=The Warwick Dolphin Club=

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hi guys,
I am writing topics to sell several warwick basses... a SS1 n°343 Paddle head, a Ibanez ST980 8 Strings... and this one :

hope some one will enjoy it.
It is a perfect 5 string bass.... but I am a 4String bass palayer ... definitely ... I can tell you that this bass is a real wonder.

anyway... let's gooooOOOOo :)
 

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I can confirm the tone is indeed awesome and very present in any mix. I mostly use it with the tone settings neutral, pickups balance either 50/50 or 66/33 towards the neck pickup. On cheap in-house stacks I do dial in a wee bit of extra bottom end.

It is the best Warwick I have owned so far.
 

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The '89 bridge pickup is not only Bartolini, but also a humbucker instead of a twin jazz. It has a different shape and only 3 screws intead of the 4 a twinjazz has. AFAIK all Dolphins from this age were Boire (aka African rosewood). The MEC twin jazz pickup did not exist before 1991.
Do you know when Warwick/MEC started with the twin jazz pickup?
 

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Ooh sexy! How are those new controls? I have the older stacked vol/bal and stacked treb/bass (pull the latter to switch TJ coil mode) and am wondering if this can be considered an upgrade.
 

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Curious if anyone has any pics of Pro 1's from '88, or if there are any made in '88? A Google search shows the only mention being a black one sold on Basschat, but even that apparently was not proven to be a '88. I skimmed over 30 or so pages of the club here and only see '89's being the earliest ones mentioned. Granted, I didn't look at every page on here. Forgive me for not doing a super through look, but I was just wondering if anyone knew offhand.

I know the stated start date of Pro 1's has always been '88...but I can't find any proven examples. I read that they first made an appearance at a guitar show in '89, but the first ones were supposedly made in late '88. I know Kimgee owns B 019 89, which would be February in all likelihood. If the 19th Pro 1 was made in the second month of '89...how many, if any, were made in '88?

Thanks :)
 
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That is my actual bass.
Same layout as a bolt on thumb. Vol, balance, bass/treble and the switch is a coil tap.

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The latest incarnation of the one bass we all fear and love has three pots and a switch where the older ones have just two stacked pots. (which looks a hell of a lot better)
Layout from what I understand is vol (pull for passive), bal, stacked bass+treb. This does not add any new possibilities.

The switch though has me puzzled. Is this a two way or a three way switch? IE does it switch between two modes like the old dolphins or does it now allow single/series/parallel?
A man does not know.
 

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Aha so it is actually just a knob layout thing rather then it having more options for tweaking its sound.
They are such awesome basses. I have been growing more and more attached to mine since venturing out to different brands and models and eventho in some situations the sound of my Fender Marcus Miller V or Zon Sonus is a great fit in the mix, I always prefer to play the Dolphin. It's neck shape and fretwork just feel so slick and fast it is an absolute pleasure to play this instrument.
 
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Unfortunately the dolphin may be going up for sale. If anyone might be interested, PM me. 2016 masterbuilt pro 1
 
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Curious if anyone has any pics of Pro 1's from '88, or if there are any made in '88? A Google search shows the only mention being a black one sold on Basschat, but even that apparently was not proven to be a '88. I skimmed over 30 or so pages of the club here and only see '89's being the earliest ones mentioned. Granted, I didn't look at every page on here. Forgive me for not doing a super through look, but I was just wondering if anyone knew offhand.

I know the stated start date of Pro 1's has always been '88...but I can't find any proven examples. I read that they first made an appearance at a guitar show in '89, but the first ones were supposedly made in late '88. I know Kimgee owns B 019 89, which would be February in all likelihood. If the 19th Pro 1 was made in the second month of '89...how many, if any, were made in '88?

Thanks :)

I've got heaps of old Bass and Guitar Mags IIRC there is Dolphin reviews
 
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Hi, just registering as a paid up member of the dolphin club here.

Bought my Pro1 from a bloke on Basschat a couple of years ago and got it shipped in from Portugal. It's a bit of an odd one in that it has an ebony board and stainless frets. The seller claimed it was a custom shop special, but I reckon it started life as a fretless.

Had actually wanted a 5-string - especially one with a stripey wenge neck, but saw this one and got immediate GAS. In fact it later transpired that what I'd been after, having heard one played by Schalk Joubert at a Michelle Shocked gig, was a Bart loaded Afzelia broadneck, .. I had no idea Warwick's bass line up was so complicated - or that those particular dolphins were so rare!

Anyway this Ovangkol and Ebony one with its Mec pickups is still a beaut ... shame about the gold hardware, but y'know, it's the sound that counts. Still want a 5-string Warwick though (poss not a dolphin, maybe a streamer ... but which one, choices choices.)

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