The Heads Up Thread

Hardy said:
Even nicer price: https://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzei...-4-bass-gepflegt/286371101-74-9219?ref=search

Lolphin Pro 2 for 500 EUR: https://kleinanzeigen.ebay.de/anzei...-made-in-germany/290913239-74-4565?ref=search
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950 euros is a better price than 995 American dollars?

And 500 euros for a Dolphin Pro II!??!

How do we forget how unpopular and inconsistent these basses were? Didn't Warwick disown them? How do extremely unpopular basses become popular out of nowhere? Happened with 70's Jazz basses, now Dolphin Pro IIs. I can't wait for the $5000 Streamer STD LTD made of pine with 1 low-output pickup and a cast Fender-style bridge.

Gnermo said:
So Katana's are 18v?
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There's nothing special about the Katana's preamp, or any Warwick preamp. I believe Warwicks were 18V for a very short time, and that was before the Katana was around I believe.
 
thefitz said:
950 euros is a better price than 995 American dollars?

And 500 euros for a Dolphin Pro II!??!

How do we forget how unpopular and inconsistent these basses were? Didn't Warwick disown them? How do extremely unpopular basses become popular out of nowhere? Happened with 70's Jazz basses, now Dolphin Pro IIs.
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Ah right, 995 bucks! But EUR has went down a lot. 950 EUR are still 1.077 Dollars, half a year ago it were 1.250 bucks.

I never understand that Lolphin Pro 2 story. Are they really that bad? I mean, they have the features of other Wicks. Still complete crap?
 
123404-06?! Serial number not found!






Just kidding, these are the specs:


Description:
Katana NT, 4-string
Natural Oil finish
Swamp Ash/AAA Flamed Maple top body
Flamed Maple neck
Gold hardware
 
Hardy said:
I never understand that Lolphin Pro 2 story. Are they really that bad? I mean, they have the features of other Wicks. Still complete crap?
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I've never played one. I'm just curious how they went from the black sheep of import Warwicks that people wouldn't admit to owning to something totally desirable. I'd never spend a lot of money on a bass whose neck bolts on to the body PAST the 24th fret. Long story short, out of the Shadow factory, they were terrible, and out of the Japanese factory they were okay, but not deserving the W. I might have those mixed up.

I have my theories. One is that it's 2015 and nothing is negative, lalalalala. Another is that people want the prestige of owning a "Warwick Dolphin" but don't want to spend the amount of money required to make it "prestigious".

Speaking of which, here's a left-handed Infinity SN priced at an amount that SN owners seem to think they're worth:
 
Everybody stays away from tha Green Pro2. Mine. MINE !
MMIIIIINNNE ! Muhahaha.
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Pro2s are great basses. Actually, this is IMO a fair price for one.
Now... Is it a "true Warwick" ? Well... No. Not with those woods.
But again, have you seen the woods chosen for the last Signature MOdels ? (Stu Hamm, Adam Clayton, Stuart Zender...).
The body is gracious (Personal opinioon there), the neck is thin and fast, miles away from the Warwick Baseball Bats. There is a sond comparison between pro1 and Pro2 I made awhile back.


The Pro2 is a great bass for the money. I turned my black one into a metal monster. I plan to turn this one into ... I don't know yet. Maybe a fretless, maybe something elese. Maybe a Shrine to my lost balls if my wife discovers my scheme to get this bass without her knowing...

No, seriously, the "bad reputation" of the Pro2 comes form the bad ones that were made in Germany, maybe. But I assure you that there is a lot of lesser quality instrument that are sold for more than that. And, IMO, I'd jump on a Dolphin pro2 over a Corvette STD anytime.
 
Henrythe8 said:
Everybody stays away from tha Green Pro2. Mine. MINE !
MMIIIIINNNE ! Muhahaha.
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OMG, what have I done? I hope your missy doesn´t demand my balls too. They are already assignet to my missy 16 times...
 
LOL ! Your balls are safe, I've seen the bass on ebay before this thread :-)
But, you know... the more I play the Buzzard, and the more I think "This one is the right one for you".
Well, except for the neck.
And the seller ain't answering my messages, although I wrote in German, which is clearly an effort for a French guy :-)
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OK, and maybe I already bought a cheap P bass this week, and also one set of EMG P and looking for a second one....

But I do think that a Dolphin Pro2, with a nice Seymour Duncan STC3 preamp that I happen to have in stock... Maybe I could defret it. A fretless with a three way EQ. Hmmm.
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OK, I think I need to get a psychotherapy.
 
How do you not find 4-string necks that bolt on past the 24th fret extremely "whippy"? They're their own whammy bar for goodness' sake.
 
Pro II
I've owned Pro I (89), TC Set Neck and Pro II. They are all 'different' basses but of the three Dolphins I have owned, I only retain the Pro II... yes I prefer it to a vintage Pro I.

Build quality is superb. Ash + Maple + Wenge is punchy/deep/full. Hardware/Pups/Preamp is exactly the same as the German made basses. The pup placement gives a different tonal slant than any other 'W' bass. It is the THE bass that made me rethink that all NT are superior to BO!

hey, even Andy Irvine tracked down one and bought it for his collection! ;)
 
P'up placement is also a result of BO neck.
It's not Whippy because it's bolted on so deeply in the body...
 
Henrythe8 said:
P'up placement is also a result of BO neck.
It's not Whippy because it's bolted on so deeply in the body...
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But the whip doesn't have to do with the secureness of the neck fastening - it has to do with it being a loooooong strip of wood with folding tension applied to the whole thing.
 
thefitz said:
But the whip doesn't have to do with the secureness of the neck fastening - it has to do with it being a loooooong strip of wood with folding tension applied to the whole thing.
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The two 'whippiest' neck I have ever owned were 1) an Overwater NT bass (neck used to go out of tune when you changed the angle of the neck; standing/sitting etc.) and 2) an NYC Sadowsky Jazz bass (truss rod had to be adjusted every day even if left in the same room overnight). One was a 24 fret NT the other a BO 21 fret. However I've owned 24 fret Warwick basses that are so stiff I've not adjusted from one year to the next even after changing string gauge! :)
 
What can I say ? It works. I have more issues trying to set up my Franken Jazz Bass than this one.
Three piece-maple neck, apparently it's sufficient. There can't be a lot of reinforcement, since it's a 3.7kg instrument (yes, AND it's light ! :-) )
 
You must have a consistent climate where you are - where I am, I have to adjust my basses significantly when the seasons change.

Anyway, I'm talking about basses that have their necks join the body PAST the 24th frets. I had an OLP bass (remember those?) when I was starting out that you could drop half a step by gently pressing the headstock forward. I also have a Korean Epiphone EBM-5 (Samick factory, not that bad!) and the neck is super thin, and super whippy since the the neck joins the body past the 24th fret.
 
Henrythe8 said:
What can I say ? It works. I have more issues trying to set up my Franken Jazz Bass than this one.
Three piece-maple neck, apparently it's sufficient. There can't be a lot of reinforcement, since it's a 3.7kg instrument (yes, AND it's light ! :-) )
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Mine is equally light. ;)
 
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