Warwick Releases RockBass Alien Standard and Deluxe Acoustic Basses

Beginners and other price-conscious musicians can now afford their acoustic Warwick dream bass: The extraordinary and very popular Alien is now available in two high-quality RockBass versions: Standard and Deluxe. Both come as 4- or 5-string instruments, with frets or fretless. The tone is concise, dynamic and rich; it's punchy with a snarly acoustic accent, making it unmistakably a Warwick Alien bass. The Standard model comes loaded with features such as a spruce top and laminated agathis wood back and sides. The use of laminated tone woods increases stability and is perfectly suited for stage performance. The top of the Alien Standard has a high polish natural finish, the sides and back are high polish black. Both versions come with a set neck made of mahogany with a non-slip satin finish. The body of the RockBass Alien Deluxe has a laminated spruce top, while the back and sides are laminated bubinga. Both versions feature a first-class Fishman Sonicore Piezo pickup. The Alien Standard has a Sonitone preamp and the Alien Deluxe a Presys preamp. Available in fretted or fretless versions as well as left-handed with no additional charge. RockBass Alien Standard Specs

• Acoustic bass, set neck
• Available as a 4-or 5-string
• Available in fretted or fretless versions as well as left-handed with no additional charge
• Laminated spruce top, laminated agathis back and sides
• Mahogany neck, satin finish
• Rosewood fingerboard (fretless: tiger stripe ebony fingerboard with fret lines)
• 4-string: 32" medium scale, 5-string: 34" long scale
• 24 nickel silver frets
• Fishman Sonicore Piezo pickup and Sonitone preamp
• Natural high-polish finish (top side), high-polish black finish (back and sides)
• Warwick tuner
• Rosewood bridge with bone saddle and notched bridge pins
• Chrome hardware
• Warwick Security Locks
• Just-A-Nut III
• Nut width: 4-string: 38.5 mm, 5-string: 45 mm
• Warwick Red Strings Bronze Acoustic Bass strings: 4-string: .045" – .105", 5-string: .045" – .135"

• Acoustic bass, set neck
• Available as a 4-or 5-string
• Available in fretted or fretless versions as well as left-handed with no additional charge
• Laminated spruce top, laminated bubinga back and sides
• Mahogany neck, satin finish
• Rosewood fingerboard (fretless: tiger stripe ebony fingerboard with fret lines)
• 4-string: 32" medium scale, 5-string: 34" long scale
• 24 nickel silver frets
• Fishman Sonicore Piezo pickup and Presys preamp
• High-polish natural finish (top, back and sides)
• Warwick tuner
• Rosewood bridge with bone saddle and notched bridge pins
• Chrome hardware
• Warwick Security Locks
• Just-A-Nut III
• Nut width: 4-string: 38.5 mm, 5-string: 45 mm
• Warwick Red Strings Bronze Acoustic Bass strings: 4-string: .045" – .105", 5-string: .045" – .135"

Please note that delivery times for Warwick basses and Framus guitars will be increasing from three to six months to six to nine months. NAMM 2010 was a great success for Warwick GmbH & Co Music Equipment KG and as a result we've had to adjust our production schedule to accommodate requests for product worldwide. Increases in quality control as well as production cuts also factor into these delivery time changes. This will enable us to better serve you while still delivering the same high standard of craftsmanship and engineering that you've grown accustomed to in all Warwick and Framus products. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation. Warwick Press Release Warwick/Framus and Warwick Distribution Stand Musikmesse Frankfurt 2010

Warwick, Framus, and the ever-growing number of Warwick distribution companies will once again be well represented at the 2010 Musikmesse in Frankfurt. This year the booth will be one floor down in Hall 4.1. You will find our main staging area at booth E12 in Hall 4.1, while the current line of Jim Dunlop products will be located at booth D10. Besides the number of products being presented in Europe for the first time, we will have an array of A-list artists performing and signing at the Warwick / Framus booth. Bootsy Collins, Ryan Martinie and Earl Slick are just a few of the big names destined to once again transform the Warwick / Framus booth into an audience magnet! And don't miss the Framus Museum exhibit around the corner in booth D24, where you will also be able to find current products from pickup specialist MEC. We look forward to your visit!