Warwick Star Bass II

Basvarken · January 15, 2008, 05:28:25 AM

Never been a fan of Warwick basses. The shapes were always a bit too "amoebic" for my liking. And the "hanging dog ear" machine heads have always looked silly to me.

But I must admit that their latest Star Bass II look downright appealing...

The description on the Warwick site is confusing me. They mention a bolt on whereas the pics show a set neck.

And why would Warwick want to make pickups that look like mudbuckers when they're not?

chromium · January 15, 2008, 08:19:00 AM

Looks good! What's under the pickup covers - active MECs or something?

I can't help but wonder if the "Star Bass" moniker was a nod to Framus...

doombass · January 15, 2008, 09:30:33 AM

Wow. The first Warwick that ever has appealed to me. Those Muddy looking pup's were made for the Jack Bruce Signature model they made just before the Royal Albert Hall Cream reunion concerts. Even Gibson themselves are practising the sheep in wolfs clothing on the SG Reissue.

Dave W · January 15, 2008, 10:54:03 AM

Yeah, this is obviously an extension of the EB-3ish Jack Bruce Signature concept. I do remember that Jack said they hadn't got it quite right, can't remember if he was referring to the electronics. That prototype did have MEC electronics of some sort.

I agree about the Framus Star reference.

PhilT · January 17, 2008, 06:48:03 AM

So is Warwick going into the Gibson reissue business? Maybe they'll make that NR Bird reissue you lot are always on about.

uwe · January 17, 2008, 08:05:23 AM

Definitely a bow to the Bill Wyman popularized Star bass though that was singlecut and the Framus doublecut hollowbodies had different monikers. Warwick owns the Framus name and resurrected it after Framus had gone bust in the early eighties, Framus founder and then CEO being the dad of Warwick's founder and current CEO Peter Wilfer.

If this bass doesn't have anodyne pups, I might be tempted ...

Uwe

Andrew · January 19, 2008, 08:23:39 PM

Add me to the list of fans of this Warwick bass. I'd like to see it in a solid finish, or with a different body wood.

Dave W · January 19, 2008, 08:47:38 PM

I'd like to see it in a single (neck) pickup version, but that's unlikely with Warwick.

SKATE RAT · January 19, 2008, 09:14:38 PM

it does look really nice,i got a chance to play the Jack Bruce warwick in a GC a few months ago.it sounded great but made my T-40 seem like balsa wood.seriously the heaviest bass i've ever seen.this one might be really nice.usually i hate Warwick but this one has spiked my interest.but the JB bass was 4 grand,i hope these are cheaper.

Andrew · January 20, 2008, 12:53:07 AM

I'm curious about the price too. Hollowbody rarely equals cheap.

OldManC · January 26, 2008, 06:02:16 PM

Dang, that's a nice looking bass!

drbassman · January 26, 2008, 09:36:07 PM

Holy crap, Batman! How did I miss this?!? It's the first Warwick that's really appealed to me too! Wow!

gweimer · January 27, 2008, 12:39:03 PM

Quote from: Andrew on January 20, 2008, 12:53:07 AM
I'm curious about the price too. Hollowbody rarely equals cheap.

Sorry, I didn't see this. The price is about $4000, according to other sites.

Basvarken · January 27, 2008, 02:00:19 PM

Quote from: gweimer on January 27, 2008, 12:39:03 PM
The price is about $4000, according to other sites.

Thanx, that cures GAS instantly

gweimer · January 27, 2008, 08:23:34 PM

But, hey, it's only about HALF the price of the Jack Bruce model...