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Bass of the Week: Warwick Thumb NT

by Kevin Johnson | Saturday, December 29th, 2012

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The Warwick Thumb NT is one of their flagship models that packs in features the company is best known, such as the choice of exotic woods. NT stands for Neck Through construction, but the design is a little more intricate than most since the top is solid.

Warwick employs exotic woods for the Thumb including Bubinga Pommele for the body, Ovangkol with Ekanga veneer stripes for the neck, and Tigerstripe Ebony for the fingerboard. Electronics include a pair of active MEC J/J pickups (Soapbars for 6-string versions) matched with an active MEC 3-band preamp.

Several options are available for customization, including the number of strings, right-handed or left-handed, and either fretted or fretless.

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Warwick Thumb NT Bass Specs:

Construction: Neck-through-design (hidden neck)
4-, 5- or 6-string
Right-handed or Left-handed
Fretted or Fretless
Body: Bubinga Pommele
Neck: Ovangkol with Ekanga veneer stripes
Fingerboard: Tigerstripe Ebony
Scale: 34˝
Frets: 26 Jumbo Bronze
Pickups: Active MEC J/J pickups (4- and 5-string), Soapbar H/H (6-string)
Electronics: Active MEC 3-way
Finish: Natural Oil Finish, Colored Oil Finish or High Gloss Finish
Tuners: Warwick
Bridge: 2-piece Warwick
Warwick security locks
Black hardware (chrome, gold or satin-chrome with extra charge)
Nut: Just-A-Nut III Brass
Weight: 4.4 kg (4-string), 4.5 kg (5-string), 5.3 kg (6-string)

More: 4-string, 5-string, 6-string, electric bass, Warwick

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Comments:

Jacky van Tongeren says:

March 4, 2013 at 7:09 am

Great basses, I have a 6 string Thumb with Bartolini pickups, and there’s no bass for me with such tremendous low-pressure and at the same time a dirty mid-growl. Many guitarists I work with don’t like my sound, because it’s often ‘too dominant’ they say, but that’s the power of a real bass.