Warwick Unveils Masterbuilt and Teambuilt Corvette $$ LTD 2019 Basses

Warwick Corvette Bolt-On LTD 2019 Teambuilt Bass (front)

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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