Rolf Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 That's beautiful! Health to enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Lovely grain on the body. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Nice find. Enjoy!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Wow! My 2 main basses are 2.9kg and 2.6kg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralchew Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthumb Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) 80's Thumbs are works of art and yours is no exception. Lovely! Edited May 22 by bigthumb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 It's a shame they never made a 4-string with that pup configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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