Prince's Warwick bass, info?

Does anybody know anything about the warwick bass prince plays (use to play). I read in a guitar mag article that someone recently posted that it is a warwick thumb 4, coined the "eye bass".

does anyone know anything besides that, i.e. is it a standard model with just a custom paint job? does it have MEC, EMG or Bartolini pickups? etc...

also does anyone have any photo's.??

i ask, because I am in the market for a new bass, and love the warwick sound. i just can't get the funk sound i want out of my fender jazz
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is the cool purple fender from the 21 nights book not the one he now uses-or is that one Josh's ?

i have no details on his bass's

That bass was called "the one 'd bass"

if i am not mistaken , it's Mayte's eye on it.

polkadotbliss said:

I love the One eyed bass and the dual he has with Larry Graham on the intro to kiss.

Maybe he doesnt use it if indeed it is Maytes eye on the body of the instrument.

Or perhaps it got totalled the time he slid it across the stage.

I'm intrigued by that bass too, but I haven't seen it in any footage since the Rave dvd.

http://princetext.tripod....ass99.html

Only information I could find.

exenn said:

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just found this image
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I believe the One Eyed Bass can be seen in the "I Like It There" video, hanging from the ceiling. Prince also plays it during the Get Wild video. It was used heavily during his Tora Tora period. I'm pretty sure it's the same model as the Sonny T bass with the lyrics to Gold on it.

Seems to be a Warwick Dolphin.

BTW: It was manufactured in the 1990s.

squirrelgrease said:

I believe the One Eyed Bass can be seen in the "I Like It There" video, hanging from the ceiling. Prince also plays it during the Get Wild video. It was used heavily during his Tora Tora period. I'm pretty sure it's the same model as the Sonny T bass with the lyrics to Gold on it.

Seems to be a Warwick Dolphin.

The Thumb looks more like it.

Here's the Sonny T bass that I mentioned. Note that it's a left-handed bass strung upside down (see that the nut hasn't been filed down to accept the larger diameter string - it rides on top of the nut). I believe that's the way Sonny T plays. It shows the brand of pickups used being Seymour Duncan AECs.

squirrelgrease said:

The Thumb looks more like it.

Here's the Sonny T bass that I mentioned. Note that it's a left-handed bass strung upside down (see that the nut hasn't been filed down to accept the larger diameter string - it rides on top of the nut). I believe that's the way Sonny T plays. It shows the brand of pickups used being Seymour Duncan AECs.

jethrouk said:[quote]

squirrelgrease said:

The Thumb looks more like it.

Here's the Sonny T bass that I mentioned. Note that it's a left-handed bass strung upside down (see that the nut hasn't been filed down to accept the larger diameter string - it rides on top of the nut). I believe that's the way Sonny T plays. It shows the brand of pickups used being Seymour Duncan AECs.

[Bass Pix were here]


that looks so amazing cheers. i think then, Prince's eye bass is the same as that - just with different colouring.

again i want to say thank you. you always have so much (helpful) information and unlike a lot of people on hear you don't offer it with arrogance.

p.s. where did you get the photo's?
jx

Seems the seller is still around, but under the seller name rocknrollguru:

http://cgi.ebay.com/PRINC...1551wt_902

Must be a Prince fan. Maybe you could inquire and find out if he has any more info on the bass.

squirrelgrease said:[quote]

jethrouk said:

squirrelgrease said:

The Thumb looks more like it.

Here's the Sonny T bass that I mentioned. Note that it's a left-handed bass strung upside down (see that the nut hasn't been filed down to accept the larger diameter string - it rides on top of the nut). I believe that's the way Sonny T plays. It shows the brand of pickups used being Seymour Duncan AECs.

[Bass Pix were here]


that looks so amazing cheers. i think then, Prince's eye bass is the same as that - just with different colouring.

again i want to say thank you. you always have so much (helpful) information and unlike a lot of people on hear you don't offer it with arrogance.

p.s. where did you get the photo's?
jx

This bass was being sold on eBay in 2005. The story was that there were 2 or 3 of these made for touring. This one ended up "not getting used" and became a promotional give-away at some point. The odd set-up of the strings shows that it was obviously intended for Sonny's use. To me, it looks like this one may have been played a bit. I've yet to see a pic of Sonny T playing a "Gold" bass, though.

Have fun with your new bass when you get it.

3121 said:

squirrelgrease said:

This bass was being sold on eBay in 2005. The story was that there were 2 or 3 of these made for touring. This one ended up "not getting used" and became a promotional give-away at some point. The odd set-up of the strings shows that it was obviously intended for Sonny's use. To me, it looks like this one may have been played a bit. I've yet to see a pic of Sonny T playing a "Gold" bass, though.

Have fun with your new bass when you get it.

Didnt he 'play' it during the Gold video?

haven't seen the video in an age but i recall seeing it on some video. Pretty sure it was Gold.

squirrelgrease said: