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Good GOD is this nice.
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Warwick custom shops always have something awesome to look up, but their prices are outrageous. They give so many free instruments out to endorsees and make everyone else make up the difference(this is my uneducated guess)
And to be fair, it's an amazing thing. It's like if Tony Stark made basses. I know Warwick gets a bit of flack for using machines to do most of the work but the end result is an instrument that's almost perfect. You can look at every tiny detail with a magnifying glass and just appreciate the flawless precision. Only exception being the fact that they didn't start drilling the headstock holes smaller after scrapping the real Gotoh tuning machines. I found that pretty weird. Aside from that they are ridiculously well put together. The neck joint on mine is so tight I couldn't fit a page from the Bible in it.
I like this one better, no inlays 
The buckeye burl has no tonal qualities at all. And that thumb bass has a thick buckye burl top!
Just saying.
Seriously, I think the LEDs are a mistake. The wood on this bass should be the main focus of attention, and it seems to me the lights distract attention from it. Plus, the bluish bright lights seem to me completely incompatible with the general "vibe" of the rest of the instrument. I'd rather have a car.
Lol.
It's a bit (a lot) too flash for my liking, and it doesn't look like it has the Thumb bass trademark curve to the body? Bit of a shame.
I do miss my old Thumb though some days.
Me too....Lol.
It's a bit (a lot) too flash for my liking, and it doesn't look like it has the Thumb bass trademark curve to the body? Bit of a shame.
I do miss my old Thumb though some days.
Seriously though, for that price I demand that a single note simply rips women's pants off.
This place isn't called talkwheels.
This place isn't called talkwheels.
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I own one bass (Roscoe) and have another on order (Skjold) that are each less than half the price of that thing, and are at least 2x the quality/sound/playability.
That phallic upper horn instantly depletes any curiosity I have about a W bass.
That phallic upper horn instantly depletes any curiosity I have about a W bass.
Where did you get that price? I could have that built for $7000...which is still expensive, but hey....
SirMjac28
Patiently Waiting For The Next British Invasion
Their Custom Shop is incredible and I remember the first time I picked up my Thumb the beautiful craftsmanship was money well spent.
Very nice bass but I don't envision God playing it. I imagine he is more of a Gretsch White Falcon or Yamaha BBNE2 kind of guy.
Same reason Foderas, F Bass, and Ken Smith basses cost what they cost. You want the best, you're going to pay for it. Warwick custom shop basses are easily on par with any of the other $8k+ crowd.
If it's ultra advanced, then it should be less expensive! CNC equipment is a labor saver.
LED's nice but we're talking drilling holes and running a flat Mylar circuit trace, no weight issues.
Wood is nice. $17K? Not sure, but 20 years ago I played my bass players Custom Alembic for $10K and after a couple of hours, thought it was worth at least $8K, considering it wasn't made for me.
Most of my stuff is older vintage, but my regular is way under $1000.
Usually the LED equipped ones By other that I've seen have dimmable units. BUT, I doubt their logo dims.
