Just snagged this on Reverb. I have been wanting a fretless Warwick, Fortress is my favorite body shape, I prefer all wenge necks, and the fact that the seller took a good bit less than his asking price, all added up to ........BUY IT!!
I had never seen a R&B model before, so I guess they are fairly uncommon. It looks pretty sweet imho. I should get it in a week or so.
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Yes! Should have it in a week or so. Pretty stoked.Yours?
Congrats! Who's Nobby Meidel the stylist anyway???
Thanks, jester!
Apparently Nobby was a bass salesman for Thomann music, who was introduced to HP by Hans Thomann. Not too much info past that, other than Nobby helped design it along with HP. All the while knowing it was based on Steinberger's design. As far as I know, it never was in legal trouble, like the original Streamer. I guess it was different enough. Even though HP made the "TV" bass before the Nobby Meidel, he considers the Nobby to be the first true Warwick.
I never wondered who Nobby Meidel was in the past and that's odd for me. Interesting story, especially since Thomann is related.