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Warwick Unveils Masterbuilt Thumb NT LTD and Teambuilt Thumb BO LTD Models

The company is celebrating its 35th anniversary with the release of a pair of limited-edition designs.

Warwick Masterbuilt Thumb NT LTD 2017 35th Anniversary Model

Markneukirchen, Germany (July 20, 2017) -- Warwick is celebrating this year's 35th anniversary. For this occasion, we are pleased to present the Warwick Masterbuilt Thumb NT LTD 2017 35th Anniversary model, available as 4-string and 5-string in overall 50 copies worldwide.

The Warwick Masterbuilt Thumb NT LTD 2017 is a so-called "Hidden Neck-through" model, with dry aged mahogany body back and neck-trough, ultra-thin Wenge neck with maple stripes and Marbled Tiger Stripe Ebony fretboard with abalone dots, under a highly Figured Maple Burl Top, with matching headstock. The pleasant "Curved Old Style" with "Tinted Natural Satin Dirty Blonde" finish matches the gold hardware. Two active EMG pickups are controlled by a 2-band MEC electronics (replica of 1984).

The Warwick Masterbuilt Thumb NT LTD 2017 is available on custom order.

As a companion to the above listed Warwick Masterbuilt Custom Shop models, the LTD 2017 Thumb instruments will also be available in the Teambuilt Pro Series, each as a Thumb Bolt-On Bass. The back of the body also consists of mahogany, the top of two parts of Maple Burl. The Wenge neck with Tiger Stripe Ebony fingerboard is bolt on, and features a matching headstock with W-logo. In addition to the Natural Transparent Satin Dirty Blonde finish, the Warwick Teambuilt Thumb BO LTD 2017 models are equipped with gold hardware, as well as active MEC pickups and an active MEC 2 band electronics.

We will produce a maximum of 100 4 string and 100 5 string Warwick Teambuilt Thumb BO LTD 2017 35th Anniversary models.

For international pricing, please contact your local distributor or dealer.

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