King Tut Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Actually - first gig with a new bass day. I've been prowling the site for ages for a Warwick Fortress. I love the build, sound and general vibe of Warwick but often struggled with the ergonomics. I've already got a Standard Bubinga Corvette and a gorgeous 89 Thumb Neck Through, but I seldom take these out when I'm fronting a band as the short top horn moves the neck to the left and throws me out position wise when I'm singing. Anyroadup, a couple of weeks ago this beauty appeared in the 'Basses for Sale' section for a fair price and I snapped her up. She's a Fortress One, Two piece maple body, three piece Wenge neck (not as slim as my Corvette or Thumb but comfy nonetheless) and Wenge fretboard. MEC PJ pups and two band EQ. Had a bit of a fright when setting her up as the D string wouldn't intonate and buzzed like mad resulting in a huge action - turned out to be a duff string. Also had an intermittent electrical fault which turned out to be the push/pull on the volume pot that was solved with a bit of switch cleaner. Eventually set up with a 2mm action at the 12th fret (a smidge over on the E string) and feeling good. It's a bright sounding bass and i was worried it would sound bass light when gigged. I needn't have worried - played a pub gig last night - GK MB500, Barefaced BB2 and Zoom B1xon and wow. The long top horn makes it ergonomically perfect - sits just right. The tone with Warwick Red Labels was deep, tight and authoritative. Plenty of snap, body and growl as you'd expect from the wenge neck. More than enough depth in the bottom end and a 'Jazz on Steroids' tone from the bridge pickup. Wow am I one happy bunny, I think I've found 'the one'! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Looks lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBP Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Thats's very very nice, what year is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted August 19, 2018 Author Share Posted August 19, 2018 34 minutes ago, JBP said: Thats's very very nice, what year is it? She's '95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Beautiful! I think the Fortress May be my favourite Warwick body shape. If a 5 string PJ Fortress comes up it’ll be tough for me to resist 😳 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tut Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share Posted August 21, 2018 And here she is . . . . Even in the video you can hear how well it cuts through the mix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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