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Unread post by i like tictacs » Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:37 am

Kevin wrote:Warwick Corvettes are solid basses. Really can't go wrong with them lol. No way on the Quantum for under 1000...at least from what I've seen. Where did you get your's, Lessard?
I've seen older quantums going for well below 1k on ebay
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Unread post by GSR » Sun Dec 19, 2004 10:30 pm

i like tictacs wrote:
Kevin wrote:Warwick Corvettes are solid basses. Really can't go wrong with them lol. No way on the Quantum for under 1000...at least from what I've seen. Where did you get your's, Lessard?
I've seen older quantums going for well below 1k on ebay
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Unread post by i like tictacs » Sun Dec 19, 2004 11:29 pm

GSRLessard14 wrote:
i like tictacs wrote:
Kevin wrote:Warwick Corvettes are solid basses. Really can't go wrong with them lol. No way on the Quantum for under 1000...at least from what I've seen. Where did you get your's, Lessard?
I've seen older quantums going for well below 1k on ebay
used @ gc.
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Unread post by trippin6strings » Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:37 pm

something i did when i thought about getting a fretless bass (this only works if u happen to have an extra bass to use, or if u wanna do it to the one ur using now). once i got my Music Man sterlinh i took the frets off of my $200 ibanez and put these spacers in place of the frets and got it leveled for $7. sounds 10 times better than before i took the frets off, so smooth. The spacers are white while the fretboard is black so i always have a reference for when im jammin away and get lost, just a tip if ur tryin to save cash, i pretty much paid $7 for a descent fretless bass, give it a try if ur interested.
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Unread post by i am sam2 » Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:57 pm

hmmm...ive got a fender jazz i could do that with....anyone know how much it would cost to get the fretboard changed to fretless-type wood? isnt that smoother or something?
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Unread post by MahlerGrooves » Fri Mar 18, 2005 7:08 pm

I agree with all the Warwick fans on here. I am an upright bassist, and for me, the fretless Warwick basses (with extended fingerboard...mmmmmmm) are the closest to the feel of my upright and the closest to the natural sound.
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