Kev

Cheers for the comments on the Dolphin Loving that Thumb, Luke!

I only thought to do it as I already had the beeswax and oil it would cost me nothing. It has left my Warwick looking rather lovely and feels good, however I think I'll probably just buy a tin in the future don't like the idea of the word 'rancid' associated with my basses haha!

[quote name='The Hat' timestamp='1455520588' post='2979689'] As I've already mentioned numerous times [/quote] Not really

I have had two blocks of pure beeswax in my bits box for a while, so decided to do something with it. I chopped some up, melted with some olive oil, cooled and now have made myself what appears to be a lovely guitar wax for use on my oil finished basses. Started by rubbing some in to my Warwick bass and buffing off, seems to do a cracking job. Anyone else do this? I am wondering if there are any pitfalls to using a polish that is quite literally just pure beeswax and olive oil.

Birthday, or a family we can all envy?!! Congrats! If its the washers, won't tightening the tuner nuts quickly solve that?

Par, most jazz bass types built in the far east. Logo on the headstock goes an awful long way with Fender, unfortunately. Buy a Squire Classic Vibe for a fraction of the price. 9/10, it is more than comparable, and you can probably buy 3 for the cost of a US Standard. Crazy, really.

Congrats dude! Here is a few of the Dolphin

Warwick Dolphin Broadneck 5 now in my possession Complete with the original Bass Pass Port Decent pics will come

[quote name='Grangur' timestamp='1454850640' post='2973491'] Were there no pictures in the selling thread? That always seems odd to me. [/quote] The seller has deleted the pictures.

17,600, through laptop speakers, I'm 27. I'm really doubtful how accurate this test is, though.

[quote name='Ruck' timestamp='1454786476' post='2973023'] He's just told me he is not going to refund me and it is upto DPD to compensate me. Which I doubt will happen either. well. damn. Not surprising of course. [/quote] DPD will not compensate you, you are not their customer. Please ask him again and let a member of the moderating/admin team know if you have further problems with this member. We are happy to assist in any way we can.

I read this on Facebook this morning, horrible thing to happen As far as I am concerned, it is the sellers responsibility to pursue the Insurance Claim through DPD and get what money they can back, but the entire amount should be refunded to you. It is their responsibility to get the bass to you, and incidents such as this cannot mean you are out of pocket, unless you explicitly agreed with the seller pre-sale that all responsibility of shipping lies with you, which I doubt you did! I do feel awfully sorry for the seller but I hope they do what's right for you. I also feel sorry for you as a lovely Warwick has gone Hopefully one of you has a note of the serial number? Get that posted up. The bass is unusual in that it has an ebony fingerboard with no inlays; I have a hunch it started life as a fretless and was fretted at some point, but if that isn't true then it is quite a rare combo indeed; fretted SSII's have wenge fingerboards and the inlays. In other words, if another comes up like it it will stand out to me and other Warwick aficionados like a sore thumb. Get it shared on the Warwick forum too if you haven't already.

[quote name='eude' timestamp='1454769487' post='2972812'] Did you have a Dirty Blonde then? Always wondered what they sounded like, fairly 'normal' then? Eude [/quote] Dirty Blonde is a great bass, just not a great Warwick bass. Will appeal to many who like the look of Warwicks and not the sound. At the time, i bought a Highway One P and a dirty blonde Thumb at the same time, and the thumb did the P thing better than the P, true story. A great bass, but did not have the balls and power of a proper Thumb bass so I got rid.

Tonewood makes a helluva difference, not matter what anyone says. If that thumb weighed 8lb, was made of ash and had a maple neck, totally different sounding bass. However, at 11lb plus, Bubinga and wenge, it sound like that. Blooming beautiful.

Great video! The Warwick wins it by a mile for me, such character to the sound with the other 3 almost generic by comparison. I did like the clarity of the Modulus, but the Spector and particularly the Roscoe sounded weak to me. Warwick > Modulus > Spector > Roscoe

[quote name='goblin' timestamp='1454539281' post='2970736'] Definitely playing it as safe as I can to avoid any issues, would it be worth leaving it in a room with a dehumidifier too? [/quote] Any advice that Chris at Alpher has given you, follow it. The guy knows how to oil his wood like no other....

[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1454450575' post='2969950'] I'm no expert but that looks very suspiciously exactly like a 2008 road worn Mexican Jazz. [/quote] What I thought too, and this was before I looked at the headstock!! Hmm. Sadly for him, I don't think a con would post that picture. But then again, surely noone would believe 1960s Fenders were made in mexico??

[quote name='owen' timestamp='1454336194' post='2968668'] I think the whole vinyl decal thing is a complete red herring. Mine is fine and dandy. I do not spend time looking at it. The "so called" cheaply built thing is also a red herring. I'm sure there are other companies out there who laser etch their boxes and have them put together by robots. However, there is no one out there making boxes that make these noises. I am MORE than happy with my bang for the buck on this pedal. [/quote] That's more reassuring

I signed up for the 2nd batch of these but I am thinking of withdrawing. I don't like the business with the artwork on this pedal just peeling off as it is just a vinyl decal, and the general comments of it feeling rather cheaply built really detract me from spending what in a huge investment in a pedal. I would want something built at least as well as a Deep Impact Any comments from owners on here re this subject?