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Sir Paul of Thumbalot
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Hello everybody, on this, hum, cloudy Sunday Morning. Yeah, it's me, once again. Why?
Well, when I first created a Thread about my Thumb, it was somehow pretty empty. Therefore I decided to create a brand new one, much more complete this time, as you can see. Then, let's start with a short story :
I've been in love with the Thumb for years. I discovered this bass several years ago. Funny fact, at that time, I didn't know the model nor the brand. But hey, that small but so sexy body, that NT-Designed Neck with its 26 Brass Frets, and, of course, that growly and articulated sound... Little by little, I knew everything about this bass. Damn, I needed one! And I've had never played nor seen one for real, only photos and videos. But, there was a huge problem, its price. When I bought my very first 5-Strings bass in 2006, I spent 637€ for it. And, for me, it was already a big sum of money. So, spending 4 times that sum, even for a Thumb, ouch... Hopefully, on a sunny Sunday of March, 2009, I found an amazing 5-Strings Thumb, built in 1987 with three EMG Pick-ups. Oh, man, GAS Attack... I couldn't resist. I bought it.
Writing a review about this bass on this Forum would be pretty useless, as almost everybody knows its features. But I'm willing to write so, here we go mates :
The Serial is K-129 87. So, it was built in November, 1987.
It has a Bubinga body, and a 7-Pieces Neck : 3 Bubinga laminations and 4-Wenge ones. It has a beautiful but dusty as Hell Wenge Fingerboard; need some Lemon Oil. It's a 5-Strings version, with 26 Brass Frets, which have been put recently. Still got some old strings, time to change, as soon as I decided which ones to buy.
It has 3 EMG J-Type Pick-ups, and a 2-Ways Equalization (Lows and Treble). It's an active bass. When you pull the Volume Pot, you bypass the Equalization; but it doesn't turn up the bass into a real passive one. That's the way I like to play it, as it really gives me "The Sound Of Wood", compared to the Active Mode.
I love its sound : growly and extremely articulated. It's the kind of bass that does not allow mistakes. Or you're gonna hear them. But I like it as it allows you to be aware of your mistakes and then, to avoid them to become a better bass player.
Finally, that's a beautiful but heavy bass : 4,7Kgrs. 10.36Ibs if you prefer. ^^
And a Sound Clip :
A Gig we played last week, excuse our many mistakes. The stress, the heat (almost 40°C under the spots), and a song we didn't rehearse a lot.
It's Lazy by Deep Purple.
I'm gonna record some others Sound Clips directly into the PC when I find the mental strength to do so.
Photos :
Thanks!
Well, when I first created a Thread about my Thumb, it was somehow pretty empty. Therefore I decided to create a brand new one, much more complete this time, as you can see. Then, let's start with a short story :
I've been in love with the Thumb for years. I discovered this bass several years ago. Funny fact, at that time, I didn't know the model nor the brand. But hey, that small but so sexy body, that NT-Designed Neck with its 26 Brass Frets, and, of course, that growly and articulated sound... Little by little, I knew everything about this bass. Damn, I needed one! And I've had never played nor seen one for real, only photos and videos. But, there was a huge problem, its price. When I bought my very first 5-Strings bass in 2006, I spent 637€ for it. And, for me, it was already a big sum of money. So, spending 4 times that sum, even for a Thumb, ouch... Hopefully, on a sunny Sunday of March, 2009, I found an amazing 5-Strings Thumb, built in 1987 with three EMG Pick-ups. Oh, man, GAS Attack... I couldn't resist. I bought it.
Writing a review about this bass on this Forum would be pretty useless, as almost everybody knows its features. But I'm willing to write so, here we go mates :
The Serial is K-129 87. So, it was built in November, 1987.
It has a Bubinga body, and a 7-Pieces Neck : 3 Bubinga laminations and 4-Wenge ones. It has a beautiful but dusty as Hell Wenge Fingerboard; need some Lemon Oil. It's a 5-Strings version, with 26 Brass Frets, which have been put recently. Still got some old strings, time to change, as soon as I decided which ones to buy.
It has 3 EMG J-Type Pick-ups, and a 2-Ways Equalization (Lows and Treble). It's an active bass. When you pull the Volume Pot, you bypass the Equalization; but it doesn't turn up the bass into a real passive one. That's the way I like to play it, as it really gives me "The Sound Of Wood", compared to the Active Mode.
I love its sound : growly and extremely articulated. It's the kind of bass that does not allow mistakes. Or you're gonna hear them. But I like it as it allows you to be aware of your mistakes and then, to avoid them to become a better bass player.
Finally, that's a beautiful but heavy bass : 4,7Kgrs. 10.36Ibs if you prefer. ^^
And a Sound Clip :
A Gig we played last week, excuse our many mistakes. The stress, the heat (almost 40°C under the spots), and a song we didn't rehearse a lot.
It's Lazy by Deep Purple.
I'm gonna record some others Sound Clips directly into the PC when I find the mental strength to do so.
Photos :
Thanks!
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