The Warwick Star Bass II - Maple - Fretless - product demo with Andy Irvine

[@SHAZZAM123455]

The bridge and the nut alone have me sold!

[@FramusWarwickOfficial]

Actually, Bootsy refers to the star shaped bass we built for him as the "Space Bass". But thanks for checking out details like that!

[@Galv1nBass]

That FB looks so smooth! And what a beautiful sound!

[@TheSoxmania]

oh man.... I'm not usually a sucker for hollow bodied basses... but MAN is that a beautiful one!! I'd own that! XD

[@nabilgowdey6628]

I love this bass, but I'm getting a Corvette fretless (budget considerations)- the Warwick adjustment options are unparalleled! As I get older, I realize that a great sounding passive bass is fine- preamps are not mandatory- if you need boost, there are plenty of fine outboard solutions...

[@Jcaburianhimself]

My god that sounds amazing!

[@zaxapitsa]

that thang is gorgeous

[@hongdekong]

These basses are just ridiculous ! Everything one could possibly need!

[@FramusWarwickOfficial]

ok, imagine you select BOTH (sorry, there is no other way to highlight a single word in YT comments) pickups and then want to blend them with one having a bit more output than the other. That's what a volume knob allows you to do. Thanks for watching!

[@FramusWarwickOfficial]

The point of the selector switch is, that you can select three positions: the front pickup only, the back pickup only and both pickups together. With a volume control for each pickup, you can blend them in various ways by choosing a different volume for each pickup. For example, you selected both pickups, but want a bit more of the neck pickup in the sound, then you just reduce the volume of the bridge pickup. Hope, this helps!

[@fingling8]

It is so gorgeous. I'd prefer silver hardware to gold, but it's gorgeous.

[@ubirajaraSoares1]

QUE COISA LINDA👏👏👏👏👏

[@tamy0323]

cool

[@micheleazzu]

Is that neck as thick as the usual Warwick basses? I'd love to buy one but is tto painful for me to play Warwicks unfortunately...

[@FramusWarwickOfficial]

Verzeih, das war ein Schreibfehler - die bundierte Version hat Wenge als Griffbrett, die Version ohne Bünde hat wie im Video Tigerstripe Ebony. Roundwound Saiten hinterlassen dabei natürlich leichte Spielspuren, die aber auf die Haltbarkeit des Griffbretts keine großen Auswirkungen haben.

[@vara_v]

Ooh, I want that! I have a star bass 5 strings. It sounds amazing. Too bad, the Thai distributor doesn't carry any fretless warwick that I could try out. :(

[@the1trueporkchop]

Did they change the construction of the bass? Previous description showed fully hollow body without the tone block. I am just confused?

[@user-vy4zk1tt1b]

Are there any models with signs for the frets?

[@FramusWarwickOfficial]

Das Griffbrett ist nicht versiegelt, es ist das naturbelassene Wengé, aber natürlich auf Hochglanz poliert. Wenn nicht anders gewünscht, werden bei unseren Instrumenten nur Ahorn-Griffbretter versiegelt, als Schutz vor Verschmutzungen.

[@jamesdenny4734]

nice bass... can one buy this bass with fret lines ?

[@LOKJazz]

Andy? Is that you??? Wow!!! I was just looking around for a fretless and saw this vid. How ya doin? GS

[@visog]

Cool... that's a beaut. (Ironically Warwick also do Bootsy's star bass but the name's already gone on this!?)

[@jazzman1954]

Looks neck heavy to me. Does it balance?

[@richardslobodnik4116]

how much does the five string version of this cost

[@GoonzaPizarro]

But the volume knobs do the same, you can ''turn off'' one pickup or control the volume of each one...i dont get it

[@RedArrow73]

Scale length?

[@murattaner7384]

This will sound much better with Optima Gold Roundwounds

[@KostyaBass]

Fretless Bass Theme

[@asama1959]

Beautiful bass...but that man....brrrrr

[@MrTangou]

1179,00€

[@boboutelama5748]

I can't believe it is so cheap. Are you sure ?

[@Nealpe]

I can't tell are those round wounds or flat wounds.

[@st1tch87]

+Neal Perrine Flat wound, you never really want to put rounds on a fretless it will chew the shit out of your fretboard.

[@Finnvbot]

+Neal Perrine These are roundwounds, most likely stainless steel ones. It has the characteristic growl of a roundwound string. And the fretboard is made from ebony so it can take quite a bit of punishment. :)

[@ImaginaryEvil]

Sound like round wounds to me.

[@charlie2namon]

If you watch the very end of the video it says the strings are coated EMP strings. That is a good choice on a fretless bass because the coating will give some protection to the fingerboard. Besides that fretless bass tone doesn't really require the brightest possible bass string. Still, I like roundwounds for how they respond to my touch. I have had a lot of dissatisfaction with flat wounds, even though they may sound great....it's how they play, that bugs me. (IMHO)

[@wolframeickerestinpeace2562]

Everyone knows that greasy fingers on chrome humbuckers problem. XD

[@charlesschultz6148]

1:19 does anyone realize he is using woman tone?

[@kingstumble]

"Based on the Framus Star Bass from the 60s?" You are joking.I used to have a Framus(it was my first bass)and I can tell you it's nothing like the Warwick.It was fully hollow,not semi hollow,the neck was much narrower and the electronics were totally different.And oh yes, it was crap. The Warwick is superior in every respect.