Warwick Corvette Proline 2002 German 4 string - sensibly upgraded and beautiful condition. Herts/Essex/London area. BIG PRICE REDUCTION - LETS GET IT GONE! - *WITHDRAWN* £1100 Bishop's Stortford

[Mudpup]

2002 Warwick Corvette Proline 

 

WITHDRAWN

 

Flamed maple body, ovangkol neck, wenge fretboard. Light for a Warwick at about 8.5lbs by the bathroom scales method.

 

It was originally ocean blue with gold hardware but has recenty been refinished in a translucent grey/black stain and also had black hardware fitted. Bronze frets polished at the same time along with a good setup.

 

Trussrod moves freely and the neck is straight. There's a teeny ding on the edge of the fretboard at the second fret - I didn't notice it for a few weeks after I bought it but in the interest of no surprises it's there. The neck is the lovely skinny one and not a baseball bat.

 

I would rate the bass as a good 8.5/10 condition at least.

 

EMG Jazz pickups fitted and it has the original MEC active preamp. Volume, pickup pan and stacked bass/treble controls with a pull pot for passive mode. No crackles or issues. Control and pickup cavities are also copper shielded.

 

USA Spector tuners fitted (as the Warwick ones always break)

 

Hipshot Detuner fitted but I'm probably going to keep that as it'll get used on something in the future I expect. 

 

Brass JAN3 fitted as well (the edge tabs don't break like on the JAN2's)

 

New stainless strings fitted this week so it's sounding absolutely amazing and playing like a dream. It's a beautiful bass and any issues that you tend to see on Warwicks have been addressed to a great standard. Hard case included.

 

Tea, biscuits and amps all in the house so any trial is welcomed and encouraged. Collection Herts/Essex border or meet up (Essex/Herts/London/North Home Counties/South Midlands/Norfolk/Suffolk/Kent/East Sussex is all doable for me). Sorry, no couriers. No real urges for a trade but you're welcome to ask - I can only say no...

 

Thanks for looking 🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 11 by Mudpup
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[Fionn]

Stunning 

 

Very tasteful mods, sure enough 👌🏻

[3below]

I fitted EMG J types to my corvette fretless.  Well worth doing, a good upgrade. GLWTS.

[Mudpup]

I've seen something else I want so open to offers on this now......

[Mudpup]

Or if you happened to have an Ibanez EHB headless bass that you didn't want.....

[WarPig]

Just out of interest did Simon at 81 guitar works do the refin?

[Mudpup]

3 hours ago, WarPig said:

Just out of interest did Simon at 81 guitar works do the refin?

It's highly likely. I bought the bass from a chap in Kent.....

[WarPig]

10 minutes ago, Mudpup said:

It's highly likely. I bought the bass from a chap in Kent.....

Ah right, I remember seeing some of the progress on it, including the final work, looked great in person.

 

Glwts

Edited November 2, 2023 by WarPig

[Mudpup]

7 minutes ago, WarPig said:

Ah right, I remember seeing some of the progress on it, including the final work, looked great in person.

 

Glwts

I just looked on the 81 Guitar Works site - yep, its in the image gallery. Looks like it had a new truss rod and refret as well. I wasn't aware of that. Bonus!

 

 

Edited November 2, 2023 by Mudpup
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[Mudpup]

It's making me think twice about selling it now that I've seen all the extra work it's had done. It's way better than new! 😂

Edited November 2, 2023 by Mudpup

[Harlequin74]

I would love the bass but need to sell a few first! Any interest from you for a 

 

status Shark

zoot performer

 

but mostly i would suggest you keep it. It looks amazing!

[Mudpup]

1 hour ago, Harlequin74 said:

I would love the bass but need to sell a few first! Any interest from you for a 

 

status Shark

zoot performer

 

but mostly i would suggest you keep it. It looks amazing!

I've already bought its replacement I'm afraid so trades are out of the window unless it's an Ibanez EHB of some description. I need to get some cash back in the toy fund ideally. And I must admit now I know more about its history I'm inclined to keep it until prices recover to what I think it's worth. Maybe I'll try and sell my Mesa BB750 amp instead ...

Edited November 4, 2023 by Mudpup

[Harlequin74]

Good plan!