Chris2112

I've just sold my Status Matrix to Mark and he has been an absolute pleasure to do business with. Great comms and willing to work around the dire hours I'm doing at work at the moment, which is fantastic as otherwise selling a bass by collection could have been a nightmare! Great stuff Mark, and pass on my regards to Mr Palmer when you see him next.

[quote name='neilmiddlemass' post='528837' date='Jun 30 2009, 05:12 PM']Looking at the posts on here, I've decided that the Thumb is the way to go. Since I made my first post, I've put a call into Warwick to find out about custom models and I'm looking at a Thumb5 with a maple body and neck+fingerboard and Indian apple wood top. Mainly because I want something unique which is really mine. I've chosen these woods for weight and asthetics mainly (the 'Tineo' looks lovely) - not too au fait with the sound characteristics. Anyone got any advice with this sort of thing?[/quote] First of all, I'll tell you right now that even with typical Thumb pickup placement, this is not going to sound like a "normal" thumb bass. The throaty, powerful midrange of the Thumb BO comes from the ovangkol body and the wenge or ovangkol neck. Similarly, the Bubinga of the NT gives you some midrange pop but not as much as the BO has... I'd expect given your wood choices that the top end will sparkle a little more and there will be less of a prounced, characteristic midrange. Did Warwick not advise you on this when you called them?

[quote name='crez5150' post='520101' date='Jun 21 2009, 05:37 PM']Do they make these in 5 string?[/quote] There was only ever one Ex-Factor made in a 5 string configuration, but I'm not sure where it is now. Maybe Phil still has it? I just remember the photo of it and that it was a prototype. It might have ended up in the hands of a Yahoo group member... As for the Bahama green being a limited run colour, I'm not so sure, I have seen a fair few in that colour (as gorgeous as it is). Jeff Trout (admin @ stuarthamm.net) used to have a Bahama Green Fender Kubicki and the now defunct Australian TB member Kubicki_Heath had a Bahama Green Kubicki that Stuart Hamm used when he was touring Australia with Satch in the early 90's.

I do recall playing a red SS1 just like that in Howard's Bass Place in the toon...it was in need of a good polish up though at the time...wasn't yours, was it?

That 4 string is amazing. In fact, they both look bloody fantastic!

[quote name='Zoe_BillySheehan' post='526459' date='Jun 28 2009, 02:15 AM']Yoo barney welcome to basschat. whys everyones hybrid called frankenstein? lol Z x[/quote] Because he was a creation cobbled together with random bits! (bits of tat or bits of class depending on Frankenstein basses!)

Looks like any other jazz bass now, doesn't it!

[quote name='GreeneKing' post='526505' date='Jun 28 2009, 08:36 AM']Well it certainly looks quite incredible. Great gloss finish on the one. Fairly rare mind with only a dozen made.[/quote] Very, very rare I'd say! But the finish looks absolutely amazing, like a coat of glass! Looks like a good 'un.