"Hey man don't you think..."

[Raiven]

"Hey man don't you think your bass isn't punk enough?"

"What dya mean?"

"Well look at it it aint very punk you should punk it up"

"But it's an awesome bass why does it need punking up?"

"Hey man if you wanna fit in you better punk that up or else"

"How then?"

"Stick on a scratch plate, I mean it just asks for it"

"But there's nowhere to put it!!!"

"I got some glue... and you DO wanna fit in don't you?"

"Yeah *sniff*.... but it's a Warwick"

"*glare* DO IT"

That MUST have been how the conversation went for someone to do THIS:

http://tinypic.com/jq0sac.jpg

[PainKiller8191]

"page not responding"

[Michaeltheyoungbassist]

i saw that on ebay, the pickguard doesnt even match and it looks terrible

[ebe9]

page not responding..........................


well from what you describe i only have one thing to say.................

"there is no accounting for taste"

EDIT:......................well the picture now shows up..................


poor poor warwick......................poor poor warwick...............who knows maybe the owner was doing a lot of drugs when that spark of inspiration occured

[Chris K]

it's not the first time I've seen that POS...

:rolleyes:

[Teh Glees0rz]

I was afraid to scroll down, but I did in the end. :lol:

Why would someone do that, and how is adding a stratchplate "punk"?

[Raiven]

I was afraid to scroll down, but I did in the end. :lol:

Why would someone do that, and how is adding a stratchplate "punk"?

I thought I\'d be more inventive then "lawl its crap looking lets laugh"

[BassPlayingPineapple]

Me eyes! Ze goggles do nothing!

[Chris K]

Me eyes! Ze goggles do nothing!

:lol:

Where's the "click here for free counselling" link...

[PainKiller8191]

a P/J 'wick???? huh??

[Chris K]

a P/J 'wick???? huh??

Not that that is anything special...

Streamer LX....

[Raiven]

a P/J 'wick???? huh??

http://www.warwickbass.com/basses/_fortress_bass_s4a.html

:eek:

Wait if you remove the scratch plate isn't this the same bass?

:eek:

Is it a P/J Wick?

:eek:

IT IS

[rik]

Not cool.

[PainKiller8191]

oh..

:lol: sry for being an idiot

[Saberpunk]

.....looks kinda like a Corvette used its horn to screw a Rick

[the101er]

It's not that bad :rolleyes:


I also don't understand your logic concerning why a pickguard makes a bass more or less punk :confused:

[Naveed Afzal]

its not that bad at all...

[Valdris]

Terrible...
I hope that comes off

[6stringslinger]

So Naveed you think your Steelers are going to beat the Bengals sunday?

[Naveed Afzal]

im a packers fan... **** the squeelers.

but i hope they do, because on the nights they have playoff wins my bar is 1/2 off everything local.

[Kiddo]

that dont look good at all

[Radiobass81]

Am I the only one who thinks it's gorgeous?

A Fortress bass... With a pickguard!

What could be better than that? And this is a rhetorical question, so don't asnwer it.

[User Name]

i dont mind it at all

[backsidetailslide]

looks better than stock

[SixnStones]

i like it

[Psychopsilocybin]

http://img307.imageshack.us/img307/8048/tehgogglesmixy0018ph.jpg

[Basstallica]

id rather no pickguard...but i sure dont hate it with a pg

[BassPlayingPineapple]

I just think the pickguard looks so wrong, so very wrong. Makes it look tacky.

[PaulR]

I think the tone/volume knobs just look horribly tacky.

[Radiobass81]

Warwicks ARE tacky.

[bottlerocket]

......that poor Warwick!!!!!!!

/cries and cuts wrists, thus fulfilling emo stereotype

Wow, what an idiot. I guess it's okay if he thought it looks cool, but I think it looks horrible.

...and a Fortress, too! :evil:

:thumb:

-Gav

[bottlerocket]

Warwicks ARE tacky.

You're tacky. :evil:

Warwicks > Stingrays > you

;)

Nah, I'm kidding...it's all preference. You may argue Warwicks are overpriced, but you can't say they're not high-quality instruments.

:thumb:

-Gav

[Radiobass81]

They can be high-quality and tacky at the same time, right?

And don't you diss the 'Ray!! I mean, you're beloved brand has even tried to copy the 'Ray tone (one humbucker Thumb, Fortress One, etc.). :'(

:p

[bottlerocket]

^ Psht, 'wicks are still better...

:thumb:

-Gav

[BassVirtuoso]

Warwicks are unmatched in quality.





When it comes to firewood.

[Radiobass81]

^ Psht, 'wicks are still better...

:thumb:

-Gav
Nothing beats the original!

(Not a word saying the 'Ray is the third generation P)

Justin: Oh snap!!

[The Forgotten Bassist]

My eyes, they burn!!

Personally I think it's horrible. But then again I far prefer basses with no pick guards.

God I would love to be given a fretless 6er Thumb

[Sergio]

Actually, in one of my old Warwick catalogs there's a model called the Fortress Flashback which came stock with a very similar pickgaurd and lipstick pickups. Looks pretty snazzy. :thumb:

[bottlerocket]

^

http://www.intermusic.com/upload_images/GTR/fortress61.jpg

That?

-Gav

[BassVirtuoso]

So I guess the idiot that did that does something like that is none other than, Warwick themselves

[sixner]

i happen to like it?

the rest of you can shut up cause your WRONG
:lol:
(joke)
i do actaully like it though... i dont mind PG's, some can do it, some cant though.... i like fenders w/o PG's IMO..
-sixner

[PaulR]

Warwicks ARE tacky.
Wait. :amaze:

That's what I meant.

[Sergio]

^

http://www.intermusic.com/upload_images/GTR/fortress61.jpg

That?

-Gav

Yup. That's the one. :thumb:

[ScorpSath]

its not that bad at all...

ok good, I thought I was losing my mind.

I kind of like it.... ... .. ..

[VAinE]

I'm not a big Warwick fan in general, but that is IMO visual rape of a perfectly good looking bass... I don't get it...

#VAinE

[Bass_swede]

I don't really like warwick basses (don't hurt me!) and I can't understand why all of you get so upset, it looks OK.

*sees Gav's fist coming towards me*

*EEK!*

[Criss Frantic]

It's hideous.....

I love it!

When I get my Warwick, that's the first thing I'm gonna do to it. Then I'm gonna paint it black and put a P-Bass neck on it. Then sticker it up to the sh*tter. Then smash it on stage. I love Warwicks.

[blizzard]

That is pretty horrible, Warwicks shouldn't be defaced with a pickgaurd.

[Alma]

It's hideous.....

I love it!

When I get my Warwick, that's the first thing I'm gonna do to it. Then I'm gonna paint it black and put a P-Bass neck on it. Then sticker it up to the sh*tter. Then smash it on stage. I love Warwicks.

:lol: So true!

Im over Warwicks :)

[wonder_steve]

I don't like it.

One band I was in wanted to paint my 3 colour sunurst jazz in camoflauge with skull and crossbone tuners because I didn't look punk enough.

I quit shortly after.

[Criss Frantic]

I don't like it.

One band I was in wanted to paint my 3 colour sunurst jazz in camoflauge with skull and crossbone tuners because I didn't look punk enough.

I quit shortly after.

Give me their number, they just found their new bass player:cool:

[wonder_steve]

Depends where abouts in North East Victoria do you live?
Do you like bands that think about recording a cd/make merchandise before playing a decent show?
Do you like egomaniac guitarists who can't sing but do anyway so the focus is on them?
Do you like being told what to play?

[Criss Frantic]

Hmm ok on second thoughts, I'll just stick with my own band which is the exact antithesis of what you just said. I just wanted the camo j-bass with skull and crossbone tuners.

[BrodieBear]

i must be the only person who thinks it looks better like that

[Misanthropic]

I don't really like the body shape of warwicks.

But man I did love the only one I've tried so far (Corvette)... (I mean as a bass overall, not the shape)

[Left Shoe]

i like it

[godzillarator]

I think it looks okay but maybe better with a diffrent color Pickguard

[basgitarist]

http://img.2dehands.nl/f/normal/9390827.jpg

I saw the same story on a dutch auction site. The owner is getting rid of his bass because it looks too grown-up and now he wants something less grown-up because he likes punk and ska. He should have thought of that before he stuck the plate on it.

[Jaded]

I like it.

[SWR410]

Me eyes! Ze goggles do nothing!
Am i the only one that connected this to when ranier wolfcastle plays radioactive man? :amaze:

[wonder_steve]

I think everyone did

[SWR410]

also, i think that it's not a huge crime, 'cause that bass started ugly. Look at the shape! ewwwww....

whoever called it "visual rape of a good thing" is wrong- it's "not enough cover for visual rape" :D

I think everyone did
thats prolly a good thing... i don't have a life, but neither do you!

[SlincoJ]

Maybe Im just strange,but i really like the way that looks,I think it looks much better with the pickgaurd.

[wonder_steve]

i don't have a life, but neither do you!

*high five*

[Led_Zeppelin678]

it's not the first time I've seen that POS...

:rolleyes:

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[gregulus]

im a packers fan... **** the squeelers.

but i hope they do, because on the nights they have playoff wins my bar is 1/2 off everything local.
I'm a Packers fan myself. Kind of a bummer what they did to Sherman. I think it has something to do with getting rid of Favre - you can't get rid of, or bench, a legend.