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Now that's bought and paid for Bob you can save your pennies up and buy my PRS with maple neck... Ooooh maple fretless with the Thor'd treatment!
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I may be a fan of Warwicks and I am speaking from experiences of buying and selling Warwick basses in the UK but... if someone has said that they are going to swap you a 74 Jazz for the the Thumb then you are the winner! There is no way on God's green earth that you will sell the Thumb for more than you would realistically get for a 74 Jazz (all things being equal with regard to condition), so it is a no brainer to trade and then try to sell the Thumb. I've no doubt that at some point in the future Warwick prices will rocket (they can't go much lower ) but unless you can sit on that bass for 10/15/20/25 years then you'd be a fool to take the Warwick... and that's a hard thing for a fan of Warwick basses to say.
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1U 19" Rack Trays
warwickhunt replied to warwickhunt's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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[url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Musicman-Stingray-3EQ-4-String-Bass-Guitar-/170609328754?pt=UK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV&hash=item27b91bc272"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Musicman-Stingray-3E...=item27b91bc272[/url] Always pays to check the detail in your listing title!
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For £300 I'd be looking in the for sale section of BC for something used which is both better and more powerful. Not that H&K are rubbish but the BassKick (BK) is at the bottom end of the range and used is going to get you a lot more for your money. H&K are reliable or at least the top end stuff us that I am aware of. As for the tone... that really depends what you plug into it!
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I've never played this bass nor do I personally have any affiliation with FP but I've yet to find a Streamer of this era that is a duffer! The woods IMHO are still of the best quality; the maple for the bodies on these basses [despite the minor dings], is tight and resonant and though I may prefer the woodiness of the Wenge necked basses, there is no other Warwick that gives the tone of these predominantly maple basses. Oh and the wax will last you 20 years... I made one tin last me that long and I used it on a LOT of Warwick basses!
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Interesting to find out how much you'd pay for these
warwickhunt replied to Kubickiboy's topic in Basses For Sale
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[quote name='eubassix' post='1143138' date='Feb 27 2011, 11:13 AM']I have two 'MM/SR' bodies (photos below) John - one is 'burst, the other's a flame/natural (OLP). I started to drill the 'burst one to take the better of the two 'MM' bridges I have .. but found that I didn't have a bit big enough (!). I think this original EB neck fits the burst body (pocket) better than the OLP. I really need to list all this stuff (I have pickups, s/plates, bridges etc.) as I don't have the time or inclination now to get this all reconnected (!) Howard's interested in a MM style neck (but Fender-fit) and some of the J pickups I've picked-up somewhere/sometime. Currently it's all nicely stored .. but just taking up room.[/quote] I know what you mean Dave; I'm busy clearing stuff but luckily none of mine is big and bulky like necks and bodies. Not putting stuff together makes sense now, I assumed the body was a pukka MM but then again if it was you'd certainly have put them together by now!
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Interesting to find out how much you'd pay for these
warwickhunt replied to Kubickiboy's topic in Basses For Sale
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Is the pup position on a Sterling the same with 1 or 2 pups
warwickhunt replied to warwickhunt's topic in Bass Guitars
[quote name='Duarte' post='1142189' date='Feb 26 2011, 11:22 AM']After suffereing that drum sound through my huge system...I can tell you that they are in EXACTLY the same place. You get all the same sounds. And more...Only the Bongo has the pickup moved, because of the 24 fret neck.[/quote] Cheers mate. If I end up going for a 2 pup bass I want to be sure that the rear pup on the twin pup will sound exactly the same as the single pup bass (variation between any two basses taken into account) as that's the sound I liked on my last Sterling; added to which I prefer the look of the single pup so if I whip the front pup out then I can just fit a standard Sterling single pup scratchplate and it'll disguise the hole... who needs versatility; I'm the bass player, I only use one sound live! -
Is the pup position on a Sterling the same with 1 or 2 pups
warwickhunt replied to warwickhunt's topic in Bass Guitars
[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='1142182' date='Feb 26 2011, 11:15 AM'][url="http://instantrimshot.com/index.php?sound=rimshot&play=true"]yep, at the back.[/url] I thank you.[/quote] Roll up, roll up! Obviously I'm after knowing if the rear pup on both basses is placed in 'exactly' the same place or was the rear pup on the $$ placed a bit further forward/back from the bridge to accommodate either the fitting/aesthetics/sound of the extra pup? -
[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142035' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:47 AM']don't matter how famous you are. ther's always someone better![/quote] Just had a quick look at your recent posts mate... I realise that they are all posted at 'silly o clock' in the morning but either someone has hacked your account or you've been hitting the sauce bottle pretty hard and taking your woes out on we imaginary people on t'interweb!
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When is a Warwick Thumb NOT a Warwick Thumb...
warwickhunt replied to warwickhunt's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142036' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:48 AM']when nobody cares?[/quote] Just had a quick look at your recent posts mate... I realise that they are all posted at 'silly o clock' in the morning but either someone has hacked your account or you've been hitting the sauce bottle pretty hard and taking your woes out on we imaginary people on t'interweb! -
[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142037' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:49 AM']swap you my missus![/quote] Just had a quick look at your recent posts mate... I realise that they are all posted at 'silly o clock' in the morning but either someone has hacked your account or you've been hitting the sauce bottle pretty hard and taking your woes out on we imaginary people on t'interweb!
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Dingwall Afterburner 2 5 String Bass For Sale
warwickhunt replied to Geoff Heyes's topic in Basses For Sale
[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142038' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:50 AM']fanned frets are a fad![/quote] Just had a quick look at your recent posts mate... I realise that they are all posted at 'silly o clock' in the morning but either someone has hacked your account or you've been hitting the sauce bottle pretty hard and taking your woes out on we imaginary people on t'interweb! -
When is a Warwick Thumb NOT a Warwick Thumb...
warwickhunt replied to warwickhunt's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142036' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:48 AM']when nobody cares?[/quote] Who ate your porridge? It's a bit of banter... a bit of chat about a bass! -
The low end - anyone imported anything from them
warwickhunt replied to kjb's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='lettsguitars' post='1142028' date='Feb 26 2011, 02:41 AM']they sell basses., waht more do you want?[/quote] Maybe a bit of feedback to be sure they aren't a load of shyte and that they are accurate with their descriptions and get stuff out on time etc etc etc A quick bit of research on this forum about one or two other online bass retailers/shops would tell me I wondered touch those other retailers with a bargepole, so its nice to just ask for some insight from folks that have used them and it all seems positive. IMHO it's what BC is good at. -
When is a Warwick Thumb NOT a Warwick Thumb...
warwickhunt replied to warwickhunt's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
[quote name='mart' post='1141487' date='Feb 25 2011, 05:08 PM'] Sorry, could you translate this, please? "Tardy", to me, means "late", but this doesn't seem to make sense. Does it have some different meaning up your neck of the woods?[/quote] Strange that! I've always used the word 'tardy' to indicate; substandard, sloppy, slapdash. Whereas the dictionary definition does indicate lateness.... so yes in answer to your question, up my neck of the woods it does mean something else! -
The low end - anyone imported anything from them
warwickhunt replied to kjb's topic in General Discussion
[quote name='thegallery' post='1141293' date='Feb 25 2011, 02:43 PM']hi yes i have, Brian is a great guy, easy to deal with, had no problems what so ever alex[/quote] Cheers Alex. Just out of interest does The Gallery still do commission sales as I have 3 or 4 top end basses that I may well be selling. PM me details if you have the time. -
When is a Warwick Thumb NOT a Warwick Thumb...
warwickhunt replied to warwickhunt's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
[quote name='setekh' post='1141299' date='Feb 25 2011, 02:49 PM']... maybe someone just copied the headstock and is trying to pass it on as a Shuker?[/quote] I was going to say 'why not just copy the headstock of a pukka Thumb'... but then I realised what that would make it worth! -
When is a Warwick Thumb NOT a Warwick Thumb...
warwickhunt replied to warwickhunt's topic in eBay - Weird and Wonderful
I've got to say that the actual skeleton of the bass looks to have a fair bit of quality to it and appears to be very well shaped/contoured/made... in fact part of me wondered for a while if the headstock had been grafted onto a Thumb bass! The issues to appear to be over placement of fittings etc. and that is something which 'would appear' to be pretty tardy.