Product: Warwick Buzzard LTD 2003
Price Paid: US quite a few $$$$
Submitted
12/22/2003
at
05:04pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
10
2003 - Made in Germany (No. 11 of 50) Ltd Ed.
26 Bell Brass Frets
Zebrano Body
2 Pairs of MEC precision/precision pickups
2-band active MEC Electronics
Ovangkol neck with Wenge Fingerboard
Natural Finish
Warwick tuners
Numeric fret markers (actual numbers) custom inlaid of paua abalone
Very High Quality Gig bag.
Manual & Tools & C.O.A. included
Sound
:
10
Suits my music? HMMMMMM. I dont really have a musical style, hell I dont even play bass(YET)! I play guitar and bought this bass because it is simply BAD ASS! I have owned a few other basses to mess around with (A 4001 Rick, and 3 other Warwick basses) IT sounds as good as anything I have ever heard!
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Buzzard was set up great from the factory.
The finish and everything else about this bass cries out quality. The only thing I could find wrong with the bass was one of the Tone knobs wasnt screwed on tight, an easy fix with the supplied allen wrench!
Reliability/Durability
:
10
This bass is built like a tank! It tends to be on the heavy side, but I have not found that to be any problem!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
I have only had the Bass for a few days and I cant seem to put it down! I tried to contact Warwick about installing an RMC 13-pin MIDI system but by the time I had heard of this bass coming out they had finished production and werent making any more.
Overall Rating
:
10
I have been noodling with the bass guitar for about 10 years. If it were stolen I would DEFINATELY scour the planet to replace the bass! nothing else would do! This bass is simply a work of functional art! with only 50 being made I wish I could find another! The Bass is a bit pricey but how can you put a price on the best? I had read other reviews about the neck diving when playing for a long time. I have NOT found this to be a problem. When The Who hires me to go on tour I will post an update! this is the last bass I will ever own! it's simply that good!
Product: Warwick Buzzard LTD 2003
Price Paid: #1350 (UK Pound Sterling) used
Submitted
11/13/2003
at
01:47pm
by
Anonymous
Features
:
10
2003 - Made in Germany (No. 3 of 50) Ltd Ed.
26 Bell Brass Frets
Zebrano Body
2 Pairs of MEC precision/precision pickups
2-band active MEC Electronics
Ovangkol neck with Wenge Fingerboard
Black Metalic Flip Flop Finish
Warwick tuners
Numeric fret markers (actual numbers) custom inlaid of paua abalone
Very High Quality Gig bag.
Manual & Tools included
Sound
:
10
Suits my music style superbly which is rock and melodic bass
I use it with a Trave Elliot 715SMC 150 Watt combo
Sounds bright with growl - typical John Entwistle sound. Can sound almost piano like on some settings.
Look superb strapped on for live gigs - it always draws questions and admiring looks from the crowd.
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Buzzard was set up great from the factory.
The finish and everything else about this bass cries out quality.
Reliability/Durability
:
10
This bass is built like a tank. It does weigh a bit and the you have to have long arms to reach the nut end of the fingerboard as the neck is really long.
You could drop this bass off a cliff and it'll still be playable - it's great.
finish will last for ever - except for the gold MEC lettering on the picups. Strap buttons are solid and I wouldn't hesitate to gig this bass with no backup.
Customer Support
:
10
Not had to deal with Warwick since my purchase, but they were great during the transaction.
Overall Rating
:
10
I've been playing bass for about 15 years and also have a Warwick Streamer Stage I and a MusicMan Stingray 5 string bass, and the buzzard feels stronger / heavier than them. Sounds totally different too. Take a listen to some of the latter John Entwistle live bass solos, and this will give you an idea of the sound. I would definately try and replace this if it was stolen, but as only 50 have been made, I'd probably struggle to find another. You have to give one of these a go - if you can find one - you'll love it.
