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| Author: | paulo [ June 11th, 2018, 8:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Warwick Corvette 5 $800 OBO one pickup |
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| Author: | Jeroen [ June 12th, 2018, 3:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Corvette 5 $800 OBO one pickup |
That's not a Corvette (although they share the same bodyshape) but actually an FNA Masterman. Not very common. The FNA Jazzman (with added J-style neck pickup) is much more popular and common. |
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| Author: | donahue [ June 12th, 2018, 7:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Corvette 5 $800 OBO one pickup |
In 1988 I thought Warwick still had the serial # at the very top of the headstock and did not yet have a volute? |
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| Author: | gravesbass [ June 12th, 2018, 2:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Corvette 5 $800 OBO one pickup |
donahue wrote: In 1988 I thought Warwick still had the serial # at the very top of the headstock and did not yet have a volute? Hmmm, yea there are some questions. I do know these were a limited run and are old but didn't know 80's. I thought they came out in the 90's. Good question to the seller is see the back of the headstock to see if it does have the volute. I cant tell from the craigslist pics. This is old so its probably got the old simple electronics. I also thought they were 3 knob not 4. Maybe he added one. |
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| Author: | donahue [ June 12th, 2018, 3:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Corvette 5 $800 OBO one pickup |
gravesbass wrote: donahue wrote: In 1988 I thought Warwick still had the serial # at the very top of the headstock and did not yet have a volute? Hmmm, yea there are some questions. I do know these were a limited run and are old but didn't know 80's. I thought they came out in the 90's. Good question to the seller is see the back of the headstock to see if it does have the volute. I cant tell from the craigslist pics. This is old so its probably got the old simple electronics. I also thought they were 3 knob not 4. Maybe he added one. You can see where the volute starts to slope up at the very bottom of the CL pic. Also I believe the older serial #s have a larger and slightly different font. I wonder if the neck is a trade-in/repair from an older neck since Warwick only does neck-for-neck. Perhaps it's the original serial # from the original neck stamped on the new replacement neck with the newer style font/size? Just speculation on my part. |
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| Author: | Jeroen [ June 12th, 2018, 4:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Corvette 5 $800 OBO one pickup |
gravesbass wrote: I do know these were a limited run and are old but didn't know 80's. I thought they came out in the 90's. You're absolutely right! These were introduced in 1997 by the name Warwick Altus, a more luxurious version of the Corvette, but they had to drop the name after a violin maker who owned the rights to that name threatened to sue. So they renamed it to FNA (Formerly Named Altus, or F***ing Not Altus). |
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| Author: | tim [ June 12th, 2018, 4:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Corvette 5 $800 OBO one pickup |
Jeroen wrote: gravesbass wrote: I do know these were a limited run and are old but didn't know 80's. I thought they came out in the 90's. You're absolutely right! These were introduced in 1997 by the name Warwick Altus, a more luxurious version of the Corvette, but they had to drop the name after a violin maker who owned the rights to that name threatened to sue. So they renamed it to FNA (Formerly Named Altus, or F***ing Not Altus). I heart this story. |
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| Author: | NoXX [ June 12th, 2018, 5:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Corvette 5 $800 OBO one pickup |
If you look at image 4 in the listing, you can see a subtle difference in the last two numbers- my guess is it’s a poorly stamped “98” rather than an “88”. It’s very similar to this righty: https://forum.bass-arena.com/threads/fo ... 998.17098/ It has the same just-a-nut 1 as my 95 Fortress. This one has a replacement trussrod cover, however. |
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| Author: | donahue [ June 12th, 2018, 9:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Corvette 5 $800 OBO one pickup |
I don't doubt it from the 90's, but thats an "88" all day, for some reason or another. |
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| Author: | fivebass52 [ June 13th, 2018, 4:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Corvette 5 $800 OBO one pickup |
So.... is the bass worth the price, regardless of the discrepancies? |
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| Author: | Leftofedge [ September 7th, 2018, 3:11 am ] | ||||
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Corvette 5 $800 OBO one pickup | ||||
I found this post after I bought the bass. I just received it yesterday. It needed serious cleaning and a setup. The neck is twisted from being stored in a closet for years. It's already starting to straighten in my studio. I paid quite a bit less then asking price. Cheers
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