=The Warwick Streamer Club=

warwickhunt · Aug 18, 2019

87 SSII... nice and it is early. EQ/pre has been changed, is it an updated MEC 3 band or something different?

Mr.bassie720 · Aug 18, 2019

Eduardo_maynez said:
View attachment 20309 View attachment 20310 View attachment 20308 I recently bought this 1987 streamer 2; I think it’s one of the earliest ones; great bass ! Just killer tone although it’s a bit heavy . It’s my 6th streamer ; they all are amazing basses .

Beautiful bass. Are you Lalo?
Gloss finish?

Hardy · Aug 18, 2019

Very nice grain! Congrats!

Eduardo_maynez · Aug 18, 2019

Hardy said:
Very nice grain! Congrats!

Yes I am Lalo Garcia; the preamp is a glockenklang that I installed; 3 band 4 knobs and my favorite preamp by far !

Eduardo_maynez · Aug 18, 2019

View attachment 20312 View attachment 20311 Yes it has gloss finish ! A lot of my Warwicks came witu factory gloss finish ; others I added the gloss . I don’t like oil finishes!
Here’s my 86 streamer 1
Great bass too !!!

Eduardo_maynez · Aug 18, 2019

Mr.bassie720 · Aug 18, 2019

Eduardo_maynez said:
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Beautiful!! I had one of those and sold it like a dum dum. We have Phil Jacoby in common

and Spector as well

and Warwicks too apparently

Eduardo_maynez · Aug 18, 2019

Another stage 1 from November 1987 in factory gloss White!
The streamer stage 2 is from April 1987 and the white one is from November, but the stage 2 has the newer bridge despite being older than the white one . Why is that I wonder ?

Hoggles · Aug 18, 2019

Eduardo_maynez said:
the stage 2 has the newer bridge despite being older than the white one . Why is that I wonder ?

This was recently discussed, and the conclusion was that the SSII was the very first production model to have the modern 2 piece bridge. This despite the fact that older models... Thumb, SSI, continued to use the Schaller bridge, up until the end of '87.

As far as we can tell, the very first known SSII's (Jan of '87, if I recall correctly) had the 2 piece, while the first SSI to have the 2 piece, was the 5th Anny, that was released in April of that year (though standard SSI continued with the Schaller). Forgive me if my months are off, but I think that's the known story. For now at least

Hoggles · Aug 19, 2019

I should have mentioned, the original Streamer didn't officially have the Stage I moniker until sometime after '90 I believe (Schlo could pinpoint best). It was just the Streamer/Streamer Stage II for several years. Even though in email correspondence, papa Wilfer will sometimes call the 80's Streamers....SSI. And that's exactly what I did above. Whoops

All part of the "let's confuse the hell out of people" Warwick history bliss

Eduardo_maynez · Aug 20, 2019

This was the original ad that made me buy my 86 Streaner one; the description is true ! This is one amazing bass! This store has sold thousands of basses , not very often they describie a bass like this

Eduardo_maynez · Aug 20, 2019

Here are my 6 streamers
87 #1, 86 # 1, 87 #2, 93 Jimmy Earl model, 93 bolt-on model, 89 #1 wide neck

Mr.bassie720 · Aug 20, 2019

My 86 that I sold. I remember at the time it was because the neck was too thin!
I wish I still had it. Thin neck and all

The tone of the instrument is undeniable

Mr.bassie720 · Aug 20, 2019

Eduardo_maynez said:
View attachment 20325 View attachment 20324 View attachment 20323 Here are my 6 streamers
87 #1, 86 # 1, 87 #2, 93 Jimmy Earl model, 93 bolt-on model, 89 #1 wide neck

Outstanding!! A Stage II is definitely on the bucket list.

What preamps/pickups are you using in them?

Eduardo_maynez · Aug 20, 2019

Mr.bassie720 said:
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My 86 that I sold. I remember at the time it was because the neck was too thin!
I wish I still had it. Thin neck and all

The tone of the instrument is undeniable

Looks great with black hardware too !

Eduardo_maynez · Aug 20, 2019

Mr.bassie720 said:
Outstanding!! A Stage II is definitely on the bucket list.

What preamps/pickups are you using in them?

Stage 1 86 : Seymour Duncan Active with 3 switches and Glockenklang 3 band preamp
Stage 1 87 (white) Seymour Duncan Active witu 3 switches with MEC 3 band preamp
Stage 2 87 Seymour Duncan Active Jazz with 3 switches with Glockenklang 3 band preamp
Stage 1 5 string (made in 1989 purple color Wide neck ) Bartolini soap bar with Glockenklang 3 band preamp
1993 Jimmy Earl model MEC Active J pickups with MEC 3 band preamp
1995 streamer 5 Bolt-on active MEC Jazz pickups with Glockenklang 3 band preamp.

Love them all ! They all kick serios ass !!!

Hoggles · Aug 20, 2019

Amazing collection!

Eduardo_maynez · Sep 6, 2019

Does anybody know the difference in tone between a streamer 1 with wenge neck and anegre body and a streamer 1 witu wenge neck and maple body ???

I have the chance to buy locally one with Maple body and wenge neck . Any experience??

warwickhunt · Sep 6, 2019

Body will be Cherry (pre 87-88ish) or Maple for post 88(ish) Anegre wasn't a body wood it was used for the stringers up the neck. Maple is a little brighter/focused than Cherry but you'd not be disappointed with either.

Eduardo_maynez · Sep 6, 2019

warwickhunt said:
Body will be Cherry (pre 87-88ish) or Maple for post 88(ish) Anegre wasn't a body wood it was used for the stringers up the neck. Maple is a little brighter/focused than Cherry but you'd not be disappointed with either.

Is this body Maple or Anegre ?
Thanks for your comments and help ; I want to try the mapie wenge combination!