bagsieblue Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) ...Fortress and a Fortress One please? Both being made in Germany models, not Rockbass. Is it simply active and passive?. Any other differences in pups, woods etc Edited January 27, 2014 by bagsieblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 I was hoping this was going to be a humerous one-liner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) [quote name='ead' timestamp='1391088138' post='2353082'] I was hoping this was going to be a humerous one-liner [/quote] OK, then: One's a great big grey fat thing that stinks of fish with a bristly moustache, and the other is a marine mammal that lives in the North Atlantic. Ahem. Edited January 30, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman68 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Sorry for the dull answer but I think the original Fortress had a P/J configuration & the Fortress one had twin J's stacked in a humbucker config. Both originally being active with 2 band, treble & bass controls but I think the Rockbasses were passive? There was also a German built Fortress Flashback that had a pearloid scratchplate & 'Lipstick' tube covered p/ups.... Edited January 30, 2014 by Bassman68 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) I wasn't aware they were different things. To my knowledge there used to be only 3 Fortress models: Fortress One (or just Fortress) - PJ for 4-string JJ for 5 Fortress Masterman - twin J-pickups stuck together in a musicman stylee Fortress Flashback - lipstick pickups and a scratchplate I'm quite happy to be corrected tho... Edited January 30, 2014 by ahpook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megallica Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1391098279' post='2353250'] I wasn't aware they were different things. To my knowledge there used to be only 3 Fortress models: Fortress One (or just Fortress) - PJ for 4-string JJ for 5 Fortress Masterman - twin J-pickups stuck together in a musicman stylee Fortress Flashback - lipstick pickups and a scratchplate I'm quite happy to be corrected tho... [/quote] This was my understanding of the Fortress range but I'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Slightly off topic, but to clarify, since it's been mentioned: dunno about the real McCoy, but I have a Fortress Rockbass 5 and it's active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukewarmWater Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 I'm also no Warwick expert but I can say that my Fortress One is a mid-90s German 4-string and has a PJ configuration for the pups. Passive with vol, blend and 2 tone knobs, a wenge neck and (I think) maple body. I'm not the original owner but the electronics don't obviously look like they've been replaced or have had a battery taken out to convert to passive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman68 Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 Would have thought the best thing to do would be to ask over on the Warwick forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted February 1, 2014 Author Share Posted February 1, 2014 I've got an old 90's price list giving prices for Fortress and Fortress One. Fortress one being c£100 more made me think this is the active version over the passive version. So, I think the difference is passive / active. That said there is a Fortress R&B which I believe was passive as well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 [quote name='bagsieblue' timestamp='1391286665' post='2355479'] I've got an old 90's price list giving prices for Fortress and Fortress One. Fortress one being c£100 more made me think this is the active version over the passive version. So, I think the difference is passive / active. That said there is a Fortress R&B which I believe was passive as well!! [/quote] thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budbear Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Perhaps this will answer your questions http://www.warwickbass.com/en/Warwick---Discontinued-Models--Fortress--Fortress-Flashback--4---5-string--Pictures.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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