| Author | Message | ||
| rogertvr
Advanced Member Username: rogertvr Post Number: 382 Registered: 1-2003 |
I've actually had this instrument for some months. I was so impressed when I collected my 4-string Buzzard in February that I ordered an 8-string! I've had it since June, but at the time the story with Warwick was kicking off and Rob Green respectfully asked me not to speak about the 8-string. It's all died down now, so here are a few pictures of it. Note the theme of the gold e-tuners - I had that on my 4-string so I decided to continue it. It's been killing me not being able to speak about it!    | ||
| davr35
Junior Username: davr35 Post Number: 38 Registered: 12-2004 |
That whole Warwick thing is just stupid it doesn't make any sense.. Status is what John was using when he died so shy can't they still make his bass... great bass btw | ||
| bassicinstincts
Junior Username: bassicinstincts Post Number: 31 Registered: 9-2003 |
Yum yum!! All I can say really! ...apart from I want one too! Ben | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 2155 Registered: 9-2002 |
Gasp! When are those trains to the UK??? Paul TBO | ||
| senmen
Senior Member Username: senmen Post Number: 514 Registered: 7-2003 |
Rog, shame on you... :-) No I really understand this matter. It was wise not to speak about this. Hhm, you see me jealous...... Oliver (still Spyderman) :-) | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1437 Registered: 9-2003 |
Rog: Very nice! Just looking at it resulted in a rousing rendition of "Success Story" reverberating in my cavernous, yet empty, cranium, LOL! Cheers, Kevin | ||
| zn_bassman
Junior Username: zn_bassman Post Number: 44 Registered: 4-2005 |
Hey Rog, Great bass! And shame on W*rw*ck again! A couple of us have been discussing Buzzards off-forum, and I'm wondering if you can tell us about the sound. John's 8-string Buzzard sound often came across kind of muddy in the legit and bootleg recordings I have. The recordings in question are of Status Buzzards, save the Join Together release from The Who's '89 tour, on which he used the Warwick 8 for Trick of the Light. I distinctly remember the muddy 8 sound at both of the live shows I saw that year in Washington DC. Maybe graphite isn't so good for 8s? | ||
| bigbadbill
Advanced Member Username: bigbadbill Post Number: 214 Registered: 10-2003 |
Rog, HOW jealous am I? :-) And there was me pretty happy with the somewhat used Status Energy 5 (graphite neck/walnut body/twin Js) I just scored off ebay for peanuts..... | ||
| rogertvr
Advanced Member Username: rogertvr Post Number: 383 Registered: 1-2003 |
Thanks for your kind comments folks! To answer ZN's question about sound - it sounds like my SG Buzzard 4-string, except that the sound is more full in the 8-string sense of that statement. It's not muddy at all, it has the same ring and cut to the sound. It's also amazingly easy to play - the last 8-string I played (which was about 20 years ago - a BC Rich with the aluminium baseball bat neck - horrible) was configured with the strings paired the other way and I struggled with that. This Buzzard really is an amazing instrument. Shame that there won't be anymore... | ||
| bigbadbill
Advanced Member Username: bigbadbill Post Number: 215 Registered: 10-2003 |
Yeah, I would've liked one one day. Still, there's always the B2 and the Stealth.... FWIW I owned a Rickenbacker 4003s8 (which I sold to help finance my Alembic) and that was a fantastic bass...I miss it a lot. One day I'll get another.... | ||
| rogertvr
Advanced Member Username: rogertvr Post Number: 384 Registered: 1-2003 |
I always wanted a 4001 8-string but never managed it! | ||
| bigbadbill
Advanced Member Username: bigbadbill Post Number: 217 Registered: 10-2003 |
Hard to find...great basses though. Imagine the 4001/4003 but even more so.... | ||
| zn_bassman
Junior Username: zn_bassman Post Number: 45 Registered: 4-2005 |
Rog, thanks for your answer and enjoy that great new toy! Personally, I prefer the incredible sound John got with his Alembic 8s. And the studio version of Success Story (on 1975's Who By Numbers) was apparently recorded with a Rick 8. Let's hope the W*rw*ck-induced ban is eventually lifted - who knows what a little legal razzle-dazzle could do! | ||
| stoney
Senior Member Username: stoney Post Number: 427 Registered: 7-2002 |
WOW! NICE AXE | ||
| beelee
Intermediate Member Username: beelee Post Number: 143 Registered: 11-2004 |
Roger your a lucky guy having a SG Buzzard 4 and 8 !! I wish I had one of each !! ZN I second the let's hope the W*****K ban is lifted....those B*st*rds !! Well I have to settle for my Ibanez Studio ST-980 8 string.........its a nice one, has a slight Alembic like design but I REALLY want a SG Buzzard !! | ||
| ox_junior
Advanced Member Username: ox_junior Post Number: 312 Registered: 3-2004 |
Nice bass. How much you want for it?  MB | ||
| rogertvr
Advanced Member Username: rogertvr Post Number: 386 Registered: 1-2003 |
Make me an offer! | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 520 Registered: 9-2002 |
Just to stir up this Warwick/Buzzard/Entwistle love fest a little more: www.gbase.com/stores/gear/geardetails.aspx?item=810057 Have fun, J o e y | ||
| senmen
Senior Member Username: senmen Post Number: 515 Registered: 7-2003 |
Joey, if you have 50 K this could be yours... :-) Too much for me anyway.... Oliver (Spyderman) | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 521 Registered: 9-2002 |
Whenever they find the sap that would step up and actually give them 50 grand for this, I'd love to sell him my beach house on Mars. J o e y | ||
| kmh364
Senior Member Username: kmh364 Post Number: 1475 Registered: 9-2003 |
My attitude is, if you believe the spiel in that advert, if John meant that much to the guy, he wouldn't be selling the bass! Actually, considering what "rock memorabilia" is selling for these days, this is a "bargain"! Where's that guy from Microsoft when you need him? LOL! |
