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SWR Henry 8x8 plus flight case *SOLD*
Henrythe8 replied to vintage_ben's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
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Sold thanks. Warwick Dolphin Pro 11 Made in Japan 1991, Sale or Trade
Henrythe8 replied to karlfer's topic in Basses For Sale
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Sold thanks. Warwick Dolphin Pro 11 Made in Japan 1991, Sale or Trade
Henrythe8 replied to karlfer's topic in Basses For Sale
A great modification, not too expensive, is to replace the MEC pickups by DiMarzios (and of course change the blend pot). I did this as Iwas never fond of active pickups. The resulting sound has been noticed - in a good way - during basscamp by none other thant Steve Bailey, Armand Sabbal Lecco and Dave Ellefson.(I must have somewhere a picture of Dave playing my Pro2). -
Sold thanks. Warwick Dolphin Pro 11 Made in Japan 1991, Sale or Trade
Henrythe8 replied to karlfer's topic in Basses For Sale
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SOLD - Warwick Dolphin Pro II - 1990 in black/brown
Henrythe8 replied to 72deluxe's topic in Basses For Sale
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SOLD - Warwick Dolphin Pro II - 1990 in black/brown
Henrythe8 replied to 72deluxe's topic in Basses For Sale
Ahhh, thing of beauty. Dolphin Hoarder, here. I had a 89 Pro 1n blue, a 91 Pro1 5 boiré/BArts (the one Ebenezer talked about) a 91 Pro1 Boiré and a 19 Pro2. The story as already been told, not much to add. The real way to tell if it's a (poorly ? ) german made or a japanese is the serial number/Color combination. If it has NO Serial (stamped at the top of the head), AND if the color is SOLID (Red, blue black see below), it's a german one. If the color is transluscent, it's definetely Japanese. If solid Color with a serial, again, Japanese. I heard of but never saw a transluscent without serial number. This bass doesn't sound like a traditional warwick. The more standard woods are the culprits. Wengé fingerboard and bronze frets do however retain the growl. It is also a very special neck, 42mm nut but very, VERY thin and fast. The pickup placement is in the Thumb range, and makes it a nice bass for the virtuoso stuff with harmonics, tapping and slap. Mine was modified (at the Warwick Factory) with a pair of DiMarzio DP123 and a change of blend pot (to accomodate the passive pickups). This changed the bass into a real Rock and Metal monster, played, approved and signed by no other than David Ellefson. Final thing to say is that it's probably the better balanced Warwick there is, with a very lightweight. Mine was 3,7kg. -
For those like me who had a hard time with the A, B, C, D, V, U tyupe of neck : As to the letter designations, "A", "B", "C" and "D". These were stamped on the end of the necks from the early 1960s to about 1973 and refer to the neck width at the nut - not the shape. A = 1½" B = 1⅝" C = 1¾" D = 1⅞" ANd then you have the profiles U, Soft V, HArd V, C and D. Kind of my dream PBass here, especially with the refin (or was it originally refin ? ) but I love C nut on my P-Bass...
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I have the same model, and quite frankly there's nothing not to like aboutthose. Wide neck, but narrow profile, 19mm string spacing, dual P Barts..; (those are the Olde rmodels, newer ar J Humbuckers, those are split coils, like P-pickups) Super stable neck (lamination and twin trussrod, you can be safe on this). Three band EQ so you can find your sound. I swapped mine for a Spector Tonepump, and now the bas is dismantled to be resprayed in Chrome with a Drakglass ToneCapsule. It's not that heavy as it balance very well, and remind the wood combination is in no way a light one. Almost tempted to get a second one...
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SOLD - Sandberg California 2 VM5 - Price drop
Henrythe8 replied to willgatesbass's topic in Basses For Sale
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SOLD - Sandberg California 2 VM5 - Price drop
Henrythe8 replied to willgatesbass's topic in Basses For Sale
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WITHDRAWN: Mike Sabre - Dominique Di Piazza 5 - new signature model
Henrythe8 replied to TorVic's topic in Basses For Sale
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Did you have a hard time to fit the neck ? I thought the Icon's neck pocket was narrower thant the standard Fender, but never really looked into it, so if you have a feedback on this, it'd be appreciated ! 🙂
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Nicely done.
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https://www.guitarsummit.de/en/ Just the week after London Bass SHow - it seems bass players will hang around Europe for a few days 🙂 Who's going there ? (although I reckon that in a mainly Briton Forum , the Bass Show is a far hotter topic 🙂 ) I'll be attending on Saturday and sunday, booked the Masterclass with Billy Sheehan.
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Thank you. Really. I can't believe the insane amount of craftmanship, and creativity displayed on this instrument. From inlays to finish, going through the addition of a custom Bigsby, the choice of wood... I'd say it screams it's quality build, but that would be far too crude as this bass oozes class and originality like Sean Connery in kilt.
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So, first bass is done. (I'll upload pics ASAP). It's been quite the effing nightmare, and I'm not too proud of what lies underneath the covers. I made a lot of rookie mistakes, as the body, Neck and bridges were from different origins. First assembly left me with a misaligned bridge, and strings that were not centered on the neck and pickups. OF course, it's a string through bridge. And OF COURSE, the holes were already drilled. The Routing for the DiMarzio was, then misaligned, so I had to redo a bit. Anyway, it's been sorted out, now, and after a quick setup it's... Wow. Great sounding. Very P-bassish with a load of oumph. with the DiMarzio. Te Warmoth neck is truly a great buy, well worth the money. Installed on the bass, I didn't even had to use the trussrod. o_0 Onto the next one, now, with a single EMG P pickup and EMG BTC, simple straightforward active P-Bass.
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