Kev Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Warwick_thumb_NT5.html"]http://www.bassdirec..._thumb_NT5.html[/url] ...is it me, or was this bass fitted with side LEDs (switch and extra battery route) which are now removed, leaving holes where the side dots should be? Check the picture that shows that side of the neck and zoom in. I mean, it could just be that the LEDs appear black when off, but they bizarrely look like holes to me! Odd that LEDs haven't been mentioned in the description either. Edited February 22, 2017 by Kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowla Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I'm not seeing it, though there do appear to be some kind of marks there. Maybe it had tape or stickers at the fret positions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom5string Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 No matter what that is: the price is WAY too high imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) [quote name='tom5string' timestamp='1487833649' post='3243273'] No matter what that is: the price is WAY too high imo [/quote] No different to all their used bass prices then. Especially on Warwicks. They had a Streamer 4LX on their Facebook page for a grand the other day! Edited February 23, 2017 by Bigwan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Zoom in on the fret markers and the one on the right you can see a bit of red in- I think they are red LEDs and having seen a few bass direct bass descriptions I think it's far more likely they forgot to meantion them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 11lb... price reflects the weight! :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1487835865' post='3243285'] Zoom in on the fret markers and the one on the right you can see a bit of red in- I think they are red LEDs and having seen a few bass direct bass descriptions I think it's far more likely they forgot to meantion them. [/quote] I thought it was weird! Given its 5 minutes down the road from me I could just go and check it. Regarding price, it isn't that bad. You would want to list it for less than £1,200 privately, so £1,500 at a shop is pretty reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) [quote name='Bigwan' timestamp='1487834994' post='3243281'] No different to all their used bass prices then. Especially on Warwicks. They had a Streamer 4LX on their Facebook page for a grand the other day! [/quote] I noticed that. An astronomical price for an LX. I sold a near mint 2009 model with the nicer neck profile for a smidge over £500! Edited February 23, 2017 by 40hz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Mark Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 As an aside: the Bass direct website always expands to an unusable degree when I try to view using my Samsung smartphone. Anyone know a fix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 [quote name='40hz' timestamp='1487838434' post='3243329'] I noticed that. An astronomical price for an LX. I sold a near mint 2009 model with the nicer neck profile for a smidge over £500! [/quote] Do bear in mind Bass Direct do commission sales. They may not be Mark's prices If I had to guess, the Thumb would be a trade-in at that kind of price (realistic), whereas that LX may well have been a commission sale, where the seller needs to get their 20% commission back somehow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 You know, the more I look at those pictures, the more I want it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Go play it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Seems a bit overpriced to me, but I'm a tight northerner Nice Thumb, and yes looks likely to have had LEDs at some point. Worth a phone to check as the descriptions are often just lifted off the net for their ads. 'Wick withdrawal Kev? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I just noticed on the front page of the ad (on 2nd hand/used) page it does state LEDs, but not in the description when you open that page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZilchWoolham Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I haven't really inspected a Warwick all that carefully before, but I think I'm now starting to understand the appeal. The craftsmanship is very impressive. From the front it looks like a one piece body, yet from the back you can see it's a neck through. Most brands would usually settle for a neck and two wings, occasionally capped with another fancy slice of wood. This seems to me like they've scooped out the back to fit the neck, leaving the top intact, and it looks so seamless. I can't remember when I last saw a bass that looked so much like one unified piece. Even the way the fretboard tapers off onto the body is incredibly smooth. Bloody gorgeous that is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 [quote name='ZilchWoolham' timestamp='1488029739' post='3245163'] I haven't really inspected a Warwick all that carefully before, but I think I'm now starting to understand the appeal. The craftsmanship is very impressive. From the front it looks like a one piece body, yet from the back you can see it's a neck through. Most brands would usually settle for a neck and two wings, occasionally capped with another fancy slice of wood. This seems to me like they've scooped out the back to fit the neck, leaving the top intact, and it looks so seamless. I can't remember when I last saw a bass that looked so much like one unified piece. Even the way the fretboard tapers off onto the body is incredibly smooth. Bloody gorgeous that is! [/quote] what I like them, or the old ones, is you get a feeling that the design and the woods are part of the same. The woods and construction methods have been chosen for certain sonic or visual reasons and that's why they look the way they do. Even body shapes are partly down to the weights of the woods I think. Form following function - appeals to the designer in me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 Some bugger called Damien has reserved it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I actually love it when this happens.... "Oh that's way too expensive......oh it's sold" lol Happened recently when I sold my JV Squier on Facebook.... "Oh that's way too expensive for a Squier" "That's ok, it just sold so......" Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 [quote name='Sibob' timestamp='1488034006' post='3245224'] I actually love it when this happens.... "Oh that's way too expensive......oh it's sold" lol Happened recently when I sold my JV Squier on Facebook.... "Oh that's way too expensive for a Squier" "That's ok, it just sold so......" Si [/quote] I don't really understand why people were saying the Thumb was expensive though. Certainly not as shop stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treb Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 IIRC the older Warwick bodies were cut into three pieces, two side pieces and a center piece. The center piece had its back half removed, onto which the neck was glued. Then the two separately shaped sides were glued back on the neck+centerpiece. Result: a neck thru construction that's hidden from the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingdownslow Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 The side 'lights' on my Sims fitted Leds are only fibre optic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andytoad Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 This is back at Bassdirect, I was quite interested last time before it went. Do you reckon its still the slim neck era? Id beinterested to see if the LEDs could be added back in, as my onstage eyesight is getting a little dodgy under stage lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 [quote name='40hz' timestamp='1487838434' post='3243329'] I noticed that. An astronomical price for an LX. I sold a near mint 2009 model with the nicer neck profile for a smidge over £500! [/quote] You sold it very cheap. I've seen other LX basses sell for £1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassbora Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 [quote name='andytoad' timestamp='1494362515' post='3295428'] This is back at Bassdirect, I was quite interested last time before it went. Do you reckon its still the slim neck era? Id beinterested to see if the LEDs could be added back in, as my onstage eyesight is getting a little dodgy under stage lights. [/quote] I have a '89 one of these. It looks similar apart from the older ones had carved back of the head stock. I have a '91 stage 2 and that is similar neck like on my Thumb. It is interesting how big the battery compartment is. Looks double to my two '89 Thumbs so I would be interested to know if this is 18v. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 The double battery box is usually for LEDs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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