Dazed Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Think I might pull the trigger on this one. I've heard on several occasions that these have been preffered over a later ProI. So going off the pup positions, do these do a decent Jazz tone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 [quote name='4000' timestamp='1416573901' post='2611592'] I had a black Jap one which I sold to a friend. Great bass;[b] I actually preferred it to all but one (my '91 Dolphin Pro 1) of the Warwicks I've owned[/b]. It was miles better than the '96 Pro 1 I had, and probably one of my favourite basses that I've ever owned. I occasionally try and buy it back, but without success (he loves it and gets a tremendous tone out of it, better than I ever did). [/quote] I'm in agreement with you on this. I wouldn't say it is better than all of the Warwicks that I have owned (...cos that's an awful lot of Warwicks) but I will be keeping my Pro II in preference to a lot/most other basses and oddly enough it is the cheapest Warwick that I have ever owned! As to the jazz tone question; probably not. The rear pup is so far back on the Pro II that you can't reproduce the Jazz tone but the tone it does produce is great and is just 'Pro II' tone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72deluxe Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 OK, some updates. I asked around for some prices but will have to hold off until I've got some more funds. I am unsure whether to get the work done because it isn't tooooo badly beaten up. One thing I will have to do is change the hardware to all matching I think, but funds must rise first. I haven't even changed the strings or cleaned it yet but the sound is nothing like any of the other Warwicks that I have! It's great! The bridge pickup leads to a really really thin raspy tone but given a bass boost on the preamp, it can be made to sing. In case you are interested in the variety of sounds, I posted a video demo of it in a topic here ([url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/251996-warwick-dolphin-pro-ii-demo/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/251996-warwick-dolphin-pro-ii-demo/[/url]) I play too many notes, I know. It's not like that in a band, I promise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alittlebitrobot Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 late and not very helpful but my brother has a Dolphin II like yours but red. There's a couple of small spots where it got hit and the paint chipped off. The wood underneath is very pale, like ash or basswood. Lovely bass, that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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