NAMM 2020: Warwick launches 2 highly limited Custom Shop basses
German bass veterans add to its top of the range Masterbuilt and Teambuilt Series
NAMM 2020: German bass guitar experts Warwick has launched two new limited edition Custom Shop bass models in the run-up to this year's show - the NT LTD 2020 Masterbuilt and the BO LTD 2020 Teambuilt.
Both basses will be available in both 4- and 5-string and left- and right-handed configurations.
The BO Teambuilt model features a laminated Ovangkol bolt-on 34" neck with a 24-fret wild mahogany fretboard. Also boasting a mahogany Thumb body shape with a satin-finished 1" mahogany burl top, this bass has a natural look which is complemented further by its gold hardware.
Hardware also includes active MEC J/J pickups, active Warwick 2-way electronics, two-piece Warwick bridge and Warwick S-Security Locks.
The NT Masterbuilt model will feature a natural satin-finished mahogany burl body with a matching headstock. The wenge neck is connected to the body in a hidden neck-thru construction, and features a 26-fret fingerboard with abalone dot inlays.
The model also features Graph Tech Ratio machine heads, gold hardware, active MEC J/J pickups with brushed metal covers, active Warwick 2-way electronics with rechargeable lithium battery, two-piece Warwick bridge and Warwick S-Security Locks.
Truly limited edition, there will only be 25 NT LTD 2020 Masterbuilts and 100 BO LTD 2020 Teambuilts made worldwide.
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These models will be priced as follows:
- LTD 2020 BO Teambuilt 4-string: $3,790.00
- LTD 2020 BO Teambuilt 5-string: $3,990.00
- LTD 2020 NT Masterbuilt 4-string: $6,590.00
- LTD 2020 NT Masterbuilt 5-string: $6,990.00
For more information, head to Warwick.
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Sam was Staff Writer at GuitarWorld.com from 2019 to 2023, and also created content for Total Guitar, Guitarist and Guitar Player. He has well over 15 years of guitar playing under his belt, as well as a degree in Music Technology (Mixing and Mastering). He's a metalhead through and through, but has a thorough appreciation for all genres of music. In his spare time, Sam creates point-of-view guitar lesson videos on YouTube under the name Sightline Guitar.
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