Warwick Unveils Masterbuilt and Teambuilt Corvette $$ LTD 2019 Basses
Warwick showed off their annual limited edition bass at the 2019 Winter NAMM Show. This year the company unveiled the Corvette $$ LTD 2019 in a neckthrough version in their Masterbuilt Custom Shop line and a bolt-on version in their Teambuilt Pro Series. Both basses are made in Germany.
“The Masterbuilt LTD 2019 model is a very distinctive Corvette $$ NT, which will be available as 4 or 5 string bass,” Warwick explains. “The eye-catcher of the Corvette $$ Neckthrough LTD 2019 Masterbuilt is a top and matching headstock from Californian Buckeyeburl, with natural satin / multicolor chrome acrylic finish. The body is made of Swamp Ash and the machine knobs are made of wood. The maple neck with ekanga veneer stripes meets the body in a hidden neck-through construction, the tigerstripe ebony fretboard features 24 jumbo bronze frets, Yin Yang fretboard inlays, and illuminated side dots.”
They add that the passive MEC MM-style pickups are matched to Warwick’s 2-way electronics complete with volume, balance, treble, and bass controls. Each of the humbuckers has a three-way switch to put them into series, parallel, and single coil operations. The electronics run on a rechargeable lithium battery.
The Teambuilt carries many of the same features while being built with a bolt-on neck. Both the Warwick Corvette $$ Neck-through LTD 2019 Masterbuilt and Warwick Corvette $$ Bolt-On LTD 2019 Teambuilt basses will be shown at the 2019 Winter NAMM Show. Price points are not yet available.
Warwick Corvette $$ Neckthrough LTD 2019 Masterbuilt Bass Specs:
| Strings: | 4 or 5 |
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Construction: | Neckthrough |
| Body: | Swamp Ash |
| Top: | 3/8″ Selected Californian Buckeye Burl |
| Finish: | Natural Satin with Multicolor Chrome Acrylic |
| Headstock: | Matching Californian Buckeye Burl |
| Neck: | 3-piece Maple with Ekanga Veneers |
| Fretboard: | Tigerstripe Ebony |
| Fretboard Inlays: | Yin Yang |
| Side Dots: | Illuminated |
| Frets: | 24 Jumbo Bronze with IFT Invisible Fret System |
| Pickups: | Passive MEC MM-Style humbuckers with metal housing |
| Electronics: | Active Warwick 2-way electronics with rechargeable Lithium Battery |
| Controls: | Volume P/P / Balance / Treble / Bass / Two 3-way mini-switches |
| Bridge: | 2-piece solid Brass Warwick Bridge |
| Tuners: | Schaller Machineheads with wooden knobs |
| Case: | Handmade Genuine Leather Bag by RockBag |
| Other: | Individually issued certificate of authenticity, Each instrument is personally signed by Warwick Founder Hans Peter Wilfer |
Warwick Corvette $$ Bolt-On LTD 2019 Teambuilt Bass Specs:
| Strings: | 4 or 5 |
| Scale: | 34″ |
| Construction: | Bolt-on |
| Body: | Swamp Ash |
| Top: | 3/8″ Selected Californian Buckeye Burl |
| Finish: | Natural Satin with Multicolor Chrome Acrylic |
| Headstock: | Standard |
| Neck: | 3-piece Maple with Ekanga Veneers |
| Fretboard: | Tigerstripe Ebony |
| Fretboard Inlays: | Dots |
| Side Dots: | Illuminated |
| Frets: | 24 Jumbo Nickelsilver with IFT Invisible Fret System |
| Pickups: | Passive MEC MM-Style humbuckers |
| Electronics: | Active MEC 2-way electronics |
| Controls: | Volume P/P / Balance / Treble / Bass / Two 3-way mini-switches |
| Bridge: | 2-piece Warwick Bridge |
| Tuners: | Warwick Machineheads |
| Case: | Starline RockBag |
| Other: | Individually issued certificate of authenticity, Each instrument is personally signed by Warwick Founder Hans Peter Wilfer |
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