=The Warwick Thumb Club=

rusty that thumb is just awesome! the jingjang-inlays (the only inlay i like) fits well on that piece of bubinga! great, just great....
 
rusty said:
Heres a pick or two of my 97 custom thumb oredered in 1997.

Its a 97 NT 5 stringer, custom bits are, "Curly" bubinga body, Basslines pickups & preamp, Ying yang inlays & full wenge fingerboard.

A lot of the custom features are just options these days, but back in its day it was a ripper! Still the best "Funk bass" I have ever owned!!

Personally I think its one of the better models before they went to the Jan2 & pao fingerboards on later basses.

Cheers

Rusty
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DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN! That Thumb fiver is awesome! I once played a 91 Thumb NT6, and I've always liked the idea of having a Thumb 5 with soapbars. But darn, that NT 6 was heavy as hell.

Got any soundclips/youtube vids?

Do you wanna sell it to me?? :P :wink:
 
Rusty, nice looking bass! I've not seen a Thumb with Position markers on the fingerboard. Very nice!
 
Oh, and rusty, do you have any up close shots of the bass? That bubinga has a nice figuring.
 
Thanks guys, Ill take some more pic's when I get back from sydney tomorrow. It is a great bass, best "funk" bass Ive ever played & owned.
She's a keeper alright!!!

Cheers

Rusty
 
rusty said:
Thanks guys, Ill take some more pic's when I get back from sydney tomorrow. It is a great bass, best "funk" bass Ive ever played & owned.
She's a keeper alright!!!

Cheers

Rusty
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Listen to my voice.....you are getting sleeepy.....you will sell me your Thumb, and you will be happy about it.... :twisted:

Hehe, seriously though, that is probably how I would order a custom Warwick right now, except maybe Bartolini pickups.

We demand pics! (Quiet you two, or you'll ruin the plan)....

Sorry.....typing this at 00:05, sleep deprived, but trying to stay awake.
 
rusty said:
Personally I think its one of the better models before they went to the Jan2 & pao fingerboards on later basses.

Cheers

Rusty
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First of all, let me say that's an incredible bass and I too want to see close ups of it.

Now, when you say "pao fingerboards" are you referring to the tigerstripe ebony that's standard on the current Thumbs? I know that's a different cut from the tree (not as "choice/select" as the ebony they used before, if I understand correctly), but pao ferro is not an ebony to begin with. It is a Bolivian tree and is known as a "fake" rosewood. This is not what Warwick uses for their fingerboards on the current Thumbs. In fact, tigerstripe ebony can be a very gorgeous wood, with stripe patterns of brown streaks that make it look quite exotic, such as the "tigerboard" on my Corvette Std. fretless. And the fretless tone and "mwah" lives up to every bit of the exotic look!

Now, my Thumb NT is from the year 2000 and it has a beautiful 3-D velvety bubinga pommele body, a bubinga and ovangkol, neck and a wenge fingerboard. Needless to say (though I'll continue to shout it from the rooftops), my Thumb NT has an elegance in tone and feel that surpasses all my other Warwicks. I usually treat a line of basses as if they were my children, not able to pick a favorite, but my Thumb NT excels so much, I can't help but be prouder of it than the rest.

Then again, the others each have a specific application that I could never substitute or replace, so rather than having "a bass for each day," I have a Warwick for each need or call. :D

Oh, BTW, all my fretted Warwicks have wenge fingerboards and my two fretless' have tigerstripe ebony. I also had a Corvette Std. fretless with macasar ebony, and i find my "tigerboard" one sounds better! :wink:
 
wookster said:
Rusty, nice looking bass! I've not seen a Thumb with Position markers on the fingerboard. Very nice!
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This is Warren. He is an '88. I was told that back then the fingerboard dots were standard and now they are only as an option. I love the look of the dots.
 
I do prefer basses without fingerboard dots, but your Thumb is awesome and you're a lucky owner of a vintage Warwick (with nice purple strings).
 
About time I joined this club.

91 NT 5. Bought in 94/95 and has been my only bass for 10 years.

I bought the SS1 as a second bass but it couldn't live with the thumb tone :twisted: So got the Infinity instead

I plan to semi-retire the thumb from pub gigs and practices and save it for special gigs and recording.

Check out the thumb dent above the top pickup ;)
 
Eugene said:
I do prefer basses without fingerboard dots, but your Thumb is awesome and you're a lucky owner of a vintage Warwick (with nice purple strings).
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THanks. I do love me some purple strings (Ken Smith Rock Masters)
 
It's much shinier since I joined here and learnt the Warwick Forum Waxing Fetish (TM).

In fact this one shows how shiny it is these days
 
bassoctopus said:
It's much shinier since I joined here and learnt the Warwick Forum Waxing Fetish (TM).

In fact this one shows how shiny it is these days
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The other side of the Wicks.

Cool pic (and shiny basses).
 
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