Gear Watch: Warwick RockBass Alien
Warwick has announced a budget version of their existing acoustic bass, the Alien. The new RockBass Alien models are available as Standard or Deluxe, 4- or 5-string, with or without frets.
The Standard version features a spruce top and laminated agathis wood for its back and sides. The laminated woods increase the instrument’s stability and strengthen it for performance. The top of the Standard has a high polish natural finish, with high polish black on the back and sides. The Standard also features a Fishman Sonicore Piezo pickup, and Sonitone preamp.
The Deluxe boasts a laminated spruce top, with bubinga back and sides. It also includes a Sonicore Piezo pickup, but is upgraded to a Presys preamp.
RockBass Alien Standard Specs
- Acoustic bass, set neck
- Available as a 4-or 5-string
- Available in fretted or fretless versions as well as left-handed with no additional charge
- Laminated spruce top, laminated agathis back and sides
- Mahogany neck, satin finish
- Rosewood fingerboard (fretless: tiger stripe ebony fingerboard with fret lines)
- 4-string: 32″ medium scale, 5-string: 34″ long scale
- 24 nickel silver frets
- Fishman Sonicore Piezo pickup and Sonitone preamp
- Natural high-polish finish (top side), high-polish black finish (back and sides)
- Warwick tuner
- Rosewood bridge with bone saddle and notched bridge pins
- Chrome hardware
- Warwick security locks
- Just-A-Nut III
- Nut width: 4-string: 38.5 mm, 5-string: 45 mm
- Warwick red strings bronze acoustic bass strings: 4-string: .045″ – .105″, 5-string: .045″ – .135″
RockBass Alien Deluxe Specs
- Acoustic bass, set neck
- Available as a 4- or 5-string
- Available in fretted or fretless versions as well as left-handed with no additional charge
- Laminated spruce top, laminated bubinga back and sides
- Mahogany neck, satin finish
- Rosewood fingerboard (fretless: tiger stripe ebony fingerboard with fret lines)
- 4-string: 32″ medium scale, 5-string: 34″ long scale
- 24 nickel silver frets
- Fishman Sonicore Piezo pickup and Presys preamp
- High-polish natural finish (top, back and sides)
- Warwick tuner
- Rosewood bridge with bone saddle and notched bridge pins
- Chrome hardware
- Warwick Security Locks
- Just-A-Nut III
- Nut width: 4-string: 38.5 mm, 5-string: 45 mm
- Warwick Red Strings Bronze Acoustic Bass strings: 4-string: .045″ – .105″, 5-string: .045″ – .135″
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
