Warwick Corvette Taranis 5 String 2008 NOW £750!!!! ON HOLD - *SOLD* £899 Loughborough, Leicestershire

[Fettsman]

 

This is really rather lovely but we just haven't clicked. It's a Warwick Corvette Taranis 5 string in Burgundy Red. The swamp ash body has a sand blasted finish exposing the grain which may or may not be to your liking! 

The neck is laminated from some beautiful ovangkol.

It's very manageable 8.8ilbs/3.99kg.

 

 Usual Warwick build quality all round. Large pole piece MEC pickups, jazz at the neck and MM at the bridge. the bridge pickup has a series/single(neck coil)/parallel switch so combined with a pick up pan control and two band eq you get a lovely range of sounds. The Volume control has a push pull active/passive switch.

A few scars on the body and one small ding on the back of the neck by the octave on the low side.

 There's a reasonable gig bag with it. I can't post so a meet or collect is best.

I travel about a fair bit with my work so we may be able to sort out something.

Edited 16 hours ago by Fettsman

[Machines]

12 minutes ago, Fettsman said:

The bridge pickup has a series/single(neck coil)/parallel switch so combined with a pick up pan control and two band eq you get a lovely range of sounds.

 

 

Great bass - had this exact one before you. They don't come with this switch stock, but it definitely opens the sounds up to make it even more versatile.

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Nice colour ! 

[andydye]

What does the Taranis part of the name allude to? what does it mean?

 

also... @Eli of the T

[Fettsman]

I've no idea what 'Taranis' means but apparently this was a bass designed for metal.  Not that I used it for that and it sounded great for the more mellow stuff 

i've been using it for of late, very woody!

 

 

EDIT  Just found that Taranis is a Celtic god of thunder. The four string variant was tuned BEAD.

Edited July 24 by Fettsman
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[Fettsman]

Price tickled down a bit!

[Terry M.]

6 hours ago, Fettsman said:

Price tickled down a bit!

Straight sale only?

[Fettsman]

13 hours ago, Terry M. said:

Straight sale only?

Sale only, yes. 
 

[Paddy777]

Is this setup normal tuning? I’d always had in my head that these are tuned down and run F#-B rather than B-G but I might be wrong or you may have set yours up differently? 

[Machines]

Just now, Paddy777 said:

Is this setup normal tuning? I’d always had in my head that these are tuned down and run F#-B rather than B-G but I might be wrong or you may have set yours up differently? 

 

The Taranis 4 is BEAD, the 5 is a normal 5 string tuning.

[Paddy777]

Just now, Machines said:

 

The Taranis 4 is BEAD, the 5 is a normal 5 string tuning.

Ah awesome, that’ll be where I picked that up from then - I’ve never really looked into one before, but have been on the lookout for a Streamer Jazzman 5 which is the same pickup config on a different body shape, will definitely give this some consideration 

[Terry M.]

On 24/07/2025 at 07:27, Fettsman said:

I've no idea what 'Taranis' means but apparently this was a bass designed for metal.

I know nothing about metal but am genuinely curious as to how a bass is designed for the genre? I have two Warwicks for reference. I guess I'm of the opinion that any bass can be used for any genre. I'm liking your Taranis btw especially with the bridge coil splitting options. 

[Paddy777]

15 minutes ago, Terry M. said:

I know nothing about metal but am genuinely curious as to how a bass is designed for the genre? I have two Warwicks for reference. I guess I'm of the opinion that any bass can be used for any genre. I'm liking your Taranis btw especially with the bridge coil splitting options. 

Marketing basically 

[Fettsman]

True, it’s not a pointy headstock or a BC Rich so it’s as metal as the next bass! 

[Fettsman]

On 06/08/2025 at 21:31, Paddy777 said:

Marketing basically 

 

[Fettsman]

I shall be heading up north (Lancs, Cumbria, Durham and Yorks) next week if that's any use to anyone?

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Mmm…if you travelled to Dorset , I’d be in trouble I think . 
I have a Warwick 1996 corvette which I did list for sale , and kept changing my mind . 
It would have sold if I posted , and you seem to have the same problem . I’ve got a craving for the low B again.

Anyway …Bump! 😀

[happynoj]

Are these 34” or 35” scale?

[Terry M.]

34. Not sure Warwick has ever made anything else.

[Fettsman]

Pretty sure it’s 34” I can measure it tonight. 

[Paddy777]

44 minutes ago, happynoj said:

Are these 34” or 35” scale?

Warwick don’t do 35” basses afaik - maybe some custom ones but I’ve never heard of it - it’ll definitely be 34” 

[Machines]

35 minutes ago, Fettsman said:

Pretty sure it’s 34” I can measure it tonight. 

 

It is.

[Terry M.]

[Terry M.]

53 minutes ago, Paddy777 said:

Warwick don’t do 35” basses afaik - maybe some custom ones but I’ve never heard of it - it’ll definitely be 34” 

Exactly this. Wasn't too hard to check either.

[Fettsman]

Thanks all, saves me having to find my tape measure!