Trades...
Please, please, NO trades UNLESS it is one of these four items. If it's not, please do not inquire about your item anyways, as that's just wasting both our time!
1.
Fender American Vintage '62 Jazz Bass in 3TS ONLY, or
2.
Fender American Vintage '62 Precision Bass in Olympic White ONLY
Please, please, PLEASE do NOT PM me with ANY other trade offers as it will cause the earth to explode. Thanks for understanding
History
I JUST bought this 2010 Dingwall Super J in Olympic White from a dealer. It is in pristine/mint/perfect condition, save for what looks to be a finish chip near where the control plate meets the body (pictured toward the bottom). It has the now discontinued Aguilar OBP-1 preamp with Dingwall's hybrid treble knob.
Lots of reviews out there, and there's a thread
here in which I recount some details about picking it up less than a month ago (!) Some others posted their thoughts on the tones and such.
It is one sweet sounding bass let me tell ya, but was more of an impulse buy, and I miss having an AV62 jazz bass :/ It's definitely the most 'perfect' fit/finished bass I've had -- it's boutique-level for sure, and hand-made in Canada. With the exception of the hardware that is made by Hipshot, and the preamp which is made by Aguilar, everything is done in house. Pretty killer stuff!
One interesting note is that for 2010, Dingwall stopped using the Tung oil/wax method of finishing the necks. They have gone to a satin polyurethane finish because quality issues with the Tung oil they had been using. Luckily, this bass has the oil/wax finish and let me tell you, if you have never experienced an oil/wax'd neck, it's the SMOOTHEST finish you can have. Now, you can't just bang it around, but it is so much quicker than satin (poly OR nitro). I love it!
Sound
Overall it does a very convincing traditional Jazz bass sound. I would say that in passive mode, it's quite like my old alder/rosewood Fenders, except that this bass currently has [the stock] GHS ML5200 (stainless steel), so it sounds brighter than most basses I've had in a while. In active mode, it can do a pretty good Marcus Miller tone as well.
The hybrid treble knob is a neat feature, as it allows a non stacked pot setup, and with his proprietary knobs, it kinda sets the control plate apart from other builders like Sadowsky, Nordstrand, and Lull. It kinda gives the bass a modern touch (but retains the control plate, so it's still vintage-looking at heart).
Here are a couple youtube videos a friend took of me playing the Super J at church a couple days ago:
Beautiful One (Tim Hughes)
Lead Me To The Cross (Hillsong United)
For both videos, the bass settings were as follows: volume maxed, rotary on parallel mode, treble boosted just a *tad*, bass boosted maybe 1/3 of the way. Played through an Aguilar DB 750 with the gain around 1-2, treble flat, mids cut to 10-11, bass boosted to 1-2, and master around 11. Cabinet was an Ampeg 410-HLF with the tweeter turned off.
And here is the youtube video that pretty much sealed the deal for me:
Karel Honasan - Dingwall Super J Includes
It comes with the neoprene Dingwall (Levy's) gigbag, which is quite nice as well. Very plush on the inside and very well padded in there. Has a little pocket that's big enough for most micro amps, and plenty room for cords, a tuner, etc.
Also includes the Dingwall "Case Candy" which is basically a little manual outlining the controls, the care & feeding guide, and all the color-coded adjustment wrenches.
Price
Fully new these are $2955 direct from Dingwall, and from a dealer maybe around $2800 if you can really haggle with them.
Here is this pristine example of 'Jazz bass on steroids' perfection for only…
$2700$2600$2500 $2400 shipped Full Specs:
Serial Number: 4208
Case: Dingwally (Levy's) Gigbag Included
Made In: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Construction
Neck: Bolt On 5-Piece Hard Rock Maple, Medium Thin 'C' Shape
Fingerboard: 22 Fret Morado w/ Dot Inlays, Compound Radius (7.5" - 16"), Novax Fanned-Frets
Body: Chambered Alder
Top: Alder
Finish: Olympic White
Dimensions
Scale Length: 34.25 - 32"
Width at Nut: 1.5"
String Width at Bridge: 2.36"
String Spacing at Bridge: 19mm
Overall Length: 46 1/2"
Weight: 8.2 Lbs
Electronics
Pickups: 2 Dingwall Hum Cancelling 'J' Super Fatty Pickups
Controls: 1 Master Volume, 4-Position Rotary Pickup Selector, Hybrid treble (clockwise rotation boosts treble in active mode, counterclockwise rotation is passive tone rolloff in active or passive modes), bass
Output Jack: Chrome, 1/4" Side Mounted
Preamp: Aguilar
Hardware
Bridge: Chrome Hipshot/Dingwall
Tuners: Chrome Hipshot Ultralight
Pickup Covers: Black
Pickguard: Baltic Amber Tortoise
Nut: Phenolic
Knobs: Black
Pics (de-tuner no longer included in the sale!):
This next one is neat... one of the guys at the shop looks every bass over, and then Sheldon himself does a final go-over before shipment. Sweet
(again, note: de-tuner no longer included in the sale)
Here is the neck pocket, which is REALLY tight. This is the definition of a boutique bass right here!
Finally, here is the small chip/ding I found... really not sure how it got there. Maybe a screwdriver fell on it or something? : / I don't *think* it was there from the dealer, but could have been.. I just noticed it today, so it's not really worth it to try and get into with the dealer about it. Nevertheless, it IS quite tiny, and the last pic here shows how unnoticeable it is unless up close:
FS: 2010 Dingwall Super J Olympic White Morado, Aguilar preamp, original gigbag 
