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Probably served as inspiration, yes The TRBX is the successor (and more or less a merge) of two earlier series, the TRB and the RBX (which copies a LOT from the Soundgear series). The headstock shape you pictured originates from the TRB series, which was introduced in 1997, 10 years after the first Soundgear.

On that Rockbass the controls are limited compared to a German Pro Series. The version in your link doesn't have the active EQ and individual 3-way switches per pickup (series / parallel / single coil) but instead only has a passive tone control and two push-pull volume pots which only offer series / parallel switching.

I also like the Soundgear headstock. It's simple, functional and aesthetically pleasing. I HATE the wonky string alignment though! With some slight alterations it would easily accommodate straight string pull. It also seems odd to me why they're sometimes 3+2 and sometimes 2+3. Also note the one below is slightly wider! It offers all the room needed to align the strings better, if they'd just moved the B-tuner closer to the nut.

In Dreams - After The Burial

All the time. I've long had a desire to find The One Bass that covers all my musical grounds, but in the end I've given up on that. I've owned many incredibly versatile basses with a huge range of tones and many different pickup configurations. I've owned P, PJ, JJ, JM, single MM, dual humbucker, dual soapbar. In the end I've stopped looking for basses that try to capture as many different basses in a single instrument because it's always a compromise. I've found I prefer dual pickup basses with simple electronics and without a load of switching options, because I just get lost in going through all the tonal options. My ideal bass just has a volume and blend (or two volumes), a passive treble roll-off and an active bass boost. It's all I ever use, and most of the time I'll have both pickups maxed and vary the tone with my fingers and by moving my plucking spot around. I don't care anymore, as long as the basic tone is good, the ergonomics and playability are good and I like the looks.

Are you sure this is bass related?

I have a rack tuner and a pedal tuner (because I don't always bring my rack), and when I can't or don't want to bring either one i love to use a clip-on. I have several laying around: the tiny D'Addario (really stealthy, and accurate), a very similar Planet Waves (that drains batteries like there's no tomorrow) and my favourite: two fantastic TC Unitunes. I just leave them in the gigbags and cases I use most, so I never miss. I agree they can look silly , but that doesn't bother me at all. I just wish the clip would open far and wide enough to fit on my headless Status basses as well! But then again, they're called headstock tuners for a reason I guess

There's more to Warwick than just the Streamer - and the Streamer has evolved away from the design it once copied in many ways too

Would be a shame to cover up such a lovely piece of wood and such a beautiful finish, but then again I think a J-style control plate looks "off" without a close-fitting pickguard attached. I'm not a huge fan of the control plate shape on this. On a Fender, the side of the plate follows the curves of the body, but because this one is shaped differently it doesn't line up as nicely. The Lakland DJ-style control plate (with a slight bend) might have been a better fit (below is an East DJ-Retro preamp).

Wow, I love the thought that went into your design and the attention to detail, and those recessed tuners are incredible! The tight fit on them (and the block inlays) is impressive. The styling of the P-style bass isn't for me, but I do like your JPJ! That upper cutaway on both basses is so high up I bet it almost has singlecut-like rigidity. I'll be watching this thread closely

...or crazy wide Broad Neck option on some models gives you 20 mm on a 5-string. I own a 2003 Streamer LX5 with 16.5 mm spacing which is fairly narrow (similar to a Stingray 5) and with a very substantial ovangkol neck, and it's a great playing and sounding bass though I do agree with @funkypenguin that the MEC J-style pickups and 2-band MEC preamp are a bit harsh and bright. I've been thinking of replacing the pickups and/or preamp but haven't really looked into my options yet. With my guitars, I've always been happily modding various specs but with my basses I've never had that urge before.

Yep! I've got an '84-'87 E-serial Strat and a '91 Silver Series Strat that I both got for a steal (175 euros for the E-series around 15 years ago). The E-series is my main guitar and I could never see myself sell it. I bought it with the intention of flipping it at a much higher price, but that idea faded as soon as I'd played it. The Silver Series isn't as nice but is also a fun guitar to have around and high quality. May come up for sale at one point though.

From what you're describing, that sounds like a Corvette $$ (two MusicMan-style humbuckers, each with their own microswitch for coil splitting and series/parallel options). What you're describing as walnut could likely be bubinga, as the standard Corvette $$, like the Corvette Standard, comes / came either with an ash or bubinga body. It doesn't sound like any other Warwick, but has a large following because it has a huge range of great and usable tones, largely because of its unique pickup placement with the two humbuckers close together around the MM sweet spot.

I used to play with two 7-string guitarists. If I wanted to stay an octave below the guitars, I needed to go down to B as well.

I always wanted to be a train driver when I was a child, on a NS ICM train (until recently commonly known as the "Koploper") specifically. They were called Koploper (headwalker?) because the trains could be coupled together, and the doors in the front and rear of the connecting trains could be opened so you could literally walk from train to train. This feature was removed from 2005 to reduce weight and costs. I always found them fascinating as a child

Ibanez ATK "back when they were made in Japan", and many other old Japanese Ibanez guitars and basses for that matter. If you start comparing prices of old Ibanez instruments with current new Made in Japan Prestige models, many old ones are an absolute steal but won't stay that way. You can buy a high level Japanese made instrument at less than many current Indonesian models. Bass Collection Fleabass

Sorry to hear about your bad experience with Status. I bought my S2 Classics used, and have been very impressed with both. My 4-string has a faulty jack that doesn't reliably switch on the preamp when plugged in, but otherwise I've had no issues with them whatsoever and the finish and attention to detail on both of mine seems of very high quality. I haven't had to deal with the company yet other than to order strings in their webshop. Based off the other replies in this thread I'm assuming you must have caught an exception. That's definitely not the experience you'd hope to have when going through a custom shop process.

Wasn't that covered by any warranty at that point, or did you buy it used?

But here's the funny thing: the BB1100s has an active 3-band, but also a passive 250k tone pot So in passive mode, the only thing that sets it apart from for example the BB1600 mentioned in the first post is the 1600 has two volumes whereas the 1100s has a 3-way switch and one master volume.

I wasn't aware. My order showed my ukulele shipping from Germany with UPS

I bought my ukulele there last summer. All was fine. Realistic ETA, better pricing (the same Kala KA-STG uke I got for 188 Euros at G4M would have cost me 245 Euros at Thomann!) and while their main storage and shipping facility is in Germany, I was surprised to find they appear to have a stock here in the Netherlands as well which means some items can be shipped to me more quickly.

That's an absolute stunner! The Paramatrix EQ wouldn't be for me (I prefer much simpler controls: my ideal Status would have the regular Board 303 preamp but with the filter frequency knob moved to the control cavity as a trim pot (set and forget) and the 3-way boost/cut switch replaced by a boost/cut pot). I mostly leave the EQ on my S2 Classics untouched.

Very cool For me the Cardinal bass was immortalized by the lead singer and bass player of Dutch ska/reggae band Doe Maar.

Looks great, especially at that price! I bought a TGI ukulele hardcase last summer, really happy with it. Great value, well-made and decent protection.