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make this trade?

Keep Thumb or Trade?

  • Keep the Warwick Thumb 5

    Votes: 60 62.5%

  • Trade it for Marcus Miller Jazz (plus accessories)

    Votes: 36 37.5%
  • Total voters
    96
  • Poll closed .
xcental34x

xcental34x

Feb 28, 2003
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#1
I just picked up my Warwick Thumb last week, and so far I'm liking it, but I just can't see it being with me permanently. I'm just feeling like it doesn't fit my style of music and I may not enjoy it, so I put an ad out for trade and was offered a Sunburst Marcus Miller Jazz Bass 4 string. Now for the longest time I wanted one of these. I always thought it'd be a great bass to have. Some of my friends are telling me I need to keep the Warwick and give it more of a chance. I'm torn on what to do about it. I've been given a fair offer for it, to cover the difference, so I'm not torn on losing anything. So what should I do? Keep it, or trade it?
 
#6
I don't know how y'all did it, or maybe it wasn't you, but I'm going to keep the Thumb. But I've realized with all I let go in the past, I need to stop going through so many basses. I can always get a MM Jazz next month when I get my paycheck.

~Patrick
 
#7
If you don't like it, don't keep it.

Whafrodamus, no matter how wise, cannot tell you what you like.

Personally, I wouldn't keep a Thumb because I don't like the sound. I think it is a poorly designed bass, it's not like the other Warwicks. But the Marcus Miller 5 isn't my fav because I would use it to get that classic passive sound, like for slapping, but I'd get the Marcus Miller 4.
 
#8
Mud Flaps said:
If you don't like it, don't keep it.

Whafrodamus, no matter how wise, cannot tell you what you like.

Personally, I wouldn't keep a Thumb because I don't like the sound. I think it is a poorly designed bass, it's not like the other Warwicks. But the Marcus Miller 5 isn't my fav because I would use it to get that classic passive sound, like for slapping, but I'd get the Marcus Miller 4.
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So, basically, you're saying you wouldn't have bought the Thumb in the first place. ;) I'm sure this helps a great deal to someone who apparently liked it enough to begin with.

See why it's pointless to ask other's opinions what to do gear wise? :D
 
#10
A friend of mine bought a Thumb 5 recently and proceeded to spend almost $700 swapping out the electronics and putting all MEC in. Still not happy with it, he asked me what I thought about doing a Bart swap (quadcoils and a 3 band pre). I got a chance to hear it with the MEC swap and I don't think Barts are magic, just very good.

If you want a 70's Jazz bass sound, IMO the Thumb isn't even in the ballpark. If you want a Thumb sound... it's perfect.
 
#12
xcental34x said:
I don't know how y'all did it, or maybe it wasn't you, but I'm going to keep the Thumb. But I've realized with all I let go in the past, I need to stop going through so many basses. I can always get a MM Jazz next month when I get my paycheck.

~Patrick
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Good Idea. The thumb is a unique sounding bass thats alot of fun to play. I always see plenty of used MM jazzes for sale and tons of other jazzes that you could pick up for a song (just saw a guy take 125.00 for a sale to store for a Hwy 1)

You made the right choice+++++ IMO :D
 
#18
bassmonkeee said:
So, basically, you're saying you wouldn't have bought the Thumb in the first place. ;) I'm sure this helps a great deal to someone who apparently liked it enough to begin with.

See why it's pointless to ask other's opinions what to do gear wise? :D
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If you dislike your bass, get another one. No one can tell you what you do and do not like. That is all I am saying.
 

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