Thumb vintage 1986

Because it's a neckthrough , the neck could have been made earlier (1985) and then the neck made later (or viceversa); so you could have a body from 1985 with a neck from 1987; sometimes bass builders leave the wood to dry for years before they use it...in this early Warwick period, I assume they did not know their basses were going to be so succesful, and therefore they did not care very much about the dates and the serial numbers ; this Also happened with early Tobias and Spector basses; presently these companies even specify the exact day month and year of completion on their serial numbers...
At lesast it keeps us busy ! A bass is officialy considered a vintage bass once it passes the 25 year old barrier; my streamer 1 just turned 25 last october... If my thumb bass is from 88 or 89, soon it will be vintage ...
I understand some Portuguese ...
Thanks!
 
I'd like to add one thought to the conundrum of the bass age...

I have a Streamer that is clearly stamped on the headstock top 1984 (those exact digits + serial number), it has the uber slim body from the early basses, the bridge is the slim 2 piece and yet it was made/released in 87!

I'm not trying to be clever or cryptic, simply highlighting that neck/body combinations could be completed at any time (my Streamer was defo 'constructed' in 84) yet the routing for the bridge may not be done till just before sale/purchase. It's my belief that the neck/body construction will have been done in 86 and then lay in the factory and then the routing for the bridge etc wouldn't be complete until maybe 88. Enigma solved!

IMHO ;)
 
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