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Hoping to pick some knowledge from the Warwick experts on the forum. I am looking at a second hand 1990 Thumb from a pro seller quite far from me. They can ship, but I wanted to spot any issue before taking the plunge if I can. The bass looks pretty good, the only mod I've made aware of is the installation of a plug to power the active pre-amp via an external power adapter. I haven't seen the cavity of a model from that age to compare, so wanted to confirm this mod shouldn't have made any unnecessary mess with the circuits and perhaps it can just be removed if not used? The plastic cover can be replaced easily so that's ok. Thanks in advance!

Given the price I would also give this one a check. I would have take in if I could and when I checked it was still available

I found myself in a very similar position last year. Eventually, given my knowledge of vintage instruments is not solid enough and I was worried about consistency I decided to spend roughly the same money I would have spent on a 70s Fender on two basses. I bought a used 2013 American Standard P bass that plays great and came with custom shop pickup as stock, and a Limelight ‘63 P bass that gives me the vintage feel in the exact finish and specs I wanted. I still find myself looking at 70’s Fender but I think this was a good compromise for me

I tried to “register” this bass on the Fender website. It could be just stock photos but they think US18077829 is a maple neck. Otherwise unfortunately both serials bring up roughly the same instrument.

No shortage of strap buttons on that one...

I had one in Firemist Silver, sold it on here a while ago. Great colour and very comfortable neck, I really liked the stack knobs giving you control on the volumes and tones of each pick-up. I sold it cause I am mainly playing Precisions now and I found the tone to be a bit thin compared to the P. Maybe @walplayer can tell you if it's done well for him

Wow I'm not quite there yet! This is definitely taking the vintage tone while the American Standard will wear the bright and punchy hat, just need to transfer the LaBella on the Limelight and put roundwounds on the Fender. The charcoal grey one was on sale here just last week right?

4 months later, I can close the loop and thank everyone who chipped in with advice! Mark just sent the infamous wooden floor shots and all being well I’ll get to play this beauty this week.

on a more serious note, we used this one for our wedding, we both found it right

Yes, tried that initially but it doesn’t slide past the thicker bit. I can try to ram it through and force it perhaps

Hi! I recently bought a set of D’Addario NYXL 45-130 for my 5 strings. The strings sound great but seem to be quite thick right from the ball end, at least compared to the previous sets I’ve used. They even get a touch thicker at the end, while I’d expect them to taper down. The B string in particular doesn’t quite get in the bridge slot. I really don’t want to go down the route of filing the bridge down or anything like that but am getting the impression that the tuning on that string is not as stable as on the others. Am I imagining things? If not, has anyone found a way to fix the issue other than get other strings or file the bridge? I’m relatively new to 5s so haven’t come across the issue before. Thanks in advance for any advice, including the one to stick to 4 strings as that’s all I need anyway 😁

I bought a pedal from Matt. Very smooth communication and flexible delivery. The pedal itself is practically new, clearly very well taken care of and exactly as described. Deal with confidence!

I have a Warwick NT5. The neck dive and weight are issues, but I don't find them severe enough to sell my bass (even though I would probably trade it for an equivalent 4 strings). I have strap locks and a neoprene comfort strap and that does it for me. Prices I've seen here and elsewhere for similar basses range between £1,500 and £1,800 so £940 is a good price. I think it's more an issue with BO than NT, but make sure the neck is not warped, it can happen with Warwick,