Streamer stage 2 opinion please!

[Fishdub]

Hey all haven’t posted in a while but I now have an opportunity to buy one of two streamer SSIIs from a friend that unfortunately I cannot play before buying due to distance. So here goes -
First one is a 1990 with Seymour Duncan pickups and a Glockenlang 3band preamp.
Second is a 1995 with Bartolinis and a 2 band preamp, not sure if it’s an MEC or Bartolini. I’ve owned a stock MEC model years ago and liked it but I’m concerned that both of these may not sound like a true Warwick. If you had this choice please let me know which and why. Thanks so much!

 

[Hardy]

Hi mate! That is not easy to judge. Just from these small informations I would say the electronics of the 1995 SS2 should be closer to the typical Warwick sound. But I for myself would only check the wood grain and the truss rod and buy the better built and better looking SS2. Electronics can be swapped.

 

[Fishdub]

Hi mate! That is not easy to judge. Just from these small informations I would say the electronics of the 1995 SS2 should be closer to the typical Warwick sound. But I for myself would only check the wood grain and the truss rod and buy the better built and better looking SS2. Electronics can be swapped.

Thanks! Here are some photos

 

[Fishdub]

Wow nobody? Interesting…

 

[Hardy]

The 1995!

 

[Hector]

Wow nobody? Interesting…

Welcome back to the forum !

It's hard to advise you on which to take. Choosing a bass is a personal choice, if it fits what you want/need or not, if it feels the way you want or not, if it is not too heavy, if the neck is the shape you want etc.

If I were to pick one, I would choose the one closer to original spec (the 1995).

 

[DiMarco]

Get both.