Following a lucky spot on a very badly described eBay listing (no brand/model name, just "electric bass guitar with case"), I managed to score this, local to me, with hard case, leather strap and cable, for the pocket money sum of £180;
A German-made, 2001 model Warwick Streamer Standard, complete with dings, replacement strap pins (including one sheared screw), strings put on backwards on D and G, and a neck relief that would get Robin Hood excited - luckily, slow and gentle truss rod tweaks have significantly improved it, and will leave to settle overnight and adjust some more tomorrow.
Plugged it into a headphone amp and it sounds amaaaazing, just like a proper Warwick should, even though it's a passive model (for now...).
Comments
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I've never seen the point in lumbering a bass with an onboard hiss generator...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Even then, the maximum spacing is narrower than a typical Fender or Musicman. e.g. When choosing a Duncan NYC Soapbar pickup for a Streamer Pro M, it was necessary to order a neck position version to get the rod magnet polepieces into any sort of alignment with the strings.