The Guitar Center 37th Anniversary Warwick Bass
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October 18, 2001
To commemorate their 37th year of business, Guitar Center commissioned
Warwick to build a special edition electric bass for them. This 4-string
bass is built off of Warwick's popular Thumb Bolt-on series. What makes
this instrument so unique is the exotic mix of woods that were used for
the body. The hand-selected bubinga pomele top is a perfect match for
the ovangkol back, with a thin maple veneer in-between the two woods,
which creates a distinctively pleasing look. Bubinga and Ovangkol are
closely related tone woods with similar sound yet striking differences
in appearance. The straight grained mahogany-like ovangkol back
contrasts beautifully with the reddish hues of the curly buginga top.
The ovangkol neck features an ebony fingerboard and Warwick's trademark
bell brass frets. The ebony fingerboard gives this special bass a quick
attack that is well balanced with Warwick's trademark woody growl and
focused lows.
The Guitar Center 37th Anniversary Thumb Bolt-on bass comes loaded with
MEC active J-style pick-ups and a MEC active 2-band preamp.
This special Warwick bass is available only at Guitar Center stores
and is available now. There were only 150 of these unique basses made
for Guitar Center's 37th anniversary.
Retail price: $2,299
For more information, visit their web site at www.warwickbass.com. | 
