Warrior 12-String Basses
1997 Warrior 12-string bass.
Warrior 12-String Basses
Warrior Guitars in Rossville, Georgia, USA has built a small number of 12-string basses plus a larger number of 15-string basses. Warrior instruments are available in a wide variety of body style, wood type, and electronics combinations, essentially they are all completely customized instruments.
The serial number on a Warrior 12 is stamped on the back of the headstock.
Bridges on Warrior 12-string basses are non-adjustable. Before Warrior began using proper metal tailpieces, the strings were run through the body. The string holes have been drilled in random places apparently without the use of a template. One string is missing the ferrule as the hole is located almost underneath the tailpiece, consequently wood is absorbing the string tension instead of metal.
Besides the sloppy hole placement, the ferrules for the octave strings are too small so the ball ends for these eight strings stick up above the body instead of being recessed.
Electronics cavity on a Warrior 12-string bass, it includes a separate battery compartment.
Sword inlay at the 12th fret.
Warrior Signature Series 12-string bass. This is the first 12-string bass produced by Warrior.
Three Warrior 12-string basses are included in the 1997 Warrior catalog.
Warrior Double-Neck 12-String Basses
Double-neck Warrior 4/12 with sound hole.
Double-neck Warrior bass with a 4-string neck combined with a 12-string neck.
Warrior was the first company to offer a double-neck bass that included a 12-string bass.
Warrior ad showing a 12-string bass in the background.
Warrior ad from 1998 that includes a 12-string bass.