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FYI, the different pickup configuration is based on the number of strings. All Thumb 5 basses have the double-slanted pickups, while all Thumb 4 basses have the neck pickup straight.

Also, for those who might be interested, there is a Thumb NT 4 in France on Arni's site that, judging by the year, should have the beloved Wenge neck. I'd love to get my hands on one.

For all the Warwicks I've lusted over, I've never noticed that. Cool!

I wonder if its for that low B so its a bit tighter sounding with the pup being a tad closer to the bridge?

What is interesting is that I have heard more than one person say that the slanted pickups sound better even on the 4th string.

Thumb basses have their own thing going and it is a very unique tone. They are absolutely fantastic ESPECIALLY the NT's. The only gripe is the neck dives but the tone is so great and they cut thru a mix better than a lot of basses. Thee are a few board members here that would back up this comment. I love the NT Thumbs...!!

Absolutely agree 100% with all grave's Thumb comments- except that having owned both I'm in the camp that prefers the BO to the NT. I know there's folks on both sides of that fence, but either way you can't go wrong!

Conley, you mentioned "judging by the year should have the beloved Wenge neck"- what year did they stop doing Wenge?

I had a thumb bolt on years ago and loved it (except for the neck dive). I'm an experienced player but I've never been able to hear the difference between that and a neck through bass.

There's an NT in France for $1,800 courtesy of Arni's:

They phased out Wenge for Ovangkol around 1998, but there were some made with Wenge necks as late as 2000.

They have since gone back to Wenge. I am hoping they will start trickling through the used market, soon. I could jump on the one listed on Arni's site, but I am skeptical that there will be enough difference to justify the cost. Some people even like Ovangkol better. I sure love mine. There is definitely part of me that is dying to find out what the Wenge neck is like, though! I have also heard the newer Thumbs aren't as good, which means this '92 would be a good one to get...

Here I go, convincing myself to buy another bass again...

Hey, maybe since Ovangkol was only used for a limited time, in time they will be more sought-after than the Wenge necks!

In other (unfortunately righty) Warwick news:




Daaaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmn!!!

http://guitars.com/inventory/bm3028-199 ... jack-bruce

Another thumb 5 BO with a BIN of $1,600 and accepting offers:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARWICK-THUMB-B ... 2451248822

I used to own both a Thumb BO and NT. I preferred the NT (ever so slightly slimmer neck that was more comfortable) ad a bit more "organic" to my ears, but truthfully I never bonded with either.

I sure like my pair. I owned a bunch of other Warwicks but these two ended up as the "keepers":