Streamer Stage 1 Hiatus

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Hey all, last week i ordered a 6 string left handed streamer stage 1 with the broadneck and gold hardware - the basic streamer stage 1 specs i think. Its been my dream to own this bass for years. I went through the Guitar Amp and Keyboard shop (GAK) in brighton and they contacted warwick and ordered the bass for me. I was told it was being built in the custom shop and all was going well until yesterday i got a call saying it would now take over a year to build! Apparantly they are changing a certain feature and won't be building any more stage 1s for a year or so. Would anybody know why they have suddenly completely stopped construction? And would anyone know a way of still getting hold of this bass through the custom shop?
 
Weird!

I'm lucky I received my CS Stage 1 two months ago....
 
I checked this information and it seems it is true. We are changing some stuff in the production line (for better), and things will be slower now until it is ready. This will be for more models not only SSI.

And the guy I asked, replied me with a french accent: "Yeah? Go and order a lefty Music Man or a righty PRS, and you will get over 2 years!"

So it seems we still are OK, and we will be back better again :-)

Cheers,

Flo
 
I don't agree with this.

Wal is what... one guy? Two guys? It's not Warwick.

I just don't see how it can take THAT long to build a bass at the Warwick factory. ONE YEAR?
 
I know, I'm hoping the bass centre has one already in stock, if not I'm at a loss what to do. Does anyone know any websites or dealers that may have a left handed version in stock?
 
When I said "I don't agree", I was speaking about Flo comparing with MusicMan or CaracasBass comparing with Wal...
 
But why not with Music man?

Ian, you should visit the factory one day, it is not like there are 100 people working for Warwick :-)

Anyway, the real delivery date you have only when ordering the bass. I don't think it is that bad...
 
Wow, one year of suffering... hope it's not for all Warwick basses for I ordered a Thumb 6er fretless via standard shop and the distributor is struggling to give me good news...
 
Gravy, here is a link to a very large bass dealer, they may be able to help.
 
You want a lefty, 6-string, broadneck Streamer Stage 1. It would be a miracle if you found a shop with a bass with those 3 rare specifications in stock. The best option, without question, is to place your order and wait. It might not be so long, and if it is, well, it really will be worth all the waiting you have to do.

Alternatively, put up an "Item Wanted" note on basschat.co.uk and see what turns up. There's someone with a lefty 6 thumb which I think is still available, and there are a lot of basses changing hands there, so you might find exactly what you're looking for. It'll be second hand, but it'll cost much, much less than a new CS bass.
 
mart said:
You want a lefty, 6-string, broadneck Streamer Stage 1. It would be a miracle if you found a shop with a bass with those 3 rare specifications in stock. The best option, without question, is to place your order and wait. It might not be so long, and if it is, well, it really will be worth all the waiting you have to do.
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All 6 string Streamer Stage I's are broadneck (5 strings too) this is the normal spec.
 
Thanks for the advice everyone, i was just wondering why it takes a whole year to change the shape of the body, can they not still make the original ones in the meantime? It wouldn't bother me so much but they seemed to change their mind half way through the process - first it would only take 2 months and then an hour later a whole year. This isn't the first time warwick have messed me around, 3 years ago i ordered a bass and they created and sent the wrong one 3 times. They werent even small glitches, 2 of them had the wrong string amounts and the other was right handed! Is the streamer lx bass still available and is it a good bass to get instead?
 
I wouldn't bet they are changing the basses, but more their line of production!

Remember when WW announced delivery time would raise from 3-4 to 6 months due to large numbers of basses ordered?
They also said they'll be trying to change production/productivity in order to shorten periods again - I think that's what's happening now. New machines (e.g. CNCs only for one bodyshape) and whatever.

I fully understand your situation and I would be pissed, too, by the way. Things like that don't happen one from day to another, so maybe your dealer didn't inform you correctly (like telling you delivery date without contacting Warwick first, based on his experience) - but maybe also the company failed to announce this in time.
 
It sounds like you don't have a great dealer - was it GAK you ordered the Warwick with 3 years ago? If Warwick took 3 goes to get each order right then they'd have been out of business long ago. But dealers are often careless about these things.

The Streamer LX is a good bass, no doubt, although it's not the same as a Stage 1. Actually there were a few posts recently where people were asking exactly the same question: should they get an LX or a Stage 1. Have a search through and you can see the various opinions offered there. If you have the chance of buying an LX now then I'd say it's probably worth it - if you order a Stage 1 later you might find you don't have so long to wait.
 
A Bassist Gravy said:
Thanks for the advice everyone, i was just wondering why it takes a whole year to change the shape of the body, can they not still make the original ones in the meantime? It wouldn't bother me so much but they seemed to change their mind half way through the process - first it would only take 2 months and then an hour later a whole year. This isn't the first time warwick have messed me around, 3 years ago i ordered a bass and they created and sent the wrong one 3 times. They werent even small glitches, 2 of them had the wrong string amounts and the other was right handed! Is the streamer lx bass still available and is it a good bass to get instead?
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As a Warwick dealer myself I can tell you something:

This is the chain:

1- you discuss with the dealer. The dealer must understand very well what you are saying to him. He should also know some things about the production- what we can, and what we cannot do, etc.
It is very important that the dealer understand you at this point.
2- the dealer sends the request to the distributor of that country. It is very important that the dealer remembered what he discussed with you...
3- the distributor sends the CS order to Warwick
4 - Warwick sends a official paper that the distributor will check and double check with the dealer. Eventually they will sign that those are the final specs.
5- Warwick will build the bass on the specs signed on the paper!!!
6- Many guys including Hans Peter Wilfer himself will sign when the bass is ready

I don't say that we don't do mistakes, coz we do... But after we send the bass with the wrong specs, the bass goes to the distributor... The distributor sees the bass, checks with the specs, and after he sees that everything is OK he sends the bass to the dealer.
The dealer receive the bass. He is the one that discussed with the custommer. He should know exactly if the bass is wrong...

Having the bass 3 times with the wrong specs?

I'd change the dealer if I were you, because even if Warwick does a mistake, the dealer should not give you the wrong bass!
 
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