Sterling Bongo...worth the wait?

[Misdee]

34 minutes ago, Russ said:

They did do a limited edition one a couple of years back that did have the proper Thumb body shape, where the horns were the right length - they should have changed all the bolt-on Thumbs to look like this: 

 

My dream Warwick would be a Streamer set up like a Thumb, which they've done. I'd just want a sixer!

 

 

Sorry for the digression... back to Bongos now.  

I agree!

 

Despite all I have said, I'm still a sucker for a nice Thumb Bass. I could see me ignoring all good sense and buying one like that example.

 

I once nearly inadvertantly got given one by the Bass Centre in Wapping when I bought a gig bag and someone had very thoughtfully left a brand new Thumb fretless inside. For a moment I thought they might have been so impressed by my playing they were forcing an endorsement on me.  However, honest to a fault, I alerted the shop to their generous oversight and gave them their bass back. 

[Terry M.]

12 hours ago, Russ said:

They did do a limited edition one a couple of years back that did have the proper Thumb body shape, where the horns were the right length

Other than not being to taste I wouldn't say the bolt-on Thumb shape is improper or has an incorrect horn length. 

[Russ]

5 hours ago, Terry M. said:

Other than not being to taste I wouldn't say the bolt-on Thumb shape is improper or has an incorrect horn length. 

It appears to have longer, somewhat less "lumpy" horns than the regular bolt-on Thumb. Might be the angle though.

[Misdee]

7 hours ago, Terry M. said:

Other than not being to taste I wouldn't say the bolt-on Thumb shape is improper or has an incorrect horn length. 

There's nothing wrong with the bolt-on Thumb, it's just slightly different in certain aspects to the neck-thru. There might well be a good reason why Warwick have made those slight changes for the bolt-on version.