SOLD pending usual: 2017 Warwick Thumb NT4 - Masterbuilt Custom Shop Bass £2000 Leamington Spa

[Kev]

Up for sale is this incredible Warwick Thumb bass, built in 2017.  Masterbuilt with the nicest pieces of Bubinga I have ever seen, the way it shimmers in the light is impossible to photograph.  This bass has a factory fitted custom brass Just-A-Nut III fitted to accommodate tuning down to B, which is how I have been using the bass.  The nut is absolutely fine for regular tuning too.  I also have a Tedur JANIII too cut to standard EADG if wanted, but it shouldn't be needed.  The bass was strung up last week with a fresh set of Sadowsky blue label strings tuned to Drop B (B F# B E), 5 string set so the spare .40 will be included in the sale.

 

This has almost all the features a brand new Warwick does, including the wooden tuner heads/trc, glow in the dark market, invisible fret technology and, best of all, the rechargeable lithium battery powered MEC preamp, with matching wood control cover.  The preamp also includes a plug and play standard 9V battery snap too, should you not wish to trust a rechargeable preamp!  (The regular 9V battery holder would need to be reattached to the control cavity with an adhesive pad or similar as it has been removed)

 

Condition is excellent.  No dings or issues with the bass.  The only sign of wear is on the neck pickup cover under the top string, bit of string burn.  Even the MEC gold logos are fully intact (if you know, you know! )

 

I have tried to find a way of keeping this bass for a while but sadly finances just can't accommodate keeping it at the moment.  Some of you know about my Warwick obsession and I can say this is the best I've had, including all the eighties models etc.  The build quality is just stunning.

 

Specs

 

Machineheads: Warwick Machine Heads with wooden pegs

Nut:Just-A-Nut III Brass

Neck Wood:Wenge neck, 5 laminations with Ekanga stripes

Fretboard:Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard

Fluorescent Side Dots

Fingerboard Radius:20"

Scale length:34" / 864 mm (long scale)

Width Nut:38,5 mm / 1.5"

Width 12th fret:54,0 mm / 2.1"

Width 24th fret:62,1 mm / 2.4"

Fret quantity material and size: 26 Jumbo Bronze (extra hard) frets (width: 2.9 mm / height: 1.3 mm)

Frets: IFT - Invisible Fretwork Technology

Body Shape: Curved Body Shape

Bodywood (Topwood / Backwood): Bubinga Pommelé body

Pickups: Active MEC J/J pickups

Electronics: Active Warwick 3-way electronics with rechargeable Lithium Battery

Pot layout: Volume & Balance stacked (P/P) for active/passive / Mid / Treble & Bass stacked

Bridge system:2-piece solid Brass Warwick Bridge

Strap system:Warwick security locks

Construction:Hidden neck

Hardware colour:Black hardware

String label / gauges: Sadowsky Blue Label - .125 .100 .80 .60 [.40 uncut included in sale]

Weight:4.4 kg

included accessories:Warwick User Kit including hex key tools and Cleaning cloth (RB PROD 50990 B COMP)

Packing:Handmade Genuine Leather Bag by RockBag ( RB 20205 B W)

Certificate:Individually issued certificate of authenticity

sug. retail price:---

E-Compartment Cover:Matched wooden electronics compartment

 

I have many photos of this bass, so below is just a selection.  Specifics available on request. [couple from the previous owner too, hopefully he doesn't mind]

 

The bass comes in its beautiful leather case, together with the toolkit, certificate of authenticity and all the usual stuff.  

 

I will not post this bass.  However, for petrol money, i'm happy to drive a fair distance for a drop off/meet.  I just don't trust couriers with it!

 

Any questions, ask away.  Trades?  Only with substantial (minimum 50%) cash coming my way, this is very much a money raising exercise.  £2,000, price is firm.  New Thumb will set you back at least £4,500, add hundreds more for a custom order like this.

 

Cheers!

 

 

 

Edited October 3, 2021 by Kev

[milesBguitar]

God i can’t believe you are actually getting rid of this! If inhad the £2k i’d have it off you. GLWTS Kev

[MarkusWarwick]

Sweet Jebus, thats amazing!

[dyerseve]

Lost for words! That bubinga is next level incredible!

[Phaedrus01]

Absolutely beautiful!

 

A dream bass!

[BCH]

On 26/09/2021 at 22:01, Kev said:

Up for sale is this incredible Warwick Thumb bass, built in 2017.  Masterbuilt with the nicest pieces of Bubinga I have ever seen, the way it shimmers in the light is impossible to photograph.  This bass has a factory fitted custom brass Just-A-Nut III fitted to accommodate BEAD tuning, which is how I have been using the bass.  The nut is absolutely fine for regular tuning too.  I also have a Tedur JANIII too cut to standard EADG if wanted, but it shouldn't be needed.  The bass was strung up last week with a fresh set of Sadowsky blue label strings, 5 string set so the spare .40 will be included in the sale.

 

This has almost all the features a brand new Warwick does, including the wooden tuner heads/trc, glow in the dark market, invisible fret technology and, best of all, the rechargeable lithium battery powered MEC preamp, with matching wood control cover.  The preamp also includes a plug and play standard 9V battery snap too, should you not wish to trust a rechargeable preamp!  

 

Condition is excellent.  No dings or issues with the bass.  The only sign of wear is on the neck pickup cover under the top string, bit of string burn.  Even the MEC gold logos are fully intact (if you know, you know! )

 

I have tried to find a way of keeping this bass for a while but sadly finances just can't accommodate keeping it at the moment.  Some of you know about my Warwick obsession and I can say this is the best I've had, including all the eighties models etc.  The build quality is just stunning.

 

Specs

 

Machineheads: Warwick Machine Heads with wooden pegs

Nut:Just-A-Nut III Brass

Neck Wood:Wenge neck, 5 laminations with Ekanga stripes

Fretboard:Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard

Fluorescent Side Dots

Fingerboard Radius:20"

Scale length:34" / 864 mm (long scale)

Width Nut:38,5 mm / 1.5"

Width 12th fret:54,0 mm / 2.1"

Width 24th fret:62,1 mm / 2.4"

Fret quantity material and size: 26 Jumbo Bronze (extra hard) frets (width: 2.9 mm / height: 1.3 mm)

Frets: IFT - Invisible Fretwork Technology

Body Shape: Curved Body Shape

Bodywood (Topwood / Backwood): Bubinga Pommelé body

Pickups: Active MEC J/J pickups

Electronics: Active Warwick 3-way electronics with rechargeable Lithium Battery

Pot layout: Volume & Balance stacked (P/P) for active/passive / Mid / Treble & Bass stacked

Bridge system:2-piece solid Brass Warwick Bridge

Strap system:Warwick security locks

Construction:Hidden neck

Hardware colour:Black hardware

String label / gauges: Sadowsky Blue Label - .125 .100 .80 .60 [.40 uncut included in sale]

Weight:4.4 kg

included accessories:Warwick User Kit including hex key tools and Cleaning cloth (RB PROD 50990 B COMP)

Packing:Handmade Genuine Leather Bag by RockBag ( RB 20205 B W)

Certificate:Individually issued certificate of authenticity

sug. retail price:---

E-Compartment Cover:Matched wooden electronics compartment

 

I have many photos of this bass, so below is just a selection.  Specifics available on request. [couple from the previous owner too, hopefully he doesn't mind]

 

The bass comes in its beautiful leather case, together with the toolkit, certificate of authenticity and all the usual stuff.  

 

I will not post this bass.  However, for petrol money, i'm happy to drive a fair distance for a drop off/meet.  I just don't trust couriers with it!

 

Any questions, ask away.  Trades?  Only with substantial (minimum 50%) cash coming my way, this is very much a money raising exercise.  £2,000, price is firm.  New Thumb will set you back at least £4,500, add hundreds more for a custom order like this.

 

Cheers!

 

 

 

 

 

That is stunning

 

[Kev]

1 hour ago, milesBguitar said:

God i can’t believe you are actually getting rid of this! If inhad the £2k i’d have it off you. GLWTS Kev

Believe me, if I could hang on to it, I would  

[Alane2512]

Once again... F...... Brexit !!! 

[Kev]

15 hours ago, Alane2512 said:

Once again... F...... Brexit !!! 

Iffff it makes you feel any better, I wouldn't have been overly keen to ship abroad anyway.

 

But indeed, its made gear shopping somewhat more difficult that's for sure, but it is what it is.

[dmccombe7]

I have a 1989 NT Thumb and i thought that was nice till i saw the wood finish on yours. Gorgeous looking bass. 

GLWTS.

Dave

[Kev]

Just a small thing to note; when checking over the bass I remembered that the little battery holder usually stuck in the cavity came off at some point, so if you did want to switch to the regular 9V instead of the rechargeable system, you’d probably want to stick that back on again. See pics  

[Kev]

This is now sold pending payment and will be on its way to its new owner soon. Thanks for all the interest 🙂