acidbass Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 Just got an interesting email from Florian at Warwick, didn't even know this was happening until now! [url="http://forum.warwick.de/showthread.php?t=6678"]LINK[/url] Anyone entered/thinking of entering? My guess is that they'll probably end up with designs looking all quite similar - I mean, how many different singlecut shapes can there be out there? Haven't they all got just one horn? Sounds like a cool idea on behalf of Warwick anyway, good to see that they're letting their customers have an input into the design of their basses (although I suppose the Custom Shop have been churning out bespoke instruments now for some time!) Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedontcarebear Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I am pretty sure there is a thread about this around somewhere, I am just too lazy to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 [quote name='acidbass' post='391833' date='Jan 26 2009, 03:19 PM']Just got an interesting email from Florian at Warwick, didn't even know this was happening until now! [url="http://forum.warwick.de/showthread.php?t=6678"]LINK[/url] Anyone entered/thinking of entering? My guess is that they'll probably end up with designs looking all quite similar - I mean, how many different singlecut shapes can there be out there? Haven't they all got just one horn? Sounds like a cool idea on behalf of Warwick anyway, good to see that they're letting their customers have an input into the design of their basses (although I suppose the Custom Shop have been churning out bespoke instruments now for some time!) Danny[/quote] Wasn't the Vampyre designed through a similar contest? Not sure whether that's a good precedent or not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crez5150 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 How about a single cut between the headstock and the body....... :brow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 The Vampyre and the Katana were competitions! Lets hope this one has better results! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tait Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 i always thought the thumb would look much better as a singlecut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 [quote name='LWTAIT' post='391926' date='Jan 26 2009, 05:08 PM']i always thought the thumb would look much better as a singlecut[/quote] Agreed... but think of the weight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I would. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 My back hurts just looking at that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon1964 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 [quote name='Josh' post='391938' date='Jan 26 2009, 05:22 PM'] I would.[/quote] How about that, chambered to reduce weight, and with some sort of Ovation style sound holes on the upper horn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 (edited) [quote name='simon1964' post='391895' date='Jan 26 2009, 04:48 PM']Wasn't the Vampyre designed through a similar contest? Not sure whether that's a good precedent or not![/quote] I actually kind of like how the BO vampyre with the oiled black finish looks Although i think GASing for a vampyre around here is just asking for trouble in light of recent events! Edited January 26, 2009 by budget bassist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted January 26, 2009 Author Share Posted January 26, 2009 [quote name='simon1964' post='391967' date='Jan 26 2009, 05:46 PM']How about that, chambered to reduce weight, and with some sort of Ovation style sound holes on the upper horn?[/quote] Yum. But it seems to have 2 strings too many, what's that about? Is it just my eyesight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 They want a 3D design as well. I've forwarded the page to a mate of mine who loves that kind of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 [quote name='crez5150' post='391898' date='Jan 26 2009, 04:49 PM']How about a single cut between the headstock and the body....... :brow:[/quote] Like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithless Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Why are those Thumbs so heavy? Sorry, but, hey that's me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted July 9, 2009 Author Share Posted July 9, 2009 And the winner is - [attachment=28534:singlecut1.jpg] Looks a bit generic to me? Personally I much preferred these designs - [attachment=28535:singlecut2.jpg] [attachment=28536:singlecut3.jpg] I think I might actually have bought one had they won! Oh well, the Warwick playing public have spoken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budget bassist Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 yeah it is a little generic that. Personally i really like that middle one ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 The bottom two have ACG written all over them imo. Is it just me that sees this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 [quote name='GreeneKing' post='536166' date='Jul 9 2009, 07:02 AM']The bottom two have ACG written all over them imo. Is it just me that sees this?[/quote] ACG Recurve? Wouldnt be the 1st time warwick have borrowed a design and not given it back [i]*cough*[/i] spector [i]*cough*[/i]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 [quote name='GreeneKing' post='536166' date='Jul 9 2009, 07:02 AM']The bottom two have ACG written all over them imo. Is it just me that sees this?[/quote] tbh Peter most of the designs in that competition looked a lot like other designs (even a bit of handbags over Benavente/ACG designs at one point) but you do have to accept that folks were designing basses to win a competition and that involves appealing to the masses. There are only so many variations on a couple of designs that work (without alienating 75% of the bass buying public) so it was always going to end up looking like something else! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 True, true John, it just seems to me that some entrants have taken an existing and relatively little known design and basically fed it straight into the competition, particularly the white one at the bottom. It's such a distinctive shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedontcarebear Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 The bottom two there, which people said look like ACG's remind me more of schecters, I like the winning one though, pretty nice, just can't get on with Warwicks anymore despite owning about 10 of them previously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassmonster Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 the thumb won Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 If I'd have known that Warwick were going to release a singlecut shape based on the Thumb then I probably wouldn't have ordered a custom bass last October. Oh well. Secretly I'm hoping that Warwick either ruin it or make it hideously expensive (very likely based on their last price hike). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lfalex v1.1 Posted July 9, 2009 Share Posted July 9, 2009 [quote name='Spartacus' post='536170' date='Jul 9 2009, 07:17 AM']ACG Recurve? Wouldnt be the 1st time warwick have borrowed a design and not given it back [i]*cough*[/i] spector [i]*cough*[/i].[/quote] Didn't Status come up with the original Buzzard design with J.E.? Witness the original "beaky" headstock which has recently reverted to the usual paddle type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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