HeadlessBassist Posted October 3 Posted October 3 (edited) Here we have an early model Warwick Thumb Through Neck Bass from 1988. (The Thumb was first produced in 1985.) Made in November 1988 with a Wenge wood neck with original Mother of Pearl inlays, Wenge fingerboard with bronze Frets & brass 'Just-a-Nut', three-piece solid Bublnga body, oil finish polished with Beeswax, active JJ EMG pickups and MEC 2-band preamp & black Schaller hardware. Lovely bass for its age, with an unbelievably fast neck. All electronics working, and only damage we can see is two screw holes where a Thumb Rest has previously been added. Price is £2400. This bass can be viewed (or played) by appointment at either Ashton-under-Lyne in the Manchester area, or in Derbyshire, 10 mins from M1 J25. Buyer to collect, or can meet half way up to 100 miles distance. (200 miles total distance.) Interesting trades considered - PM me pictures of any trades you may want to make towards this instrument. Edited Friday at 10:20 by HeadlessBassist 14 Quote
Skinner Posted October 6 Posted October 6 Early era neck through Warwick's like this are unparalleled, they sound fantastic. 1 1 Quote
dyerseve Posted October 7 Posted October 7 On 06/10/2025 at 15:12, Skinner said: Early era neck through Warwick's like this are unparalleled, they sound fantastic. They are indeed! I love mine and as the seller states, the necks are so fast and easy to play. To me, the body looks like Afzelia which was used on almost all the early thumbs including both of my '87 JD Thumbs. Either way, killer bass and this one sure is a beauty! Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted October 7 Author Posted October 7 1 hour ago, dyerseve said: They are indeed! I love mine and as the seller states, the necks are so fast and easy to play. To me, the body looks like Afzelia which was used on almost all the early thumbs including both of my '87 JD Thumbs. Either way, killer bass and this one sure is a beauty! Quote
tauzero Posted October 12 Posted October 12 (edited) On 07/10/2025 at 17:13, dyerseve said: They are indeed! I love mine and as the seller states, the necks are so fast and easy to play. To me, the body looks like Afzelia which was used on almost all the early thumbs including both of my '87 JD Thumbs. Either way, killer bass and this one sure is a beauty! My '87 JD was my main bass for 20 years until I went to 5-strings in 2007, and it's still with me getting the occasional run out. Superb neck - it took a long time to find a 5-string with an equivalently playable neck. I assume the OP's is from a transition period (though I don't know how long a period), as it's got the 2-piece bridge rather than the earlier one-piece Schaller, and a JAN I, but it has a carved rear to the headstock rather than the plain flat rear, and a separate battery compartment rather than the battery living in the control cavity as it dd later. Edited October 12 by tauzero 1 Quote
dyerseve Posted Thursday at 21:06 Posted Thursday at 21:06 On 07/10/2025 at 19:37, HeadlessBassist said: HPW said mine was bubinga too until i asked him to look again. Afzelia Was the standard wood for Thumbs from this time... 2 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.