Which Streamer?

[Linus27]

I recently bought a brand new passive Corvette Standard which I have totally fallen in love with. This is my first Warwick after 23 years of bass playing and I am blown away by the tone and quality.

Anyway, I am finding that the Corvette makes a very very good Jazz bass. So much so that I am considering selling my MIA Fender 75 Jazz and using the Corvette as my main Jazz tone bass played with fingerstyle.

So next I am after a Precison sounding bass to thrash about on with a pick and have been considering either a MIA Fender Precision or Lakland Bob Glaub. However, I was wondering that as the Corvette Standard makes a very good Jazz tone, do any of the Streamers make a great Precision type tone? I notice that the Streamer LX has the split precision pickups plus a Jazz bridge pup and so does it make a nice clunky Precision tone? The other one I like the look of is the Streamer $$ with the twin MM pups but again, what sort of tone can I expect from this?

Is a Streamer LX or Streamer $$ going to be the right sort of bass to give me that Precision type of tone?

 

[Florin]

Hi Linus, thanks for the nice review, buddy

Yes, a SSI, LX 4, and $$ will be able to come close to a PBass sound. But they will still be Warwicks, so don't expect let's say more than 60% of the specific PBass sound

 

[Linus27]

Hi Linus, thanks for the nice review, buddy

Yes, a SSI, LX 4, and $$ will be able to come close to a PBass sound. But they will still be Warwicks, so don't expect let's say more than 60% of the specific PBass sound

Hi Florin, thanks for the reply and info.

Around 60% is great for me. I find my passive Corvette Standard is a bit thin when driving with a pick but makes up tone wise in heaps when playing fingerstyle. If an LX4 or $$ (not a fan of neck thru so no SSI) is fat enough, driving enough and can produce a similar tone to a Precision then that sounds perfect for me

 

[boebl]

the LX is way more aggressive than the $$ - I think you'll get a better p-bass sound with the $$, it's overall sound is quite nice and balanced.
the LX is growly and mean

 

[Linus27]

Thanks for the replies so far everyone. I am pretty convinced that I should go for a Warwick Streamer rather than a Lakland or Fender Precision. I just love my Corvette and everything that Warwick have given me in terms of tone, build, quality and playability.

One question though. Is there going to be much difference in tone over a Warwick Streamer $$ in Ash and a Warwick Corvette $$ in Ash or will they sound pretty similar?

 

[budget bassist]

I've had both an ash corvette $$ and a streamer $$, and to be honest with you, they're almost identical in terms of sound, the streamer is just that little bit brighter because of the maple neck.