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[quote name='yorick' post='988804' date='Oct 15 2010, 08:58 AM']Bartolini?[/quote] Aye, Bartolini definitely do for the 4 string, and they make [url="http://www.bartolini.net/information/bass/new_bass_pu_s5.htm"]this[/url] one for the 5, although I couldn't see if the pole-pieces were exposed or not. Given the other one isn't, however, it's unlikely...

[quote name='TRadford' post='992541' date='Oct 18 2010, 07:04 PM']There is much Warwick love here![/quote] Oh, I wasn't commenting on the state of Love here, more out there... beyond the pines... in the... [b][color="#FF0000"][size=3][i]REAL WORLD[/i][/size] [/color] [/b] [size=1]/shudder[/size]

[quote name='paul h' post='985057' date='Oct 12 2010, 12:51 AM']The next one.[/quote] Genius.

May I also say how nice it is to see a bit of Warwick love, for a change!

[quote name='CHRISDABASS' post='979872' date='Oct 6 2010, 09:40 PM']Anyone else still love Warwicks? They seem to be out of fashion right now don't they.[/quote] I love my Corvette, and after an extended period of trying and buying other stuff, it's definitely the bass for me. I agree emphatically that they sound superb in the mix, and it was ultimately that that made me get rid of my Stingray and buy another Warwick. Sounds full and deep by comparison, and just sits better. And the neck is lovely, even though sadly its not all the way through... And yes, they're deeply unfashionable, but that means you can pick up superb basses for f*ck all. Which is how I got a '96 Vette for 400 quid, and by Norwegian standards that's an absolute steal.

Had a T-45 a while (after asking BC's collective opinion - thanks guys! ) but didn't get on with it. Clanky tone, heavy to point of unplayable, I had to replace the tuners a few days after getting it and it was badly out-of-tune at the 7th fret. No amount of intonation tweakage made a difference, so I assume it was in dire need of a pro set-up. Beyond my [size=1](feeble) [/size]skills, regardless, and I sold it after a few months. Lovely looking bass, but not for me. Neither was its replacement, a 2008 Ray in a distinctly similar paint-job and, after playing a load of Fender Jazz, I ended up back where I started with a Warwick Corvette STD. Nicer to play and sounds far better in a mix, imho. You live and learn.

Had a Corvette 5 for many years. I always thought it quite heavy, but after replacing it with a 'Ray... Tone-wise it was very versatile, far more so than its replacement, thanks to the choices 2 pick-ups afford. Live the thing was a monster - huge sound, endless sustain. Never played a Streamer, so can't comment, but I played a Thumb before buying the Corvette and I have to say I preferred the 'vette. No matter what you get, you're likely to be happy with it. They're very well made instruments and feel it. Given they're so cheap these days, it has the potential to be a relatively cheap experiment.

[quote name='artisan' post='808582' date='Apr 16 2010, 05:26 PM']i almost sold my 'Ray before getting the Nordy fitted, am just glad i didn't.[/quote] Aye, same here. Sounds ace now - big, fat sound. Lovely as pie.

Glorious!

A thoroughly pleasant chap to deal with, bought a clear 'Ray scratch-plate which was both made and dispatched within a few days of the original contact (despite being a special order, material-wise). Very impressed. A proper gent - many thanks, Howard.

[quote name='dub_junkie' post='787505' date='Mar 26 2010, 11:27 PM']I've not seen more than a couple of JB-2s on basschat. I cant recall any Tributes on here of late but there was a silver flake USA one on sale a couple of months back. belonged to Mansfield,maybe best giving him a PM? Theres a number of JB2 players on talkbass. do a search there and you'll probably get the info you need fwiw I have a L-2000 (and recently sold a SB-2) with the same neck as the JB-2. I find them really playable,very much like a jazz bass or MusicMan Sterling. The Tribute JB-2 has the same neck profile as far as I know. I'm not familiar with the JB-2 though I wanted one for a long time - I think the alnico pickups would make a nice change from the MFDs on all their other basses. Looking at the website it says that both Tribute finish options use swamp ash for the body. any USA G&Ls I've owned and were ash tended to be quite heavy but I'm not sure if thats the same with the offshore ones. I used to own a Korean made ash body L-2000 which was nice and light and after a set up,played every bit as good as a USA one imo a real nice alternative to a Fender Jazz[/quote] Brilliant, you're a star - thanks.