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Sorry for bringing a post back from the dead but i LOVE that Markbass Rig in the first picture! Lush!

[quote name='beardybass' post='639672' date='Oct 29 2009, 04:25 AM']Give Esperanza a bell and ask her if she wants to go see ToP with you. Job's a good 'un.[/quote] Hahaha! Sorted!

Sometimes you don't have to move on from a Squire, my Squire Vintage Modified jazz is a fantastically playable and amazing sounding bass, i like it as much as my two Warwicks, if a bass works for you stick with it! I thoroughly recommend that particular model though!! Check them out!

I usually let my Markbass head do all the hard work tonally, especially as the dials are only Gain, Low, High Mid, Low Mid, High, Volume, its perfect *hates loads of knobs and eq sliders* with my Thumb bass i have to roll in a bit of a mid boost as the bass is naturally low and dark, and with my Streamer Stage II i have to roll in a little bass as its a natural "mid" instrument.

I think the main thing here is to never compare two basses that you own or are going to own. I have a 26 Fret 5 string Warwick Thumb Neck Through, a 24 fret 4 string Streamer Stage II Neck Through, and a 20 fret Jazz Bass, all feel different, sound different, play different and i use them for very different things. Warwicks i have found can be very cut and dry, out of the 7 i have owned i have only kept two, both are pre '90 and therefore have a very slim neck profile, very Jazz like, i personally found it very hard to get comfortable on the newer neck profiles the only reason being is they're so wide, *D Profile* compared to your Jazzes *C Profile* I agree with the guys above who reccommend you try them out before sealing a deal, you can get fantastic prices for some of the newer Warwicks second hand £300 - £400 can easilly bag you a nice Corvette, and i once bought a mint condition Streamer LX for £500. So keep your eyes peeled as its always a buyers market for these basses.

I have never found PBasses to be sexy........... until now.... theres something about the board on that '76 mmmm mmmmmmmmm

[quote name='KevB' post='631501' date='Oct 20 2009, 04:38 PM']I took out insurance with Endsleigh specifically for music gear, think I'm insured up to 2-3K for under 40 quid per year. Almost as soon as I took it out the band folded and I've not been regularly gigging since![/quote] Likewise my Two Warwicks are insured for £3000 Each and i paid £46 for the year, it covers theft from home and gigs, damage at gigs, damage at home, theft from locked automobiles, pretty much everything that could happen, i had my House Insurance at uni with them for 3 years, never had any trouble back then, but then again nothing bad happened!

Sorry it would have seemed that my bandwidth on my old image server had ran out! Seems like these are popular things to look at over at the Warwick forum! Re Linked so the images should now appear!

I never knew anything about these until i saw them hanging in the less than inspiring music shop in Selfridges... my first thoughts i'll be honest were "what the hell is that monstrosity" I asked the girl to have a quick go on one and she plugged me through a little Hartke practice amp, so i'll have to be compassionate when i come to discussing the sound. The finish of the bass is terrible, if anything unacceptable, the neck felt unfinished, i swear there were rough patches all the way up the neck, the frets were razor sharp on the edges, the strings were at least 3-4mm off the fretboard, as discussed earlier the paint job was so so sloppy, it looked thick and it filled up the neck pocket where the wood didn't, now some of these things could be consequence of a poor shop set up but check out the website, Flea and his bass companies manifesto is that no bass leaves the factory unless its perfectly setup and ready to play...... hmm. The pickup sounded very weak, not alot of output at all, crackly pots, slack tuners, cheap bridge.... oh dear... The bass was however incredibly light, so people who prefer lighter basses might want to check it out, but apart from that, as someone before me stated for £400 they're having a laugh and playing massively on the name. Even if this bass was sub £200 it would be a joke compared to a Squier or Warwick Rockbass.

I would have loved that but I'm [i][b]still[/b][/i] down in Portsmouth *wails*

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='626555' date='Oct 14 2009, 11:28 PM']Very nice. How does the Thumb balance?[/quote] Very very well, this is my first Thumb, i had heard in the past people were complaining of alot of Neck Dive, but this one balances perfectly on my lap and when i stand with no dive at all. [quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='626592' date='Oct 15 2009, 12:26 AM']Wonderful! Both with Schaller machine heads - I had a Thumb Custom built for me in '90 and it came with gotohs (which are fine!) but I was upset that it did not have Schallers!!! Sad eh? Nick (author of `Machine Head and Tuner Monthly')[/quote] Yeah the Schallers are lovelly, i never ever have to tune my Stage II up it just stays put constantly, I'm expecting the same with my new Thumb as the tuners are a lot stiffer on this model. [quote name='budget bassist' post='626602' date='Oct 15 2009, 12:50 AM']that SSII is lovely love the grain on the bubinga on the thumb too[/quote] Thanks! The Stage II is a definite looker!

Here are my two Warwicks, an 89' Thumb NT5 and an '88 Streamer Stage II you can find some more pics on my thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=63520"]here[/url] Enjoy guys.

Just picked up my new *old* '89 Warwick Thumb NT5 from Gary Williams today *you aint getting it back bro!!! * its absolutely incredible! it blew my mind at band practice tonight, such an incredible sound and feel with a perfect players neck, I'm in love. Thought i would show it to you all posing with her sister an '88 Warwick Streamer Stage II NT4. Enjoy!