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    [quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='194965' date='May 8 2008, 08:27 PM']Suggest you re-read the response from Warwick it clearly states that the name Thumb bass was adopted in 1993 and before that it was JD Thumb Bass (87 - 93) and before that just the JD bass. Do not really care what the Warwick forum says - the manufacturer will know best and I have just repeated what they have told me! Anyway if anyone wants to buy this beautiful bass then please contact me.[/quote] You have a PM I concur that anyone wishing to buy a beautiful bass should contact you... but
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    [quote name='Gunsfreddy2003' post='194949' date='May 8 2008, 08:00 PM']I beg to differ - please see the e-mail message below that I received from Warwick only yesterday. Dear Mr. Brown, in the early days the Bass was called JD Bass, after we changed it in 87 or 88 in JD Thumb Bass and in 92 or 93 we just called the Bass Thumb Bass. best regards Warwick Markneukirchen / Germany H.P.Wilfer 07.05.2008, 20:12 Visit our www.warwick-distribution.de[/quote] Of course you can beg to differ However your email from Warwick supports what I just said. It was changed in 87/88 to just the Thumb bass. I can assure you that if you ask on the Warwick forum about the dates for the Warwick range you will get a response that backs up what I have said. TBH I've not actually ever seen a JD model with the 2 piece bridge... I have a feeling that the JD model invariably had the 1 piece Schaller bridge! There are former owners of JD Thumb basses on BassChat that can confirm that these basses had the JD name dropped in or about 88. Either way you have for sale a Warwick Thumb bass from 91 (if your date is correct) and I wish you every success in your sale
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    Just for the interest of historical accuracy. The Thumb bass was only referred to as the Thumb JD bass (named so after the guy who helped design it 'John Davis') for a year or two; 86ish. If your bass is a 91 model then I'm afraid someone has replaced the truss rod cover, as I can assure you that a 91 bass would not have that JD cover on!
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    I've owned the LMK, SA450 and a GK1001RB. I found the GK a little noisy on the top end for my liking ('my liking' - differs from other people's liking), though it cut through better in a live mix than the MB stuff. I've not had a Profet but I did own a Warwick Protube IX (used price about £400/£500) and that beat the others hands down but would have cost considerably more new and was as heavy as f*ck
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    [quote name='Happy Jack' post='194238' date='May 7 2008, 10:24 PM']Good work, Warwick! That's a lot of amp for the money. This is the same rig that a BassChatter was offering here a few weeks ago, right?[/quote] One and the same. I'm interested to A/B this with my Thunderfunk, though it could have been even more interesting as I've just had a brief liaison with another MB amp but that has gone!
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    I got the amp Did anyone snag the cab?
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    I've had dozens of rigs over the last 30 years and there are few I'd not revisit now and again. However... Even though I've owned the MB LMK & SA450 and didn't get on with them, I still went back again and tried the Little Mark II (this time with an MB 4x10 cab to see if compatibility helped my evaluation of the tone)... still didn't get it! Short lived revisit to the world of MB and then the pair were sold on for what I paid. When will I learn
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    If you are looking at a budget of £500 and you are open to 'used' then the list could be quite long (and varied)
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    [quote name='EBS_freak' post='189279' date='Apr 30 2008, 09:55 PM']Not being funny dude, but with feedback like that, I'd be scared shitless buying something like that off ebay.[/quote] Unless of course you knew the person selling the amp was a trusted fellow BCer I was pretty much spot on with my estimation of the value... well I must have been as I won it
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    [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='193146' date='May 6 2008, 06:06 PM']Hey Sarah, great to see another bassgirl on here. Mewsie, Pris, Endorka, Inca, Jojobass and GSTRing all get some company. In fact I'm going to start a new thread so y'all can reach out. EDIT: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=18916"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=18916[/url][/quote] Maybe you could use it as the starting point for a 3 string bass!
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    [quote name='Brother Jones' post='192230' date='May 5 2008, 01:59 PM']Lovely. Hope this is still available. Would you consider swaps or P/exs? Ta.[/quote] [quote name='eubassix' post='193075' date='May 6 2008, 04:57 PM']Thanks for the + comments Machines & Golchen - this is currently well-ahead in terms of Watchers on ebay @ 20+ .... so am hopefully confident it will sell by the end of the week. Brother Jones: sorry, but under the circumstances cannot offer swaps or p/ex's (as it would merely mean another bass to get rid of...)[/quote] Of course if I was offered a certain Zon...
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    An instrument is worth what 'someone else' is prepared to pay for it! If people are paying £2k - £2.7k for a Wal, then that is the value of them. Conversely, I've just sold a NT' 91 Warwick Streamer that I personally rated as a very good and desirable bass which would have cost you the thick end of £1.5k 17 years ago... I sold it for £600 as that was its value to the bass playing populace You can discuss the vagaries of fashion and/or supply and demand until the cows come home but ultimately you put an instrument up for general consumption and the buyers decide its worth.
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    PMd re prices
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    [quote name='LukeFRC' post='192327' date='May 5 2008, 05:28 PM']well John had a rather nice blue bass, he let me pester him for a bit then decided to sell it. rather than work out all the postage and that (and it was a sunny day) he decided it would be easier to get in a car, drive for miles to another country and visit me at work to give it to me. What a top guy, i have a feeling that if he sold you something that required it he would give you a spare kettle lead! Oh and I now have a warwick after years of wanting one.[/quote] Cheers Luke, it was a pleasure! Look after Bluey and it'll give you years of great service... enjoy. Luke was a top guy to deal with and even though he was earning the minimum wage at work on the day, he still had time to make us a fantastic cuppa
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    I'll confess to playing Warwicks... but wouldn't ever fess up to being a 5er fan
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    [quote name='dub_junkie' post='191793' date='May 4 2008, 07:49 PM']John, when did you get the 4 HHp? that looks great.. what a terrific flame on the cap and lovin the colour :wub: incidentally,who makes the piezo system on these? I'm very impressed with it through an ART Tube MP and into the PA. great basses these Bolins! Keir[/quote] Hi mate. I got the 4 a few months ago, after having the 5 it just had to be The piezo is a Fishman unit and IIRC the bridges were designed/made by Fishman specifically for these basses. I have to say that they are one of the great undiscovered gems but lets keep that to ourselves I use the piezo to just put a little bit of extra top zing through my rig but I am considering using it as a piezo only tone for a potentially new 'acoustic' project I may have coming off. I'm sure you've already experimented but here is an image from the slip you get re. the piezo system. Obvious stuff but just in case...
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    Mmmm Bolin
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    'THE' vital component in any quest for tone is often the most overlooked... you! I always smile when people try gear out that I own as it rarely ever sounds the same when played by two (or more) different people. I'm not talking about pick V finger-style; even 2 fingerstyle players will illicit different sounds out of the same amp/cab/combo.
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    [quote name='thedarxide' post='189990' date='May 1 2008, 08:38 PM']Well, if it goes for a quid, who cares!! Although I don't think that's likely... [/quote] £410 with over a week to go!
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    Find other bassists in your area (local rehearsal rooms, gigs etc) and ask nicely if they'd let you try your bass through their amp etc I don't know many bassists that would tell you to bog off, by and large many bassists are more than happy to help a fellow bassist out. Of course... I'd also suggest buying something completely blind off another BCer and if it doesn't suit sell it back on here... this is called GAS and is what keeps the sale forum ticking over nicely
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    Sunny Bank Holiday bump. I've just been for a run out on my bike and it has me thinking about diverting my Bass related GAS to changing my bike. I'd like to sell this or trade + cash my way, so hit me with what you've got... a black Z1000 could be part of a good deal
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    WITHDRAWN

    warwickhunt replied to Kev's topic in Basses For Sale

    OK so this item (and Chris's) is/are no longer for sale. Should we just let these threads drop and somebody please post something for sale (preferably Streamer Stage I )? If you wish to discuss the merits of buying and selling on BC further, maybe open a new thread in the relevant section!
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    [quote name='Buzz' post='190893' date='May 2 2008, 10:09 PM']Shh, if they read this, they'll probably start full scale production in a week on tuesday. Stop giving them ideas to expand their current range of essentially 5 instruments.[/quote] 5... 5... your telling me Fender have 3 other basses in their product range
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    Sorry I didn't see this sooner! 91 means that it is 2 band EQ. Control nearest the strings is volume with pull passive/push active (in passive the EQ controls have no affect). The control to the front and lower than the volume is pan (with centre detent) and the other 2 are Bass/Treble. Pups and preamp are most probably MEC... stick a pic' up then
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    [quote name='wateroftyne' post='189998' date='May 1 2008, 08:50 PM']Cheers folks. I've had it a few years now, so it was a wrench to see it go. The new owner is going to be gigging it, and it's what it deserves. [b]I'll try and numb the pain by buying a new amp[/b], I think...[/quote] You're worse than me
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