Rolf Posted May 21, 2024 Posted May 21, 2024 I've wanted one of these for YEARS and I finally got one. It's a 1988 NT5 with a beautiful pommele bubinga body and stock EMGs. It plays great and balances pretty good too. Just needs a fresh coat of wax to bring out the nice wood grain! 22 Quote
fretmeister Posted May 21, 2024 Posted May 21, 2024 That's lovely! Always fancied a 4 string version but the weight is too much for me, alas. Shame - they really do sound different to everything else. 1 Quote
Rolf Posted May 22, 2024 Author Posted May 22, 2024 I'm very happy with it! It plays and sounds great as it is, and a cleanup, wax polish and oiled fretboard did wonders for the looks: 10 Quote
Rolf Posted May 22, 2024 Author Posted May 22, 2024 On 21/05/2024 at 12:25, fretmeister said: That's lovely! Always fancied a 4 string version but the weight is too much for me, alas. Shame - they really do sound different to everything else. I can see that, it's not a lightweight at 5.1kg, but it's not the heaviest Thumb I've encountered luckily. Not even my heaviest bass as it turns out, I had to check all my others and my 8-string P-bass is actually 5.2 kg 1 Quote
admiralchew Posted May 22, 2024 Posted May 22, 2024 8 hours ago, Rolf said: I'm very happy with it! It plays and sounds great as it is, and a cleanup, wax polish and oiled fretboard did wonders for the looks: That is an absolute beauty! 1 Quote
Kev Posted May 22, 2024 Posted May 22, 2024 9 hours ago, Rolf said: I'm very happy with it! It plays and sounds great as it is, and a cleanup, wax polish and oiled fretboard did wonders for the looks: It's quite unusual to get Bubinga with that kind of figuring on an eighties Thumb. It's a real special example, congrats! 1 Quote
bigthumb Posted May 22, 2024 Posted May 22, 2024 (edited) 80's Thumbs are works of art and yours is no exception. Lovely! Edited May 22, 2024 by bigthumb 1 Quote
OliverBlackman Posted May 22, 2024 Posted May 22, 2024 12 hours ago, Rolf said: I'm very happy with it! It plays and sounds great as it is, and a cleanup, wax polish and oiled fretboard did wonders for the looks: 😍 if you ever sell….. ect ect Quote
NikNik Posted May 23, 2024 Posted May 23, 2024 It's a shame they never made a 4-string with that pup configuration. Quote
Kev Posted May 23, 2024 Posted May 23, 2024 6 minutes ago, NikNik said: It's a shame they never made a 4-string with that pup configuration. At least a couple of those exist, its a custom shop option 2 Quote
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