Lex
Warwick Endorser
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That bass truly is a classic
That bass truly is a classic
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Those are both mighty pretty.
The post has finally got through the phenomenally bad snow we've had and so I've finally got my Streamer. So can I join the club?
As you can see, it has LEDs, and 18v electronics. With the LEDs needing 3 batteries that means this mother needs 5 9v blocks to function - I'm gonna be spending a lot on batteries !!
As you may also spot, it has the delightful feature that the dot markers, and the LEDs are in the wrong places! They're just where they would be for a fretted bass, not a fretless. Unless the fingerboard has been expertly replaced, this is a factory fretless with what looks like an ebony board, albeit one much lighter in colour than my Thumb's. I'm just about to fire off an email to Warwick asking what info they can give me from the serial number.
The post has finally got through the phenomenally bad snow we've had and so I've finally got my Streamer. So can I join the club?
As you can see, it has LEDs, and 18v electronics. With the LEDs needing 3 batteries that means this mother needs 5 9v blocks to function - I'm gonna be spending a lot on batteries !!
As you may also spot, it has the delightful feature that the dot markers, and the LEDs are in the wrong places! They're just where they would be for a fretted bass, not a fretless. Unless the fingerboard has been expertly replaced, this is a factory fretless with what looks like an ebony board, albeit one much lighter in colour than my Thumb's. I'm just about to fire off an email to Warwick asking what info they can give me from the serial number.
And I have enough trouble with one...
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Beautiful!!!
My old Thumb NT6 had 3 batteries for the LEDs as well. Heavy bitch she was :twisted:
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Thanks, it is a stunner. And now I finally understand why all you stage 2 owners have such big smiles!
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...on your graphic EQs 
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Thanks - I'm really loving it, even though I'm really struggling with the markers being in the wrong place. I hadn't realized how much I was depending on them. I was planning on trying to move the LEDs somehow, but then I got word back from Hans-Peter Wilfer about the origin of my bass:
"well, this must be a custom shop version (can`t remember
anymore to it.. even I still was by my self during this
time in the production) but a Frettless with Dots and without
Lines.. there the LED`s are on the position from the Fretts
was a custom shop order.. one of the first in this period
of my life...
So it is not very often your bass.. probably one or two
which existing world wide."
anymore to it.. even I still was by my self during this
time in the production) but a Frettless with Dots and without
Lines.. there the LED`s are on the position from the Fretts
was a custom shop order.. one of the first in this period
of my life...
So it is not very often your bass.. probably one or two
which existing world wide."
and after reading that I don't think I can make any changes to such a rare bass! I guess I'm just gonna have to learn to put my fingers in the right place without cheating
schlobodan
Warwick Streamer Specialist
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Thanks - I'm really loving it, even though I'm really struggling with the markers being in the wrong place. I hadn't realized how much I was depending on them. I was planning on trying to move the LEDs somehow, but then I got word back from Hans-Peter Wilfer about the origin of my bass:
"well, this must be a custom shop version (can`t remember
anymore to it.. even I still was by my self during this
time in the production) but a Frettless with Dots and without
Lines.. there the LED`s are on the position from the Fretts
was a custom shop order.. one of the first in this period
of my life...
So it is not very often your bass.. probably one or two
which existing world wide."
and after reading that I don't think I can make any changes to such a rare bass! I guess I'm just gonna have to learn to put my fingers in the right place without cheating
just put additional dot stickers on the correct positions
and you are done
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My wife's a viola player, and of course she plays beautifully without any kind of markers. And my son (9) has just begun violin lessons, and has stickers all over the neck to tell him where to put his fingers. It's kinda depressing to realize that after 20+ years of bass playing I'm still only on the level of my son's violin playing
Since I've been playing fretless with either lines or markers up to now and it's obviously not taught me where to put my fingers, I guess the right path now is to leave the LEDs switched off, not look at the dot markers (which is easy - the front of the fingerboard is hard to see from my usual playing position) and just make my fingers learn where to go. At least it's nice to have a bass that's so good it'll give me the determination to learn properly how to play.
