Warwick Basses

I fell in love with Warwick Basses waaaaay back in the early/mid 90s, listening to Melvin Gibbs of Rollins Band and Stefan Lessard of the Dave Matthews Band. Both guys had this great woody tone that was phenomenal. Being able to play a Corvette at a jazz camp in 1996 also helped to solidify my want and desire.

In May of 1997, I took my Ibanez Roadstar 5 string into Elderly Instruments to get it properly set up. I found out that the trussrod was stripped, and it was only a matter of time until it was unplayable. I traded it in, and put it towards a used Corvette Standard 5 string that had EMG pickups. It nearly drained my savings account to get the bass, but I did it! While the pickups have changed (they’re now Seymour Duncan actives) and it looks a lot more worn and used, it is still my baby and the bass that I attribute to my love of Warwick.

In 2009, I was using a 1995 Fortress One in a theatre production of the Who’s Tommy, and the reviewer named the band (it’s unheard of to be mentioned by name in a review, let alone have the band be acknowledged). I was perusing the Warwick site and found their endorsement application. Feeling quite sure of myself, I filled it out and sent it in, and was astonished to be admitted into such an exclusive club.

I now exclusively use Warwick electric basses, mainly a 2009 Streamer LX Broadneck 6 string or a 2010 Custom Shop Corvette $$ 6 string fretless, but the old Corvette Standard still gets some love now and again when I want that older, more growly sound.

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