Get a Thumb or hold out for a Dolphin?

[thecountegc]

Pretty much as above

Just interested to hear some opinions, in an ideal world i would calmly wait until i found a 5 string Dolphin, but after chasing up a number of leads i have come up trumps, i understand a Dolphin is not an easy instrument to get a hold of but i am desperate to get a new bass, the money is burning a hole in my pocket so should i leave the dolphin in my dreams and buy a thumb and crack on?

Thoughts please

Thanks

[Cameronj279]

Personally I'd say if you prefer the dolphin, hold out for that.

[thecountegc]

Thanks for the reply @camronj279! yeah im trying to hold tight, but im kind of "between basses" at the moment playing a cheap Ibanez and its getting me down haha not sure how long i can hold out

[BassTractor]

I'm old enough to have experience, and all experience teaches that the moment you have used your money on a Thumb, a Dolphin will turn up and you [b]will[/b] fail in selling the Thumb in time. Do not protest this. It is how God created the world, and how He Wants It To Be.
Yes, I hate God. Could've had an ARP 2600 synth for 400 quid, but was stuck with that ghastly MS-20.

[TheGreek]

Pretty much as BassTractor says...buy in haste repent at your leisure....

When I wanted a Thumb I couldn't find one...bought a Dolphin instead. When I was trying to sell it I couldn't find a buyer..eventually sold it to a fella in Australia. Afterwards I had loads of people contacting me to buy the Dolphin. Same with my green Overwater custom - no interest despite everybody who played it saying it was one of the best Jazzes they'd played - recently had somebody enquire about buying that. Dittto both my Jaydees (which I now know I shouldn't have sold).

I'd watch the Warwick forum and hang on for the Dolphin if that's what you really want...

[Grangur]

@Thecountegc - I've got a Dolphin I wouldn't mind selling. Please can you tell me when you've bought the Thumb, cos something tells me THAT will be the exact time I should post my ad.



As the above say - hold out. Even change the Ibby for something else if you don't like it, but keep the "Save the Dolphin" fund in a savings account.
GLWTP

[molan]

Thumb and Dolphin feel quite different to play - I'd definitely hold out for a Dolphin

[Henrythe8]

Dolphin 5ers are made with a part of Unicorn's semen and Hydra toenails. This made them pretty hard top come by.
The Dolhin is an amazing instrument, and I'd say save up, keep the money so you can jump on the good one when it shows up.

[thecountegc]

Thanks for the reply's guys, much appreciated, and yeah i know your all right, holding out for the dolphin is the right thing to do Im just not known for my patience haha I was soo close with the Dolphin pro 1 in Denmark for sale on this forum, exactly what i was after, thought it was as good as in the bag, but it seems the seller has gone silent on me if anyone is friends with the guy, give him a nudge for me, im a good guy and i'll treat her nicely haha

but yeah If anyone has or knows of a 5 string dolphin for sale then Please let me know

Thanks very much

Jamie

[Henrythe8]

Try to be on the lookout on the Warwick forum.
And maybe the Norvegian guy is on vacation, let him a bit of time.

I've seen a Dolphin 5 SetNeck on Gumtree somewhere, already sold ?

[visog]

You'll wait for years, get the dolphin of your dreams... and then you'll prefer the cheapie you've grown used to in the meantime...

Hope you find one..

[TheGreek]

http://forum.warwick.de/showthread.php/19213-Birdseye-Maple-Dolphin-Pro-I-5-String-now-for-ale!

It's expensive at $2750 - by the time you've paid import duty you may as well have bought a new one..

[OutSpoon]

As the happy owner of a Thumb bo 5 broadneck - I say, buy a Thumb - they are awesome. Dolphins are funny lookin'. :-)

[Bilbo]

I worked out a long time ago that you shoudl buy what you want because then the GAS stops. If you buy nearly but not quite, the GAS remains. As a result of this approach, I have a bass I bought in 1986 a guitar I bought pre-millenium and have only ever owned about 5 amps (Frunt, SWR, EDEN and now Acoustic Image). Save you thousands in the long run.

Hold out for the Dolphin.

[Skol303]

[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1403176064' post='2480448']I worked out a long time ago that you shoudl buy what you want because then the GAS stops. If you buy nearly but not quite, the GAS remains. [/quote]

Ditto. Within reason (or specifically, within budget) I now save up for the gear I actually want, rather than buying things along the way for the more immediate 'consumer satisfaction', but knowing deep down that it'll be shortlived. I've since gone from owning 4-5 "ok" instruments to two that I really like, and I'm slowly but surely applying the same logic to other things.

Good things come to those who wait, and other cliches

[throwoff]

I went from 6 basses at it's peak to 3 -

1 Fretless, 1 Fretted, 1 Acoustic.

All you need!

[Black Coffee]

Hold out for what you want. It's like an itch that needs scratched.
I had a thumb BO four string and it was a bargain of a lifetime.
Liquidation sale £800 brand new. Didn't like the playing position and felt I was always reaching awkwardly for the F on the e string too much and didn't get on with it.

Lovely and sounds great just not for me. Play one before you shell out on one. I didn't make money on it, I just got rid of it real quick on the sticky tree to fund another opportunity on a stingray HSS fiver.

[BassTractor]

[quote name='bassman344' timestamp='1403192507' post='2480683']
a stingray HSS fiver.
[/quote]

Oh!
My!
God!

You're gonna outrun Slayer with that one!

[lowdowner]

Can I just use this opportunity to say how much I love playing my thumb B.O.?

I know it is of no importance to the thread but I just wanted to share