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Bump for this to counter the discussion of the "other" Thumb currently for sale.

[quote]Is it possible to cross reference the IP address with a recent user also selling a 'suspect' bass that was flagged up here and on the Warwick forum?[/quote]

Hear, hear. It was that thread that sprung to mind when I saw this ad.

The "Rise" era stuff with Bill Laswell is also great.

Try a basic Squier Jazz. They can be had for £150

[url="http://www.dv247.com/guitars/squier-jazz-bass-guitar-black-rosewood--40732"]http://www.dv247.com/guitars/squier-jazz-b...rosewood--40732[/url]

Anything cheaper from new is a case of "false economy" in my opinion. You save money only to waste it.

For a little more money you should be able to get a Squier VMJ. Well worth the extra - it's perfectly good enough for a seasoned player and it will be easy to resell. This would be my recommendation.

[url="http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product.asp?id=5360"]http://www.soundslive.co.uk/product.asp?id=5360[/url]

Keep an eye out for either of the above on the sale forum and you may get a good deal.

Cheers-

Riiiiiight.

"Asia Music Partnership Ltd" on the label. Selling at a ".co.uk" address. Mmmm.

I'd say that it's Yamaha's take on the Stingray HH / Warwick $$ configurations.

Yamaha make decent basses, I owned one back in the 90s.

Very impressed with my 2009 P5. The new bridge and tuners are great. As for the tone knob, well compared to a Warwick's active circuitry it is very quaint in its limitation, but I find it useful as a tweaker.

Did you check that the neck you are getting is not drilled? The bolt holes can vary between models so if it is already drilled you may need to get a bit of dowling and re-drilling work done.

My new Fender P5 (see avatar picture) is my current squeeze. Old school tones in a modern 5 string configuration. A great compliment to my modern sounding Warwicks. Now seriously considering getting a 51P reissue for some serious "older school" sounds.

Was always sceptical about P basses (probably because I learnt to play on a really cheap and nasty one) but now I'm a convert.

Bit of a sparse ad from a brand new member. Tread carefully on this one.

No offence meant if the seller is genuine, of course.

"They all sound like thumbs though."

Yeah, that was my point. My NT4 and BO5 sound different due to the pup arrangments, but they still sound like Thumb basses. "Dense" is the word I'd use to describe it.

Anyway, here's a bump....

[quote name='Chris2112' post='683580' date='Dec 14 2009, 12:15 AM']I think people tend to date the "new" ones from 2000 or 2001 when the necks changed from wenge to ovangkol and also became quite a bit chunkier! These days it seems that wenge is only available as custom order item![/quote]

I've played both types and whilst the newer ones feel less hand made they sound comparable to me.

PMd

I use a P for fingerstyle, but because there is no bridge pup I obviously struggle to get the the defined Jaco "twang". If I want that sound then I switch to my Thumb BO bass which has two bridge pups (see my avatar pic).

With a Stingray and a P you should have both areas similarly covered, so I don't think a switch to a Jazz is hugely necessary unless you fancy a change for its own sake.

[quote name='Clarky' post='678339' date='Dec 8 2009, 07:24 PM']In Chris' profile you will see he was born in .... you guessed it![/quote]


Duh! Should have guessed!

Busy day at work...

Looks amazing. Sorry if I'm being dumb, but what is the significance of June 64? If it's in the thread I must have missed it!

Warwick Thumb or $$.

[quote name='oldslapper' post='675167' date='Dec 5 2009, 06:36 PM']Ok had a reply. Warwick will send a new neck for £323, plus postage for my old neck. It's a beautiful bass, but I ain't got that kind of money. I'll get a quote from a couple of guys locally. Or I'll live with it, or sell as is. Somebody on the warwick forum said that his luthier loosened the rod and squirted wd40 down, and the rod came free after a bit and the neck was sorted. Love to think that was true!
Anyway thanks for replies chaps. John[/quote]


Wow, that's much more than I paid a couple of years back, even taking into account the fact that I was paying for a 4 and not a 5 string neck.

Rather than using sanding paper, you could try using some green "scotch-brite" scouring pads - they are a bit more easy going. After that just re-wax.

Worked a treat to get thumb resting marks out of a Thumb BO I once owned.

[quote name='jynxterstu' post='674548' date='Dec 4 2009, 10:17 PM']Hi All, I have just bought a 2nd hand Cort artisan ( C4 ) off ebay ( seems to be a pattern in this section ) i am happy with it, however when i plugged it in to the amp it isn't as loud as my biginner cheapo base. I have changed the battery as It was dead on me due to me not knowing to take the lead out when not in use ! I have checked the wires all seem ok. it has mighty mite pick ups which i have also checked the wires. has any one got any ideas ?
thanks Jynxter ![/quote]


Did you try raising the pickups so they are nearer the strings? This can make a big difference.

I once did a Warwick neck replacement for the same reason.

A new 4 string neck cost me about £120 if I remember correctly. Not too bad at all. Send them the bass and they'll fit it for you, otherwise you have to send the neck only. If you send the neck only you'll have to drill your own holes when you get the new neck.

I priced up luthier repairs, but a new neck came out as being only about 25% more expensive. Plus it was guaranteed to work!

I'd go for a replacement if I were you.

Cheers

Always loved the tone of a P bass but had been very cagey about the build and hardware quality in the past - the 90s models seemed to be all over the place. However, having tried out the latest US Standards (with the new bridges and tuners) I decided to get one and am really, really impressed. Fender have really upped their game of late, most likely in response to all the Laklands and Sadowskys floating around....

Total bargain!

Mmm. I'd be very tempted to get it restored to 4 strings if it was mine.