warwickhunt

[quote name='HazBeen' timestamp='1365612971' post='2041839'] How in the heck has this not sold yet? Bumpage on me [/quote] I have someone local who has chewed his fingernails down to the wrist trying to sell his SWR Redhead in order to get the funds to buy my Dingwall but times are tough for high end gear!

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Many thanks. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Dingwall still available.[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Manufacturer: Warwick[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Model: [/font][/color][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Thumb (JD)[/font] [font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Year/serial number: 87 - G970[/font] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Country of origin: W Germany[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Body: Bubinga[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Neck: Wenge/Bubinga Neck-Thru[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Fingerboard: Wenge[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Pick-ups: EMG[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Preamp: [/font][/color][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]MEC[/font] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hardware: Warwick/Schaller. Bridge is adjustable for height/intonation/string spacing[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Finish: Oil[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Case/Gigbag: Warwick Rockcase (hardcase) [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Extras: Straplocks[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Weight: 9lb 14oz [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Positives: Excellent condition (especially considering the age). Very slight superficial marks on the body and a few wear marks on the pups. The D string tuner 'washer' (the plastic insert surround, see headstock front pic) is cracked but not broken away and doesn't affect the tuner/bass in any way; again replacements can be had.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Negatives: Battery cover here but clip snapped off (will be secured with tape), not uncommon and readily available.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Price: £1200[/font][/color] Not much that I can add to the above, if you know your Warwick history, you'll know that these early Thumbs differ from the later models in having a 1 piece bridge (Warwick branded Schaller 3D), sculpted headstock rear, slimmer necks and come with various pup manufacturers (the JDs had EMG). JD refers to John Diggin who worked with Warwick to design the bass and the first production run had the JD logo on the truss rod cover. No problem at all with neck dive on this bass (I've not tried a NT Thumb that did so not sure where the story of neck diving Thumbs came from), it balances perfectly. No crackly pots or iffy electrics. Since these pics were taken I've given the frets a good polish and set the bass up (no probs with the truss rod) with a nice low action. The bass comes with an 'as new' Warwick hardcase (I think there is one up for sale at the moment on BC for £100+) but I can supply a period correct gigbag if you'd prefer. I'd be interested in a trade for a Streamer bass (don't think anything else would float my boat at the minute but you could try me) but it would need to be sub 9lb in weight and to make a straight swap it would need to be a vintage Streamer so certainly no later than this bass; though I would accept cash added to the deal if condition wasn't as good or if it was a slightly later bass (for an absolute corker of a bass then I'd add a bit of cash). Price includes delivery to a UK mainland address.

[quote name='pierreganseman' timestamp='1365594007' post='2041463'] yeh i thought so ... maybe I am not that dumb/crazy! [/quote] The shop will have been lazy and done a Google search for details and identified that (fretted) fingerboards are maple or rosewood... not many fretlesses so they likely won't realise that they would be ebony.

I'd agree with you, that defo looks all the world like ebony and not a lot like rosewood!

[quote name='Prime_BASS' timestamp='1365528247' post='2040774'] After all that might have been easier to sell the basses you traded lol. Good luck anyway mate. [/quote] You'd think but I'd had no luck over the last few months. It was one of those moments where when it was put to me, seemed like a good idea at the time as Rics tend to have a very loyal fan base.

[quote name='Highfox' timestamp='1365427585' post='2039390'] If I was in the UK I'd be all over these. Think the postage to here would kill the deal. Have a bump anyway. [/quote] Sorry I can confirm that these are now SOLD.

[quote name='RandomProddy' timestamp='1365421274' post='2039207'] Good luck selling it - after all that polava I hope you get a good deal! [/quote] Cheers. I think my transparency and honesty (and my long-standing on BC) is showing because I do have two interested parties but after the last 'polava' I'm sorry for them but I will be looking for a good deposit VERIFIED in my bank before I proceed, regardless of their standing on BC.

Sold pending

In the interests of full clarity, below is a verbatim message to the previous interested party describing my appraisal of the Ric (please note asterisk to save face for the person and that of their luthier); '[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hi ****. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]OK I'll be as brutal/frank as I can and then summarise. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I've just gone over the bass with a fine tooth comb and I'd already tweaked the truss rods to ensure they are OK; the bass arrived this morning with a high action but turns out that the truss rods weren't even tensioned up as the guy likes a nice high action "for the tone". I tweaked the bass while he was here and he has left it with me so that I can answer any questions that a buyer might have (he took away one of the two basses that I am trading and it scared me how high I had to set the action for him). On tweaking the truss rods (both tensioned up equally, just a bit to get the neck with a bit of relief but if it were my bass I'd likely get it flatter/lower but I'll leave that to you/**) and getting the action back to my kind of levels I also noted that I had to take the bridge adjusters right down but it isn't a problem as the dampers still adjust down further so the strings ring clear (needs new strings IMHO as these seem to be very cheap). [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]There is a single 1mm ding in the rear that goes through the paint but it is very small and not really visible from a couple of feet away. A small scuff on the front of the headstock (check the pics I sent) defo not through the paint or really even visible unless tilting in the light. 2 pin head sized dinks on the very tip of the headstock but I'd be amazed if you didn't add to them the first time you were in the vicinity of a drummer's cymbals. What I thought was a 2mm ding on the very back edge of the lower bout of the body actually turned out to be wear from where the lead must have been passed through his strap (does that make sense), it is very slight but smooth and not an impact ding. I have to confess I thought the paint on Rics would be mega thick but the paint is almost nitro-cellulose thin and looks like it will age/relic quite quickly (tilted in the light, the entire bass seems to have visible wood patternation)... saying that, I suppose it has done very well for the last 5-6 years so it must be durable.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]As has been mentioned the binding needs looking at but the guy up here assures me it is an easy fix and the kind of work that all luthiers do on a regular basis. I would say that 75% of the binding is fine but the other 25% needs re-fixing. The neck binding is spot on and no issues there. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]The frets have loads of meat on them and though they may need a bit of a polish/clean up due to a little discolouration, they are fine. The fingerboard lacquer is undamaged and crack free.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Tuners all work with no bent shafts or stiff operation. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]So in summary the binding needs sorting but otherwise it is a tidy bass. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Serial number - 40824[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I really appreciate your offer to still pay full price for the bass even though it needs money spending on it but my original price was based on the fact that it would be a 'used' bass with no issues (other than general wear and tear which I think the bass has) and to me that didn't mean that binding was coming away; as such I'll knock £50 off the price and if it costs you slightly more to have a quality luthier like * ****** sort it out, then that can be partially covered by the £50 reduction. If nothing else you can pay him the £50 to set the bass up to your satisfaction. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Crikey that was all a bit long-winded! LOL[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Let me know what you think.'[/font][/color]

I'm happy to listen to trade offers on a bass that I'd want to keep (interesting or vintage Warwick) but not for another trade/sale deal where I'd need to sell on a similarly priced bass. Cheers.

...and back.

[quote name='geofio' timestamp='1365387524' post='2038918'] was it yourself that re painted the bass by hand mate?? how does this bass play/sound ??? cheers [/quote] The bass plays... like a Ric! I personally don't like them inc' the way they play and feel but Ric owners would absolutely detest my Warwicks. However, that was the whole point of me NOT taking the bass in a trade unless someone had agreed to buy it. I can assure you the bass has only ever had one owner and that is the factory finish.

Foe sale.

On hold pending payment.