SimonK Posted June 4 Posted June 4 (edited) Yes I know I posted this picture on the Warwick thread a few weeks back, but I was just running through a few things this afternoon ready for taking the new (to me) Warwick Streamer 5 and TE stack out for their first gig together next week, and the combination just sounds like everything I have ever wanted. It's taken me almost 30 years to finally get the set-up I lusted over as a teenager and it's exactly as I hoped! Ā Has anyone else done the Warwick + TE combination? Ā Edited June 4 by SimonK 6 Quote
paul_5 Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Nice rig! My teenage wishlist was a TE rig (very similar to yours) but with a Corvette instead of a Streamer. These days itās Ampeg and Fretless Jazz, but Iāve always wonderedā¦ Quote
Bassman68 Posted June 5 Posted June 5 Yup, been thereā¦done that Ā Amp rack with GP12 & 500w power amp, 1048 & 1518 cabs Warwick Corvette pro (when they first come out in ā93) Ā 2 Quote
SimonK Posted June 5 Author Posted June 5 I have to admit my "dream" rig was actually the GP12 plus 1048 and 1518 cabs, and a Corvette 5, but the above is close enough due to bargains coming my way and also tastes at least altering a bit with time. The crazy thing is that my rig only cost Ā£1300 in todays prices with the vast majority being the bass, whereas in the 90s it probably would have been north of Ā£2500 in 90s prices, so well over Ā£5k now! Apart from the weight benefit, I struggle to think of a Ā£5k new rig that would be much better than this combination. Quote
paul_5 Posted June 5 Posted June 5 The closest I got was a Hohner 5 string through an AH something (AH150) GP7 through an 1153 and 2103H. Ā Quote
SimonK Posted June 15 Author Posted June 15 ...and that was a bit of a disaster! I don't think I fully appreciated how different a 5 string Warwick feels to play compared to the four string Stingrays that I have been playing for the last twenty years. I really struggled for the whole gig adapting to both the five strings, but also the entirely different feel of the thing. I'm hoping that if I persevere things will get easier as I do think very different instruments can inspire in very different ways, but adapting does seem to be a bit of a challenge. Most notable was quite how big and chunky the stingrays felt to wear after playing the Warwick, albeit the Stingray necks are much slimmer! Ā Mind you the Trace sounded as equally awesome with both - didn't change any settings as signal level, EQ etc. was all fine or at least nothing I couldn't tweak using the controls on the basses alone. Ā Every day's a school day even after 35 years of playing! Quote
gafbass02 Posted June 21 Posted June 21 (edited) I ran Warwick/Trace for a long time. Streamers and an FNA jazzman, with an AH400SMX, two 4x10s and a bright box, usually with a back up head sat on top too. Ā Was a big old stack to lug around, but thankfully back then I had a crew and truck doing the work for me much of the time. These days I play a glued together Ibanez, donāt even use an amp and the roadies are a distant memory. How life has changed! Edited June 21 by gafbass02 1 Quote
SimonK Posted June 21 Author Posted June 21 3 hours ago, gafbass02 said: I ran Warwick/Trace for a long time. Streamers and an FNA jazzman, with an AH400SMX, two 4x10s and a bright box, usually with a back up head sat on top too. Ā Was a big old stack to lug around, but thankfully back then I had a crew and truck doing the work for me much of the time. These days I play a glued together Ibanez, donāt even use an amp and the roadies are a distant memory. How life has changed! Ā Awesome stage presence - isn't quite the same with only IEMs!! 1 Quote
gafbass02 Posted June 21 Posted June 21 2 hours ago, SimonK said: Ā Awesome stage presence - isn't quite the same with only IEMs!! Thank you. Indeed it isnāt Quote
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