Dingwall Owners Club Part 4 - Page 31

groovaholic · #**601** 02-06-2013, 10:04 AM

With the acclaim that Dingwall basses have been getting, most other builders would be resting on their laurels.

Dingwall, on the other hand, seems to be LISTENING and finding out what has created success thus far, so that he can zero in on those factors and make them even more prominent.

He's an innovator, and he seems to be getting MORE innovative.

Most other musical instruments, there's always that notion "The old ones were better."

With Dingwall basses, the question is always "I wonder what ELSE he has come up with..."

And...they treat their customers like the source of their income, which we are -- but unfortunately FEW companies act like that.

Grand Wazoo · #**602** 02-06-2013, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by groovaholic

With the acclaim that Dingwall basses have been getting, most other builders would be resting on their laurels.

Dingwall, on the other hand, seems to be LISTENING and finding out what has created success thus far, so that he can zero in on those factors and make them even more prominent.

He's an innovator, and he seems to be getting MORE innovative.

Most other musical instruments, there's always that notion "The old ones were better."

With Dingwall basses, the question is always "I wonder what ELSE he has come up with..."

And...they treat their customers like the source of their income, which we are -- but unfortunately FEW companies act like that.

Well said, all of it! As a die hard Zappa fan, I like your avatar! Well done! By the way what happened to my avatar?? I use to have one now it's disappeared. Dayum??

BuffaloBob4343 · #**603** 02-06-2013, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by groovaholic

With the acclaim that Dingwall basses have been getting, most other builders would be resting on their laurels.

Dingwall, on the other hand, seems to be LISTENING and finding out what has created success thus far, so that he can zero in on those factors and make them even more prominent.

He's an innovator, and he seems to be getting MORE innovative.

Most other musical instruments, there's always that notion "The old ones were better."

With Dingwall basses, the question is always "I wonder what ELSE he has come up with..."

And...they treat their customers like the source of their income, which we are -- but unfortunately FEW companies act like that.

Of course, this keeps all of us DASing for the next edition. I have some older editions, and I love them, too. They may not be the latest and greatest, but they still are historically cool (Dingwall Evolution), and still awesome in their own way. Plus, I can afford those more easily!

BuffaloBob4343 · #**604** 02-06-2013, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Grand Wazoo

Well said, all of it! As a die hard Zappa fan, I like your avatar! Well done! By the way what happened to my avatar?? I use to have one now it's disappeared. Dayum??

+1 on the Avatar and Frank. Saw him in Orlando, FLA in the early 80's with Steve Vai playing with him. Awesome!

tombowlus · #**605** 02-06-2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Grand Wazoo

By the way what happened to my avatar?? I use to have one now it's disappeared. Dayum??

Did you let your "supporting member" subscription expire?

Grand Wazoo · #**606** 02-06-2013, 12:37 PM

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Did you let your "supporting member" subscription expire?

Yes I did, but I didn't expect them to withdraw the avatar when the term expired...
mean mean mean tight arses! lol

joebar · #**607** 02-06-2013, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BuffaloBob4343

Of course, this keeps all of us DASing for the next edition. I have some older editions, and I love them, too. They may not be the latest and greatest, but they still are historically cool (Dingwall Evolution), and still awesome in their own way. Plus, I can afford those more easily!

some models are GAS killers
why anyone would get rid of a superP short of an emergency is beyond me

BuffaloBob4343 · #**608** 02-06-2013, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by joebar

some models are GAS killers
why anyone would get rid of a superP short of an emergency is beyond me

Worked out well for you though!!!!

I plan to put in an order for one in the next 4 weeks myself! And then I'm DONE!

Smallmouth_Bass · #**609** 02-06-2013, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by joebar

i do believe that i bought one of the very first used P's on the market last summer-a very rare opportunity to buy the best P bass out there; they simply kill.

Yeah, you beat me to it. If I had known which Long & McQuade it was, I would have called right away, but you snatched it up before I figured it out!

Grand Wazoo · #**610** 02-06-2013, 05:09 PM

When it comes to waiting time, I was lucky with 2 out of 3 of my Dingwall basses, the first one (ABZ 5) was on a stand in a shop calling me, take me take me, so I did, the second one, (ABII 5) well some dude bought it new and then didn't get on with it so he returned it to the store, swapping it for an Alleva Coppolo, so I was given the chance to buy it at a much reduced price, but for the third one, the Super J/P I ordered that one from scratch on Oct 8th 2010, it was completed on Feb 11th 2011 and I received it in London on Feb 19th 2011, 4 months and 8 days later, I counted each minute.

But it was worth the wait.

Smallmouth_Bass · #**611** 02-06-2013, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Grand Wazoo

The sound you get with a reversed P is much more prominent in the two high strings giving them a kind of low-mid boost, and therefore it fattens them up, right up man. But the cool thing is that you don't loose that same presence in the lower two strings, they become more mellow, and deep at the same time.

So much so that I a myself contemplating the option to take my Super p/j to my trusted luthiers and have the cavity rerouted to allow my pickup to be reversed but before I do so I need to discuss this in details with Master Geppetto (Sheldon) to see if he says I can do it on my bass or not in case it interferes with the bridge pickup or not, and if it does then I'll continue to live happily with my Super J/P as it is and order a Super PZ later in the year... watch this space!

There was a trans red flamed top non-pickguard SuperJ5 that had a special P-Tone pickup in the standard Super Fatty J shell. It was a one off, but that could be something to inquire about rather than rerouting the cavity of your bass. By having the straight pickup, it would be like moving part of the P split coil forward. Plus, the SJ5 P position is about a 1/4" forward from a SP5, so I am guessing it would be very very close to the reversed SP5.

BuffaloBob4343 · #**612** 02-07-2013, 12:12 AM

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Tippy Toe..........

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Lemon Tree!

No Seinfeld afficionados in the Dingwall Owners Club?

Grand Wazoo · #**613** 02-07-2013, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Smallmouth_Bass

There was a trans red flamed top non-pickguard SuperJ5 that had a special P-Tone pickup in the standard Super Fatty J shell. It was a one off, but that could be something to inquire about rather than rerouting the cavity of your bass. By having the straight pickup, it would be like moving part of the P split coil forward. Plus, the SJ5 P position is about a 1/4" forward from a SP5, so I am guessing it would be very very close to the reversed SP5.

I thought about that, but that would mean getting another super fatty pickup. I am not so sure if I want to do that, to be frank I am loving the sound of my Super J/P as it is, and if there is a chance I'd rather reverse my present p pickup instead.

Zoomie · #**614** 02-07-2013, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by BuffaloBob4343

No Seinfeld afficionados in the Dingwall Owners Club?

At least no one has busted out "sponge worthy."

BuffaloBob4343 · #**615** 02-07-2013, 01:12 PM

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At least no one has busted out "sponge worthy."

I guess mine was a bit too obscure.

tombowlus · #**616** 02-07-2013, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Grand Wazoo

Yes I did, but I didn't expect them to withdraw the avatar when the term expired...
mean mean mean tight arses! lol

Being able to use a custom avatar is one of the perks of being a supporting member. Not sure if it was always that way, but it has been for several years, at least.

Grand Wazoo · #**617** 02-07-2013, 02:54 PM

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Being able to use a custom avatar is one of the perks of being a supporting member. Not sure if it was always that way, but it has been for several years, at least.

I guess... no worries I'll renew it soon.

**AmazingMumford** · #**618** 02-07-2013, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Smallmouth_Bass

There was a trans red flamed top non-pickguard SuperJ5 that had a special P-Tone pickup in the standard Super Fatty J shell.

Oh, there still IS...and I'm looking at her.

Powerful pickup. Reverse P slant without "looking odd" ('cuz she's a J...with a hidden wild side). Unique sound (to my ear) with solid P fundamentals. Almost certainly something with too low a demand to be commercially offered. Totally a product of Dr. Sheldon Frankenstein, who in an emergency had to get a P in a J's body.

Very happy with her. The only problem is, it's hard to stop with just one.

Smallmouth_Bass · #**619** 02-07-2013, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by AmazingMumford

Very happy with her. The only problem is, it's hard to stop with just one.

I know that all too well!

BuffaloBob4343 · #**620** 02-08-2013, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by AmazingMumford

Oh, there still IS...and I'm looking at her.

Powerful pickup. Reverse P slant without "looking odd" ('cuz she's a J...with a hidden wild side). Unique sound (to my ear) with solid P fundamentals. Almost certainly something with too low a demand to be commercially offered. Totally a product of Dr. Sheldon Frankenstein, who in an emergency had to get a P in a J's body.

Very happy with her. The only problem is, it's hard to stop with just one.

Picture please!