karlfer Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) Made in Japan for Warwick by MMI (Moridaira Musical Instruments) Morris in 1991. Quite an uncommon bass. Bolt neck, unlike the much more expensive German set neck & neck through versions. Warwick aficionados are generally not a fan of this bass, some considering them not a true Warwick. Active/passive vol (push/pull), pick up pan, bass/treble boost/cut. This bass is cosmetically battered, with some paintwork filled in, especially along the bottom edges. A lot of dents & dinks, It's been gigged a lot. Can't see that from a few feet away. A previous owner (I think there's only been three & one of them twice for a good number of years) has put a Pro 1 truss rod cover on. It's not a Pro 1 (you'd be looking at well over another grand!) Plays beautifully, surprisingly well balanced, great rock bass. Quite light at 8lb 10oz. Comes with slightly battered hard case, Warwick bits pack, leather strap & strap locks. TRADES. Sandberg with a Precision style pickup Fender Player Series Precision US Standard Precision. CASH either way, but please remember, Player Series actually sell used at around £450. Apologies for photos, raining. Again. Feedback linked at bottom of post. Meet half way or collection, sorry don't have a box to courier. Cheers, Karl. Edited September 1, 2020 by karlfer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenezer Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Cool unusual bass that is Karl...saw Warwickhunt playing one of these back in the day...very punchy and cut through the mix like a knife. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 8 hours ago, ebenezer said: Cool unusual bass that is Karl...saw Warwickhunt playing one of these back in the day...very punchy and cut through the mix like a knife. Cheers Mark, I'm fairly sure John still has his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, karlfer said: Cheers Mark, I'm fairly sure John still has his. Still have it and I've sold way more expensive basses in preference to selling mine. It looks nothing like a Fender... for that reason alone someone should buy this! LOL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyerseve Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Anyone who doesnt consider these as real Warwicks doesn't know Warwicks! I have owned over 20 Warwicks inc Infinitys, Thumb NT and BO, Corvettes, Dolphin Pro 1s, Streamer Stage I's, II's, LX and Jazzmen from 86 thru 06. I spent sometime with my friends MIJ Dolphin Pro II and it was exactly what you would expect from a mid-level Warwick ie a bloody nice bass and excellent value on the used market! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrythe8 Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Love those. Had two, but the thin neck is alas too thin for me big fingaz. This one deserves to be stripped and refinished. The ash under is often quite beautiful, might be a good idea to try a natural. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 On 23/08/2020 at 17:58, warwickhunt said: Still have it and I've sold way more expensive basses in preference to selling mine. It looks nothing like a Fender... for that reason alone someone should buy this! LOL Cheers John. 20 hours ago, dyerseve said: Anyone who doesnt consider these as real Warwicks doesn't know Warwicks! I have owned over 20 Warwicks inc Infinitys, Thumb NT and BO, Corvettes, Dolphin Pro 1s, Streamer Stage I's, II's, LX and Jazzmen from 86 thru 06. I spent sometime with my friends MIJ Dolphin Pro II and it was exactly what you would expect from a mid-level Warwick ie a bloody nice bass and excellent value on the used market! Cheers. Those that have them generally speak highly of them. 9 hours ago, Henrythe8 said: Love those. Had two, but the thin neck is alas too thin for me big fingaz. This one deserves to be stripped and refinished. The ash under is often quite beautiful, might be a good idea to try a natural. Thanks but I'm not going to throw any more money at it whilst I'm looking to move it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Ho hum, that's a first. 3 days & not a single trade offer. I'll leave it up for a few more days then may well have a chat with John about passive stack knobs & serial/parallel loom. I've been rehearsing the sets with it the last couple of nights & it's a fine bass. Just I look like a tit with it round my neck 😚 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrythe8 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 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). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 I'd love to see (and shamelessly use, with permission) the photo of Dave Ellefson 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 (edited) Currently still available. Edited August 31, 2020 by karlfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henrythe8 Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Feel free to use 🙂 https://photos.app.goo.gl/GiVQ3NYKVpVquusD9 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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