Warwick Thumb SC 6 Masterbuilt
£4500
Germany

herr rocket · Friday at 12:08

For sale is a Warwick Thumb Singlecut 6-string bass guitar in NEW condition. It's a “Masterbuilt Custom Shop” in Markneukirchen, Germany.
The body wings are light-weight USA Swamp Ash and the top is a bubinga pommelé.

The fretboard with orangish-brown “Tigerstripe” streaking in Ebony fingerboard and the lighter hues of the 9-piece neck—constructed from 5 laminates of flamed Maple separated by 4 Ekanga stringers—nicely complement the brown shades of the Bubinga.

The ergonomics are outstanding across the board. The singlecut design balances the instrument ideally, eliminating the neck dive which has plagued traditional Thumb bodies for decades. It has a contoured back (see pictures) that feels far more comfortable against my torso than any traditional Fender-style build. Warwick continues the attention to detail on the top, too: not only does the end of the fingerboard elegantly slope into the body, but the downward curve on the bass side aesthetically responds to the shape of the headstock. Of utmost importance, the carving of the singlecut neck-through is extremely well-executed with an ergonomically pleasing thumb recess for easy access to the uppermost register.

The pickups are passive MEC Soapbar HB/HB with active 9v MEC 3-band electronics. The control knobs give you endless tonal options: you have a pickup Balance/Volume (with stacked active/passive abilities!!) plus Treble, Mid, Bass. To top it off, there are 2 mini toggle switches for 3-way coil-splitting.* Talk about timbral flexibility! And I don’t know how Warwick does it, but the low B string sounds tight and focused while the high C is rich and clear.

In the up position the neck coil of each pickup is activated. In the middle position both coils of each pickup are activated. In the down position the bridge coil of each pickup is activated.

Here are the full specs:

Body: Bubinga Pommelé and USA Swamp Ash

Neck:

Flamed Maple with Ekanga veneer stripes

9-piece

neck-through construction

Fingerboard:

Tigerstripe Ebony

26 frets

47” radius

Finish: Natural OilBlue Transparent High Polish

Pickups: Passive MEC Soapbar HB/HB

Active 9v MEC 3-band electronics