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| Author: | crescenze [ November 27th, 2015, 2:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Warwick Thumb 5 String |
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-Warwick-Th ... SwQTVWCCoj |
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| Author: | superheavydeathmetal [ November 29th, 2015, 10:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Thumb 5 String |
This bass is somewhat interesting because 2000 is after Warwick stopped using Wenge for the necks and switched to Ovangkol. The seller gave me the serial number and I e-mailed Warwick and they confirmed that the neck is indeed Wenge. |
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| Author: | Addison [ November 30th, 2015, 8:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Thumb 5 String |
For what it's worth, I think the switch to ovangkol that you're referring to applied to bolt-on necks, not neck through basses. I got my Thumb NT 5 in late 2000 or early 2001 and it also had a 7-piece laminated wenge neck. |
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| Author: | superheavydeathmetal [ November 30th, 2015, 8:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Thumb 5 String |
Addison wrote: For what it's worth, I think the switch to ovangkol that you're referring to applied to bolt-on necks, not neck through basses. I got my Thumb NT 5 in late 2000 or early 2001 and it also had a 7-piece laminated wenge neck. I am curious: have you run the serial number of yours through the decoder on the Warwick website? I ran the serial number of the bass in question through the decoder and it came back saying it has an Ovangkol neck. I didn't believe it, so I e-mailed Warwick and they replied saying it does have a Wenge neck. |
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| Author: | markcv [ December 2nd, 2015, 10:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Thumb 5 String |
Interesting discussion about the neck wood of this bass. Any time you see that rick dark chocolate brown, 9 times out of ten you're looking at Wenge. Especially when looking at a Warwick. The body itself looks like Ovangkol, also known as Shedua (I've seen a few Wal basses listed as having "Shedua facings"). Did Warwick confirm that was an Ovangkol body? |
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| Author: | gravesbass [ December 2nd, 2015, 12:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Thumb 5 String |
I believe that is a Bubinga body. Also the older Warwick basses (this one) does not have a valute support at the nut area of the bass. It was to strengthen the headstock tension. |
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| Author: | superheavydeathmetal [ December 2nd, 2015, 1:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Warwick Thumb 5 String |
markcv wrote: The body itself looks like Ovangkol, also known as Shedua. Did Warwick confirm that was an Ovangkol body? They confirmed that it is Bubinga. I don't know that Warwick has ever used Ovangkol for NT bodies. |
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