Prime Examples of "Warwick Thumb Sound"?

[fu22ba55]

I'm GASsing pretty hard for a Thumb right now based on the look and the vibe and the design, etc...

Can someone please point me to two or three "albums" that have the quintessential classic "warwick thumb sound"?

I know Zender from Jamiroquai uses Warwicks in general, but I'm looking for the Thumb sound in particular.

For P-Bass I'd say Who/"Live at Leeds" and Cheap Trick/"Cheap Trick" as classic examples...

Jazz Bass I'd say Weather Report/"Heavy Weather" or any other Jaco record...

What's the equivalent for the Thumb?

Thanks.

 

[RCCollins]

I'm GASsing pretty hard for a Thumb right now based on the look and the vibe and the design, etc...

Can someone please point me to two or three "albums" that have the quintessential classic "warwick thumb sound"?

I know Zender from Jamiroquai uses Warwicks in general, but I'm looking for the Thumb sound in particular.

For P-Bass I'd say Who/"Live at Leeds" and Cheap Trick/"Cheap Trick" as classic examples...

Jazz Bass I'd say Weather Report/"Heavy Weather" or any other Jaco record...

What's the equivalent for the Thumb?

Thanks.

Hmmm. Jaco had his own thing going, I wouldn't say his jazz bass tone is representative of anything besides Jaco

 

[two fingers]

Someone may swoop in and correct me, but I think a lot of Prince stuff was recorded with a Thumb.

 

[Baker69]

Doesn't Jack Bruce use a Thumb Bass as his main bass?

 

[superblues]

Based on my experiences playing fretted neck-thru Thumbs, the first 5 tracks of Incubus s.c.i.e.n.c.e. are dead ringers for the Thumb sound. Let me say that I doubt the tracks were originally recorded with a Thumb. But IMHO the tones are the same, especially through a modern (circa 1999) amp rig, a al SWR, Eden, etc.

YMMV

 

[Grizzly700]

Definetly Mudvayne if you like that kind of music.

 

[5StringBlues]

Norwood Fisher from Fishbone uses Warwicks,dont know if he uses Thumbs tho.

 

[Buskman]

Doesn't Jack Bruce use a Thumb Bass as his main bass?

Yup, a fretless Thumb for the last 25 years or so.

His "A Question Of Time" album has great examples of the Thumb tone all over it (of course, the guy playing on the album has something to do with the tone, too! ). Very good album - definitely worth checking out, IMO.

 

[SurrenderMonkey]

Fishbone, Norwood Fisher.

this guys as some awesome examples of a fretless Thumb (check out Ensemble Salazhar, Obsura is his Death Metal band).

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Mudvayne LD.50 (It's metal, so maybe not your bag).

... and a couple U-tube. Metallica covers.

 

[fu22ba55]

Hmmm. Jaco had his own thing going, I wouldn't say his jazz bass tone is representative of anything besides Jaco

I know... I just couldn't think of any other "Jazz Bass" specific records, since it's such a ubiquitous tone.

 

[D Rokk]

mudvayne +1 even if u dont dig them the bass tone is amazing

 

[RCCollins]

I know... I just couldn't think of any other "Jazz Bass" specific records, since it's such a ubiquitous tone.

try jimi hendrix "Are you experienced" for starters. Or Led Zeppelin.

either of those would be a much more typical example of Jazz Bass tone than Jaco, whose axe was heavily customized (and whose playing technique was anything but "typical)

 

[fu22ba55]

try "jimi hendrix "Are you experienced" for starters. Or Led Zeppelin.

That's exactly it. To me, that's the sound of "the bass guitar" Of course those are both Jazz Bass, but I never think of it. Thanks. That's dead on for Jazz.

The Thumb suggestions and links are very helpful as well. Keep 'em comin'.

 

[Clarkus Miller]

Someone may swoop in and correct me, but I think a lot of Prince stuff was recorded with a Thumb.

That's right. Listen to Exodus by the New Power Generation. The Thumb is everywhere.

 

[jgoldbe]

eric wilson of sublime used a thumb, among other basses, but the thumb tone really comes through on tracks like "caress me down." you can usually tell when he is using it, sooo much growl.

 

[T-MOST]

That's right. Listen to Exodus by the New Power Generation. The Thumb is everywhere.

Maybe if someone other than Prince is playing bass. Prince (when he plays bass) is very partial to Fender jazz basses.

 

[Papersen]

This guy plays with a Thumb NT 5.
IMO, this video is a good example of the trademark Thumb tone.

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[anomalybass]

+1 on ld 50 from mudvayne. ive been trying to nail down that tone for years with my cirrus. really it sounds like the standard soloed bridge pup "jazz" tone to me. any number of basses can pretty much get a tone very similiar to that. fender jazz is around there. -joep

 

[Eidolon0274]

2 months after this thread was posted, Karnivools "Sound Awake" was released. Jon Stockman uses a Thumb 6 NT all over it.

 

[slareman]

Didn’t see it mentioned here, and I haven’t looked up the details, but Stefan Lessard played a Thumb on some of the Dave Matthews Band stuff, didn’t he?