Ocean Blue Warwick Streamer Jazzman 5 – HV Status series 2 Conklin GTBD 7 string MM Stingray 20th anniv’ MM Stingray NAMM bass MM Sterling – sunburst Fender Jazz FMT GB spitfire GB Spitfire Neck thru GB Rumour Modulus Jazz Overwater Fretless 6 Status Fretless 6 Fender Victor Bailey Jazz Custom made MM fretless (status neck) Alembic Mark King model MM stringray 5 – Honey burst MM stingray 5 HH white Warwick Streamer Stage 1 5 – all maple Warwick FNA – ebony board Lakland Skyline Darryl Jones Warwick Streamer Stage 1 (second one) Warwick Dolphin 5 Sei Jazz 5

The big chunky type, flat screen, think it's the sony screen, very good picture quality FOC if you come and get it from my house on the west side of the city of Manchester Tony

Try a neck through warwick, the necks are far batter, more so on the earlier basses. Someone said in a previous post, that they all felt the same including Stage 1 etc, not correct IMHO I've owned many warwicks, probably not as many as WH, but a good few and they do vary Some bargain Stage 1's out there, also consider, if you find a bass like that and it is right apart from a slightly thick neck, a "neck shave" by someone like the Bass Gallery isn't a lot of money and by removing a relativley small amount of wood, it can make a huge difference. Warwick are offering custom neck profiles but the upcharge was HUGE last time I looked T

I had a Modulus VJ a few years back, when I got it, the action was set too high, everything else looked fine, figured a good set up would sort it, then I discovered its lack of truss rod! Was never able to get it where I wanted it, suited a player who liked a higher action and heavier gauge strings. Very unfortunate though, as it was a nice sounding bass! It got sold and the buyer was happy! Had lots of Statii over many years, love 'em, never had any issues with them, but not had very earlier, pre truss rod necks. Always like the feel of these necks, the slight flat across the back make a big difference IMHO! Retroactive Jazz basses give me serious GAS, you just don't see too many around! Tony

I've always found that the neck thru basses have the better, slimmer feeling necks, even though the nut width is identical on nearly all models except the Dolphin 4 string. Even a newish Stage 1 feels fine, there is, as already mentioned still some variation in neck thickness in the same models thru the years. For me a Stage 1 4 string represents real good value if you look at the prices they are going for, unless you want a specific pick up set up such as the $$, I reckon it's worth trying to scrape together the extra dollar!! I Dolphin 5, this has a nice neck, if anything the string spacing is a little too tight for me, the Dolpohin rnge seems to be the opposite of the Stage 1 basses, the Dolphin 4 has a wider nut than the Stage 1 4 string, yet the Stage 1 5 string goes down the broad neck route whilst the Dolphin is narrower. Warwci now offer a custom neck profile thru their custom shop, it's a lot of $$ though. I spoke to a UK custom geezer a few years back who said it was real easy to shave warwick necks down so they feel a lot slimmer, it doesn't take a lot of wood, you just gotta know where to take it from! Tony (waffling on a sunday morning)

Arrived today! ...what can I say that hasn't been said already, amazing, for such a small box!! Tony

You just asked exactly the question I've been meaning to ask! Cheers Tony

I like his second sentence... "Very popular instrument nowdays" Where? Ahhhh, yes, in MB1's Octopus garden T