Corvette $$ BO or NT Ash

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I tried a Vette $$ NT Ash and like it very much, except the price. I understand BO would cost much cheaper but the shop doesn't have one for me to compare. I need to look for one but probably need a NT to compare in a same shop.

The NT Ash use maple so it lacks the typical warwick ovangkol material. From what I read the ovangkol does contribute to that growl, right? I suppose the 2 would have pretty much tone difference.

Anyone has any experience between the two? Please offer some advices.
 
I have a very limited experience with the two of them, but I liked the NT one better, mostrly because of the maple neck.
You see, ash is dark, $$ configuration is dark, so the maple NT construction brings some mids to the sound :-)
 
Florin said:
I have a very limited experience with the two of them, but I liked the NT one better, mostrly because of the maple neck.
You see, ash is dark, $$ configuration is dark, so the maple NT construction brings some mids to the sound :-)
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word! it does growl:)

can't give any feedback to the bolt on, believe or not: i've never played one!
 
NT all the way. I'm not a big fan of the BO $$'s because, like Flo said, ash gives a dark deep tone and the $$ pickups are big and boomy and I find it difficult to dial in a tone that's not "muddy." The maple neck REALLY brightens it up and, IMO, gives it great all around tone. The NT definitely does not lack in the growl department.
 
I have an ash Bolt on $$ and whilst it is very good I do have a hard time getting a tone that sits well in a metal band. So I do believe the maple neck may well help out.
 
Yeah, I have to agree that a maple neck makes for a big improvement in $$ clarity, as does a bright top wood over the body (or even better, do both like the LTD 2009)... but it really comes down to those MEC humbuckers, in my opinion. Notice how no one ever complains about the Corvette Standard Ash being muddy? It's too bad really, because most Warwickian's want an ovangkol neck, and the stock Corvette $$ is just KILLER with better humbuckers... trust me. :twisted:
 
maybe try a streamer $$ bolt on? they have maple necks and are cheaper than the NT corvette $$s, of course it's not a corvette, and it has that curved body shape which some people may not get on with
 
Thanks for the advice!

Well just when I was about to get the NT yesterday... my friend told me that I should consider the maintenance of wicks as I am in Hong Kong, tropical kind of climate, rather humid especially in spring.

I posted another question on a local thread yesterday. Some say problem with neck, some not.

Anyone at similar location can share?

Would waxing the satin finishes and putting dehumifying packs enough for the care?

I was so close to be a new vette owner!
 
It'll be fine,trust me.There's alot of guys that own Warwicks in climates similar to yours & their basses work great.
Think of it like this,
If your climate affects a multi laminate(strong/stable as buggery)neck,imagine the havok it would cause on a single piece(Fender type)neck.
 
Greg said:
It'll be fine,trust me.There's alot of guys that own Warwicks in climates similar to yours & their basses work great.
Think of it like this,
If your climate affects a multi laminate(strong/stable as buggery)neck,imagine the havok it would cause on a single piece(Fender type)neck.
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i think that argument is that warwicks are only finished with oil/wax so the humidity affects them more, whereas fenders have laquered finishes and so doesn't affect them as much... though as you said, warwick necks are fairly stable, though wood is an organic material and pretty unpredictable, any bass neck can warp any time, it's just a risk you take with any bass. Buy one, look after it and it should be fine. Particularly the NT version, those necks are a lot more stable, it seems.
 
budget bassist said:
i think that argument is that warwicks are only finished with oil/wax so the humidity affects them more, whereas fenders have laquered finishes and so doesn't affect them as much... though as you said, warwick necks are fairly stable, though wood is an organic material and pretty unpredictable, any bass neck can warp any time, it's just a risk you take with any bass. Buy one, look after it and it should be fine. Particularly the NT version, those necks are a lot more stable, it seems.
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That's a very good point you make,here comes the but.:lol:
Not 100% of the neck(as well as the rest of the bass)is sealed from the atmosphere.Moisture will work it's way into the wood,regardless of what material it's finished with.
One major advantage our necks have is that they're sawn with the grain running at different angles,then glued together,so the grain pushes/pulls against itself,rather than one single piece of wood,with all of it's grain moving in the one direction.
You're dead right that any neck can warp,here comes that but again,most luthiers will say if it doesnt warp within the first few years,it more than likely,never will.Unless,of course something drastic happens,like it's left in an exceedingly damp environment.
:)
 
EVOLVEBASS said:
Yeah, I have to agree that a maple neck makes for a big improvement in $$ clarity, as does a bright top wood over the body (or even better, do both like the LTD 2009)... but it really comes down to those MEC humbuckers, in my opinion. Notice how no one ever complains about the Corvette Standard Ash being muddy? It's too bad really, because most Warwickian's want an ovangkol neck, and the stock Corvette $$ is just KILLER with better humbuckers... trust me. :twisted:
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What "better" humbuckers would you recommend?

I love my $$ but I'm playing my rockbass vampyre because it is clearer in a band mix.
 
Mr Bassman Sax said:
What "better" humbuckers would you recommend?

I love my $$ but I'm playing my rockbass vampyre because it is clearer in a band mix.
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personally, i wouldn't upgrade the MEC's, i never found a need, but seymour duncan basslines pickups might be what you're after. I always found them to be cleaner and a bit more clinical sounding than their equivalent fender or musicman pickups.
 
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