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After recently acquiring a Corvette standard 5 that had the infamous broken JAN II. I finally received the JAN III replacement from DBG(six days, not bad) I have been able to set the "Vette" up properly for the 1st time, Man, Warwick sure didn't miss anything when they designed these bridges, I was amazed at all of the adjustments that can be made at the bridge end of the bass and then to throw in an adjustable nut on top of that! can't miss. The build of the JAN III is definitely an upgrade from the JAN II but I have a brass JAN I on the way that I think I will be putting in place of the JAN III since I don't change string gauges at all. Just wanted to put in my 2 cents on the setup.
Way to go Warwick!
peace,
Brian
 
The bridge adjustments and nut are the reasons I don't worry much at all about ordering a Warwick before I play it. Whatever it's setup when I get it, I can change anything that isn't just right if I need to. +1 on the bridge design!! ~M~
 
I can't believe how many $5k - 10k and beyond boutique basses use standard one piece bridges made by companies like Hipshot, etc. Nothing wrong with these companies and their parts, but if I were to pay that kind of money, I would expect more than the commonly available, basic adjustment bridge.

But that's another reason I choose Warwick - even on the lowest price models, you get the best bridge ever made for the bass guitar! And as if the function, full adjustability, and tone weren't enough, nothing looks as incredible as a Warwick two-piece! 8)
 
+1 A big reason I chose Warwick was because of the bridge... #1 being the tone of the bass :)
 
Warwick's two piece bridge design is indeed very sexy. I would prefer a brass version though..................... 8)
 
is the warwick bridge widly considered one of the very best bass bridges or is it just mostly warwick players that think this?
 
I think it's a bit of both Alex,everyone likes to think their decision to buy something is the best possible,but there's lots of nice bridges on the market,both 1 & 2 piece from many manufacturers.I've seen the Warwick bridge on Gibson basses & one other brand I dont recall right now,so it cant be too bad. :wink:
 
the only non-warwick 2-piece bridges i can remember seeing was on a few boutique basses (that red alembic was one of them if you remember it)

two piece bridges seem very rare on stock instruments
 
Stroud said:
is the warwick bridge widly considered one of the very best bass bridges or is it just mostly warwick players that think this?
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I think you find the two-piece/stop-tail piece bridge popularity more with guitars than with basses. The Gibson Les Paul's stop-tail piece design is pretty much universally accepted as the best for solidness and sustain among guitarists.

Alembic and Warwick follow that design with their own two-piece designs. And both are top bass builders in their fields.

But the feeling I get is that most people buying their first bass are looking more for the overall instrument than they are at the individual parts that make the whole, and most basses use a one-piece design, often based mostly off the original Leo Fender design - nothing fancy or fully adjustable, just basic functionality. The basic one-piece bridge is such a standard that most people don't consider anything else.

That may be fine for most people, but for me, only the best will do, because I take pride in every component and expect each part to have the most function, tone, adjustment, and looks that it can.

Of course, Alembic covers all that, but I think they go too far with their bass designs, mixing so many different woods and adding a mission control amount of electronics until it becomes a bit gaudy and overkill. Not to mention, WAY overpriced!

Warwick does it all just right and keeps it reasonable as well. :)

Maybe that's the opinion of a Warwick user, but from a critical look at it all, the Warwick still wins. :wink:
 
Jerzy Drozd is another first class bass builder that uses 2 piece bridges.

Next to Warwick,Jerzy Drozd basses are my absolute faveourite. 8)
 
thumperton said:
Jerzy Drozd is another first class bass builder that uses 2 piece bridges.

Next to Warwick,Jerzy Drozd basses are my absolute faveourite. 8)
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+1. Those are very beautiful basses, with a nice blend of components and a great look that screams "Play bass on me!" Now if only the price wasn't so high... but they are individually handcrafted works of art, hence the boutique price. Another reason I prefer how Warwick does things, using machinery where appropriate, saving time and costs without sacrificing craftsmanship or art. Unfortunately, some people think that is taking a shortcut and think since the price is lower, it must not be as good as an expensive boutique instrument - but that is just bad judgment and misconception. Warwick has the correct procedure to balance all the elements and produce the best bass at the best price, no shortcuts; rather wise blending of consistent technology and fine artistic craftsmanship.

Back to the two-piece bridge topic: I saw a beautiful Zon Buzz bass at GC the other day, fine workmanship, etc., but it had a standard Hipshot one-piece bridge that just somehow didn't seem to meet up to the rest of the instrument. The Hipshot is of course a fine bridge, but just not boutique IMO. Badass bridges are another great one-piece design, yet nowhere near as innovative and top-notch as a Warwick two-piece!

Or how about those individual bridges for each string like Peavey, Ibanez, and Schecter, etc. use? They look cool and innovative, but they lack string-spacing adjustment and the mass of a full bridge.

The only other thing that might rival the Warwick tail-piece would be to add a string-through option, but why mess with the perfect "Sound of Wood" that already rulez?
 
Stroud said:
the only non-warwick 2-piece bridges i can remember seeing was on a few boutique basses (that red alembic was one of them if you remember it)
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The 2 pieces Warwick bridge is clearly inspired by the Alembic bridge :wink:
 
thumperton said:
Jerzy Drozd is another first class bass builder that uses 2 piece bridges.

Next to Warwick,Jerzy Drozd basses are my absolute faveourite. 8)
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I totally agree with you. Besides Warwick, this is the only brand that I'm really passionate about. I own two of them and wouldn't sell them for the world.
 
Wouldn't happen to be a Barcelona? I love that bass! :D
 
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