Warwick’s Limited-edition Thoroughbred Thumb Bass
Launched in 1985, the Warwick Thumb Bass found instant popularity cross-genre, thanks to a savvy design that accommodates all playing styles. Today, the Pro Series Thumb Bass still leads the pack of boutique-style electric basses it helped inspire. Now available in an exclusive limited edition with an eye-popping one-inch-thick flame walnut top and smooth-as-glass tigerstripe ebony fingerboard, the Warwick Pro Series Thumb LE feels incredible to play whether you’re plucking, picking, or slapping. Its powerful pickups and MEC preamp deliver a massive sound and versatile tonality that you can quickly sculpt to perfectly complement any music setting. Quality crafted by master luthiers in Germany, the Warwick Pro Series Thumb LE is a high-performance thoroughbred that will take your playing to the next level. Available in fretted and fretless 4- and 5-string models, this incredible instrument is being made in very small quantities — reserve yours at Sweetwater while you can!
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Elevate your playing
The Thumb Bass incorporates several Warwick innovations to optimize your playing techniques — notice our use of the plural here. That’s because the playing feel and responsiveness of this incredible bass are ideal for 2-, 3-, or 4-finger plucking, slap-and-pop, flatpicking, old-school thumb-style — or any mix thereof. On the fretted models, the frets are leveled to a 100th of a millimeter and benefit from Warwick’s proprietary Invisible Fretwork Technology (IFT), which precludes the ends from protruding from the edge of the tigerstripe ebony fingerboard. Dedicated fretless players will appreciate that same silky-smooth fingerboard on the fretless models, unsullied by the presence of inlays. Add in other exclusive touches like ergonomically angled tuner keys and a Tedur Just-A-Nut that allows for effortless adjustment, and you have a formidable professional instrument that will go the distance in your career.
Formidable active electronics
A proper active German bass needs formidable German electronics. Hence, Warwick outfitted the Pro Series Thumb LE with the best: Bartolini MM humbucker and stacked-coil J-style pickups and preamplification from MEC. The pickups’ heavily shielded, humbucking designs deliver massive tone and drive long cable runs and complex processing chains without a hint of noise. Plus, the bypassable preamp includes a 3-band EQ that allows you to rapidly tweak your tone to perfection for any playing situation. With all that tone-shaping power under the hood, the Pro Series Thumb LE is ideal for session musicians and pro touring bassists who have to adapt to a wide range of musical settings quickly.
Warwick: high-performance basses for all players
In the 1970s and ’80s, the arrival of high-performance bass guitars from serious boutique luthiers gave accomplished electric bassists instruments that were capable of supporting their virtuosity when performing the demanding fusion music of the era. One such luthier was Hans-Peter Wilfer, who, at age 24, founded Warwick in 1982. Three years later, his company launched the Thumb Bass, which would go on to revolutionize the industry. Precision crafted in Germany, the Thumb Bass was designed to support all playing styles. Notably — as referenced in the instrument’s name — it was specifically optimized for slap-and-pop, which by then had become a popular technique. Flash forward several decades, and Warwick is still at the top of their game. The first carbon-neutral company in the music business, Warwick has placed environmental consciousness at the core of their operations, as they craft a full range of high-caliber basses for players of all levels. Sweetwater is proud to present to you Warwick’s exceptional lineup of innovative instruments.
Warwick Pro Series Thumb LE Features:
- Limited-edition electric bass with active Warwick 3-way electronics
- Sleek, compact, solid walnut body with flamed walnut top
- Bolt-on wenge neck with tigerstripe ebony fingerboard
- Available in fretted and fretless 4- and 5-string models
- No fingerboard inlays on fretless models
- Fretted models fitted with 24 extra-high, extra-hard jumbo brass frets
- Precision fretwork leveled to a 100th of a mm
- Invisible Fretwork Technology (IFT) prevents fret ends from protruding
- Bridge pickup: passive Bartolini MM-style
- Neck pickup: passive Bartolini Jazz
- MEC preamp with 3-band EQ
- Tedur Just-A-Nutt III nut
- Warwick tuning machines and 2-piece bridge
- Handcrafted in Germany
- Includes Warwick gig bag
