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Why not see if you can buy a similar Corvette but just fretless? I did a swap on here with someone who took my FNA Jazzman (Corvette body) and had that defretted so he would have both fretless and fretted version of the same bass. I play a Thumb fretted and fretless and I find it very helpful to have the two. The muscle memory is so easy and I like to think because my hands are so used to the same body and neck shape.

How many guitars? We do some of the tracks mentioned, but Pink and Blondie as well. The girl we have is a bit of a power house so we can have a range of stuff. Led Zepplin (Whole lot of love) always goes down a storm and any Bon Jovi.

[quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1478195571' post='3167489'] Stage I v Stage II or Thumb - The low mid focus of the SSII and Thumb is the main tonal difference to the SSI. I've found that the maple SSI basses (anything post 89/90) tend to be more open in comparison to the SSII/Thumb and the early (cherry body predominantly wenge neck) SSI is very mellow in comparison to all. The Thumb is (IMHO) the most focused (almost nasal) and the other end of the spectrum is the early Cherry SSI. Old v New SSI - See above re. the evolution of body wood+neck wood (not fingerboard as they are all wenge) cherry+wenge (early) / maple+wenge (transition late 80's) / maple+maple (89/90 onwards) they have differences but then there are further (maybe) lesser variations with pup make; EMG / MEC quite similar and a blindfold test would be hard pushed to differentiate, Bartolini/Alembic/SD all give variation BUT the essential SSI 'ness' comes from the body/neck combo + PJ pups. Final consideration is that from about 1990 onwards SSI's have been all maple body/neck (other than thin stringers/laminates) BUT the body thickness, neck thickness and quality/density of wood has varied and this throws up some anomalies where tone can vary a bit. I had a 94 Streamer (wax/natural) that seemed to be made of balsa wood and you could indent the body wood with your finger nail and it gave a very soft SSI sound, whereas a 91 bass I had was rock maple (if there is such a thing) and it was very solid/dense yet the body dimensions were quite slim but that bass sang like a piano! Hmmm have I covered it all? [/quote] Thank you so much. I knew you would clear it up for me. what a brilliant answer. Now I am in two minds about looking for one. I like the fact that I can go mellow to aggressive with the Thumb and I find the stage 2 very much in that area but has something different to offer. I worry that Stage 1 would be too mellow and could not get aggressive and in your face if needed. But thanks again this has given me a lot to think about.

Thanks guys I will give this a go. I trust it wont be a massive hassle to install it? I know what you mean about them all being broken. I have been trying to be so careful over the years and I have managed to do just that for 20 and I cried all night when the cover broke. I am also looking for tross rod cover from the same period and I know the chances of finding one is zero. It was just on the off chance of someone having a broken Thumb and would not mind selling me the cover. Stranger things have happened. Warwickhunt, I started a thread over on the warwick forum about stage 1s. You are the man everything Warwick related. I am thinking of trying to find and old Stage 1 and I am dying to know how it compares to Stage 2 and Thumb. You must be able to shed some light on that after owning every model under the sun. How do old Stage 1s compare to new?

Hi guys, I have an 89 Thumb and the battery cover is broken. Does anyone know where it is possible to buy a new one? I tried Warwick but I think that is newer versions that wont fit, I might be wrong. Any help appreciated. Thanks

To address the B string question, I use it a lot. I use the low D often and even open B. I play both in covers band and a chilled singer/songwriter band and to use the B string to fill out sound is great. I also use it for more vertical playing instead of horizontal you might have to do on a 4 string. I do have a 6 string fretless which I use but I don't tend to use the C string much. I got it originally cause I was playing a lot of jazz but then kids came along and playing bass took the back seat for few years. I have used quite a bit chords when playing 5 so thought about getting a 6 to get even more out of it. But the more I think of it I am not sure I would use the extra string that much so was very curious about others experience. Perhaps it was me just coming up with an excuse to get another bass.

Did Jeff not have a Dean signature bass few years back? I know its not really what you are asking but if he said the Cort was the best bass since 70s jazz what was the Dean like???

Hi guys I am just curious, I have been playing 5 string basses for a long time and I use the B string a lot in all types of music. I have been thinking of possibly getting a 6 string but I am not sure how much I would use that extra string. How are you guys finding that extra string? Are you using it or not really? Any views/opinions/remarks welcome. Thanks

I remember seeing the below on the telly back in the day and not really knowing much about him and being more into what ever rock was the big thing at the moment and Primus and Les Claypool being the man. But then I saw this and was totally blown away. I am no fan but the playing was totally amazing. I was converted to a Warwick fan and to have a fretless Thumb became a lifetime ambition. I still today am amazed by this video all these years later. What a rhythm section. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cr4-RobrtY"]https://www.youtube....h?v=0Cr4-RobrtY[/url] And I came across the below video and maybe most people have seen it but I thought it would be worth posting. To see Jack explaining the way he played it and showing technique and talking through reasons for looking at all kinds of music which then you can apply to other areas. Very inspirational I found. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUo3Nv7k4R0"]https://www.youtube....h?v=OUo3Nv7k4R0[/url]

Anyone going for these? [url="http://thebassgallery.com/bass.html?manufacturer=493"]http://thebassgaller...anufacturer=493[/url]

So I have been playing Warwicks for 20 years. I bought my Thumb NT 5 89 20 years ago and it has been perfect for me all these years. I wanted a fretless version of it and since I have played quite a bit of jazz over the years a 6 string version was perfect. For soloing and chords these basses are perfect. I have always found that these basses are flexible when you use a good right hand technique so you loads of options. I started playing in a covers band few years back and I guess that I was just wanting to have more options and got a FNA JazzMan. It was good but I noticed that it was more difficult to cut through drummers and 2 guitars than with the Thumb. I have never really had any need to try every single bass under the sun bus I was curious about Stage 2 and managed to trade my FNA and get a Stage 2 91 and now this is the bass I feel is perfect for my covers band. I do gig all 3 basses and the Thumb 5 is a backup for everything and I do sometimes favour that still. If I had to I could easily just have 1 bass and that would then be a 5 string fretted but since I have the luxury of being able to have 3 I allow myself that. So with the long build up I am just curious what the difference is from I guess Stage 2 and Stage 1. I know there are different woods between the two and pickup configuration (and this has changed quite a lot of the years). I also know this is always a personal preference but I am just interested in hearing people's opinions and experiences of these two (and possibly versus Thumb). I personally prefer just old Warwicks around 89-90 and with the wax finish. What are the chances of finding 5 or 6 string version of Streamer Stage 1? Thanks

Not sure if anyone posted this but I think this says it all [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1171/bobby-vega-to-pick-or-not-to-pick-part-i/55398"]http://www.bassplaye...ck-part-i/55398[/url]

I know its not the same cab but I have using a AE212 and I use Genz Streamliner 600 and a Mesa Subway 800 depending on the mood I am in and both sound great. So I can imagine that either amp would be good with AE112

Did Duff (GnR) not always play with a pick? Whole of Appetite is one big pick festival if you are looking for a song

I just bought a Mesa Subway D800 from Nick and it was such an easy transaction. Great communication and shipping done to suit me. Can't recommend Nick highly enough.

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1458931338' post='3012262'] I think you might be thinking of the first season theme. Above was season three and a different session. I do believe there were several versions over the complete run. [/quote] You are right. I didn't listen to the track just remembered that he played the original. My bad

Dallas was played by Arni Egilsson

Warwick Thumb NT has always worked extremely well for me

I just bought a cabinet from Emmett. He offered to drop it off at my work and if I did not like it I would just give it back and get full refund. The cab is perfect and all dealings with Emmett was spot on. Great guy to deal with

You can never have too many Warwicks

I have been a member since 2009 but hardly ever log in. I visit daily. I probably should contribute more since I have been playing for 25 years, have studied music and taught so could probably come up with a sensible suggestions sometimes. But I end up not doing anything about it. I have loved playing bass for all those years and will probably never leave basschat. One of the most friendly forums on the internet I have seen.

I have been thinking about these amps as an alternative to my amp for smaller gigs and was thinking about getting a TKS112. Does anyone have any experience in pairing these two together?

That's it. I saw you mention the pedal in a threat here. The sound is very much what I am looking for. Metallica used the Dual Rectifier amps for years so that is the sound heavy or not heavy. After I posted this thread I went and had a look at the reviews for the Ultimate Drive pedal from Joyo. It gets fantastic reviews from almost anyone buying it. Whats not to like. Costs almost nothing and sounds great. I plugged my guitar in and had a session and I was blown away by the sound of the pedal. I had forgotten how great it is. So I will stick with it. Why pay many times more for a pedal when you get close enough sound for fraction of the price. The reviews said it worked well with bass as well. I never use effects when playing bass. I bought Boss OC-2 back in '94 after reading an article in Bass Player but never found any use for it. Still have it mind you. Back to the point I plugged my Streamer Stage 2 in as well and the sound was huge. No loss of bottom end and I could actually for the first time ever see myself use a pedal when playing bass. So if anyone reading this (not very likely since this is the guitar section) is looking for a drive pedal for guitar or bass they should check out the Joyo pedal. It wont disappoint.

I am a gigging bass player but on the odd occasion I might fart about on a guitar at home. I have mostly been playing rock and metal (VH/Metallica/Megadeth/Living Colour) type of stuff (rhythm not the solos). I run my guitar (MusicMan Axis) through an old Fender RAD bass amp with couple of pedals in front. I have always wanted to have a decent distortion sound (not sure if I should call it overdrive) but since this is only ever going to be playing at home I have never wanted to spend anything on it. I have a Boss DS1, which to be honest does not sound good and Joyo JF-02 which I accidentally bought and sounds great. I was looking at the amp guitar amp section here and someone mentioned the Tech 21 SansAmp US Steel pedal so I was curious and had a look online and for what I want out of guitar playing it sounded perfect. So my question is, is the US Steel going to be worth that much more money than th JF-02? Does anyone have experience of either or both pedals. I know its all subjective and persona taste and all that but good to get other opinions on a subject you don't know much about

I had a gig with that band last night. All is fine and the footprint of the Fender amp is tiny. I am loud enough kind of but there are six of us and might be more on some occasion so space is important. Also I noticed last night that the amp is picking up mobile signal or what ever it is so there is a little buzz happening every so often. So might need a new cab after all. But what to get and how big? I have always known what I want/need/like from a bass and I know for a fact I will never buy one again but I just cant get excited about amps and cabs.