Doddy Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I've been using my Warwick Streamer LX for pretty much everything since I bought it.It's a great instrument,but I have one small gripe with the bridge. When I string the bass up,everything is fine until I get to the E and B strings. The E string ball end just about fits in the anchor point of the bridge,and the B string only fits if the ball end sits about a half inch or so behind the actual bridge. Has anyone else ever come across this problem before? I never had this issue on my old Corvette. (Out of interest I'm using Elites strings,obviously, .45-.130.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Yes, it's an established problem that's been commented on the Warwick forum a few times. The official recommendation is to always buy tapered strings. The unofficial recommendation is to file the tailpiece a bit to make the groove bigger. My personal recommendation is to play 4-string Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 W bridges from the mid nineties are terrible. The gaps are simply to small! The 5 and 6 string versions are also prone to collapse under the force of the strings. I drilled my B string side to make the gap bigger but ended up deciding to just get a new bridge. The current ones are a lot better and do not have these problems at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted September 5, 2012 Author Share Posted September 5, 2012 [quote name='mart' timestamp='1346856938' post='1794094'] Yes, it's an established problem that's been commented on the Warwick forum a few times. The official recommendation is to always buy tapered strings. The unofficial recommendation is to file the tailpiece a bit to make the groove bigger. My personal recommendation is to play 4-string [/quote] Alright.Thanks for that. I'd already thought about filing the tailpiece,because I prefer untapered strings. I can't just play 4 strings...A lot of the people I work for write for 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I had the same with my fretted and fretless 5s (Rockbasses). I installed D'Addario Chromes on both and, since the problem wasn't as bad as yours (only a couple of millimetres out of place), I decided to strip the B and E strings of their silk and only slightly file the B strings so that they would fit fully. But yes, it's a known PITA in older Warwicks; they've finally changed the design of the bridge to cure it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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