warwickhunt

[quote name='silddx' post='732231' date='Feb 1 2010, 09:11 PM']Really?! How do you know?[/quote] I occasionally get PM's from people who I've communicated with on a regular basis or who I've met at local bashes and you'd be amazed how many have said they took ages to twig... or maybe you wouldn't be amazed!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='732141' date='Feb 1 2010, 08:05 PM']Love the username BTW. [/quote] Some people don't even spot it!

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='732131' date='Feb 1 2010, 08:01 PM']look in the 'bass' forum, there's a warwick thread and you can see how people are wanting a "Made in Germany" bass someday in the future. I bet warwickhunt is waiting for the day when the desired models will say "made in West Germany"![/quote] I only have TWO Warwick basses left so it matters little to me... but I know where you are coming from!

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='731961' date='Feb 1 2010, 05:40 PM']Just been discussing this. Ritters are definitely more a work of art. Personally, I love them.[/quote] However one man's 'work of art' is another man's 'pretentious fussiness'... and that could be said of Ritter, Warwick OR Alembic!

[quote name='Musicman20' post='731695' date='Feb 1 2010, 01:42 PM']Requirements: Not too heavy No neck dive Plenty of eq options Tradional as possible[/quote] The Streamer and Corvette shapes are very different to look at and essentially it's down to personal preference in that respect. Neither of the basses that you mention are mega heavy (though a Bubinga bodied Corvette will 'generally' be heavier than an Ash) and I've never heard of neck dive from either bass. If you are going for the $$ you are spoilt for choice with regard to tonal options. Traditional... Nah! The Corvette body shape is hardly trad' Fender style and though the Streamer (Spector NS) body shape has been around 25+ years it also isn't a J or P bass; the options from the $$ pups means that you can replicate some trad tones but then again why would you you buy a Warwick because you don't want a Fender!

[quote name='lee650' post='727927' date='Jan 28 2010, 06:25 PM']cheers and congrats on a great bass, give me a shout if you evermove it on - all the best lee[/quote] Ignore Lee ( )... and give me a shout if you want to sell the 'basschat bike' as I was one of the MANY owners before him! Just so happens I'm actively looking to find a similar/identical Sterling but it has to smell as nice as that one! re. the strings - I used DR Sunbeams on it (45-105) and they were fab.

[quote name='TimR' post='728239' date='Jan 28 2010, 11:13 PM']I still have one in white. I paid £350 for it in 1987.[/quote] I had one of these basses in the 80's and it cost me (as you say) about £350. It was black sparkle, BO neck and as opposed to the OPs bass very light. It wasn't the same as Mep's bass as it didn't have the rounded off body edges, though there were obviously chamfers on the forearm rest etc. Decent bass in its day and @ £50 a positive bargain. Oh and if I can find a snap I'll see if I can scan it.

At half that price I'd drive down and give it the once over but not at £5k.

So the fretted one is listed separate and is up to £2100! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ex-Simple-Minds-Wal-bass_W0QQitemZ190368211783QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item2c52d46347#ht_1453wt_1165"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ex-Simple-Minds-Wal-...#ht_1453wt_1165[/url]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='727569' date='Jan 28 2010, 01:38 PM']Should I ever list anything on ebay, I shall be noting this stuff in my listing, such as I will not post until funds have cleared into my bank account etc.[/quote] Unfortunately 'IF' you use eBay you can't do the things that you've suggested! If you list on eBay then you agree to abide by eBay's T&C, hence you've got to offer PayPal as an option in which case a buyer can elect to use PayPal and you are thereby caught up in this whole scenario outlined in this thread! You can't even go down the route of simply offering cash on collection; that is eBay's pet hate and they'll pull your listing sharpish if they spot it. <edit> Oh and don't leave the feedback just yet... you are in the enviable position of being in the (buyers) driving seat and like it or not eBay/PayPal is on your side for now.

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='724575' date='Jan 25 2010, 09:20 PM']Bloody hell... it's Flea!! Everybody knew that except me, didn't they?? [/quote] Yep!

[quote name='The Bass Doc' post='724282' date='Jan 25 2010, 05:05 PM']What a jolly good idea - I'll see if I can find the serial number - someone may have registered it.[/quote] I hope you won't get upset if it doesn't have the original strings on Howie... saying that you can get a 30 year old set off one of your other basses!

[quote name='30507090' post='709033' date='Jan 11 2010, 04:38 PM']hi dude - how do you rate the Zon sonus? I have one too - custome splat top - beaut!![/quote] I love the Sonus... must do as I'm onto my 3rd!

His price has certainly come down from £1750! [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/American-Fender-bass-1960s-precision_W0QQitemZ320473916787QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Musical_Instruments_Guitars_CV?hash=item4a9dbbe573"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/American-Fender-bass...=item4a9dbbe573[/url]

[quote name='Musicman20' post='703625' date='Jan 6 2010, 10:55 PM']That gives you an idea of the heavier/faster music I like. For example, Comeback Kid, Dead Swans, Champion, Gorilla Biscuits, No Use For A Name, NOFX, Lagwagon, Ignite, Strung Out, Bring Me The Horizon, The Architects, Underoath, Every Time I Die, Converge, Cave-In, ISIS, Rancid, Pennywise, H20, Descendants, Strike Anywhere, Cancer Bats, Ghost Of A Thosand, The Bronx, The Plight, BANE, Weezer.[/quote] WHO? ...and your looking for this kind of band in Newcastle! A tip from a resident North Easterner; learn a bit of Thin Lizzy and Free, then Robert's your Mother's brother... you'll be a part of the NE music scene.

[quote name='wateroftyne' post='720512' date='Jan 21 2010, 08:43 PM'][/quote] "I wish I could balance a bass on my c0ck"

[quote name='vmaxblues' post='719663' date='Jan 20 2010, 11:05 PM']I bow to your knowledge my friend, and thank you for putting me right. Cheers Stuart[/quote] I'm sorry if it came across as 'putting you right' Stuart. You'd asked for info and as with any bass or manufacturer there are loads of stories and anomalies but some things are simply statements of fact and the 'I' / 'II' comments I made were simply recounts of the model line-up; a bit like say the difference between a jazz and a Precision... bad analogy actually as they blur a bit a Sadowsky NYC and Metro might be better!

[quote name='vmaxblues' post='719425' date='Jan 20 2010, 06:45 PM']It is interesting what you say, and you may well be right but I have had a Pro II and moved it on as it wasn't a patch on this one, the neck on the proII i had looked like maple and the neck profile wasn't as good, this one is a darker wood and needs waxing. This is a far better quality than the II I had, so I really don't know what to think.[/quote] I'm not disputing that some basses will be better than others but the Pro I 'v' Pro II question isn't really an issue as the Dolphin Pro I bass is, and always has been a neck-thru instrument and the designation Pro II has always been attributed to the bolt-on neck basses. The 'I' and 'II' marker was to differentiate between NT & BO basses not to differentiate between a mkI (earlier) or a mkII (later) bass. If you've owned a pair of BO neck Dolphin basses then you've owned a pair of Pro II basses. You'd be right in thinking that the Pro II is a stonking bass, in fact the reason that they stopped producing them was because they were financially a nightmare for Warwick and they gave the Pro I NT bass a good run for it's money.

[quote name='vmaxblues' post='719022' date='Jan 20 2010, 02:03 PM']My main bass is a warwick Dolphin Pro 1, in a painted black/red finish (see my acatar), it has a bolt on neck and two J pickups. It has one of the thinnest Warwick necks I have ever played and has a fabulous growl. I have never seen another one like it with that configuration. Does anyone know anything more about this. It isn't the Japanese Series 2, it is a German made pukka Warwick, and I was once told it was a special order and quite pricey. Any info would be gratefully recieved[/quote] It's actually a Dolphin Pro II bass that you have, Pro I basses are NT basses. If it happens to say Pro I on the truss rod cover then someone has retrofitted it at some stage in it's life. When they originally tried to introduce these in 90/91 the production wasn't 'in-house' but was subcontracted to a German company, however Warwick weren't happy with QC and I don't think they ever went into full production. Production was immediately moved to Japan where they were produced as your bass is with JJ pups and there were a variety of colours, I can't recall ever seeing a natural finish bass (no CS as there was no such thing in the Japanese production) and I don't think I've seen too many red/black basses. As you say they are a lovely bass and the necks are significantly slimmer than virtually any of the later BO basses. What year is your bass? <edit> I was asking about the year as I can't recall if these basses ceased production in the 90's or if they managed to continue into the next Millennium.

'Unfortunately' for the seller he'll be lucky to get away with stating "Unfortunatly I can only accept cash on collection from Chorley, Lancs for this item."... if someone wants to pay via paypal, he can't stop them!