Warwick Unveils New Rockbass Alien Deluxe Hybrid Thinline Basses
Warwick has expanded their Rockbass Alien Deluxe Hybrid Thinline series of basses to include eight models. Each of them offers a different aspect of the instrument, which is centered around a thin hollow body fitted with both magnetic and piezo pickups.
The line now includes a fretless version in four- and five-string configurations, each of which comes in both right or left-handed orientation. The standard fretted four and five-string basses are also available in lefty. Warwick introduced a new solid black satin finish to the standard four and five-string setups, as well.
Warwick builds the basses with a medium 32-inch scale for the four-strings and a 34-inch scale for the five-strings. Common features include a solid AA Sitka spruce top with walnut back and sides, a mahogany neck, and a wenge fingerboard. Each bass has a Shadow NanoMag pickup in the fingerboard and a Shadow piezo under the saddle, each of which feeds into Shadow NFX electronics with a built-in tuner.
Warwick’s Rockbass Alien Deluxe Hybrid Thinline basses carry street prices ranging from $999 to $1,099. The four-string versions are available now while the five-strings will be shipping by mid-February.
Warwick Rockbass Alien Deluxe Hybrid Thinline Bass Series Specs:
| Strings: | 4 or 5 |
| Scale: | 4-string 32″ medium scale, 5-string 34″ long scale |
| Body: | Walnut Back and Sides |
| Top: | AA Sitka Spruce |
| Neck: | Mahogany |
| Fingerboard: | Wenge |
| Frets: | 24 nickel silver jumbo frets, or fretless |
| Nut: | Just-A-Nut III Tedur |
| Pickups: | Shadow NanoMag, Shadow Piezo |
| Electronics: | Shadow NFX electronics with built-in tuner |
| Bridge: | Wenge with Slotted Bridge Pins, Bone Saddle |
| Hardware: | Chrome |
| Finish: | Natural Transparent SaJn or Solid Black SaJn finish |
| Case: | Rockbag Student Line Gig Bag |
| Other: | Transparent Pickguard, Wenge Thumbrest |
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