We'd like your feedback on Neck Wood! SS1 Wenge vs Maple

What neck wood would you like to see on a Streamer Stage 1 - 4, 5, or 6 string

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CLose, but its this one:
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Same idea, better grain.....and im gunna check it out next month in melbourne!

But this goes to further show the we dig contrast over uniformity in our NTs
 
I personally like wengee neck
But I think it would make sense to keep the ss1 and ss2 different by keeping the maple neck
 
thefitz said:
Yeah, I just like the uniform look, especially when there's a coloured oil finish applied. Evidently I'm in the minority here, heh! I find a wenge/maple combo too visually disruptive.

I'm going to just... say it here... and start a war...

Since we've sourced FSC wenge and are asking questions like this...

can't we just...

get rid of the ovangkol on German basses...

have Wenge as standard for ALL German Warwicks...

...and...

leave Ovangkol for Pro Series stuff?

WHAT!?!? WHO SAID THAT!!!??

:D

EDIT: All that said, I like my Ovangkol/ovangkol Thumb BO, especially with the black hardware and black fretless board. Very uniform!!
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Be careful what you wish, you know Hans Peter always reads the forum. I mean that would not be the first time when the suggestions on this forum were listened...
 
i just came back from recording-studio with my custom shop stage I (all maple as well) and i know it growls like hell.
whatever you do warwick... your stage I 5 string is one hell of a bass if with maple or wenge. you can be proud of you.
it will be always my weapon of choice beside the 4 string stage II.

and the idea from thefitz with bringing ovangkol over to the pro series is one of the best ideas i've heard.
move the ekanga as well and bring the lovely and traditional wenge back to warwick:)

one love,
herbie
 
Thanks again for the comments! Can those who have suggested moving Ovankgol to the Pro Series tell me what they don't like about it? I'd like to hear some reasons, to go along with the suggestions! All feedback is greatly appreciated.
 
For me (as my title suggests it), I love Wengé. Very much. Not that I dislike Ovangkol, but I have no attraction whatsoever towards it, whereas I appreciate everything in Wengé, its look, its feel, and the growl it brings to the bass' tone. Also Wengé is stiffer, which, imho, is always a plus for a neck, especially a NT bass (with the Truss and reinforcements that should be the ****).

I mean, as close as Ovangkol can be from Wengé, it's still Ovangkol, not Wengé.
 
Morgoth said:
Also Wengé is stiffer, which, imho, is always a plus for a neck, especially a NT bass (with the Truss and reinforcements that should be the ****).
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I have two Wicks with ovangkol neck and I must say it's the best neck wood i've encountered. Both of the necks are very different from each other though, on the Infinity SN the neck is the stiffest I have ever played and it glows beautifully orange red in the evening sun. The sound is also very focused. I think wenge is one of those things "I must have because I can't get it". Lynch me for this if you wish but I see no plusses on the wenge the ovangkol doesn't have.
 
I wonder in case Warwick switches back to wenge, if ovangkol Warwicks will become more popular and sought after. :-)

Moving ovangkol to the Pro Series and keeping wenge in German Wicks sounds like a great idea to me as well, as both woods will be available to buyers.
 
Well, since I prefer the look, feel and tone of Wengé over Ovangkol, for me, these are definitely plusses. Are they plusses "in general"? Good question. I've wondered for a pretty long time why necks became thicker when wood was changed from Wengé to Ovangkol... Maybe that's just a coincidence, maybe not.

BTW Olli, have you ever had a bass with Wengé neck?

My Ibanez SR1300 has a Wengé neck (and fretboard) and it has a lot of growl. In fact, it growls more than my former Jazzman or Streamer Stage 1... For me, Wengé does play a role in this growly tone. :)
 
I have had a wenge necked bass (laminated though) and I think you've seen the pic of the cracked headstock :d I have nothing against wenge, I'd take a wenge neck anyday but I couldn't say which one I'd prefer.
 
jester said:
I wonder in case Warwick switches back to wenge, if ovangkol Warwicks will become more popular and sought after. :-)
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Yeah, it just needs to be endangered first for an undefined time :d
 
There are reasons to chose ovankol over wenge too, it is a mater of personal choice. :) wenge is very dark, there are many guys that like the tight sound of wenge, but want more 'vocal" character. And that's ovankol. I personally like ovankol SSII better than Wenge.
 
this. can't. be. true. this. can't. be. at. all.






























:P
 
To me, ovangkol is more sparkly tone wise. It feels great after a fresh waxing too.
 
I'd love to see some kind of shootout where a bolt-on bass gets three similar necks but with different woods. And record the differences. Could that be made a reality by Warwick?
 
azzyrazzy - I've seen this idea mentioned before, and could certainly bring it to the attention of the design team. A bolt-on with different necks would be much clearer than trying to comapre neck-through vs. bolt-on, etc. Thanks for your input!
 
Warwick Official said:
Thanks again for the comments! Can those who have suggested moving Ovankgol to the Pro Series tell me what they don't like about it? I'd like to hear some reasons, to go along with the suggestions! All feedback is greatly appreciated.
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To be honest, I LOVE the FAT NECK Ovangkol necks that were so dividing back in the early/mid 2000s. In fact, I love my all-ovangkol Thumb BO. There's nothing 'wrong' at all. It's just that it's not wenge - smooth, gorgeous, wonderful wenge. It just feels and looks nicer.

And... maybe I'm out of line saying this, maybe I'm not... I think ovangkol has the stigma of being a cheaper replacement for wenge. Wenge is the original Warwick neck wood.

In any case, I think just about nobody would complain if the Ovangkol->Pro Series/Wenge->German Series idea ended up happening - a return to the golden age, if you will. If the price is right, of course :P
 
Maple maple maple maple! There's plenty of dark necked wicks to choose from!
 
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