FS: Warwick Thumb `85

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Hi everybody

I got zero dolphin trade offers, so now i will try to sell and get money for a dolphin :)

Bass is in very good condition. Just had a brush-up: new truss-rod (steel), light sanding of body and neck, new jack input, new battery compartment and cover, a man-made-ivory nut (still got the brass nut), a replace stacked pot knob. Bass is in very good condition for a 29 year old in my opinion. Real piece of warwick history!
Price suggestion? 2000€

Info from the father of thumbs:

here we go with the information to your Bass.

- Bass Thumb Bass NT 4 string
Serial Number J 195 85
Year 1985
Month September
Number 195
Neck Wood Wenge Wood with Bubinga stripe Lamination
Fingerboard Bubinga Fingerboard (I did a few Basses with
a Bubinga Fingerboard with real mother of Pearl Dots !
Frets Silver Jumbo Fretts
Nut Just a Nut Brass Version
Neck construction Neckthrough hiddenneck construction
Body 3 pcs. Bubinga Body, solid
Surface Oil Finish / BeeWax surface
Pickups active JJ Seymour Duncan Pickups
with Frequency switch. Those Pickups
are not in sales anymore from Seymour Duncan but
they where really unique in this time.
Electronic active 2 Band Electronic from MEC
Hardware Black Hardware by Schaller, made for Warwick
Made in Germany / Pretzfeld / Franconia (West Germany BRD !)

Your Bass is one of the first one I did.. very rare with the Bubinga Fingerboard
as well with the Seymour Duncan Pickups.. hope the bass is still in a good condition.. (looks
for nearly 30 years still real great !)

with best regards

Warwick GmbH & Co Music Equipment KG
H.P.Wilfer 11.02.2014, 10:17
Founder & Owner


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Just out of curiosity, how do these pickups work out ?
You manipulate the tiny switches on the pickup directly ? Looks fun (although not ideal for slappers and strummers, but what do I know).
Looks interesting.
 
This bass is 7 years older then I am...
And thats weird.
 
No one interested in buying? trade for a dolphin?
 
If you don't mind me chiming in, this Thumb is in fact quite appealing, pretty rare especially with this pickups configuration. But I think that the "market price" on those is closer to the 1200/1500€ range than the 2000. From what I saw anyway here in France.
A Dolphin in standard shape is found for around 2000€, more or less. Maybe the market is different in Denmark.
 
Thanks for your replies on price, it is however a suggestion :) Offers are welcome. I do expect a better price than an "average" 90´es or 00´es thumb. Because of how special the bass actually is. The all bubinga appearence makes it look like it was carved from one piece of wood. Real mother of pearl dots. The old headstock, the pick-ups and the old bridge. But i guess there arent that many out there going for vintage, if its still more or less in production now. Actually i live in Norway at the time being. I should change the profile. A nirvana black streamer like Emma Anzai´s i might consider too... but i guess thats out of the question too for a trade.
 
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