The History of Warwick Bass

[RIP]

This is a nicely detailed history of Warwick, put out this summer. It's in French, but use any browser to translate. Good stuff.

L`histoire des Warwick

Getting that WickWiki going would be cool. It'd be fun to have a picture archive as well. That's one thing there needs to be more of...Old pictures from the original factory. I love that kind of stuff.

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Very cool pic's @Hoggles .....I love to see that kinda stuff

 

[Hoggles]

 

[cygma]

Great pictures!

What would we need to get that wiki going?
Is wikia a good start and should be filled with existing content?
Or is an integrated wiki here more useful?

 

[shaftbass]

Is that the paper Flo showed to HP at Bass Camp that proves he was helping design the Buzzard?

 

[Hoggles]

Great pictures!

What would we need to get that wiki going?
Is wikia a good start and should be filled with existing content?
Or is an integrated wiki here more useful?

Good question!

 

[A.G.E.N.T.E.]

The spider with the Buzzard is awesome!!!

 

[Hoggles]

The spider with the Buzzard is awesome!!!

Super cool. That's from a big piece of paper HP had everyone sign and doodle on, at the 5th anniversary party. Didn't realize until right now that it was on Halloween

Here's some more of it...

Does that say "Raw Sex" lolz

 

[schlobodan]

pls give us your sign

 

[Hoggles]

Nice to see John with a Streamer

HP loves his Thumbs...

We've all seen this pic... But have you looked closely as to what bass cake it is? Looks like a Thumb NT4 to me. Delicious

Looks likes he's holding a 5er here. Is that a smoke hanging from his mouth?

Where is this mythical albino twin? Schlo!?

Kinda cool that for his 30th anniversary interview, he wanted a Jack Bruce ltd next to him

 

[Juha Perälä]

I did ask about walnut body, is it rare. Here is what Hans say.

Dear M.,r Juha Perälä,

yes the wallnuts where rare.. I would say we made not more as 300 to 400 Instruments with an Wallnut body.

All the best

Warwick GmbH & Co Music Equipment KG
H.P.Wilfer 27.01.2017, 19:03

Framus & Warwick / Markneukirchen / Germany

 

[Foal30]

I realise I'll never get one but I would like to own a Fortress Flashback V with 2Tek Bridge.

 

[Hoggles]

Older factory tour video. Not the best quality, but the oldest video I think I've seen of the "new" factory.

Correct me if I'm wrong here, but it looks to be maybe early 2000's? Video was posted in 2006, but looks to be older than that.

Amazing how it went from what we see in this video, to how the factory is today. And the average age of the worker. I see a lot more older peeps in this video, than the young crew of the last 10 or so years.

Best guess as to when this was? Some SSI's and other models on the line may give a clue...

 

[StreamerII84]

About once a year I come back through to read this pdf. Great stuff!

 

[80stingray]

I own a 1990 Jack Bruce Fretless Limited Edition, the history doesn't mention these and goes straight to the 2nd incarnation from 1992 which I believe was the fretted version with a smaller peace sign inlay.

 

[eyvindwa]

I sat down with my morning coffee and read through the 83 page document now, what a great piece of work! Hope someone will be able to update it with recent changes!