I have used this bass in metal, pop, rock, dance, and now a busy touring blues band. The variety of sounds you can get out of these is amazing. Mine is older so I have Ovankol which I love. I cant imagine playing anything else!
Update: The Warwick ProSeries Corvette now comes in a variety of pickup, preamp and wood configurations. including active pickups in conjunction with active alectronics if desired, or the classic active electronics with passive pickups. Original Comment: Hi there! I hope I can give some helpful information: Our humbuckers are passie and only the electronics are active. With the correct winding of the coils, the single-coil hum is reduced to an absolute minimum, so there is no need for an extra buffer. Thanks for watching!
Hello, Warwick! Just curious, if I select both pickups to the single coil position, do you think the sound would be similar to a streamer model? I am a big fan of both models, but I think I could get the streamer sound combined with the versatility of the $$ bass in one bass, do you think this is possible?
@@leonamferreira8053 Hi there! Both yes and no. You are correct in the assumption that if you split the humbuckers to two single coils it would create a sound that is close to a J-Style bass or specifically a Warwick Streamer with two single coils. However the deactivated coils from the humbuckers will still effect the electromagnetic field and it will not be quite the same sound as if you had two actual single coil pickups. On the other hand, the on-board preamp can indeed shape the tone and emphasize frequencies that actual single coils produce and having an additional EQ in your signal chain or DAW and targeting the right frequencies can really get you very close to what you are looking for. Hope this was helpful!
I'm a junior high school student in Japan. My hobby is playing basses. Now I'm not good at playing basses. But I really want to be a great bassist. And I really want to order a Warwick bass in future.
this is my weapon of choice! Been playing one of these for a couple of years now in a variety of styles; black metal, death/doom metal, funk, jazz... It really is the most versatile bass I've had the pleasure of playing AND owning!
I've never had that issue myself. When I first got the bass, the pickups were set-up quite "loose" and elevated, so there was only a small gap between the strings and the pickups. I tightened the small screws in each corner of the pickups to increase the distance and have kept them like that ever since. It all depends on preference and playing style, but maybe give that a go and see if it solves your problem?
If you have a low action and a heavy hand, definitely lower the pickups. I learned this lesson first recording on a stingray but it can be even worse when you have a neck pickup that isn’t adjusted
I own a Warwick Corvette 4 $$ made in Germany since 2011, and I am still completely amazed by this instrument, which hasn’t moved an inch since I got it. The key word for this bass is versatility. I am totally in love with this bass, and I don't think I'll ever part with it.
Awesome explanation Andy. Well played. All the details that make this instrument stand out are shown. killer instrument. So whatever you play...... You'll be heard.And hey bass players..... That neck is even better when you feel it..... It really is one of a kind.....
This is definitively the way to do reviews. By far one of the best, most in depth commercial reviews i have seen. Great editing, Great sound quality, Great lighting, Great VID!
I used to have a $$ 5 string and it was my favorite bass I ever owned. Unfortunately I lost it to a pawn shop when I was going through a rough patch in my life. I recently ordered a $$ 6 string and I can't wait for it to get here.
I have one. Its a '95 and to me it sounds better than the new ones. The old ones have a better or more authentic growl in the bridge mode. Love the fretwork.
Sitting here pondering this: 1) I've heard of Warwick, why did I wait this long to check them out? 2) I (not bragging at all), thank The Lord, can afford one of these.3) Why the hell don't I own one yet? 4) My Thunderbird classic pro will always be my favorite bass, (even above my Gibson T-bird) but tomorrow morning is Warwick shopping day!
I have been wanting to get a Warwick for over 20 years and I just ordered this exact bass. The wait is out to March but I know it will be well worth the wait.
I can't tell you how many times I've watched this video. I'm a broke third world student looking at a warwick bass, the same way a poor kid looks at the expensive chocolate bar at the candy store.
Any reason behind not using Ovangkol as a neck wood on bolt-on Warwicks anymore? I love my Corvette STD's Ovangkol neck.. it feels amazing and the wood looks a lot better than wenge in my opinion.
Yes I just got mine a week ago and I'm totally blown away by the sound, build the look.. just everything! The 2019 version it's by far the best bass I've ever played. And I've played many great basses!
I am not talking about single coil or humbucking mode, but more specifically series vs parallel. Doesn't the impedance factor in to how the pickups load each other, so having a passive blend control means that depending on whether a humbucker is in series or parallel it will interact with the other pick in a different way?
Dear 88DEATHwish08, you should check out the Corvette $$ Rockbass :) : www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Products--Instruments--RockBass--Corvette--Corvette-$$--4-string--Manuel.html Best regards, Michael.
I first bought a corvette rock bass standard (5) with single coils , then saved up and got a German corvette double buck 5. I still have/used the rockbass . Still Sounds n plays great .
A neck-through active made in Germany I've seen for $3k +. A passive, bolt on made in China I've seen for about $700. From what I read, they share many features.
Even with an active or buffered blend there'd be hum in single coil mode. What I'm wondering is how the pickups load each other if one is in series humbucking mode and the other in parallel humbucking mode.
+DaveSwag I don't know what Warwick wouldn't cut through...it's a Warwick. They have that presence that slices through everything, at least the German ones. The only gripe about this model, is the restricted upper-fret access.
hello like to know about the regulation of bass arm warwick corvette basic 5 strings made in China. some people say they have problems with the tensioner to adjust the strings. thank you!
When are we having a corvette taranis (the rockbass series one w/ emg soapbars)? That bass looks nuts in that nirvana black finish and also w/ a monster tone w/ those emgs...
Well, Andy made hunders of demo videos, prehaps anyone would run out of ideas on how to start the demonstration :) Besides how many different options are out there ?
i want to get into warwick and feel like a corvette would be a good start but frustratingly my roommate has a 00 thumb 5 and you just cant compete on the sound difference so ive been spoiled on the good stuff
orgasmic im buying this bass soon just gotta order it from my local guitar shop but dont know if ima get the 5 or 6 string version i really want a 6 string bass but im so comfortable on a 5
they originally used wenge but when it became scarce they switched to ovangkol because it is tonally and structurally similar. As of this year wenge is officially plentiful enough again for them to return to using it for their primary neck wood.
The 4 examples starting at 3:41 are half high strings half lower strings.. did you even watch the whole video? Nice demo Andy. Passive tone was a killer to my ears.
Hello Andy I really love your demo and your playing as well. Can anyone please tell me the difference between the 2008 model and this one? How does the 2008 model sounds like? Does it have the same sound like this one. There one I want to purchase but it's 2008 model one. Any idea will appreciate it it so much. Sam
Eric Kamanzi I have a 2009 model. It sounds great, really versatile and beautiful. The differences I noticed though this video : - The Just a Nut is a teddur model on the 09 (I assume yours is the same) where it's a brass one is this video - The neck is in ovangkol and not wenge, the fingerboard remains wenge like this one. - No side position marker, but who cares ? - The MEC pickups are a little difference, on the previous models, the screws of the pickups are integrated in the pickup plastic cover, which is a good point from the previous model IMHO Maybe you already bought your bass, maybe not, hope that helped. This is a great bass anyway.
Attn. slappers.. I have black gaffer tape covering the faces of both pickups with a strip of 1/2" UHMW over the gaffer tape between the poles of the neck p/u. This allows me to slap as hard as I like without the strings clinking out on the poles. Anyone else have other solutions?
I own a 2006 $$ 5er and refer to it as my Swiss Army Knife of Bass tone and the only other Bass I use is a active Single Bartolini Quad coil pup Music Man Stingray 5er for it's powerful punchy bottom and mids that I use for covering old electro funk stuff
Hi Framus & Warwick i have a Warwick Corvette $$ just like in the video. i bought it second hand. It was made in 2007 but, i would like to know if it was made in germany?
I have this bass, this exact one he is playing actually. mine was built in 2008. the one thing i am struggling with, I guess because of the way i play with my hands, i tend to play hard so the strings dig into the pickups, creating a ton of popping and excess scratching noise around the actual bass sound...i think it is common with all coil style pickups. I find it intolerable at times. i have to be extremely detail oriented when I play to keep it clean. been trying different ideas, like lowering the pick ups and raising the action a little, but it seems to affect the tone and volume too much....so maybe a compression pedal or noise gate? anyone else struggle with this problem??
Do these have a buffered active blend or passive blend? Wondering how the pickups interact if one is in series and the other is in parallel... wouldn't there be some sort of loading effect on the pickups?
Hi there! I hope I can give some helpful information: Our humbuckers are passive and only the electronics are active. With the correct winding of the coils, the single-coil hum is reduced to an absolute minimum, so there is no need for an extra buffer. Thanks for watching!......This is the answer Framus & Warwick gave. 6 years ago
I got an active Warwick rockbass 5. Could somebody tell me it this model is a low-end, or mid-end bass? Considering Warwick's high standards of course.
can't say that it isn't, but usually andy irvine makes his own little tunes for these vids. some of 'em are on one of his solo albums, but usually he mensions it when it is so in either the vid or the subscribtion
I have used this bass in metal, pop, rock, dance, and now a busy touring blues band. The variety of sounds you can get out of these is amazing. Mine is older so I have Ovankol which I love. I cant imagine playing anything else!
Update: The Warwick ProSeries Corvette now comes in a variety of pickup, preamp and wood configurations. including active pickups in conjunction with active alectronics if desired, or the classic active electronics with passive pickups.
Original Comment:
Hi there! I hope I can give some helpful information: Our humbuckers are passie and only the electronics are active. With the correct winding of the coils, the single-coil hum is reduced to an absolute minimum, so there is no need for an extra buffer. Thanks for watching!
Hello, Warwick! Just curious, if I select both pickups to the single coil position, do you think the sound would be similar to a streamer model? I am a big fan of both models, but I think I could get the streamer sound combined with the versatility of the $$ bass in one bass, do you think this is possible?
@@leonamferreira8053 Hi there! Both yes and no. You are correct in the assumption that if you split the humbuckers to two single coils it would create a sound that is close to a J-Style bass or specifically a Warwick Streamer with two single coils. However the deactivated coils from the humbuckers will still effect the electromagnetic field and it will not be quite the same sound as if you had two actual single coil pickups. On the other hand, the on-board preamp can indeed shape the tone and emphasize frequencies that actual single coils produce and having an additional EQ in your signal chain or DAW and targeting the right frequencies can really get you very close to what you are looking for. Hope this was helpful!
@@FramusWarwickOfficialThank you sooo much for your clarification!!!
I'm a junior high school student in Japan. My hobby is playing basses. Now I'm not good at playing basses. But I really want to be a great bassist. And I really want to order a Warwick bass in future.
+Valta77 Go for it man! They make some of the bast bass guitars I have ever played.
Just play your favourite songs and you WILL get better, trust me.
まずはベーステクニックについての本を読んで、いっぱい練習したほうがいいですが、あなたの気持ちよく分かる（笑）。。。非常にきれいなベースな。でも高すぎると思う。
cut end paper listen to the notes just don't play ur favorite songs
cut end paper get solid on fundemantals
this is my weapon of choice! Been playing one of these for a couple of years now in a variety of styles; black metal, death/doom metal, funk, jazz... It really is the most versatile bass I've had the pleasure of playing AND owning!
Chris Davies I´ve got the 4 string Version of this for about a year now and I agree 100%.
This bass is simply a killer Instrument. :)
chris have you had any problems with the strings popping and scratching on the pickups creating noise?
I've never had that issue myself. When I first got the bass, the pickups were set-up quite "loose" and elevated, so there was only a small gap between the strings and the pickups. I tightened the small screws in each corner of the pickups to increase the distance and have kept them like that ever since. It all depends on preference and playing style, but maybe give that a go and see if it solves your problem?
If you have a low action and a heavy hand, definitely lower the pickups. I learned this lesson first recording on a stingray but it can be even worse when you have a neck pickup that isn’t adjusted
I own a Warwick Corvette 4 $$ made in Germany since 2011, and I am still completely amazed by this instrument, which hasn’t moved an inch since I got it. The key word for this bass is versatility. I am totally in love with this bass, and I don't think I'll ever part with it.
Yeah! "Wrathchild" at 1:03! Love this Bass, it's next on the wish list.
Obscenely good tone and nice playing by Andy Irvine. Tight, warm and punchy. Never heard a bass sound good in so many diffierent EQ configurations.
The video actually does it no justice! I bought one over a year ago and have all but forsaken my other 3 lol
Awesome explanation Andy. Well played. All the details that make this instrument stand out are shown. killer instrument. So whatever you play...... You'll be heard.And hey bass players..... That neck is even better when you feel it..... It really is one of a kind.....
This is definitively the way to do reviews.
By far one of the best, most in depth commercial reviews i have seen.
Great editing, Great sound quality, Great lighting, Great VID!
Just love this guys sound and his lessons are really well done as well.
I wanna get this but I'm afraid I won't play my other basses anymore
I used to have a $$ 5 string and it was my favorite bass I ever owned. Unfortunately I lost it to a pawn shop when I was going through a rough patch in my life. I recently ordered a $$ 6 string and I can't wait for it to get here.
How are you liking it these days?
@@12to3Guitars I'm loving it. Just as versatile as I remember. Totally my favorite 6 string I have ever played.
Awesome Wrathchild cover, I'm seriously loving that tone.
Love the textured wood grain in the finish, also being a satin finish, it probably doesn't show fingerprints too bad. What a beautiful bass.
At 1:03.....Wrathchild!!!
Tim Moore Up the Irons!!!
UP THE IRONS :)
he played the riff from wraith child from iron maiden
Ommi god i love you thanks first thing on my mind was what iron maiden song it was i immediately knew it was a stevey boi riff
Sounds freaking beautiful!!!
1:24 idk why that bass tone reminds me of a heavy breathing old man
The sound and the tone is incredible. I would love to have one of these basses.
Tom Sisson
Now I'm in love with Warwick
The Best Bass Guitar in the whole universe! Petty I can only dream about it...
I have one. Its a '95 and to me it sounds better than the new ones. The old ones have a better or more authentic growl in the bridge mode. Love the fretwork.
Does your bass only have 3 knobs as well?
Sitting here pondering this: 1) I've heard of Warwick, why did I wait this long to check them out? 2) I (not bragging at all), thank The Lord, can afford one of these.3) Why the hell don't I own one yet?
4) My Thunderbird classic pro will always be my favorite bass, (even above my Gibson T-bird) but tomorrow morning is Warwick shopping day!
Jared Bauer I know this is old but i get mine tomorrow just a newer model!!!
I have been wanting to get a Warwick for over 20 years and I just ordered this exact bass. The wait is out to March but I know it will be well worth the wait.
I thought $$ means super expensive bass
$2,300 on average if it's the German Pro Series like mine. And I'm pretty sure this one is as well!
That technically isn't wrong lol. I looked at these basses both through the internet and at guitar shops, and they are pretty damn expensive.
And now they're $3500 two years later.
Luv the sound at about 1:29 That's what a bass should sound like. I hate it when basses have the highs turned up so much that they sound like banjos.
I can't tell you how many times I've watched this video. I'm a broke third world student looking at a warwick bass, the same way a poor kid looks at the expensive chocolate bar at the candy store.
Glad not to find a slap fan bass player, good job man!
Huge tone.
what is the difference bettween the proseries and the Teambuilt series??
Simply perfect review. Good job. You Just showed this bass at its best. Thank you.
where are the Pro Series made, Germany or elsewhere?
Hi, our ProSeries instruments are made in Germany.
I love this video. I love when in a demo the instrument is actually played. I know it should be normal, but it isn't
Excellent review. These new and revised clips are near perfect. They're making me want one of each of Warwick's instruments!
Best bass for modern metal IMHO
IRON MAIDEN! Awesome, Andy :D
Any reason behind not using Ovangkol as a neck wood on bolt-on Warwicks anymore? I love my Corvette STD's Ovangkol neck.. it feels amazing and the wood looks a lot better than wenge in my opinion.
I got one of these last month. (a 2019) It's fantastic!
My love Warwick Bass my is brasil
Yes I just got mine a week ago and I'm totally blown away by the sound, build the look.. just everything! The 2019 version it's by far the best bass I've ever played. And I've played many great basses!
I am not talking about single coil or humbucking mode, but more specifically series vs parallel. Doesn't the impedance factor in to how the pickups load each other, so having a passive blend control means that depending on whether a humbucker is in series or parallel it will interact with the other pick in a different way?
Really want to get a Warwick but the cheapest I've been able to find this bass is around $3,000 new :-(
Just get a different corvette then, I think they start at around $700
Dear 88DEATHwish08, you should check out the Corvette $$ Rockbass :) :
www.warwick.de/en/Warwick---Products--Instruments--RockBass--Corvette--Corvette-$$--4-string--Manuel.html
Best regards, Michael.
+88DEATHwish08 Warwick's Rockbass line starts in around the $400's
there is a alternitive... buy a chapman mlb. 600 quid , great bass , very warwicky...
I first bought a corvette rock bass standard (5) with single coils , then saved up and got a German corvette double buck 5. I still have/used the rockbass . Still Sounds n plays great .
My dream bass
b string sounds wicked
Great job Andy. Thx for Wrathchild😉
A neck-through active made in Germany I've seen for $3k +. A passive, bolt on made in China I've seen for about $700. From what I read, they share many features.
Even with an active or buffered blend there'd be hum in single coil mode. What I'm wondering is how the pickups load each other if one is in series humbucking mode and the other in parallel humbucking mode.
man those low strings are out of this world!
+DaveSwag I don't know what Warwick wouldn't cut through...it's a Warwick. They have that presence that slices through everything, at least the German ones. The only gripe about this model, is the restricted upper-fret access.
hello like to know about the regulation of bass arm warwick corvette basic 5 strings made in China. some people say they have problems with the tensioner to adjust the strings. thank you!
I love my Spector Euro5lx but this does sound great
When are we having a corvette taranis (the rockbass series one w/ emg soapbars)? That bass looks nuts in that nirvana black finish and also w/ a monster tone w/ those emgs...
well, Wrathchild is a Maiden song, from the killers album...
The riff at 1:05 is. BADASS!!!!!
th-cam.com/video/qgqVmAyTvIA/w-d-xo.html
UPPER POSITION IS PARALLEL. NOT SERIES!
the specs are cool, but the playing examples sold me on this thing
im in love with this...
Do you have to start off every time with a slide down? Variation is the spice of life
Well, Andy made hunders of demo videos, prehaps anyone would run out of ideas on how to start the demonstration :) Besides how many different options are out there ?
i want to get into warwick and feel like a corvette would be a good start but frustratingly my roommate has a 00 thumb 5 and you just cant compete on the sound difference so ive been spoiled on the good stuff
How can i buy this Corvette hh 5 in India?n what is the price?
What is that opening groove?
Hi, how do you switch to passive? Thanks
Steel or nickel wound? That sounds really good.
How much is a Warwick Corvette German Standard 5?
The king of basses. Tone fer days
orgasmic im buying this bass soon just gotta order it from my local guitar shop but dont know if ima get the 5 or 6 string version i really want a 6 string bass but im so comfortable on a 5
Thumb GPS bo demo?
Where can I buy a 6-string bass like that ... Someone help me with that. I live in the USA. Thank you.
HI there, you can contact our distributor in the US: info@framuswarwickusa.com ;)
Proud owner of a bubinga corvette std 5. great axe if you can get one.
they originally used wenge but when it became scarce they switched to ovangkol because it is tonally and structurally similar. As of this year wenge is officially plentiful enough again for them to return to using it for their primary neck wood.
The 4 examples starting at 3:41 are half high strings half lower strings.. did you even watch the whole video?
Nice demo Andy. Passive tone was a killer to my ears.
Can I get the intro song name please 🙏🙏🙏🙏 please
Very nice tone !
Hello Andy I really love your demo and your playing as well. Can anyone please tell me the difference between the 2008 model and this one? How does the 2008 model sounds like? Does it have the same sound like this one. There one I want to purchase but it's 2008 model one. Any idea will appreciate it it so much. Sam
Eric Kamanzi I have a 2009 model. It sounds great, really versatile and beautiful.
The differences I noticed though this video :
- The Just a Nut is a teddur model on the 09 (I assume yours is the same) where it's a brass one is this video
- The neck is in ovangkol and not wenge, the fingerboard remains wenge like this one.
- No side position marker, but who cares ?
- The MEC pickups are a little difference, on the previous models, the screws of the pickups are integrated in the pickup plastic cover, which is a good point from the previous model IMHO
Maybe you already bought your bass, maybe not, hope that helped. This is a great bass anyway.
So it doesn't have a mids knob?
Attn. slappers.. I have black gaffer tape covering the faces of both pickups with a strip of 1/2" UHMW over the gaffer tape between the poles of the neck p/u. This allows me to slap as hard as I like without the strings clinking out on the poles. Anyone else have other solutions?
Love that Maiden type lick around 1:10
this are the masterbuilt series isnt?
I own a stingray HH and it sounds badass but always wanted a double buck so bad. It doesn’t sound nothing like a Ray to me.
Can someone give me any tips on How to convert a bass like that into a 6 string guitar?
blasphemy
ha i own the 6 sting fretless version of this bass. 2008 model so no wenge neck but whatevs. I got it for a sweeeeet price
that groove you used for the tonal comparisons, what song it is? its an awesome groove!!
I love those humbuckers.
I love to, own a bass like this one.
I own a 2006 $$ 5er and refer to it as my Swiss Army Knife of Bass tone and the only other Bass I use is a active Single Bartolini Quad coil pup Music Man Stingray 5er for it's powerful punchy bottom and mids that I use for covering old electro funk stuff
is this nirvanna black or antique tobacco? i cant tell
2:24 Beautiful Swamp Ass. On a real note though. Warwick makes one hell of a bass.
The side dots are phosphorescent, not fluorescent..
how much are one of these?
Hi Framus & Warwick i have a Warwick Corvette $$ just like in the video. i bought it second hand. It was made in 2007 but, i would like to know if it was made in germany?
www.warwickbass.com/en/Framus---Support--Serial-Number.html#current_site_id
Ohh! Warwick is the best but let us hear the low strings! All your demos are always the ADG string groove style?
What are the main differences between this one and the Rockbass corvette $$ 5?
Build quality, woods used, and electronics. The German $$ version has active pickups AND active preamp.
what about bubinga body
?
What are those strings?
I have this bass, this exact one he is playing actually. mine was built in 2008. the one thing i am struggling with, I guess because of the way i play with my hands, i tend to play hard so the strings dig into the pickups, creating a ton of popping and excess scratching noise around the actual bass sound...i think it is common with all coil style pickups. I find it intolerable at times. i have to be extremely detail oriented when I play to keep it clean. been trying different ideas, like lowering the pick ups and raising the action a little, but it seems to affect the tone and volume too much....so maybe a compression pedal or noise gate? anyone else struggle with this problem??
Yeah just lower the pickups, as a guy that digs into his strings its the simplest solution.
it sounds so nice, I want one!
I want to go to work for this company.
Do these have a buffered active blend or passive blend? Wondering how the pickups interact if one is in series and the other is in parallel... wouldn't there be some sort of loading effect on the pickups?
Hi there! I hope I can give some helpful information: Our humbuckers are passive and only the electronics are active. With the correct winding of the coils, the single-coil hum is reduced to an absolute minimum, so there is no need for an extra buffer. Thanks for watching!......This is the answer Framus & Warwick
gave.
6 years ago
War-Wick War-Wick War-Wick! You like that Greg. I also like that cool When-Geeeee neck
I got an active Warwick rockbass 5. Could somebody tell me it this model is a low-end, or mid-end bass? Considering Warwick's high standards of course.
That's a mid-range bass for most, but those are quite low-end for Warwick.
Edwin Fields Great low-end though mind you!! 🤷🏻♂️👌🏽
Was the intro recorded at 8-bit?
i was looking for melody in 0:13 but i couldn't found any songs is it from a song ?
can't say that it isn't, but usually andy irvine makes his own little tunes for these vids. some of 'em are on one of his solo albums, but usually he mensions it when it is so in either the vid or the subscribtion
thank you for the answer... :)