MAKING Of - Warwick Thumb NT Bass with Diamonds - Bubinga Burl Body #18-3816
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MAKING Of - Warwick Thumb NT Bass with Diamonds - Bubinga Burl Body #18-3816
After celebrating the 70th Framus anniversary as well as the 35th Warwick anniversary recently, the next big day was going to Hans-Peter Wilfer, founder and invigorator of both brands, to celebrate his 60th birthday. On this occasion, one of the arguably most spectacular instruments of the year 2018 was built. Soon, this remarkable example of advanced craftsmanship will be exhibited on upcoming trade shows starting with Winter NAMM 2019 in Anaheim, CA.
Made of premium stocks of wood;
The instrument, that was given as a birthday present, picks up the original design of the Thumb Bass (hand-built for the first time in 1985) because it represents the brand Warwick like no other model. In line with the company slogan “The Sound of Wood”, the bass was made of extraordinarily high-grade tone-woods, some of which had been stored, and thus tonally matured for up to 30 years: The body’s back is pommelé bubinga. The neck-through construction with 7 stripes combines wenge and bunge (bubinga) with white maple veneer. The fingerboard’s wild marbling originates from a piece of ebony heartwood. On the bubinga burl top, which features a wane part, the matte UV satin finish smoothly transforms into a shiny UV high polish finish. As required, all woods are CITES certified, of course.
Adorned with splendid details;
To further emphasize the exceptionality of the birthday bass, a trail of gemstone inlays is decked out over the body frontside and fingerboard, following the dynamics of the wood design. Gold-set sapphires back-lit by LEDs were used for the dot inlays and side-dots. On the ebony pots, diamonds are marking the position. Real gold applications are embellishing a framed inscription on the cover of the electronics compartment, the truss rod cover, and the diamond-studded W-logo on the headstock. A gilded shimmer is emphasizing the wood structure of the top’s naturally gnarly part.
Brilliant achievement by the team;
The planning and building of the birthday bass in the Custom Shop in Markneukirchen, Germany was kept "top-secret" from Hans-Peter before its ceremonial presentation on July 20th. Even so, almost all employees were somehow involved in the project. The creative process was very similar to that of a Masterbuilt instrument. With an estimated total value of over $170,000 USD, the basically unlimited possibilities of the Custom Shop were simply made use of on a grander scale. As an invaluable memento, the Anniversary Thumb is currently hung up in the shared headquarters of Warwick, Framus, and W-Music Distribution.
Music:
Dmitry Lisenko
Shady Lady by Andy Irvine
www.warwick.de
www.framus.de
Пікірлер: 228
Amazing craftsmanship...lots of wasted wood though...
@FramusWarwickOfficial
2 жыл бұрын
Hi there and thank you for your comment! It is a big deal for our production to make sure no wood is getting wasted at the Warwick factory. All cut-offs are used to craft smaller parts like wooden machine heads, thumb rests, pick guards, trussrod-, pickup- and compartment covers and many other things. Saw dust and not reusable parts get collected and used as heating in the winter. 🌎🌲
@sagarthapa3765
2 жыл бұрын
@@FramusWarwickOfficial So German! Love it!
@nbeall37
9 ай бұрын
What are they supposed to do? Make a bass the size of an entire tree?
I'm a guitar player, but I need a Warwick bass in my life, right now.
@Blueshirt38
Жыл бұрын
Sell your house and you may be able to afford this one.
My dream bass would be a custom Warwick. What an amazing finish on that Thumb.
Just ordered a Thumb BO 5. I can’t wait! 🙏🏽
Amazing- the woods, design, and craftsmanship are out of this world.
Honestly, these luthiers have such an awesome job.
Man, I wish manufacturers still made furniture with this much care and skill!
@theosls3820
5 жыл бұрын
They do, but you'll have to pay soooo much.
Amazing! That is a beautiful set of Bubinga. Congratulations on creating yet another great instrument!
This video was super informative to watch for a guy who's dreaming of building his own bass in lieu of affording one of your masterfully built german wizard sticks. First thing I gathered, I'm gonna need a hell of a lot more clamps!
Does anyone even read the description before they begin critisizing the fuck outta things? Let me explain something. This bass was build in secret as a 60th birthday gift for the owner / founder of Warwick/ Framus. It’s worth over $170,000US & is displayed on a wall in the factory. & probably in a sealed glass case.It’s not built to be played, gigged, recorded or for anyones benefit other than his & perhaps those of us who can appreciate some of the finer examples of the luthiers art. I’m sure there’s going to be lots of negative comments about how they prefer their Pbass or their Ibanez etc. which is fine if all you want to do is tell everyone about your gear. Now shut up & go play. BTW ha BTW happy birthday to Hans Peter- Wilfer.
@madmaskbass
5 жыл бұрын
I also think that to put that much into a guitar like this it would have to be highly personalised to him. He must love some bling with his wood lol. I love how everone in the factory was involved...Amazing they could hide the purchase of the diamonds and jewels though
@greedygringoprospecting6941
5 жыл бұрын
no ASSHOLE the only reason to make an instrument is to make happiness through music and the ability to please the masses through your creativity that's why you make a bass what a fucken dickhead
Great video - what a beautiful instrument. Can't wait to see what he gets for his 65th!
Beautiful. The difference between something good and something great, Is time!
Beautiful wood and love the hardware.
Happy 60th HPW fitting getting the most expensive thumb in the world for your birthday! Thanks for making my favourite basses which will outlast me. such a great video...what a wonderful factory. I have a 2015 thumb from that factory and it is truly superb.
Stunning!!!
Beautiful!
wow what a beautiful bit of gear ,,,, thats awesome
When you play “Happy Birthday” in the beginning but make it better so no one will know
@luizjanela
4 жыл бұрын
Yeeeees, i heard haha
@CatInTheHat.
2 жыл бұрын
I recognized that happy birthday song too 👍👍👍
My wife loves diamonds. I know what she's getting for her next birthday.
Warwick is the reason, I Play E- Bass. I Love this Special Sound.
Beautiful instrument.
Marvellous job it's exellent !!!!!!!!!!
Wau... Precioso Bajo y muy bonito el trabajo de elaboración. Muchas Felicidades.
Holy peach fuzz Batman! Some of these builders look younger than the kids in my high school wood shop.
I which I had to monetary founds to get 1 of those bass guitar... $170,000.00 is a little high price but the bass look like a million dollars bass guitar. Happy Birthday sir i hope you can enjoy a fine piece of art...
Awesome!!!!!!
Just amazing. I’d love to get my hands on the CAD 3D file for a thumb bass!
I want one!!!! Minus the fretboard bling of course.
Beautyful 😍😍😍😍
Beautiful work, cool factory, and nice result. Though it "triggers"me where you left the burl uneven (right where I like to rest my hand) it's a nice touch to leave some raw on there and the jewel motive is bit busy for my taste, it's pretty cool.
!!!BRAVO!!! B R A V O! If this is a master exam, I'd give a doctoral title! All of you!
The slab bass happy birthday is pretty prog!!
stunning vid
Wow Amazing!!! 😉 ❤️❤️
Uma obra de arte
Has a very playable look. But the price is astronomical.
This is not a kind of musical instrument, but a work of art.
@BluzExplozion
Жыл бұрын
yes I think it's like a showcase of what they can do in their custom order..I love the Thumb for its simple line that show the beauty of the wood!
Not into the fancy pancy diamonds in the body, but the bass is an incredible piece of art
Congratulations on creating "Made In Germany"! Beautiful wood and super hardware - the best!
perfeição !!
Can remember a few years back a very small company called bass surgery, all hand built and parts made by hand and stunning
Jaw dropping! :D
Still have my 30year old Thumb 5 - by far the finest bass I own. Hand made in WEST Germany stamped on the electronics cover.....
My heart is pounding...
Amazing instrument)
Just WOW!
God bless, it’s awesome 👏
Cool!!!!!!!!))
Super sweet
a touch of one diamond each on the knobs would have been more than enough... For me :) Top notch materials, craftsmanship. just WOW. would love to be part of the team.
For being a birthday gift I would’ve pawned it that same day
OMG Hermoso!
Impresionantemente hermosoooooo
Major fan of Warwick and have my own Wicks but really....the gem stones. I get it’s a celebration bass but that’s like putting an autozone hood scoop on a Ferrari. Pull those gemstones off and let me continue drooling over that bass.
Very nice.
Its like the finest bass ever made was handed to a 12 year old girl and she customized it with her Beadazzle kit.
@Kweesh
5 жыл бұрын
Ordinary Nocturne 😂 It looks pretty sweet, nonetheless
@sethnicholls7861
5 жыл бұрын
Lol, I don't agree w ya but ok
Warwick - my love.
Happy birthday🎂
My heart. Ughhhh. Is this love?
You can still get a plain thumb in 4 or 5 string. It’s defiantly my fav Warwick bass
@ITTAPUPU12
4 жыл бұрын
but they’re soo expensive!!
@coleburns362
3 жыл бұрын
4 string thumb BO has been my dream for 15 years n counting. One day, lol
@noahbecker1082
3 жыл бұрын
@@coleburns362 definitely keep an eye out on your local 2nd hand market, I found my thumb 5 nt for $1900!
Woooooow♥️♥️♥️♥️😳😳😳
ИНСТРУМЕНТ ЭТО ЛЕКАРСТВО ДЛЯ ДУШИ И ГИТАРА КАК ДУША ДОЛЖНА БЫТЬ СОВИРШЕННА
MORE OF THESE VIDEOS PLEASE
lmao anyone else think of the "happy birthday to you" song at the start
Wow!
amazing......
Ficou lindo 👏
IT EXCELLENT HARDWORK AND TALENTS AND ART WELLDONE FRIENDS.
Wow, absolutely stunning. Didn't know that watching the making of a bass was so satisfying Signed: The proud owner of a 2007 Warwick Corvette $$5 "The Lynx" Special Edition
That first song was happy birthday
@Fabian-xb7qj
5 жыл бұрын
No shit sherlock
@duckspy436
5 жыл бұрын
@@Fabian-xb7qj is this how you get hard on's to try to help ur erectile dysfunction? by just talking shit constantly
@joelanderson_t
5 жыл бұрын
Took a bit for me to realize that 😆
Opa gostei quero um
Art
Precioso
Whoa!
Nice. A trypophobic bass.
ES BELLÍSIMA
Perfeito
Muito top
Wow!!! I like!!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍
wowww
So much effort is given to the artistic decoration and appearance that the viewer forgets about the musical purpose of the product. A product made of straight birch will have more energy in the color of the sound. However, it will be more difficult to standardize this color - there is a very obvious mode of the fundamental frequency and harmonics, but anger and aggression will be guaranteed in every sound. This wood requires a long and careful drying, but the speed of sound in it is very good for the bass.
This was the funkiest version of happy birthday ever played on base.
@tadeomartinez7914
5 жыл бұрын
*bass
Lindooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Lindo de mais...
Looks very flashy but impractical
Bedazzled
This is more satisfying than watching a gibbon being de-bot flied !
@chrismsmalley2626
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome comment .. you win first prize ..not everyone will understand this? But the right ppl did ! Haha
@TinyDragon
4 жыл бұрын
Grrrrrossss
I wish I could afford a bass like this...
Супер бас!
This made me drop my jaw
Wow.
insane
Very nice work, it should be played by a genius...
Brazil love guitarra
I quit smoking last month after a 30 year, pack-and-a-half a day habit, and to reward myself, I'm going to take all the money I would have spent on cigarettes in a year (about $3600) and put it towards a Warwick. The waiting is gonna be the hardest part.
Jaw dropping
just realized that its d a b i r t h d a y s o n g
Woah..updated bridge design as well?!
I thought I heard a tinge of happy birthday in the bass solo...it's an anniversary model...
hermoso