=The Warwick Thumb Club=

[DiMarco]

Mine around 5.5kg. Takes a little getting used to but no biggie.

 

[kascollet]

Wenge/ebony/neckthru sistaz !

 

[kascollet]

Upgraded !

From the stock GB7 :

It’s a shame that the only piece not made out of wood… is the only one that doesn’t age well !

 

[ShavO]

Hello everyone,

it's been a while since I came on the forum, I recently recovered after a loooooong time my JD Thumb 86, it was entitled to a restoration.
But......a small problem persists, it me new bushings for the mechanicals are needed.
I know it is possible to buy them at the WW store but it would cost me over 100 €....

Is there an alternative ? would anyone among you have succeeded in having them made ?

Thx


Edit : bonjour julien

 

[DiMarco]

Hello everyone,

it's been a while since I came on the forum, I recently recovered after a loooooong time my JD Thumb 86, it was entitled to a restoration.
But......a small problem persists, it me new bushings for the mechanicals are needed.
I know it is possible to buy them at the WW store but it would cost me over 100 €....

Is there an alternative ? would anyone among you have succeeded in having them made ?

Thx


Edit : bonjour julien

Warwick 30040 :: Warwick :: Tuners :: Hardware :: Guitar and Bass Parts :: Banzai Music GmbH

 

[ShavO]

Thx, it's 25€ won !

 

[IronSean]

Hey everyone, I should probably join the club once I get a couple photos to upload.

I've had a '98 Thumb BO 5 Fretless with (I believe) Ovankol body, ebony board and wenge neck for several years now.
And recently this Custom Shop '15 Thumb NT 5 with Bubinga body, two-tone ebony fretboard, and wenge neck with Red LED inlays and the 4 string pickup layout just arrived:

Warwick Custom Shop Thumb Bass NT 5st "Full Red LED" 2015 | Reverb

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It feels awesome, but is even heavier than my BO. And the 4 string pickup layout and 26 frets is taking a bit of getting used to, since I have less room to slap and pop than I'm used to. I'm also somewhat worried that I keep catching the edge of the body protrusion where the center piece of bubinga raises to meet the fretboard when popping. Anyone else had issues with wearing things down there?

 

[kascollet]

Impressive custom shop Thumb you have there ! Please offer us some more pics of this beast (and of your fretless BO too !).
You certainly will manage to adjust you slapping motion to the specific ergonomics of the Thumb NT. You shouldn’t have to dig in as deep as to touch the body.

 

[tomb68]

I've been on a binge lately....once again I have a thumb in the house. 1998 with EMG passive pickups and it appears to have been stained much darker at some point in it's past. Wenge neck, Ovankol body. Always wanted a fretless thumb and it was priced right.

 

[Nachobassman]

I've been on a binge lately....once again I have a thumb in the house. 1998 with EMG passive pickups and it appears to have been stained much darker at some point in it's past. Wenge neck, Ovankol body. Always wanted a fretless thumb and it was priced right.

Beautiful.

 

[kascollet]

Great looking dark lady ! One of a kind.

 

[UK Ken]

The stealth Thumb looks very cool

 

[kascollet]

Looking for the hidden message in the wood of the Thumb Bass…

 

[Hardy]

Looking for the hidden message in the wood of the Thumb Bass…

I can read some! „Buy me!“, „Play me!“ and „Let me shine!“.

 

[Wordsalad]

I guess I am now officially a Thumb-a-holic.. Travelled to London by train on a 7 hour round trip to pick-up this beautiful 1989 NT6.. totally worth it!!

 

[DiMarco]

Lovely!

 

[PaulS]

Wow that’s beautiful

 

[Wordsalad]

Thanks guys, this bass sounds immense! I just got the email back from Warwick with the spec sheet. Looks like the pups and electronics have been swopped out at some point (the switch only works one way, so I don't seem to be able to switch it to a passive mode?). Anywho, does anyone here know what the standard string spacing is for this model as I'm having difficulty finding online. I've set it up for 16 mm but it's right on the limit of the saddles! Unfortunately, the spec sheet I got through didn't say what it should be. Sorry if this is the wrong place for the question. Happy to set up a new thread with the question

 

[rabidwolverine21]

My thumb family. 1989 Thumb NT6 and 2012 Thumb SC

 

[Gnermo]

Those are gorgeous. I bet the SC weighs a ton.