Warwick Nobby Meidel #19! 1983, with original stand! 3,23Kg/7,12lbs **Final drop to 1350GBP** £1750 Karbach, Germany

[dyerseve]

**Final Price drop to 1350GBP**

 

I'm in the process of downsizing my bass collection - for sale here is a very rare Warwick Nobby Meidel from 1983 - this is number 19! Included in the sale is the original stand, strap extension, straplocks and a brand new ABS hardcase to keep the bass safe during shipping!

The bass was built in 1983 and is all original except for the strap extension and the straplock buttons and straplocks, and of course the strings!

The bass has been well looked after but as you would expect from a 40 year old instrument, there are signs of wear and some other minor cosmetic flaws - all of which have been shown in the photos - particularly the last 8 photos.

The bass was recently in the hands of a local luthier to give it a once over. It has just had new strings put on and a set-up done.

The truss rod was also examined and it operates perfectly. I will include an allen key for adjusting the truss rod as regular ones dont fit due to the tight access

As you would expect from a 40 year old bass, there is some wear to the frets but there is plenty of life left in them yet.

Weight is 3,23Kg/7,12lbs

Here are the details for this particular bass. These details are kindly provided by Warwick CEO Hans-Peter Wilfer:

 

Nobby Meidel  well it is one of the first ones... you are lucky... No. 19.... must be some there  from April / May 1983.... not later... wow you are really lucky...

- Bass               Nobby Meidel
  Serial Number      019
  Year               1983
  Month              April or May
  Number             019
  Neck Wood          Rosewood with Maple lamination Stripe
  Fingerboard        Rosewood with mother of Pearl Dot Inlays
  Frets              Jumbo Warwick Frets                      Zero Frett
  Nut                Brass NM Headstock Version
  Neck construction  Neckthrough
  Body               4 pcs. lamination, solid Rosewood
  Surface            natural Highpolish
  Pickups            passive Schaller PJ Pickups
  Electronic         passive MEC Electronic
  Hardware           Gold Hardware made by Schaller
  Made in West Germany / Pretzfeld / Franconia

I hope this assist you ....  very rare model these days.. 

 

If you have any questions please let me know.

 

The bass will be shipped inside the brand new ABS hardcase. The bass will be well packed within the case with plenty of additional packaging. The ABS hardcase will ship within a shipping carton.

 

Shipping to the UK is 105GBP including full insurance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 17 by dyerseve

[shantijoe]

Hiya

this model is new to me. Is the concept a ‘double bass with frets’?

I’ll look for clips of it being played which can help the uninformed such as me!

glwts, Joe 

[dyerseve]

21 hours ago, shantijoe said:

Hiya

this model is new to me. Is the concept a ‘double bass with frets’?

I’ll look for clips of it being played which can help the uninformed such as me!

glwts, Joe 

 

It was one of the very first Warwick models. The stand is only there because these wont "stand" on a normal stand - it is not trying to do the double bass thing though it certainly does look a bit like that.

It is more like Warwick's interpretation of a Steinberger headless bass.

[Piers_Williamson]

John Entwhistle owned one of these, with Alembic pickups!

 

[Burns-bass]

Reckon this is a pre CBS jazz of the future.

[itu]

Sigh... a similar bass was £440 in 1986 in Denmark street, and I put my £400 to a 1976 black 4001.