This is a Warwick Nobby Meidel bass from 1987 and it is in great condition
It is the first model ever created by this German brand and it's also their first signature model. It was codesigned by German player Nobby Meidel, who was looking for a ¡nstrument based on the trendy Steinberger headless/small body design but made from tonewoods.
This bass was based on the newly popular Steinberger bass, which back then was also already imitated by manufacturer Washburn with the Bantam bass. An essential characteristic was the headstock-less neck and the tuning pegs located at the bottom end of the body.
Nobby Meidel was absolutely pragmatic in the design phase of the new bass: he basically sawed off the headstock and lateral designs of the body to unmistakably make clear how he imagined the ideal headless electric bass. The Warwick boss himself created the hardware design and electronics; he even drew the schematics for the prototype. The brass parts were supplied by metal turner Walter Zeitler from Röslau, the rosewood came from a local lumber dealer, the 3-D bridges and pickups from Schaller in the town of Feucht and the instrument’s finish was done at a specialty shop in the town of Eltersdorf. That’s how shortly thereafter a novel instrument, completely built in the Franconia region of Germany, came to market.
A total of around 950 were build between Dec. 1982 and 1992.
This particular instrument was made in 1987.
The neck is really solid and stable thanks to the rosewood/maple laminates. Fingerboard is also rosewood.
Warwick's frets (24 in this case, all of them easy to reach) are made from the same material as German church bells so you can expect perfect sustain and resonance.
Sustain in this bass seems to be endless indeed. This is also thanks to the 3D Schaller bridge
German made Schaller pickups are used and they really sound fantastic. Back in the days many players would just replace them for other "trendy" pickups such as Bartolini or EMG's but the truth is these sound absolutely great.
Passive electronics make it very easy to use and you get a lot of great tones
This instrument comes with a custom Flightcase complete with tools and custom stand.
Warwick Nobby Meidel (1987)
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