adam87 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Love all your Warwicks! Here is mine. Sadly only a corvette standard but still a German Warwick. Made is 2002 from Bubinga. Owned from new. Usually come with chrome hardware but mine came with black which suits it much better in my opinion. Also came with seymour duncan basslines pick ups which I found out Dirk Lance from incubus supposedly used seymour duncans in is stage II which made me happy as he was probably my biggest influences! I didn't spec the upgrades. I actually had nothing to do with ordering my bass so got kinda lucky! I got some Black Label strings for Christmas. What is peoples opinions on the Warwick strings? I've only ever used mainly Blacks and Reds a couple of times. It is the tapered B that annoys me as I don't want to file my bridge. Am I stuck with warwick strings or is there better, similarly priced ones with a tapered B? No arty grassy or pebble pictures either! I must get round to cleaning it to. [url="http://s970.photobucket.com/user/adamd87/media/20140129_233509.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s970.photobucket.com/user/adamd87/media/20140129_233638.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s970.photobucket.com/user/adamd87/media/20140129_233705.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s970.photobucket.com/user/adamd87/media/20140129_233814.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s970.photobucket.com/user/adamd87/media/20140129_233848.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s970.photobucket.com/user/adamd87/media/20140129_233958.jpg.html"][/url] [url="http://s970.photobucket.com/user/adamd87/media/20140129_234121.jpg.html"][/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) Don't underestimate the Corvette STD. I love the way they sound! True they used to be the cheaper model but the cost of building them was close to that of other models back in the day. Just as good as any other Wawick! Edited January 30, 2014 by DiMarco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam87 Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 It does sound good. Especially through the trace. I asked warwick a few questions I had and one was the new German basses. They cost at least 2000€ more than the pro series. "Every instrument is now one-of-a-kind and made from individually-selected woods and equipped with high-tech features such as Invisible Fretwork Technology and our ultra-thin UV lacquer that dries in seconds. Also, as of 2013, our Made in Germany instruments now come with CNC-routed brass bridges, and Wenge necks." Is that really worth an extra 2,000€? Not that I could ever afford one. Is there anything else different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 No, but marketing allows this and people do buy them for that kinda money. This also creates a huuuge gap between prices of new instruments and used ones, although prices for certain used market models have gone up as well over the last two years or so. Still, I'd sooner buy a used German model then any of the pro series or rockbass series models. With musical instruments I try to avoid buying new anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasha Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 [quote name='Rimskidog' timestamp='1245965897' post='524193'] Here's mine. It's a very early one. Has no serial number. It's been suggested to me that it may be the original Namm show model: [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasha Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) Here is my "Warwick Corvette Taranis" Burgundy Red Sanded Oil finish Swamp Ash body Ovangkol neck Black hardware Edited February 8, 2014 by Pasha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Lovely bass mate I'd love another Corvette one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTypeV4 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 It was all much simpler when I had mine.. If you wanted a 'cheaper one' you bought a passive Fortress, Corvette or Streamer STD then in the middle were the BO / LX models and finally the super expensive ones with solid necks and/or custom shop variants. And they were ALL made in Germany.. Not that I have an issue about them being made elsewhere as well as Germany, it's just that the series of models seems to have become very complicated and the prices seem to be heading up hill too. I expect Warwick is a much bigger company than it was when I had mine. It's still the best bass I've ever owned, 13 years down the line is testament to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasha Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) My first bass (not my picture) (dont even remember what happened to that guitar) [b] [size=4]Soviet BULGARIAN ORFEUS HEBROS fom70's[/size][/b] Edited February 8, 2014 by Pasha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 OK. Nice Warwick Pasha! What am I missing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasha Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 [quote name='DiMarco' timestamp='1391895652' post='2362490'] OK. Nice Warwick Pasha! What am I missing here. [/quote] Thanks DiMarco (i just bought it last week) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 [quote name='DiMarco' timestamp='1391895652' post='2362490'] OK. Nice Warwick Pasha! What am I missing here. [/quote] Maybe HP is Bulgarian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) For sale across the pond ....... Hmmmmmm http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fs-1999-warwick-dolphin-pro-i-5-a-1053693/ Doesn't look like the seller will ship over here tho, would work out expensive with import duties etc but still Edited February 10, 2014 by Dazed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Considering John has still not sold his custom shop Dolphin at £1800, I think that is an ambitious price. With import duty and shipping it would be very expensive for a UK buyer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Scratch that it has both it's just a nut II tabs in tact, very rare indeed! Lovely example, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasha Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 [quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1392048843' post='2364023'] For sale across the pond ....... Hmmmmmm [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f126/fs-1999-warwick-dolphin-pro-i-5-a-1053693/"]http://www.talkbass....-i-5-a-1053693/[/url] Doesn't look like the seller will ship over here tho, would work out expensive with import duties etc but still [/quote] beautiful bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacocksss Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Here is my beauty Streamer Stage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1392057738' post='2364192'] Scratch that it has both it's just a nut II tabs in tact, very rare indeed! [/quote] yes - very true - and lovely bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 [quote name='Peacocksss' timestamp='1392237981' post='2366416'] Here is my beauty Streamer Stage 1 [/quote] Nice! Had one of those, I still regret selling it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPBass Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Here are my two new additions. Warwick Streamer P-Nut Signature II & III Both were reviewed for the german magazine. Simply sublime. Nothing more I can say.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 That P-Nut III is the nuts mate Another SSII is on its way to you as we speak! Only just noticed that the inlays only start at the 5th fret, I wonder why he spec'd that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Waaaw totally gutted I missed the early dolphin5 on the warwick forum last week. I dont often go on it as its impossible to use on an iPhone and rarely browse on anything else. Today i had a look on the laptop. Gah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 [quote name='Dazed' timestamp='1392750325' post='2372344'] Waaaw totally gutted I missed the early dolphin5 on the warwick forum last week. I dont often go on it as its impossible to use on an iPhone and rarely browse on anything else. Today i had a look on the laptop. Gah! [/quote] It went immediately bud from the looks of it, in fact I think it may have been on the cards before the advert even went up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 The guy who bought it got a pm on facebook from a certain lover of Dolphin Pro1's... /me whistles innocently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Boooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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