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Summer NAMM 2010: The Warwick stand in pictures

A little bass heavy... — Guitarist Earl Slick is flanked by U2's Adam Clayton and Metallica's Rob Trujillo

A little bass heavy...

Thumb Series SC bass — Available in five- or six-string models

Thumb Series SC bass

Bootsy Collins Orange Star Signature bass — Based on Warwick's Infinity line, with added funk

Bootsy Collins Orange Star Signature bass

Boosty Collins Black Star Signature bass — Black, yes, but hardly basic

Boosty Collins Black Star Signature bass

Corvette Limited Edition 2010 bass — Limited to 300 pieces, each signed by Warwick founder and CEO Hans-Peter Wilfer himself on the back of the headstock

Corvette Limited Edition 2010 bass

Special Edition LX5 Streamer — California Redwood top over ash. Limited to 20 four-string and 20 five-string models

Special Edition LX5 Streamer

Hey, isn't that Jonas Hellborg? — Sure is. The bass master poses next to his signature preamp, Mono 250 and 500 power amps, along with a pair of Hellborg Hi Cabs

Hey, isn't that Jonas Hellborg?

A quartet of Framus solid-body guitars — The Panthera Studio Supreme and the Panthera Legacy SN, along with the Diablo and its seven-string counterpart

A quartet of Framus solid-body guitars

This man likes his job! — Framus Sales Manager Tyler Krupsky shows off a Diablo

This man likes his job!

Joe is a freelance journalist who has, over the past few decades, interviewed hundreds of guitarists for Guitar World, Guitar Player, MusicRadar and Classic Rock. He is also a former editor of Guitar World, contributing writer for Guitar Aficionado and VP of A&R for Island Records. He’s an enthusiastic guitarist, but he’s nowhere near the likes of the people he interviews. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up.