Kobra11 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Hey guys, Im torn between gettin a Fender Am. std. Precision or gettin a Warwick Corvette $$. Mainly for playing hard rock/ heavy metal Anyone got any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Totally different basses, you need to decide what you want from a bass before picking between 2 wildly different instruments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 [quote name='Machines' timestamp='1364409335' post='2026140'] Totally different basses, you need to decide what you want from a bass before picking between 2 wildly different instruments [/quote] Agreed. The $$ will not approximate the P bass tone well at all. If you want a P tone, buy a P (well, actually I'd recommend buying a G&L SB-2 !). Warwick $$'s are very versatile, but the P tone is not one they do well at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Both great basses... So although not always a good strategy... who are your favourite players? What do they use? If versatility is your thing, perhaps the Warwick. But if you like that new string twang.... could be the P. Are you pick or fingers... Warwick is kind of a more fingers bass, P has many fine pick players to commend it... Finally, not very artistic but you could go with the economics... what's the best deal you can get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobra11 Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 [quote name='visog' timestamp='1364411042' post='2026168'] Both great basses... So although not always a good strategy... who are your favourite players? What do they use? If versatility is your thing, perhaps the Warwick. But if you like that new string twang.... could be the P. Are you pick or fingers... Warwick is kind of a more fingers bass, P has many fine pick players to commend it... Finally, not very artistic but you could go with the economics... what's the best deal you can get? [/quote] I must admit more of my favorite players play P's than Warwicks Im more of a pick guy but trying to build the fingers up (one day ill be able to gallop like Steve Harris ) out of the 2 ive been looking at, the warwick is about £200 cheaper (for a used, the P is new) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unol Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 I have a Squier PJ and a Warwick $$ so not sure about a proper fender P but totally agree with the above about different sounds and how difficult it is to get a P sound out of the warwick (you can get some way there though). $$ is a great bass though, very versatile and pretty high quality IMO. With the pick-ups in parallel mode you can get some really heavy sounds cooking if that's what you're after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Apples and oranges. Play both side by side and pick the one which feels and sounds best to you. Remember to play both standing up too to highlight any neck dive issues that you may not like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 [quote name='Machines' timestamp='1364409335' post='2026140'] Totally different basses, you need to decide what you want from a bass before picking between 2 wildly different instruments [/quote] I don't think two bass guitars can be 'wildly different' to be honest. Play them both and buy the one you like the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Get a P, a set of flats and a dirty great valve rig and your life will be complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Yep, I'd go with the comments here. They are two quite different things. The Warwick has a great feel and quality about it. The neck's on Warwicks are really great. Really, really great. But a Warwick will sound nothing like a Precision. You'd have to play them and hear them side-by-side really. Then, it's whatever floats your boat. For me, it's the Fender USA Precision all day long - but there are a lot on here that swear by Warwicks. Go test them in a shop somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfist Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1364460412' post='2026681'] Get a P, a set of flats and a dirty great valve rig and your life will be complete [/quote] Hmmmm. Flats for hard rock/metal. Possibly not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 As a bassist who for years avoided Precisions, and had a sound in my head that the many basses I tried couldn`t really get, it finally dawned on me that the sound I was coveting was that of all of my fave players - who played Precisions, dur. I don`t know why I avoided them, probably because they were "expensive". But in reality, I should have just bought a US Standard at the start. So if trying to obtain Precision tones, get one, other basses can get near, but I always found a certain something was missing until I got a Precision. It then became a quest of finding the right one - and I now have it, a 2011 US Standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 The Fender cannot do what the Warwick can do and vice versa. Personally I would take the Warwick all day every day as it is far more versatile....however the resale on the Fender is going to be much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackers Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) [quote name='hamfist' timestamp='1364464309' post='2026749'] Hmmmm. Flats for hard rock/metal. Possibly not. [/quote] I play lots of hard rock and metal with flats, it sounds fantastic Edited March 28, 2013 by jackers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocco Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 [quote name='jackers' timestamp='1364487444' post='2027191'] I play lots of hard rock and metal with flats, it sounds fantastic [/quote] Me too, through a dirty great valve rig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkHeart Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1364512051' post='2027656'] Me too, through a dirty great valve rig! [/quote] me three through a not so big rig but i prefer the thump of flats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobra11 Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 [quote name='cocco' timestamp='1364460412' post='2026681'] Get a P, a set of flats and a dirty great valve rig and your life will be complete [/quote] The dirty great valve rig is next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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