johnthebassist

[attachment=185577:0MfH8S8 - Imgur.jpg] [attachment=185579:cuhZJ54 - Imgur.jpg] 1995 Musicman Stringray 5 in fantastic condition. Rosewood board, maple body, 3-band EQ. [attachment=185580:j6xwqlu - Imgur.jpg] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]The neck is straight with a little relief dialled in for a fast, low action. This can easily be altered using the pin-wheel truss rod adjuster. The electronics are also [/color][/font][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]working perfectly, with no [/color][/font][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]pops or crackles. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The outer edge of the battery compartment is missing a corner, presumably where a previous owner damaged it. [/font][/color] [attachment=185581:l8G27Xi - Imgur.jpg] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][color=#282828]There are a couple of very minor scuff marks in the lacquer too, hardly noticeable.[/color][/font] [attachment=185583:XZT7iGH - Imgur.jpg] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]This bass is in excellent shape for a 20-year old instrument. There are no issues affecting playability or tone whatsoever.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The serial number is 56896, which I believe denotes it as a 1995 model[/font][/color]. I received this bass in a trade last year and have only gigged it a couple of times since. I used it on a studio session for which I wanted that classic Chic sound, so I strung it with a £60 set of heavy gauge La Bella "Jamerson" flats. Truss-rod and intonation adjustments were very easy and the bass plays absolutely perfectly. If you want that Bernard Edwards sound, I'm happy to leave the flats on there (they'll last for years). Otherwise I can set it up with a nice new set of rounds. Selling to fund a deposit for a house, so not interested in trades I'm afraid! I think £900 is very fair, but if you want to offer me more, of course I'll listen Cheers! John [attachment=185578:aCB9T7n - Imgur.jpg] [attachment=185584:ZWpWu8a - Imgur.jpg] [attachment=185582:w4xegaU - Imgur.jpg]

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Hi there. Has this one gone now?

WOW! These things are as rare as the proverbial rocking-horse dung. The only Musicman rarer than this is a Cutlass II, I think. Good luck with the sale!

Just got my '69 Jazz this week so as awesome as this bass is, it's not going to get a look in any more. Received one great trade offer, still open for a straight sale also.

Anyone wanna make me an offer?

No worries GLWTS

Bank Holiday bump. Anyone looking to swap their 5-string for an awesome 4? I'm open to trades.

I've got a superb 1990 Warwick Streamer Stage I - 4-string though. Of any interest to you? Beautiful bass, by the way!

This bass is pure badness. Check it out! Somebody's gonna have a very happy Bank Holiday weekend if they act quickly. If I wasn't buying a '69 Jazz Bass, it would most certainly be me!

Offer received. Very likely to go this afternoon.

Due to sale of Thumb 6, I'm now considering trades for this one. Ideally looking for a 5-string. Anything along the lines of a Jazz Deluxe V, Stingray 5, Streamer Jazzman 5, Thumb 5 etc.

Bump City! Think I've got the price wrong? Please let me know! Cheers, John

Some additional photos of the dings on the front of the bass, as requested:

[color=#FF0000]Will consider offers.[/color] Will deliver within 100 miles of London [s]No trades thanks[/s] Will consider trades (5-strings preferred) Serial Number: L3079 90 This 1990 Streamer Stage I was built during the early period when Warwick handcrafted their most sought-after instruments. [list] [*]Hand-built [*]2-band MEC EQ [*]MEC PJ pickups [*]Just-a-Nut I brass nut (the best one, in my opinion) [*]Standard bridge and tailpiece [*]Schaller strap locks [/list] Tons of growl and bags of headroom. It's so much fun to play, it practically plays itself! Finished in a gorgeous, translucent red that really shows off the contours of the instrument and the wenge stripes through the neck. Though this bass has a couple of minor dings, it's far from shabby. Still a stunning instrument. The maple and wenge neck is much slimmer than later later Warwick baseball bats (feels much more like a Jazz) and the wenge fretboard is adorned with the small dot markers that would soon be phased out. I acquired this bass in a Warwick-for-Warwick swap with Kev a few months ago. I'm selling to move to more traditional (Fender) gear, so I'm only interested in a sale please. I've included some of Kev's photos (thanks Kev!) since the bass is in exactly the same condition as it was when he handed it to me. I'm based in West London, happy to meet. Bass has only a soft case, so local collection preferred (though shipping can certainly be arranged at buyers cost). Any questions, gimme a shout!

Thanks Phil - you certainly know your way around yours very well indeed! Weight is by no means unsubstantial. That said, I use a 5" wide leather strap with mine and it helps an awful lot. I'd be quite happy to donate it with the bass

Cheers Kev. It really is a brutal sounding bass. That said, fat bottomed, plump tones are there to be had for the mellower stuff too. We dropped a [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7LKNJR39f5c#t=315"]Fela Kuti cover[/url] a couple of times recently and this bass certainly didn't sound out of place...

12.5 lb! I bought a 5" wide strap and reinforced it, so it's not too bad. Played a 90minute set on it at Cheltenham Jazz Fest a couple of weeks back and I'm still standing. I'm a couple of inches shorter now, mind

[color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Despite being capable of making nothing more than a complete mess in woodwork class in my school days, I'm more than happy to accept that compliment on behalf of Hans Peter Wilfer![/size][/font][/color] String spacing is 16mm

[color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Thumb 6 #27 for sale only. I'm happy to consider offers, but no trades thanks (unless it's a vintage Fender!).[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]I've deliberated over this for a while and I've decided I have to let this one go. It's an immense bass with incredible tone and sustain and the best neck I've ever played. Action is low, neck is absolutely flat as a board and it plays perfectly.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]I bought the bass for £1800 from The Gallery in 2012 and that's what I'[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]d like to sell it for.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]I'm selling to fund a vintage Fender. My main project is going for a much more traditional, old-school sound that will leave this bass sitting on a stand getting dusty. [/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]The only sign of any wear or use whatsoever is a hint of the obligatory thumb mark above the "neck" pickup.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]This is a very early model, only the 27th built. It has schaller tuners and strap-locks and the original headstock with the bevel at the rear.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Here's what Warwick founder and owner Hans Peter Wilfer told me about it:[/size][/font][/color] [quote][color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3][font=Tahoma, Calibri, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif][i]...indeed your Bass is one of the first Thumb NT 6 strings I made by my self.... Here the informations to your very cool and nice Warwick Thumb Bass NT 6 string Bass from 1988 - First: we presented the Thumb NT 6 string in 1987 on the Frankfurt Show so your Bass was made in September 1988 and is still one of the first.. the Number 27 !! very rare for sure - Bass Thumb Bass NT 6 string Serial Number J 027 88 Year 1988 Month September Number 027 Neck Wood Wenge Wood Fingerboard Wenge Wood with Dots in the Fingerboard (one of the last we did it !) Frets Bronce Warwick Frets Nut Just a Nut Brass Version Neck construction Neckthrough construction hiddenneck Body 3 pcs. solid pommele Bubinga Wood Surface Oil Finish / BeeWax Pickups Bartolini Soapbar Humbucker Electronic 2 Band MEC Electronic Hardware Made by Schaller for Warwick Made in Germany / 91330 Eggolsheim / Franconia[/i][/font][/size][/font][/color][/quote] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]The fingerboard actually looks more like Tigerstripe Ebony, but who am I to argue?![/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]I've used this bass to great effect on a number of recordings and many performances at venues and festivals around the UK. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ_n1VMcO_0"]Here's some video/audio of it in action:[/url][/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Any questions, please drop me a line.[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]Thanks for reading,[/size][/font][/color] [color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Tahoma, Calibri, Geneva, sans-serif][size=3]John[/size][/font][/color]

Dear God. Ummm....this is EXACTLY what I need. Honestly, every last detail. Do you have any recordings of it online? I'd have to shift my Warwick Thumb 6, I think. Sorry, thinking out loud.

Wow - just watched an awesome video of one of these from exactly the same year on youtube. Anyone ever tried one with a set of flats? I'm looking for something a bit different for that old-school JB-era Bootsy sound.