CPBass Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1366920586' post='2059136'] Which one is best EVER... eenie meenie miney mo [URL=http://s54.photobucket.com/user/warwickhunt/media/IMG_2237_zps290385ff.jpg.html][IMG]http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g119/warwickhunt/IMG_2237_zps290385ff.jpg[/IMG][/URL] It literally would be a case of doing that between the Streamer (Stage I/II/Ltd/all forms), Dolphin and Infinette... the Thumb is a bass that I've not ever gelled with! [/quote] 2nd from left is simply divine!!! If you need a huge Ashdown rig, ive got one to trade Jon. Id even deliver :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnozzalee Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 [quote name='Voodoosnake' timestamp='1366931678' post='2059293'] 2nd from left is simply divine!!! If you need a huge Ashdown rig, ive got one to trade Jon. Id even deliver :-) [/quote] The Fretless Dolphin nearly made me switch back to bass from guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 [quote name='bagsieblue' timestamp='1366923309' post='2059183'] Very impressed and very jealous Warwickhunt. If you had to save one from a burning / flooding building could you choose? [/quote] NOOOOO! I'm actually moving house and I'm ensuring we are way above sea level, away from any river or watercourse and next door to a fire-station. To choose one would 'seriously' be (can't think of a more appropriate word) impossible. Infinette - Very cool/rare, probably as distinctive a tone as the Dolphin but slightly different (possibly due to the Maple neck or the body chambers) Dolphin - Funky shape, distinctive tone and this one is a lovely weight/balance SSI - A classic (thanks Spector/NS) and IMHO one of the most versatile tones/pup configs SSII - As above but with a different slant on the tone that is a bit more focused than the SSI Streamer 5th Anniversary - Classic shape/comfort/balance (this one is barely 8lb iirc) but not quite as versatile as the two above... but likely the one I would go to first to gig Thumb - Love the tone and aesthetics but can't get away with the first position due to the short horn/body Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Oh and defo no Thumb neck dive on this or any NT Thumb that I have ever owned (and it has been a few)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 A Thumb Bolt on has a really unique vibe to it, I actually prefer the bolt on to the NT, more snap in the high notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 [quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1366973943' post='2059637'] A Thumb Bolt on has a really unique vibe to it, I actually prefer the bolt on to the NT, more snap in the high notes. [/quote] I prefer the neck-through. More high notes - you get two extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Yeah, why is it that Warwick NTs often have 2 extra frets? Just because they would fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 My Thumb BO4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 [quote name='throwoff' timestamp='1366973943' post='2059637'] A Thumb Bolt on has a really unique vibe to it, I actually prefer the bolt on to the NT, more snap in the high notes. [/quote] This is a very good point. I have usually reached for a BO Thumb first because they sound a bit better than the NT Thumbs to my ears. A little bit more sizzle in the output, a richer and more prominent midrange. The notes have a real 'pop' to them and they respond very well to right hand dynamics. The NT's sound a little more softer and more muted to me (but also distinctive and very good). The Thumb bass epitomises Warwick for me, because unlike the Streamer etc etc, there is nothing else really like it, and they always sound very distinctive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 OK, then - my next Warwick-related mission will be to find a lefty Thumb on display somewhere and try it. They didn't have a lefty in NYC when I visited. (That's possibly a good excuse to visit again soon...!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 How much of a problem is it being a lefty bluejay? Can you get pretty much what you want (eventually) but presumably much harder to find examples to try out I'm guessing; at least judging by what I haven't seen in the high street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 (edited) [quote name='ead' timestamp='1367259323' post='2063339'] How much of a problem is it being a lefty bluejay? Can you get pretty much what you want (eventually) but presumably much harder to find examples to try out I'm guessing; at least judging by what I haven't seen in the high street. [/quote] Exactly. You can order almost anything - especially from Warwick, who offer lefty models of practically every bass they sell - but the actual instrument you receive will be something coming directly from the manufacturer (if you buy new), and it won't be the classic "model you've tried and fallen in love with and bought on the spot at the shop", as there are usually no lefty models to try out and fall in love with... Having said that, a couple of the large music stores I visited in NYC offered the luxury of an entire lefty section, with a lot of guitars and also a few basses. Unfortunately, the choice tends to be limited to the usual Fender P, Musicman, Fender J, Fender something-or-other, you get the idea (YAAAWWWN!!) Edited April 29, 2013 by bluejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Grim. What percentage of the market is LH sales I wonder? Would more stock mean more sales, tricky issue for the retailers I guess. Is the lefty market place on here a good source of instruments - I've never looked tbh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patch006 Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 There was plenty of lefty thumb basses at the bass day last year bluejay ; ) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 [quote name='ead' timestamp='1367261045' post='2063372'] Grim. What percentage of the market is LH sales I wonder? Would more stock mean more sales, tricky issue for the retailers I guess. Is the lefty market place on here a good source of instruments - I've never looked tbh? [/quote] I'm not sure, it's a bit like the chicken and the egg. Perhaps if lefty instruments were easier to obtain, lefty children (and adults) would tend to learn to play in the way that's most natural to them. Instead, many force themselves - or are advised - to learn right-handed to have more choice, ready availability, cheaper price etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 (edited) [quote name='patch006' timestamp='1367261084' post='2063374'] There was plenty of lefty thumb basses at the bass day last year bluejay ; ) . [/quote] I had to miss the bass day due to a bad case of snowed-underness with work! And it turned out to be a horrid project I should have avoided like the plague Edited April 29, 2013 by bluejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBass Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) Heres a few snaps of my current Warwick armoury. ( L - R ) 1) Warwick Stryker Mahogany 2007 2) Warwick Dolphin Pro 1 2010 3) Warwick Buzzard 05 LTD Needs a nice Streamer to even it out or even better a Vampyre to darken the atmosphere Warwick Oddball Heaven!! [attachment=133839:IMG_3632.jpg] [attachment=133840:IMG_3640.JPG] [attachment=133841:IMG_3647.jpg] Edited April 30, 2013 by Voodoosnake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Definitely not your average suite of P and J basses there Voodoosnake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Warwick Pro Star Bass in VSB on its way over from the Fatherland :-) Its got the look for my new Blues Rock Band and tone should be good :-) Oh, and I bought a new Bass stand as I was running out.. It holds 9 :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 [quote name='Mr Fretbuzz' timestamp='1371815441' post='2118422'] Warwick Pro Star Bass in VSB on its way over from the Fatherland :-) Its got the look for my new Blues Rock Band and tone should be good :-) Oh, and I bought a new Bass stand as I was running out.. It holds 9 :-D [/quote] Nice choice. But if you don't get on with it, give me a shout, and I'll find it a nice home just a few junctions further along the M4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBass Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) Thumb NT - no contest! I have two a 1990 5 string and a 1988 defretted 4 string. amazing sound, feel and comfortable to play. bit heavy to carry but on a good, wide strap, not noticable when playing - no neck dive on mine either. seek out pre - 1997 models though. [sharedmedia=core:attachments:118922][sharedmedia=core:attachments:79140] [sharedmedia=core:attachments:118924][sharedmedia=core:attachments:79142] Edited June 21, 2013 by MikeBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliwailer Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I'd say a late 80's Streamer. I once bought a 1987 Streamer purely to sell it on for a profit, which I ended up doing but not until I'd played it for a few months out of awe and wonder. I couldn't believe that I had GAS for it as Warwick basses never suited or appealed to me. I still often wonder 'what if I'd kept it' and have never been comfortable with any modern Warwick since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziphoblat Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Personally I really like my Corvette standard. Bubinga body, ovangkol neck, wenge fretboard. I much prefer JJ configurations on basses, and most of Warwick's stuff tends to be PJ or humbuckers. Plus I have small hands, and lots of the Warwicks I've played have had fat necks. I'm lucky in that mine is made in the only year (2009) where they were made in Germany but with the slim necks, at least that's my understanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 I've got a '91 Thumb, I would like an '89/'90 Streamer - one of the ones with broad wenge laminates rather than maple, and a two-piece bridge. There aren't that many of them but they are my favourite-looking Warwicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregBass Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Ziphoblat - I have a mix n match Corvette Standard with a gorgeous slim neck from a 1997. I think they used slim necks till around 2000, then moved to the clubbier ones that are standard now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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