UK Ken Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 (edited) Hi, The time has come for me to part ways with some of my collection of lovely Warwick basses. These instruments get occasionally played/cleaned and waxed/returned to their classes, and deserve to go to someone who will give them the play time they deserve. After owning a few other thumbs (limited 03 & 06, 98nt) I finally got the “one” I was looking for. This bass is the lightest thumb I have played with the thinnest/fastest neck which plays and sounds great. I bought this bass from the original owner on eBay.de, and the instrument is in excellent original condition except for some blemishing of the paint on the bridge which does not affect its function or the playability. A couple of years ago I had the frets crowned/levelled and the bass set up by Chris Eccleshall guitars, and there is plenty of life left on the frets. Everything else on the bass works as expected. I wrote to Warwick about the spec for the bass and had a prompt reply from H.P. Wilfer, see below. Bass Thumb Bass NT 4 string Serial Number E xxx 87 Year 1987 Month May Number 852 Neck Wood Wenge Wood with Bubinga Strips Fingerboard Wenge Wood, with Mother of Peal Inlays Frets Bronce Warwick Frets Nut Just a Nut Brass Version Neck construction NeckThrough hidden neck construction Body 3 pcs. solid Bubinga Wood Surface Oil Finish / Beewax Pickups active EMG JJ Pickups Electronic 2 Band Electronic by MEC Hardware Schaller Hardware made for Warwick Made in Germany / Pretzfeld (West Germany) Included is a Warwick heavy duty flight case (black), and strap locks £1650 GBP collected, or worldwide shipping at buyers expense. No Trades Edited June 17, 2022 by UK Ken 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Oh mama. One of those 'right bass/wrong expendable income' moments. GLWTS! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 That's just terrific. Special, special bass! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 @glenbass1this looks like it would be worth stretching your budget for! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenbass1 Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Cheers Clarky. Ken and I are chatting. I regret selling that NT I bought from you best part of 10 years ago 😁 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Glorious! This is peak 'Thumb'. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldman Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Oh boy, do I regret sellng my ‘88 Thumb, mine from new🥹 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincbt Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Having acquired an ‘88 Thumb after going through several more modern iterations I can only echo what’s already been said, these are worth the money and the neck is a joy to play. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 15 hours ago, vincbt said: Having acquired an ‘88 Thumb after going through several more modern iterations I can only echo what’s already been said, these are worth the money and the neck is a joy to play. 100% agree! I have an 87 JD Thumb 5 string. Best neck I've ever played. Mine has Bartolini Js in it and absolutely sings. All the bass you ever need right there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 I had an 87 5 string for a long long time, sold it when I thought I'd given up playing, only bass I regret letting go, absolute beauties these basses, GLWTS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Ken Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 Thanks for the kind words guy's, the neck on this bass is as described and is a real pleasure to play. I haven't had this bass out of the house very often, but couldn't resist last Friday for a photo when it was sunny. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wright/watt Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Looks stunning..love the Schaller bridge.. GLWTS 👍😃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p4ul Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 .....this is what trees dream of becoming..... have a Bomp for some 80's Thomp 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Ken Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 I've been asked for a few more photos including the headstock and bridge, so posting up here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Surprised this is still here. Maybe worth adding the precise weight as you mentioned it being the lightest Thumb you have owned and bubinga's weight can be a deterrent to some. GLWYS! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Ken Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 Thanks Clarky good point, bubinga does vary a bit in density/weight. The best I have is a bathroom scales, so I've just stepped on/off, and it looks like this beautiful instrument weights 4.1 kg. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTool Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Beauty 😲👍🏼 Somebody is going to love that 👌🏼 GLWTS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 6 hours ago, UK Ken said: Thanks Clarky good point, bubinga does vary a bit in density/weight. The best I have is a bathroom scales, so I've just stepped on/off, and it looks like this beautiful instrument weights 4.1 kg. A 9lb NT Thumb would make this the lightest I've come across, if accurate that's pretty special! I've never had one under 10lb from any era. Someone must grab this soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowend soldier Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 11 minutes ago, Kev said: A 9lb NT Thumb would make this the lightest I've come across, if accurate that's pretty special! I've never had one under 10lb from any era. Someone must grab this soon. Been very tempted myself but made some big purchases recently. This websites killing me 😂 How many £0000,s do you pay with other leading brands for their golden era stuff ? That terms often misused tbf but not with these monsters. 1650 for a bass of this era, quality and condition is a complete liberty. This would be going under the bed till its 40th birthday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 8 hours ago, Kev said: A 9lb NT Thumb would make this the lightest I've come across, if accurate that's pretty special! I've never had one under 10lb from any era. Someone must grab this soon. I’ve played a few around the 9lb mark over the years. In fact I’ve played a couple that were probably under that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Ken Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 I've been asked again for extra pics to include the neck, trusrod nut and electronics/battery cavities. The neck is straight and setup nearly flat with low action. The trusrod works as expected, and everything original in the electronics cavity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Ah it looks fantastic...such great basses. As a Bass Centre lurker around 86/87 I would have picked one of these up over going anywhere near a Wal. So playable and punchy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterMute Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 18 minutes ago, Cairobill said: Ah it looks fantastic...such great basses. As a Bass Centre lurker around 86/87 I would have picked one of these up over going anywhere near a Wal. So playable and punchy. Almost exactly what I did in 1987 at the Bass Centre, ordered a 5 string after playing a very similar 4 string destined for a certain Mr. Bruce. I had a Wal Pro 1 fretless at the time, never went back to playing 4 string basses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Ken Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 This beautiful instrument can be delivered to you in a black Warwick heavy duty flightcase inside a cardboard box, or for £50 less could be delivered in an old Warwick gigbag inside the cardboard box. Alternatively I can meet you at a reasonable distance or further for petrol money. Otherwise you can come down for a cup of tea and collect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 Stop tempting me with your wares sir!!! 😂🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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