Clarky Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Having funds in from selling my fretless Wal, I wanted to buy a high quality Fender Precision alternative that would deliver a broad range of tones, have a fast neck ... and look nice I recently played Nigel/silddx' chrome Warwick Streamer and, while the finish was definitely not 'me', the ebony board was just lovely. That got me thinking about a Warwick Thumb. After a bit of research and consulting with alanbass1 (a P man whose go-to bass is now a Thumb NT) I ended up at the Bass Gallery and bought this beauty. Its very slick playing, boasts wonderful tones and the ebony board is just fantastic. Despite the bubinga body, not too heavy either at 9.8 pounds (I had a lovely bubinga Corvette fretless that weighed about 12 pounds and so had to go ...) So here's a couple of pics: [attachment=107633:P1050119.JPG][attachment=107634:P1050127.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Welcome to the Thumb club..... although mine was made by John Diggins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Nice! (Except that it reminds me of my Thumb and its crackly preamp that I really need to sort out ... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Nice one Clarky, very nice indeed. For some reason I was expecting it to be fretless (probably due to the Wal and Corvette references). How does it compare to your P? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 Its early days (day one in fact!) but there is an amazing range of sounds available including modern, jazz-like and even a rich-sounding, fairly reasonable approximation of a P (not exact, as you would expect, but in a band context I doubt many would notice a big difference). This video sold it for me [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOLxxevOCzU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOLxxevOCzU[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I didn't have you down as a Warwick player Clarky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1336753820' post='1650576'] I didn't have you down as a Warwick player Clarky! [/quote] Ahem, an earlier version of me in death/thrash metal band Nyx in 2006,playing a Thumb 5 BO [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uI3OsjAAIc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uI3OsjAAIc[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 I take it back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1336754313' post='1650591'] I take it back! [/quote] However, I agree its a long way from death/thrash metal to nu-folk/country/flamenco!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggy Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 You just got to love a thumb bass. Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clauster Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Any NBD is a good day, but I've got a very soft spot for nice 'wicks. A Thumb NT was the nicest bass I've ever played, and the grain on your new one looks gorgeous. Nice work Clarky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warwick_Official Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Beautiful Thumb bass...they are one of my personal favorites! The grain on yours is gorgeous...enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee4 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 [quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1336752687' post='1650553'] Its early days (day one in fact!) but there is an amazing range of sounds available including modern, jazz-like and even a rich-sounding, fairly reasonable approximation of a P (not exact, as you would expect, but in a band context I doubt many would notice a big difference). This video sold it for me [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOLxxevOCzU[/media] [/quote] GAS.Cheers for that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-soar Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Yeah, thanks Clarky, ya whopper. I missed out on a 73 Lefty Jazz at the weekend, I now want a Thumb Bass. It was Cass Lewis who made them look cool....even in pink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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