Warwick Streamer Jazzman

This is a 2002 model made in Germany. Four-string fretless, two-octave bolt-on neck, Body is solid ash with AA flame maple cap. Neck is ovangkol with unlined ebony fingerboard. Seymour Duncan Basslines active electronics (treble, middle, bass plus preset 'slap contour') with volume and pickup pan knobs. Pickups are MEC J-style (neck) and MM-style (bridge). Natural oil finish. Two-piece Warwick bridge. Warwick Gotoh-style tuners. Gold hardware. Neck is narrow like a Jazz but deep. Came with quality gig bag, strap and lead, truss rod adjusting tool.

I'm your original punk rocker but seem to be playing in an acoustic band at the mo. The variety of sounds is fantastic and making me very happy. The thing I notice most is how cutting and piano-like the lowest notes are - really distinct and full, even with a complete live band. And like everyone says about the Warwicks, it sure is throaty. In a sexy way, obviously. Seems naturally inclined towards a deep dark bassy kind of sound but a bit of pickup/EQ twiddling produces a pretty authentic MusicMan Stingray sound, etc etc. Have found the tonal range completely spot on for stage and studio. Doesn't buzz at all, though obviously there's a bit of hiss if you jack the treble up full. One of the best slap sounds I've heard from a fretless. And not much EQ needed on the amp - sounds good whatever you stick it through. I've tried a little Peavey practice amp, a cheap 120W Behringer, a cheap'n'nasty PA amp and a 300W Trace Elliot.

Set-up was OK but not brilliant considering the price tag. Got a buzz on my G-string that really needs sorting out. And like all Warwicks, the neck profile seems a bit too deep for comfort initially. Still, action was OK and intonation perfect and soon got used to the neck shape - it's supposed to make the thing sound better and sustain longer, and seems to be working to me. The build quality is totally solid and the finish is sheer quality. Pain in the butt having to wax it, mind. No flaws.

I'd have to say, this is not an instrument to bash about and set fire to. The finish looks like it would mark and dent pretty easily. Gold hardware may not stay shiny forever either. However, the build is rock solid and I've no doubt it'll outlast me. And boy is it heavy. I've gigged this plenty and it has never let me down.

The shop never gave me my free tin of finishing wax. I emailed Warwick from work to ask them where I could buy it locally. A can arrived in the post at work a couple of days later. What nice people.

I've been playing bass about 16 years and have owned various Fenders, Yamahas and the like. I spent a day looking at basses all over London before settling on this one. Wanted a fretless, only the Lakland sounded as good and this one looks cooler so ner. Also compared it with Yammys, Status, Godin and a Warwick Thumb which, oddly, didn't impress me at all. This suits my playing style perfectly. I love the sound and appearance to death and if it was lost or stolen I would turn to drug dealing to pay off the credit card people and save for another. The only thing I hate is the weight of the thing - playing live it's like having a couple of pregnant elephants on one shoulder. May have to rectify this by buying a strap with a huge helium balloon on it. I wish it had a device that would make it play itself like one of those Casio keyboards, but hey.

Made in Germany, 24 frets, 4-strings. The knobs are : stacked volume + panorama + if you pull the volume knob you activate a slap contour (boosts highs and lows, cuts mids), 3-band eq (frequencies are adjustable), 3-way switch (you can have the humbucker either serial or parallel or a single coil instead of a humbucker). The pickups are : bridge - humbucker, neck - single coil. The pickups are passive, but the electronics are active.
Body is made of maple + flamed maple, neck is ovangkol and the fingerboard is wenge. Finish is transparent blue. Very good adjustable tuners are positioned towards the player, making them easier to reach. The bridge is a standard 2-part Warwick bridge.
I got Jim Dunlop strap locks with it, as well as all the tools needed to adjust the bass.
Is there anything else you want from a bass?

I play in several bands, from prog-rock to jazz music. That's why I need quite a verstile bass. My amp is a Warwick CL combo, plus some EBS stompboxes. The best thing about this instrument is the amount of different sounds you can get. It can either sound close to a P-Bass (on the neck pickup), as a JazzBass (J/J single coils), or a MusicMan Stingray. Of course it's only CLOSE to those sounds, because there is a huge difference between an american JazzBass and this Warwick... This bass however, has some of its own tone - very warm, with powerful lows. It is also more agressive, less balanced than a MusicMan or Fender. There is a huge variety of very good sounds - subbass lows, growling mids, very clear highs (kind of John Patitucci's Yamaha). Long sustain.
Dislikes? Well, I don't believe a single bass could sound as 3 other top-quality basses in one package. Still, the sound of this Warwick is very good - just don't expect it to fully imitate the tones of Fender and MusicMan. This bass has a sound of its own. I also have a MusicMan Stingray bass, and I personally favour the Warwick. But that's just a matter of taste.

Action is extremely low. I couldn't set up a MusicMan this way, becase there was too much buzz. I dunno the factory settings, as I got the bass second-hand. The finish is great. Just top quality instrument

I'd prefer Schaller security locks instead of Jim Dunlop. I think the Schaller mechanism is safer. I've played several gigs on this bass so far, and I haven't had any problems. Guess I fully rely on this instrument. Although it doesn't feel as solid as MusicMan. Especially the tuners and the bride feel less solid, I'd also prefer the switch to be a little bigger, so that I wouldn't be afraid of breaking it.

They respond to emails! That's good. Even most stupid questions receive feedback.

I've been playing for 5 years now, my other gear I've mentioned before. If I'd have it stolen, I'd probably get myself a 5-string Warwick Streamer Jazzman. It could have a third pickup - a single coil as close to the bridge as possible (I think I'll get it installed soon). Nevertheless I think it's a very good bass, especially if you value versatilty.

The bass is a Warwick Streamer Jazzman, in four strings fretted version. It was made in Germany and the serial number identifies this one as made in 2000. 24 brass bell frets, bolt on neck which is a three pieces ovankol with wenge fretboard. Body is a higly contoured one made with 2 pieces swamp ash and 2 pieces 1 inch flame maple top; there is a cosemtic dark walnut veneer between the 2 woods used. Mine is in a beautiful natural oil finish that let you touch, smell and feel the woods. Pickups are both passive, MEC J style single coil at neck and MusicMan style big polepieces humbucker at bridge. The bass is also equipped with a 3 band active Eq. made by Warwick under the brand name of MEC; the control pots are: one concentric for volume and balance with an additional slap contour pulling the top of the pot , there is a single knob for highs, mids and lows and a 3 position microswitch to control the humbucker which can be run as single coil, in serie and parallel. As you know for sure there are the usual Warwick trademarks such as the headstock design, hardware and the 2 pieces bridge. the bass is equipped with adjustable graphite just a nut II nut system, the back of neck is unfinished. you can check the bass out at this official Warwick page, www.warwickbass.com/basses/streamer_jazzman.html

This bass is a tonal chamaleon. The really good quality of woods used and the pickup configuration create a mix ud sounds that are useful in a lot of music style situations. I use other basses too and i can compare this one to a G&L L2000 i own. The Warwick is more dark and warm sounding, with a big accent on lod-mids. When the G&L is a very versatile Fender Style bass that can nail the P and J sounds and beef them up, the Warwick has more character and personality. Even if i like both of them i prefer the Warwick because i feel that the bass is more balanced in sound and with a more distinctive sound. The bass is great for studio and live and in both situations can go from low dub sounds, to supergrowly hi mids settings and can really match a more "vintage sound" too thanks to the more mellow sounding J style neck pickup. The electronics are really useful and versatile, there is no noise and hiss. When the slap contour is engaged there is a big amount of bottom end. As said quite every sound can be achieved with ths bass, keep in mind that the Warwick has a really warm sounds that compared to the MusicMan Stingray is darker. It fits every musicl style and it's great both for fingerstyle and pick. It works great for slapping. I like everything that comes out from this bass.

The Warwick just a nut II and the full adjustable 2 pieces Warwick bridge are great for settng this bass in your playing style. Woods used are great and the bass is made to highest standard in mass produced instruments. I have to admit that Warwick is by far superior to the standard of Fender, MusicMan and G&L too in the woods craftmanship. This bass is completely flawless and it's easy that it's a great design concept relized in a wonderful way. When i bought the bass i made a copletely new setup according my playing style and disassembled every part od the instrument. The neck pocket is so good fitting the neck that even when i removed the 4 screws neck and body were hard to be separated. I am impressed on the building quality of this bass.

I bought the bass used, it is 2 years old. No sign of wear and the brass bell fret seem to be really durable. I use to gig with 2 basses even if the Warwick is enough solid for everything, but being active with no passive switch, you know a dead battery can be a problem! so i take with me another bass as backup. Everything on this bass is high quality and supersolid. from the neck to the electronics and the hardware.

Never dealt with the company, they are known for high standard in customer support, i hope not to need anything from them in this compartment...

I play bass as my main instrument for 11 year, i have owned a lot of basses and currently i have a Rcikenbacker 4001, a Fender Precision American Serie, a G&L L2000 and a Eko jazz style bass. Amp is a old eko head with ampeg 4x10 cabinet. Warwick made a winner and united some of their well known proprietary features to a body made from more "usual" woods and using a stunning pickup configuration. The bass is to me better feeling and sounding than the more known Musicman Stingray and here in Europe is much more cheaper too. If you are interested in a great comparative review between this bass and the Stingray take a look here: www.guitarist.co.uk/gear/gear_page.asp?ID=1349&PageNo=1
To me this bass is the best i have ever tried in the market of mass produced intrument. i like everything on it and i fell relly confortable playing one. Strenge for me that i grew up with Fender style basse and with the Rickenbakcer. I never thought Warwick could be a brand of my interest since the day i started playing them from friends, they grew on me and i was lucky enough to find this one, which is the model i prefer, used at a great price.

warwick marketing strategies label them as "The sound of wood". i don't know if this has the sound of wood, for sure it have the feel of wood!