alinbassplayer

I’ve had this bass for about 3 years now, it was bought before the pandemic and was my main axe for one of the bands I was in at the time.

And as I have joined the dark side with fanned fret basses, this one is getting no usage at all. It has seen a few gigs and was used to record 2 albums during the pandemic, very versatile bass, as well as a stunner with the dark green sunburst finish, has the usual scuffs, and a couple of bumps and small scratches but none of those can be seen nor affect the playability of it.

It will need a slight clean as the hardware is a bit tarnished but easily cleanable, and most definitely new strings, I used it to record and play in A and it handled it beautifully.

One “upgrade” I did was to install recessed Dunlop strap locks. I will also include the old ones if you have the knowhow or want the old ones installed back. I will also include the strap ends of the Dunlop strap locks.

The neck through construction is top notch as expected for a signature bass, and it has amazing sustain.

Also included is a Mono M80 Stealth bass gig bag in pretty good condition.

In regards to specs, please see below:

Neck-Thru-Body Construction

35" Scale

Mahogany Body

Flamed Maple Top

5 Pc Maple/Walnut Neck

Rosewood Fingerboard

45mm Standard Nut

Extra Thin U Neck Contour

24 XJ Frets

Black Nickel Hardware

Grover Tuners

ESP BB-605 Bridge

EMG 40DC (B & N) Active p.u.

EMG B64 3-Band Active EQ

Finish: DSTGSB (Dark See Thru Green Sunburst)

Ideally pickup from SE London(Lewisham area) or Central London meetup.

Bass with Mono gigbag £450 OVNO.

I've got this exact one on black and i can honestly say it's the best bass i've ever played, whoever is buying this will be getting not only a bargain but probably the best sounding passive bass ever.

GLWS mate

This is really nice, been looking for something like this for a while now, what's the weight on it and whereabouts in London are you based?

That is a nice looking pedalboard

I am still loving the stomp, have started using some Ampeg IR's and i am digging the tone. Badically just like the SA, set it and leave it

Thanks Paul, much appreciated mate! Hope the Sansamp is working well for you.

Well, this was a rollercoaster of a read, i think somewhere some words got lost in translation, everybody is entitled to their own opinion, and considering this is a forum where people share interests, likes and dislikes, i think it is very ok for someone like OP to post something like this and say he didn't like it to see if there are others(like him) who share that opinion or others(videos) that are either better or worse, and expect a debate, or discussion on this. Again he did say it's his opinion, not the general consensus, as most things that have not been scientifically proven are(just someone's opinion).

I, like many of you, have been playing bass for a while and not all of my youtube or and especially TV appearances were that good, i know it, and most people know it, but hey, also my music isn;t what everybody would call commercial or easy listen, or even music, so yeah, such is life in this era, the internet allows us to make public way too many things that, by others' standards, or even our own at one time or another, should not be made public.

Anyway, in regards to the initial post, I personally think it was a very interesting idea but not necessarily with the best execution, but could i have done it better? Definitely not!

Also Happy Birthday Mickey, to many more low end filled years!

1 hour ago, Mickeyboro said:

As I turn 65 today (gulp), I thought I would weigh in...

People like me - ‘white, male and stale’ - have had their day in today’s society. I welcome diversity, but also accept that reality. 
 

BC is one place I still feel relevant. I know David, the OP, and he isn’t a negative person. He does have opinions, as do we all, and it would be a shame if he, I or anyone else could not express them here without reservation. 
 

☮️

2 hours ago, MB1 said:

I’ve no intention of stopping at a chippy in Lewisham.....£130 for a bag of Chips?

....‘ave a BUMP!

Hahahaha MB1 thanks mate, i'm telling you, there's some mighty tasty chips in Lewisham. I'll through in a homemade portion as well if you come and collect, obviously with social distancing and all that. 🍟🍟🍟

So i'm clearing up some of my unused gear and up for grabs is my trusty TC Electronic BC212 Cab with Roqsolid cover(not pictured), in fully working condition. 250 W, 8 ohm, 2x12 inch speakers, it's punchy, it's bassy, does the job perfectly for small and medium gigs alike, or even for your own lock-up/practice sessions, never had an issue with it, and it has done a very good job making bass great again when i needded it, and i play in some really loud aggressive vocal instrumental outfits

Not used much for gigging, currently just gathering dust and taking up space in my tiny flat .It's about 18-19kg, it has been used but not visually displeasing, check photos for scratches and such.

Price is negotiable, so hit me with your best offers, not looking for trades, the only one i would consider is a TC RS112, mainly because it's small and i can use it at home for practising.

The Roqsolid cover is black with green.

*currently don't have an amp at home, will bring one later this week, if anyone wants to try it, i probably could do it after Saturday the 31st of October.

I would prefer collection from either my building or around the Lewisham station area.

Any questions hit me up.

13 minutes ago, Serhio said:

Hi! Is the bass still available?

Hi Serhio, yes it is

7 hours ago, loulou_2607 said:

Hi,

Is it a 19mm or a 20mm string to string spacing ?

Rgds

At the moment it seems to be 20mm, but it's adjustable higher or smaller, as warwick 3d bridge is almost fully adjustable.

Cheers

Alin

On 01/09/2020 at 11:42, DanTM said:

That is a great looking bass.

So it is tuned in and set up for ADGCF at the moment?

What is the weight of it?

 

Hi Dan, thank you, it is indeed, i just took it out of the case now to weigh it, and was just saying the same thing, honestly in any light, that red flamed maple just pops nicely.

It is tuned ADGCF and on my bathroom scale it weighs around the 4.7kg-4.8kg mark, currently it is the heaviest beast i have.

Thanks @Al Krow, it just depends if i can absorb the expense of my newest addition in the coming month/s before this sells  but honestly it's not something i'm letting go without replacing with an equal caliber beast.

16 minutes ago, BassBus said:

Wide neck?

Yup, it is the broad neck version, even though the specs on the warwick website don't say that.

With a heavy heart i'm putting my 2001 Warwick SS1 5 string up for sale.

When I got it 3 years ago it was in a dire situation in its original "finish", it was all scratched up and the previous owner just kept waxing without cleaning, so a lot of grime had built up, one of the original saddles was lost and had been replaced with a smaller one, and the jack plug only worked continuously in passive mode, active was interrupted.

So i replaced the whole bridge, will provide the old one for parts, i think i still have the original knobs it came with but they were just a little more tarnished and had lost their shine.

When i bought the bridge and measured everything I realized this is actually the broad neck version and not the normal one, i only had a rockbass to compare it to, and that's not a fair comparison.

2 years ago i had it professionally refinished by one of the Crimson Guitars tutors. It is now in a lovely semi satin finish, and a nice red which i think actually enhances the flamed maple, we managed to cover and clean most of the scratches but some can still be seen.

I have also installed recessed Dunlop straplocks but i can provide the original ones should anyone endeavour to install them back, i am not very skilled in woodwork and didn't want to screw it up.(get it?!)

The preamp and pickups are original, preamp is 3 band active/passive and honestly the tone out of it is unbelievable.

The neck is beautiful, a little on the thicc side, but feels very comfortable and compliments the looks and sound of the bass.

Only selling as the addition of a new bass will basically mean this will not be used at all anymore.

Original specs as per warwick serial no.

G 085969-01 

2001 Streamer Stage 1

5 string

Flamed maple AA body

Flamed maple neck

Natural oil finish(not any more)

Gold hardware

And i think the fretboard is Wenge but it's not mentioned on the specs.

It has been my main war horse for the past 2 years so it has a few newer scars, all can be seen in the photos. I keep my action pretty high as i play in A tuning. It could do with a clean and maybe a setup. Strings are fairly recent D'Daddario nickels 135 and lower.

Any questions let me know, not interested in trades, unless it's a 5 string fanned fret/headless/both. 

Offers welcome as price is not fixed.

I prefer collection only from Lewisham, London or around the South East London area.

Will come with a Hiscox Liteflite HSC.

Price drop: £1400 ONO

So I'm giving away my Gator Transit bass gig bag in black/grey as the stitching has come undone by the handle and as i use public transport and have got a Mono gig bag now, this is just gathering dust. Giving it away to whomever wants it for either storing their bass or carrying it for short distances, or who knows, maybe if you have the right skills or tools you can fix it, i, however, am not that handy. Check the photos for details. Collection only from South East London, Lewisham area.

But why?! 

Just bought a gigbag from Dave, product as described, great communication and great guy overall, we ended up "basschat"ing for about half hour in the cold, would've stayed longer if we weren't on lunch break Highly recommend and hopefully will do more deals with him in the future 

Hey all, 

Not selling this anymore as it is unusable at this point, the material has come undone in quite a few places.

Had this bag since August, have used it roughly 10-15 times, the material has come undone just by the handle, it isn't affecting the way it functions at all, full protection of the guitar, also no problems with the backstraps at all, and they are very comfy, which is one of the main attractions and uses for this type of gig bag.

I paid just £80 quid for it, willing to sell for £35 ONO

Selling as i think this type of gig bag is not for me, i had a Protection Racket for many years before this, only sold it because it was too bulky, but as i am gigging more actively, my hard case is best for protection, and as a backup i'm looking at getting something between this and a Protection Racket, but cheaper  

Pickup only, i can meetup almost anywhere in Central London, or in Lewisham.

Any questions please fire away,

Thanks for looking

Has anyone tried these before?

https://www.dv247.com/en_GB/GBP/Fame-Soft-Case-Urban-Electric-Bass-/art-BAS0010065-000

I am seriously tempted as my latest endeavor in the softcase realm was unsatisfactory with quite a name brand, so now i'm looking at something cheaper of equal or better quality.

Problem is the DV247 shop is in Romford and haven't heard many people talk about these, everyone still suggests Gator, Mono, or Fusion, the latter 2 i cannot justify paying that much money.

Is it comparable to the Gator Transit? From the photos it looks like a mix of the Transit with the Protection racket, both of which i had and 1 was too bulky(but protection was equal to a moulded hard case) and the second i still have and am unhappy with.

Would love to hear some opinions reviews if anyone has experience with these.

I'm playing on a multiscale SR this weekend, always hated the normal SR neck, i found the slim neck not necessarily a problem, but the string spacing, a big issue, hence why i played BTB's and now Broad Neck Warwicks  

That's what i'm thinking as well, it might just be one model only, like they did with the single cut. 

The mono rails are cool, i had them in my prestige Ibanez BTB and loved them from a functional standpoint, cleaning and polishing was an entirely different thing.

Honestly I think Gibson will probably jump on the fanned fret band wagon when frets and strings will be obsolete, (when we're all playing theremin type basses), or something similar to what you mentioned, add a 7kg body to that and the robotuners and we have....an "instrument" that nobody wants to buy for the price of a flat in London.

Gibson custom shop be like: "Come at me bruh!, what're you talking about, we've already done the headless SG"

Gibson bashing aside, i hope Warwick brings a couple more models on board.

There are very few basses that retain that piano clarity that cost under £2K but I am sure it will sound good regardless, also Warwick always had a little more bite to their sound, and they were never a classic sounding bass company.

In regards to the design, i've always had a love hate relationship with the Corvette body, i love the Streamer, Thumb and Dolphin body shapes though. I think if they did a Streamer double buck fanned fret 5 string, i would dip into that credit card faster than you can say...sh*t i'm in debt again  

Again i am curious why only Corvette announced, and why only Rockbass, and another interesting choice are the individual saddles a la Ibanez BTB compared to their iconic 2 piece bridge.

All the questions, none of the answers 😄 

Has anyone seen this? 

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2020/01/10/warwick-announces-rockbass-corvette-multi-scale-five-string-bass/

I'm curious to try one out, also i would love to see some German built fanned fret ones, especially in the Streamer or Thumb model, even though i assume the prices will rival the Dingwalls.

While the scale extension doesn't seem to be that big, only 1.5 inch, it makes a difference in other real life situations, but will it enhance that B string Warwick growl we all look like?

What do you guys think?

Sounds...like an Orange  nothing much has changed, just a smaller size with more control over compression, would be interested in trying it. it'll be available shortly on Thomann for around £550.Also @JPJ I totally agree.

That is some nice wood there. If i didn't have 2 left feet instead of hands i would get this...