Kev

[quote name='Kellboy' timestamp='1508354457' post='3391671'] Pics Please !!, and this man is why I'm so interested in a thumb, that Tone is KILLER! Ryan Martinie is awesome [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmjX2S04DEQ"]https://www.youtube....h?v=wmjX2S04DEQ[/url] [/quote] Ryan Martinie is one of the reasons I picked up a Thumb, his work with early Mudvayne is great.

Balance on a Thumb does seem to vary and the older models do seem to fair better than the new ones. Pretty much zero on my '89. Quite different basses, Streamers and Thumbs. Very different tone, particularly the 5 string versions I assume you will be looking at, different neck widths as standard as well. Feel very different on strap, not just balance issues but the first position is further away from the body on a thumb, will be more noticeable the higher up you have it on the strap. For me, Thumbs are fantastic instruments and have always preferred them to Streamers. Currently have one of each though...

[quote name='dyerseve' timestamp='1508324332' post='3391332'] what a pair of beauts! how does that double p config sound? especially with the mirrored arrangement... the back of that Thumb is very tasty. I take it the neck is Wenge with cherrywood streamers(forgive me if that isnt the correct term)? [/quote] Double P is very aggressive and mid forward and a good deal louder than most other Warwick's I've had. Perhaps lacking a touch in the bass department when the bridge is solo'd, not surprising given the position of the pup. Preamp a little limited, tempted to install a Darkglass Pre to have more control of the mids. Preamp doesn't seem to be the usual MEC 2 band, voiced differently to my ears. Thumb neck is bubinga stringers

The reach is real, but coming from Dingwalls and their 37" B strings, its nothing more for me. The wood on it is just awesome: The streamer is a beauty but needs some fretwork doing on it. Tempted to do something with the pickups and preamp too, but anxious about devaluing!

Great changes on the B3K, the tone knob is the best part of the M900 pre.

[quote name='LewisK1975' timestamp='1508160703' post='3390132'] For shame Kev, We'll have a good talk about the virtues of Precision Basses the next time we meet up for a deal. [/quote]

[quote name='ambient' timestamp='1507993694' post='3389227'] Why do that? [/quote] P Bass?

It is 100% fine to swap the one way truss rod around, I have done the same with one of my Warwick basses Wonders of a removable Truss rod!

Two of my current trio

To be fair, the only thing they have in common is the Jazz shape. Quite different models.

Impressed with the skills of a few people in this thread, I must confess to having no ability in determining the design, build quality and sound of a speaker cabinet from a jpeg and a price. Personally, I am going to go a test one (at BD in the company of the great cabs available, mostly at a higher price) and see how it compares. My Berg NV cab is wonderful (and ceramic too) so it will be hard to beat!

[quote name='drlargepants' timestamp='1507328145' post='3384871'] Paper thin from memory. Usa one is actually quite deep. Rather like a Ric neck. [/quote] Must say I disagree with that, for me it feels very different from a Ric neck.

Hmm, sounds like an expensive accidental knock of a switch waiting to happen...hopefully that has been thought through!

For me, a bass needs some weight. I am still yet to find a lightweight bass that has the depth and richness of a heavier bass. Heaviest I had was a Warwick Streamer Stage 1 5, 13lb, too heavy to gig with (rather active on stage) but oh my the sound.

[quote name='Kev' timestamp='1296932644' post='1116847'] Just picked up my dream bass from Pete earlier today, 1990 Thumb NT 4, couldn't be happier! [/quote] I did it again, only this time it was a 1989 model, I'm equally ecstatic! Cheers mate.

Just traded basses and cash with this chap, drove a long way to make the deal happen, great stuff all round!