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Warwick Corvette Pro

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Manufacturer URL http://www.warwickbass.com/
Features 9.5 (17 responses)
Sound 9.2 (18 responses)
Action, Fit, & Finish 9.0 (18 responses)
Reliability/Durability 9.2 (17 responses)
Customer Support 6.9 (7 responses)
Overall Rating 9.4 (18 responses)
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Product: Warwick Corvette Pro
Price Paid: US $1000
Submitted 04/23/2003 at 12:44am by dino

Features : 10
bought in 2003 , Taiwan
'99 made in Germany
2 MEC pickup
Satin finish
Ocean blue

Sound : 9
cool, it's really sound of wood,feel the warm sound comes from the amp

Action, Fit, & Finish : 9
Good ,you can set up many part of the bass

Reliability/Durability : 10
i never adjust the truss rod since i bought it for 3 months ,i play it at church and home

Customer Support : 2

Overall Rating : 9
It's a bit of old bass since it made in '99 ,but i still love it,
the sound and the body is beautiful


Product: Warwick Corvette Pro
Price Paid: US $1400
Submitted 02/05/2003 at 03:13pm by Anonymous

Features : 10
I have a 2002 Warwick Corvette Proline 5 String. I am absolutely in love with it. It has a Maple A top, Gold hardware, MEC Active Pickups, and Wenge Neck, and pretty much any features you need in a bass if you are a serious musician. It also has the "Just-a-Nut" feature that allows you to adjust the nut with a wrench to aquire a comfortable string action for any player.

Sound : 10
The sound is unbelievable. Its made of 100% high quality wood, not graphite like the modulus. The pickups are great, they are silent when not playing, and very punchy when they need to be. This bass delivers high quality sound just like a set neck without the extra cost

Action, Fit, & Finish : 10
There's nothing like the wood on a warwick bass.

The "just-a-nut" enables you to adjust the action to however you want it.

Reliability/Durability : 10
I havent had mine very long, but it always stays in tune. the electronics are very reliable. I use schaller strap locks.

Customer Support : No Opinion
i havent had to deal with the company because the bass has been reliable so far... knock on wood

Overall Rating : 10
I have and will buy other basses in my life, but i will always rely on a warwick to be at my side for any important gigs. It sounds, looks, and plays better than any modulus, ibanez, fender, alembic, or ernie ball i've ever played/owned


Product: Warwick Corvette Pro
Price Paid: US $600
Submitted 04/08/2002 at 11:27am by Morgan
Email: bass_guy87 at hotmail<dot>com

Features : 9
I bought my 4 string corvette used for $600. Best 600 i ever spent. Made in West germany. This bass has a 2 piece bubinga body and a 5 piece wenge and ovangkol neck. 24 jumbo frets and a sick, fully adjustable tune-o-matic bridge. Two jazz style MEC pickups. The natural finish looks beautiful, but requires a lot of care. I fitted it with schaler strap locks cause these basses are heavy! Volume, treble, and balance. This bass kicks some serious ass.

Sound : 10
This bass is the best sounding bass ive ever played. It has a rich, full, woody growl that anyone can appreciate. I only use a digitech BP200 as far as effects goes. other times i might use a GEB-7 boss bass EQ pedal but hats about it. It sounds terrific through anything. The treble has a beautiful mix of highs and mids when u turn it up. No flaws here.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 10
Beautiful finish, very well balanced, superb action. I got this bass used, everything was set up very well when i got it. the only flaws are a few, tiny nicks in the wood. Everything else is perfect. The just-a-nut II is the smartest feature ive seen on a bass in a while

Reliability/Durability : 10
This bass with withstand anything. The hardware is rock solid and the natural finish is durable. Although i changed the finish color so it is much darker, it still rocks. I have yet to adjust the truss rod and the neck is extremely durable. I used Schaler strap locks because the other strap buttons were a little small

Customer Support : No Opinion
I bought this bass used, Havent had any complaints. This bass dosent need a warranty

Overall Rating : 10
This bass dosent compare to anything else i own. Its solid, sounds fantastic. If your in the market, warwick, thats all i have to say.


Product: Warwick Corvette Pro
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 02/02/2002 at 12:12pm by Walter
Email: jumb0woody at cs<dot>com

Features : 10
I actually bought the corvette I now have twice. The first time (I don't remember the year) in the early to mid 90's, brand new(about $1200.00), in Tampa. Loved it, but after a while, thought I needed a sound with more "heft" ( Fender or Musicman),so traded it off. Later on, bought a corvette standard. Same story. Sold it to a friend. About a year ago, I stopped at a pawn shop on the way home from work (on a lark) and found my first one hanging on the wall. Gave the man $450.00 and have not let it go since. It's a 4-string, 2-octave, fretted, ash-body,wenge neck,passive electronics,twin MEC jazz-style pickup beauty. I love just holding this bass, you can feel the quality, it's very solid. In fact, the first time I bought it I gave it to my guitarist at rehearsal to check out and he DROPPED it(bonehead)! It didn't even go out of tune! The neck is immently playable,like the proverbial butter. Mine is from the time period when they made the nuts out of brass and each string could be adjusted individually. Very cool feature. Mucho quality (hey, I've been impressed with it from day one).

Sound : 9
As I mentioned above, I've had problems in the past with the sound. Don't get me wrong, the bass has a beautiful even, rich, deep tone that I love...I always have had problems finding my sonic "niche" in my band when using this bass (classic rock, some newer stuff). I've never had that problem with Fenders. It's just someting that I have to work out, I guess, because it DOES have a damn fine tone. Funny, though, it's my main choice for recording (I use a bass pod).

Action, Fit, & Finish : 10
I honestly have not been able to find ANYthing wrong with this bass, even after whatever adventures it went through before it ended up at the pawnshop. Beautiful low action that doesn't buzz, and again, such a feeling of solid quality.

Reliability/Durability : 10
Ive never had to make any adjstments on it. I've played several gigs without a backup and never gave a second thought to it crapping out. Very dependable. It came with the inverted straplock system, which is such a cool, clean-looking idea.

Customer Support : 9
Obviously, I don't have warranty coverage now, but I did e-mail the company after I bought it the second time, just to ask about allen wrench sizes and truss rod tools. They were very helpful.

Overall Rating : 10
I've been playing for twenty-plus years, and have gone through a ton of equipment. Right now, in addition to the Warwick, I have an eighties Ibanez Roadstar bass (the one that more closely resembles a Spector than a precision), an eighties(again)Yamaha bx-1 headless bass(they marketed them in a black finish-their version of the Steinberger-but the guy I bought mine from -on ebay-stripped it and underneath was a beautiful 5-piece mahogany and maple neck-through),a 70's ash-body Fender Precision with Bartolini pj pickups, and a Strat.


Product: Warwick Corvette Pro
Price Paid: US $1300
Submitted 11/02/2001 at 01:52pm by Anonymous

Features : 10
German made, blah blah blah... just read the other dudes thing. this ones in ocean blue on flamed maple. i love the adjustable-everything. you can actually adjust the string spacing, and the nut height. how cool is that?!??!

Sound : 10
It has a wide variety of sounds. I like to do just about everything (slap, tap, pick, finger, etc...) and it sounds good. damn good. I use a GK 400 III RB Combo, a Hartke 3500 thru a Mesa Diseil style 4x10 cab. Sounds great thru both. It is definately not noisy, and is very very rich in sound, both live and recorded

Action, Fit, & Finish : 10
The only problem was when i bought it at Guitar Center, the neck was a little warped, but they fixed that on the spot. The only annoying this with this bass is that the strings sometimes rattle on the saddles. I stuck a little tissue under there, though, to muffle it. You can adjust anything on the bass, like i said before. So, I set it up specifically to my playing sytle (E string slightly higher than other strings, generally low action). The finish requires to be waxed every week or so. I do it every two, becuase I don't abuse my bass and sweat on it or do anything that would flaw the finish. The only flaw i found was I was attempting to adjust the bridge, and part of the saddle broke off. It didnt really effect my playing, i just stuck it back on where i wanted, and the string holds it in place. Beleive it or not, breaking it off actually gave me more versatility on adjusting it, and i like it more now. 10 becuase it's @#)%$(*@)$(*# perfect!!!

Reliability/Durability : 10
The only thing that broke, like i said, was part of the saddle (the little allen screw thingy, whatever its called, broke) but that was no problem, and i like it better broken off. I replaced the strap buttons with strap locks. The neck is starting to warp a bit, but that's expected. I would gig with a backup only becuase I always do. I use a Fender J for backup, another bass i love. but, it has yet to fail me.

Customer Support : No Opinion
never dealt with them.

Overall Rating : 10
I love this bass. You should too. It's a great bass, and if it was stolen i would find the guy who did it and do things that should not be posted on the internet to him. I play lots of stu hamm and tool stuff, and it's a great bass for tapping and picking. if you check out warwicks site it shows everyone who plays a warwick (everyone famous), and you can see the musical difference between all of them. rockers to latin gods. So anyway, it's a great bass that's slightly costly, but worth every penny.


Product: Warwick Corvette Pro
Price Paid: US $1,600
Submitted 07/11/2001 at 10:06pm by moses roman
Email: mosesroman at yahoo<dot>com

Features : 10
I don't actually know what year is it the thruth is it was made in Germany and it came with a case wich is real kool it got 2 MEC pickups

Sound : 10
Well I play spanish music but also like to mix this music
with some slaping techniques Plus funk,R&B and some Hip-Hop but man i have this fender that
i never tought that was going to be the cheapest in the sound but anyways every time i play other musicians just want to atleast
hold the strings.

Action, Fit, & Finish : 10
I thinks the best because i didn't even had to put that much volume
to the bass or anything else.

Reliability/Durability : 10
well i have about six months with this !@#$#$% bass
i can always depend on it without any backups

Customer Support : No Opinion

Overall Rating : 10
Like i said i have been playing it for about six months
and also own 4 other bassses i have this Washburn an
Ibanez(a six string), Fender
And this headless Cort bass


This bass my father gave to me
as a surprize the day my band were celebrating our 4 aniversary


Product: Warwick Corvette Pro
Price Paid: N/A
Submitted 12/30/2000 at 08:19am by wA
Email: none

Features : 10

Sound : 10

Action, Fit, & Finish : 10

Reliability/Durability : 10

Customer Support : No Opinion
I like it!

Overall Rating : 10


Product: Warwick Corvette Pro
Price Paid: US $1200.00 used
Submitted 07/19/2000 at 11:22am by Eric Atkinson
Email: atkinson26 at earthlink<dot>net<dot>net

Features : 10
man this bass in really cool 2 mec pickups swamp ash body 3 piece wnge neck passive electronics,made in west germany,oil finish,this thing is one solid hunk of wood!

Sound : 10
Damn this thing is cool,I play alot of funk slap style and the bass is so much better at it then my fender-p,iam using a hartke 2500 rack amp with a old 70s speaker inclosure on stage and a introsound head with a mosfett 600 wt biamp with ampeg speaker in the studio,awsome at both!Very full warm growl!But buyer beware if your not great at slapping stick with your fender because if you screw up this bass will catch you!it will cath everything!I love it for slap but also sounds great with soft warm jazz!If you want to know what this baby sounds like pick up a dave mathews cd!i see why its lessards fav bass!

Action, Fit, & Finish : 10
Well again its great!you know how it really ticks you off when you look at a bass very close and see little screw ups?like fender is really bad about it!Like around the horn it that tight little place were the saw was a little ruff?well i dont think warwick used a saw i wonder if the wood just grew in the shape of a warwick bass?its just too perfect!i bought this bass used from a guy who hasnt played for long and the action was awfull some people shouldnt be alowd to tuch such a fine instument!like i said if you havent played for a few years go buy a fender and save money!

Reliability/Durability : 10
I love how you can set this bass up in so many ways!like i said i like funk!and when you try to set up your action for lets say finger tap i like my settings very low!but with my fender or my lakland if you try to go to low it hits!well warwick solved that little problem you can also adjust it at the top of neck!this bass will last forever!this bass is very trustworthy!electroncs very clean i would use it without a back up!

Customer Support : 10
very helpfull like i said i bought it used and they still were very frindly!they are even going to send me a t-shirt!

Overall Rating : 10
iave bing been playing in a funk rock band for about 10 years and been play bass about 17 years if it was stolen i would go to every house in my city and search!i would torture and kill anyone for stilling it!but yes i would spend twice the amount!or hell 10 times the amount!if you are a very serious bass player and want a very serious bass buy a warwick!anystiyle!if you have just started and can only play a few metalica songs get somthing else!like i said these pickups pic up eveything!sorry about my spelling i spent way to much time in jazz class then in english class!!

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