I know better than to dive into this, but I have no respect for the Warwick company. Not because of the quality of their basses, but because of what I perceive to be the dishonesty underlying some of their product development.
For instance, look at their Streamer bass - and then look at the classic Spector body design. The rip-off is not only obvious, but it led to a threat of legal action by Stuart Spector against Warwick. As a result, Warwick agreed to paid a licensing fee to Spector, but never actually paid what they agreed to pay. Another example: in their Bass Player ads a few years ago, Warwick used to brag about inventing the adjustable nut, which they called the Adjust-a-nut. As any Alembic lover knows, Alembic was using adjustable nuts on their Series basses at least 10 years before Warwick began doing so. If you are really bored someday, ask Susan Wickersham about the whole Buzzard design
Warwick basses may or may not be great. As for myself, I choose not to play instruments made by a company that appears to be willing to steal someone else's ideas and then claim them as their own. It kills the buzz.
