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Warwick Idolmaker
« on: January 09, 2018, 12:27:13 PM »

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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2018, 12:28:23 PM »
Warwick Machineheads with metal knobs
Nut    Warwick Just a Nut III Tedur
Halsholz    Wenge 3 pcs lamination
Griffbrettholz    Wenge fingerboard (fretted), Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard (fretless)
Fluorescent Side Dots    lluminated Side-Dots
Griffbrett Radius    664 mm / 26"
Mensur    864 mm / 34"
Width Nut    45,0 mm / 1.8"
Width 12th fret    60,8 mm / 2.4"
Width 24h fret    69,11 mm / 2.7"
Bünde    20 Jumbo Nickelsilver frets (Width: 2.9 mm / Height: 1.3 mm)
IFT    IFT Invisibel Fretsystem
Korpusform    Carved
Korpusholz (Decke / Rückseite)    Mahogany
Tonabnehmer    passive MEC Vintage Humbuker
Elektronik    active Warwick 2 way electronic
Potentiometer    Volume P/P / Balance / Bass / Treble
Schalter    2 Mini switches
Schalterfunktion    separate configuration of the humbuckers (series / parallel / single coil)
Brückensystem    2-piece solid Brass Warwick Bridge
Gurthalter    Warwick Security locks
Konstruktion    Bolt on
Farbauswahl Linkshänder    Nirvana Black Transparent High Polish, Nirvana Black Transparent Satin and Burgundy Blackburst Transparent High Polish Only !
Hardware Farbe    Chrome hardware
Saiten    Warwick Black-strings 045" - 135" (38301 M 5B 045/135")
Gewicht    4,7 kg
Zubehör    Warwick User Kit bag including hex key tools and Cleaning cloth (RB PROD WGPS TOOL CO)
Koffer    Starline RockBag® (RB 20505 STARLINE)
Zertifikat    Individually issued certificate of authenticity

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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2018, 05:10:11 PM »
Picture isn't showing for me, just error text.

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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2018, 05:27:10 PM »
Picture isn't showing for me, just error text.
Same here

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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2018, 05:47:31 AM »

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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #5 on: January 10, 2018, 06:31:06 AM »
Thanks Rob!

More pics here:

http://www.debassist.nl/nieuws/artikel/3-19999/nammnieuws

I complimented Mr. Wilfer of Warwick with the bass. He asked me where I found it and I told him. Knowing him he shut down the link, haha!

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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2018, 07:45:06 AM »
Well, it's different, all right. Not sure that I like it. I give Warwick credit for trying different designs.

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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2018, 08:50:56 AM »
I like the fluid styling myself.

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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2018, 09:23:20 AM »
It looks like an EB-2 melt-morphing into a Thunderbird.

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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2018, 10:41:02 AM »
I'd play that. It has a graceful look to it, and I actually like the look better than the normal Warwicks.
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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2018, 11:31:59 AM »
It looks like they're trying to tempt Nikki Sixx away from Schecter with that one. He can have it.
Contrary to what James Bond says, a good Gibson should be stirred, not shaken.

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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2018, 01:39:04 PM »
The guitar versions have different colours in raised part and lower part and they are very strangely put together. Almost like a jigsaw. That isn't quite clear at this pic.

But look at these guitars:












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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #12 on: January 10, 2018, 03:13:27 PM »
I think they're beautiful. Those guitars I mean.
But the bass guitars always have the "scared hare ears". And ugly headstock shape.

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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #13 on: January 10, 2018, 11:08:13 PM »
I liked the error pic. better!

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Re: Warwick Idolmaker
« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2018, 12:51:26 PM »
I've almost fallen in love with those guitars! The bass....nah....to me there's something about the controls, pickups and hardware on the body (both proportions and placement) that ruins the esthetics of the body lines.