Thumb Bolt-on “Flamin' Blonde” LTD 2007

To commemorate their 25th anniversary, Warwick wanted create a very special limited edition bass. The "Flamin' Blonde" combines some materials that Warwick has never used before to make an instrument that really shines. For the body wood, Warwick chose lacewood for the top and back, with a thin piece of yellow heart (pau amerello) sandwiched in between. Besides be visually stunning, lacewood offers warmth and clarity in the low end with even mids and sparkling highs. The neck is made from strips of wenge and yellow heart, with a tiger-striped ebony fingerboard. Custom, red-hot "flame" inlays are used as fret markers and, of course, Warwick uses their special bell brass frets. The neck is fast access to the upper register is made easy with the Thumb body design and the soft heel. To carry the flame theme through out the instrument, Warwick put matching flame inlays on the headstock and on the tops of each control knob. For electronics, Warwick selected a passive MEC Large Pole pickup (with $$ switching) for the bridge postion and a passive MEC SC pickup for the neck position. To give players the most control over their tone, an active, 3-band MEC preamp was selected. The combination of passive pickups with an active preamp will allow players to achieve a huge variety of tones and textures. As with previous limited edition Warwick basses, each instrument is hand-signed by Hans Peter Wilfer and will include a Certificate of Authentication. The "Flamin' Blonde" will be available in September of 2007 and production is limited so be sure to pre-order yours quickly, these basses always sell out fast. Being the 25th anniversary we expect this to be no different.

SPECIFICATIONS

- Three-piece Lacewood (top and back) and Yellow Heart (middle layer) body, Ekanga veneer layers - Three piece Bolt-on Wenge neck with Yellow Heart layers - Tigerstripe Ebony fingerboard with flame inlays, 24 frets - Malpe veneer layer beween neck and fingerboard - Fingerboard radius: 4-string = 500 mm (20"), 5-string = 640 mm (25,5") - Scale length: 34" (long scale) - Matched Headstock with Lacewood veneer, red "W" inlay - Natural Oil Finish - Passive MEC J/MM pickups - Active MEC 3-band electronics - 3-way toggle switch for coil switching of the humbucker (serial, parallel or as single-coil) - Control knobs with mother-of-pearl flame inlays - Black Hardware - 2-piece Warwick bridge - Warwick tuners - Warwick security locks - 4- and 5-string version only (no left-handed or fretless version) - Limited to 300 pieces - Signature of Hans-Peter Wilfer, Warwick Founder and President - Certicicate of Athenticity - Warwick "User Kit"