Warwick (bass guitar)
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Warwick is a bass guitar company founded in Germany in 1982. The Warwick bass guitar is well known in the bass playing community for its exotic woods, signature growl, and solid performance.
Bass guitars
Warwick offers more than 20 high-end bass models ranging in price from $1000 to over $7,000 (2006 pricing). In 2002, Warwick introduced the RockBass line which offered a low-cost alternative to several of their most popular high-end lines (Corvette, Streamer, Fortress, and Vampyre).
Though known in high-end bass circles for years, it has become hopeful legend that pre-1998 Warwicks had a better sound than current production basses. In fact, wood selection, aging, improved electronics and tooling improvements have made current Warwick basses better with each passing year.
Notable players
Some famous Warwick bass players are:
- Will Myers
- Squarepusher
- Paul Gray (Slipknot)
- Stefan Lessard (Dave Matthews Band)
- Chris Chaney (Jane's Addiction, Alanis Morissette)
- Sam Rivers (Limp Bizkit)
- John Norwood Fisher (Fishbone)
- Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)
- Traa Daniels (P.O.D.)
- Jeroen Paul Thesseling (Pestilence)
- Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich (ex-Incubus)
- P-Nut (311).
- Stuart Zender (ex-Jamiroquai)
- Mike Inez (Alice in chains)
Warwick Bass model timeline (approximate):
- 1982- Thumb Bass (company founded)
- 1985- Buzzard
- 1987- Streamer
- 1992- Corvette
- 1993- Fortress
- 2000- Infinity
- 2003- Vampyre (Rockbass introduced), Dolphin.
- 2004- Katana
Amplifiers
Warwick also have a range of bass amplifiers, although they are much less known about than their bass guitar counterparts.
List of Warwick bass amplifier equipment:
External links
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