Warwick Launches Leland Sklar Signature Bass
After introducing a prototype at NAMM last year, Warwick has launched the Sklar Bass I Signature bass. Made with legendary session bassist Leland Sklar, the hollowbody four-stringer is based on the Star Bass with modifications for Sklar’s liking including an arm support built into the body.
The German master-built instrument is built with a carved body crafted from mahogany with a AAA flamed maple top. Its flamed maple neck is topped with a tigerstripe ebony fingerboard fitted with 21 small nickelsivler frets. The pickups are a pair of MEC Vintage singlecoils matched to an active Warwick 2-band preamp. It also includes Sklar’s infamous Producer Switch, which has no function except to appease producers who want to “hear” something different.
Sklar’s personal custom version of the bass has a AAAA quilted maple top and an upgraded producer switch that have five positions with LEDs. The fifth position lights up a certain hand gesture for which the bassist is known.
Check out Sklar going over the bass here:
The Warwick Sklar Bass I Signature bass is available for order now with a retail price of $10,999. It comes with a genuine leather handmade gig bag and individually issued certificate of authenticity.
Warwick Sklar Bass I Signature Specs:
Matched Headstock: | Flamed Maple |
Machineheads: | Warwick Machineheads with wooden knobs |
Nut: | Just-a-Nut III Brass |
Neck Wood: | Flamed Maple |
Fretboard: | Tigerstripe Ebony |
Inlay: | No |
Fluorescent Side Dot: | Illuminated Side Dots |
Fingerboard Radius: | 20″ / 502mm |
Scale length: | 864 mm / 34″ (Longscale) |
Fret quantity material and size: | 21 Small and Flat Nickelsilver frets (Width: 2mm / Height: 1mm) |
Frets: | IFT - Invisible Fretwork Technology |
Body Shape: | Carved |
Bodywood (Topwood / Backwood): | AAA Flamed Maple Top with Flamed Maple arm support and Mahogany Side and Back |
Pickups: | Active MEC Vintage Singlecoils (neck and bridge) |
Electronics: | Active Warwick 2 way electronic with Producer switch |
Pot layout: | Volume P/P / Balance / Bass / Treble - Vintage style Control knobs |
Switch: | 3 way Toggle |
Function of switch: | No function |
Bridge system: | 2 pcs. solid Brass Warwick Bridge |
Strap system: | Warwick Security locks |
Construction: | Set Neck |
Color Possibilities Righthand: | Natural Oil Finish, Transparent Satin or High Polish Finish |
Color Possibilities Lefthand: | No lefthand version available |
Hardware colour: | Gold Hardware |
String label / gauges: | Warwick EMP Coated Strings: 045″-105″ |
Weight: | 4,0 kg |
included accessories: | Warwick User Kit |
Packing: | Handmade Genuine Leatherbag by Rockbag® (RB 20211 B W) |
Certificate: | Individually issued certificate of authenticity |
Warwick Sklar Bass 1 #16-3315 Specs:
Matched Headstock: | AAAA Quilted Maple |
Nut: | Just-a-Nut III Brass |
Mechineheads: | Warwick Machineheads with wooden knobs and D-Tuner |
Neck Wood: | Flamed Maple |
Fretboard: | Tigerstripe Ebony |
Inlay: | No |
Led or Fluorescent Side Dots: | White Side Edge LEDs |
Fingerboard Radius: | 20″ / 502mm |
Scale length: | 864 mm / 34″ (Longscale) |
Fret quanitiy material and size: | 21 Small and Flat Nickelsilver frets (Width: 2mm / Height:1mm) |
Frets: | IFT - Invisible Fretwork Technology |
Body Shape: | Carved |
Bodywood (Topwood / Backwood): | 1″ AAAA Quilted Maple Top and Mahogany Side and Back |
Pickups: | Active MEC Vintage Singlecoils (neck and bridge) |
Electronics: | Active Warwick 2 way electronic with Producer switch |
Pot layout: | Volume P/P / Balance / Bass / Treble - Vintage style Control knobs |
Switch: | 5 way Toggle |
Function of switch: | Special LED function |
Bridge system: | 2 pcs. solid Brass Warwick Bridge |
Strap system: | Warwick Security locks |
Construction: | Set Neck |
Colour possibilities: | Honey Sunburst Transparent High Polish |
Hardware colour: | Gold Hardware |
String label / String gaues: | Warwick EMP Coated Strings: 045″-105″ |
Weight: | 4,5 kg |
Included accessories: | Warwick User Kit |
Packing: | Handmade Genuine Leatherbag by Rockbag® (RB 20211 B W) |
Certificate: | Individually issued certificate of authenticity |
Upgrades from Sklar Bass I: | Matched Headstock, D-Tuner, Side LEDs, Alternate Body Wood, Special LED Function Switch, Natural Oil Finish on Neck |
Customer SO Number: | NAMM 2017 - Lee Sklar / Band: Diverse/Phil Colins/Toto |