!!! SOLD !!! WARWICK Corvette Standard 4 Fretless, made in Germany in 2008, with loads of upgrades
£750
Etalle, South Belgium

Hellzero · April 30, 2020

Due to severe back problems (66% officially disabled because of it) and right shoulder injury (non-operable capsulitis from which ,after more than 3 years, I will never fully recover), I'm selling all my basses over 4.5 kilos. I've also considerably lowered the price for a quick sale.

WARWICK Corvette Standard 4 Fretless, made in Germany in 2008, with loads of upgrades, which are 2 pieces heavy brass original Warwick black bridge, 4 original Warwick black tuners, a set of Marvel Strap Lock System and a set of EMG J (silver logo) pickups, so £500 GBP of upgrades...

Straight sale only, no trades at all !

Asking price including shipping fully insured with tracking number to your place in these European countries (ask for other countries) : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (excluding French overseas departments and territories), Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Monaco, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom : £750 GBP !!! (new price with all the upgrades would be around £1900 GBP...)

In fully working condition and very good overall condition.

Here are the specifications :

Body : 2 pieces bubinga with forearm front contour

Neck : 3 pieces ovangkol

Fingerboard : tigerstripe ebony

Fretless : 24 positions

Headstock : 2 + 2 shape (angled)

Pickups : 2 EMG J Silver Logo (the classic ones)

Preamp : EMG passive

Controls : neck volume, bridge volume, tone

Tuners : Warwick

Bridge : heavy brass 2 pieces Warwick

Strings spacing at bridge : 20 mm

Nut : Just-a-Nut II carbon/teflon

Strings spacing at nut : 10 mm

Knobs : Warwick metal

Scale : 34"

Hardware colour : black

Truss rod : 1 (fully working)

Finish : oil (waxed)

Land of craftsmanship : Germany

Serial number : M 148529-08

Year : 10/12/2008

Weight : 5.2 kilos

Action : from 1.5 mm under the G string to 2 mm under the E string at the octave (can go lower, but was perfect for me)

Will come with the original normally used thick Warwick Rockbag.

Non-smoking environment as usual.

I'm only selling this Warwick fantastic fretless bass (tons of mwah à la Jack BRUCE) because of my health issues.

The bass has been fully set up professionally by Christophe LEDUC. It has a new battery and has been fitted with a brand-new set of D'Addario Nylon Tapewound ETB92 (50 - 65 - 85 -105).

Link to the new Warwick Corvette "similar" model : https://shop.warwick.de/en/instruments/electric-basses/warwick-teambuilt/corvette/corvette-bubinga/19340/warwick-teambuilt-pro-series-corvette-bubinga-4-string-natural-transparent-satin?number=D0511517001564882624A3695-D0493125001424437743A3025

Link to the specifications of this discontinued Warwick Corvette Standard : http://www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Basses-Made-in-Germany--Corvette--Corvette-Std.-Bubinga-Version--4-string--Features.html

Link to the Warwick heavy brass bridge : https://shop.warwick.de/en/parts-for-instruments/warwick-spare-parts/bass-bridges-tailpieces/19722/warwick-parts-2-piece-3d-bridge-tailpiece-4-string-brass?number=D0906725001564882613A1895-D0252665001399653213A2

Link to the Warwick tuners : https://shop.warwick.de/en/parts-for-instruments/parts-for-basses/machine-heads/19704/warwick-spare-part-warwick-machine-heads-black?c=3532

Link to the EMG pickups : https://www.thomann.de/be/emg_j_basspickup_set.htm

Link to the Marvel Strap Lock System (that I don't trust that much) : https://www.emma-music.com/-gretsch,us,4,ABC-EP-LOCK-BK.cfm

What you see is what you get !

Look at the pictures taken under different angles to see the real very good condition : some hardly noticeable very few usual marks.

Check the last photo attesting the serial number and the fact that the hardware has been changed.

Don't hesitate to ask for more.