woolf Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 (edited) PRICE DROP - £1100 This is a somewhat reluctant sale - I love it but just favour my 4 stringers. This is a 1992 Warwick Thumb NT5 that has received some modifications along the way. Firstly, this was originally a fretless which I had converted a few years ago to fretted by Richard Meyrick (Luthier) here in Wales - I apologise to those fretless lovers who see this as a potentially criminal act. As such, the fingerboard is ebony instead of wenge. The intonation and setup is just fantastic and the frets still appear almost unworn, having received little use over the past few years. The only sign that indicates this was once fretless are that the side marking dots are positioned directly over the frets rather than in between them. Secondly, the preamp is not original, it's however a great pre and to my ears doesn't colour the natural tone of the instrument, just allows the different frequencies to be amplified. The pre-amp was made by Kiz Zoltan of Zolkow Preamps, The only difference from a standard thumb-pre is that the middle knob is a pickup blend rather than a mid control. Thirdly, in an attempt to reduce the weight of the instrument, I replaced all the original brass body hardware (Bridge & Control knobs) which had faded a bit, for the more modern Warwick non-brass equivalent. This has not effected the tone to my ears however I will include all the original hardware in the sale. The bass is however now a little lighter than it was originally, weighing 4.9 kg. Lastly, you will also notice that the truss rod cover is blank, i.e. no 'thumb bass' script. Either this has worn off over the years or its a replacement, these can be purchased from Warwick at extortionate cost. Overall, this bass is in excellent condition, with the relatively new frets and new body hardware, it has the look and feel of a new instrument, but with the compliment of all the great wood combinations and manufacturing-skill from what some consider to be the golden era of Warwick production. If you're interested, I'll happily encourage a viewing / test at my place in Cardiff. I'm willing to ship worldwide at buyers expense - the bass will come with a hard-shell case and will be bubble wrapped etc. As for trades, of course i'd prefer a cash sale but will entertain trades - generally I'll consider anything with four strings. Please see my feedback here on BC. Cheers, Graeme **SOLD** Edited August 22, 2017 by woolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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woolf Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 Price Drop Bump - will consider any trades (4 string only) but ideally with some cash in my direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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woolf Posted August 21, 2017 Author Share Posted August 21, 2017 Further price drop - £1100 (trade value remains) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudly01 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Where is the drooling smiley when one needs it? If I were to have money to spare, i'd definitely contact you. Those Zolkow preamps are quite good (and also popular in Hungary), so no one should have doubts about it! GLWTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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