Warwick Adds Sklar Signature Bass to Teambuilt, Rockbass Lines
Warwick has added the Sklar Bass I Signature to their Teambuilt Artist Series as well as their Rockbass line. Developed with session legend Leland Sklar, the semi-hollow bass is a modified version of their Star Bass.
The Artist Series Teambuilt 4 string model is made in Germany and comes in either a vintage sunburst transparent high polish or burgundy blackburst transparent high polish finish. It’s built with a AAA flamed maple top and carved body, a maple neck with ekanga veneer stripes, and a tigerstripe ebony fingerboard. Its 21 frets are marked with illuminated side-dots. Warwick fits the bass with a pair of MEC vintage single coil pickups matched to a 2-band EQ.
The Rockbass version carries many of the same features while being built in China. It is also built with a AAA Flamed maple top, although it uses a flat 3/8-inch thick piece compared to the German-built model’s carved 1-inch piece. The Rockbass model also uses a Rockbass preamp instead of the MEC. Luckily, both of the Sklar basses include a “Producer Switch,” which famously has no function except psychologically making producer’s feel you’ve changed something.
The new Sklar Bass I models are expected this year with TBD price points.
Warwick Rockbass Sklar Bass I Specs:
Scale: | 34″ |
Construction: | Set Neck |
Top: | 3/8″ AAA Flamed Maple |
Back: | Mahogany |
Body Shape: | Flat Body Shape |
Neck: | 3-piece Maple |
Nut: | Warwick Just-a-Nut III Tedur |
Fretboard: | Tigerstripe Ebony |
Inlays: | None |
Frets: | 21 Small Bronze |
Pickups: | Passive MEC Vintage Single Coils |
Electronics: | Active Rockbass 2-way Electronic |
Tuners: | Warwick Machineheads |
Bridge: | 2-Piece Warwick Bridge |
Case: | Deluxe Rockbag |
Weight: | 9 lbs |
Other: | Warwick Security Strap Locks |
Warwick Artist Series Teambuilt Sklar Bass I Specs:
Scale: | 34″ |
Construction: | Set Neck |
Top: | 1″ AAA Flamed Maple |
Back: | Mahogany |
Body Shape: | Carved Body Shape |
Neck: | 3-piece Maple with Ekanga Veneer Stripes |
Nut: | Warwick Just-a-Nut III Tedur |
Fretboard: | Tigerstripe Ebony |
Inlays: | None |
Side Dots: | Illuminated Side Dots |
Frets: | 21 Small Nickelsilver treated with Invisible Fretwork Technology |
Pickups: | Active MEC Vintage Single Coils |
Electronics: | Active MEC 2-way Electronic |
Tuners: | Warwick Machineheads |
Bridge: | 2-Piece Warwick Bridge |
Case: | Starline Rockbag |
Weight: | 9 lbs |
Other: | Warwick Security Strap Locks, Warwick User Kit, Certificate of Authenticity |