Warwick debuts budget 8-string bass
Germany’s Warwick has thrown down the gauntlet with the announcement of a surprisingly affordable 8-string bass. The Warwick RockBass Corvette Basic 8 String is equipped with an alder body, bolt-on three-piece maple neck with ekanga veneer stripes and wenge fingerboard. It’s also equipped with active MEC J pickups, chrome hardware, comes in Nirvana Black Finish and is available exclusively in a fretted right-handed version. The MSRP will be £964.
More upmarket is the equally new Rockbass Rex Brown Artist Line model, which will only be avail;able as a right handed 4-string model, either in Black Burst Transparent High Polish or Solid Black. The body is made of AAA quilted maple (top) and alder (back), while the neck-through design is made of maple. Additional details: wenge fingerboard, 24 jumbo bronze frets with IFT – ‘Invisible fretwork technology’, block silver inlays, special skull inlay at 12th fret, active EMG X pickups (P neck and J Bridge), active Warwick 2-band electronics, and controls for volume (P/P for active/passive) / balance / treble bass stacked. This one sells for an RRP of £1,821.
Info: www.warwick.de
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