Warwick RB Fortress 5 BRTS

5-String Electric Bass

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Latest User Reviews

1 year ago

out the box... really good

I had one of the original RB Fortress 5s and it was great but heavy as.. this is lighter has a much slimmer neck and is pretty well finished, it does have a tiny bit of fret sprout, but thats easily fixed, they also need a bit of a polish, the strings feel horrible too. The rest is flawless, its easily a £1200 Bass, so for value, its bang for bucks. Pots are nice and smooth, the locking tuners is a nice addition and the gig bag was unexpected. String spacing is very nice and the bass is really easy to play and balanced on a strap. I'd buy another.

7 years ago

900 euros for this?

It feels cheap, vey, very cheap. Even Squier VM 5 string seems to be two times better in terms of quality and it costs half of this.

This was my fist time with Rockbass series basses and last as well. After 15 minutes of playing packed it back for return.

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Warwick
  • Released in 2018
  • Average price : $1016
  • Body: Ash
  • Bolt-on 4-piece neck: Maple with Ekanga veneer stripes
  • Fretboard: Wenge
  • 24 Extra high nickel silver jumbo frets
  • Scale: 864 mm (long scale)
  • Nut width: 45.0 mm
  • Pickup: 2 Active MEC J/J
  • Active 2-Band electronics
  • Volume / Balance / Treble / Bass controls
  • Warwick machine heads
  • Just-a-Nut III nut made of Tedur
  • 2-Piece Warwick bridge
  • String spacing: 16.5 mm
  • Warwick security locks
  • Chrome hardware
  • Ex-factory stringing: Warwick RED (42301 M) .045"- .135"
  • Weight : approx. 4.5kg
  • Colour: Burgundy red transparent satin
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