Warwick Review: Corvette Active

History:

Purchase: I bought this from the bass cellar in London for £750, it was my first german built bass

What I Like About This Warwick Corvette Active: well it certainly lives up to the reputation, it looks very classy and it has a very sleek design, the sound is nice and punchy and you can get a full on bass tone or a funky jazz tone out of it, i like the push pull volume knob that lets you bypass the battery turning it into a passive bass, the snap on cover is quite convienient and I like the adjustable nut and the adjustable bridge, it lets you create any kind of action you want, the bass holds its tuning very well even after ive slapped the hell out of it, comes with a really good quality gig bag.

What I Do NOT Like About The Warwick Corvette Active: ok firstly because its bubinga wood its very heavy, it really takes its toll when you have to carry this to rehearsals, on stage it isnt too bad if you have a nice fat padded strap on, there was a problem with the input jack so i had to have it replaced, i found a couple of dead spots on it too, mainly the fifth fret on the heavy string, plus i didnt know this at the time but it has the same pickups as the rockbass, and my thumb marked it easily above the pickup where it rested, plus waxing is a bit of a pain because it can get down the side of the pickups and the bridge etc...

Warwick Corvette Active Quality Rating: very solid, heavy, neck is straight and doesnt shift, like i said a little jack problem but that was it,

Review Summary: nice bass, well built, holds tuning well, sounds good, looks very classy, id reccomend this as your first step into the world of warwick basses, ive upgraded now to a streamer lx4 which i will also write a review on, all in all a quality bass at a fair price,

Rating of this Warwick product: 4

This Warwick Corvette Active Bass Guitars Review Submitted By: Kevin

Review Date: 2005-06-15