I do love the way that 37ā B string sounds. I am retired so there is nothing keeping me from devoting time to getting used to fanned frets.
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A thorough Dingwall Combustion review
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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I do love the way that 37ā B string sounds. I am retired so there is nothing keeping me from devoting time to getting used to fanned frets.
Doc, I give you 10 minutes and you'll be comfortable with fanned frets, especially if it's a 5 string. In reality, if you are predominately playing between the 5th and 12th frets, the frets aren't much different than parallel.
Do I hear JT5?
Bones
Do I hear JT5?
Bones
As Dingwalls go, I think the Rupert Neve preamp on the JT5 is a game changer. When I spec'd out my Afterburner I, it wasn't an option yet. If I were to ever buy another Dingwall, it would have the Neve.
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I do love the way that 37ā B string sounds. I am retired so there is nothing keeping me from devoting time to getting used to fanned frets.
Being retired you also have more time for Your YouTube Videos addiction
Dingwall JT is in my head also
Before I got my Stingray Special considered NG or Combustion
if JT was available at the time well...
YouTube is an exercise in critical thinking and knowledge acquisition. I can do both at the same time on YouTube.Being retired you also have more time for Your YouTube Videos addiction
Dingwall JT is in my head also
Before I got my Stingray Special considered NG or Combustion
if JT was available at the time well...
Yes coming back with that good response so quickly does show a high level of intelligence
I kinda poo-pooed the Dingwall fan fret deal until you posted that BassTheWorld video of the Harley Benton Multiscale 5-string.
I ended up getting one (it's all your fault
), and that has piqued my interest in the longer length aspect of the Dingwall.
The Harley Benton is 33.3" to 35", much closer to the Dingwall P bass of 32" to 35". The fanned fret deal in the lower register was easy to adapt to; the higher register, past the 12th fret, has taken some time for me, but it is not insurmountable. Especially for someone of your talents, I like it, but it hasn't replaced my Carvin Bunny Burnel 5-string. A long-scale Dingwall might be different, though. Since you are retired with time on your hands, I'd check one out 
I am saying this knowing that despite the Doctor's quest for basses, my suggestion will not drive him to get something he doesn't want or need. He is capable of doing that on his own.
I ended up getting one (it's all your fault
), and that has piqued my interest in the longer length aspect of the Dingwall.The Harley Benton is 33.3" to 35", much closer to the Dingwall P bass of 32" to 35". The fanned fret deal in the lower register was easy to adapt to; the higher register, past the 12th fret, has taken some time for me, but it is not insurmountable. Especially for someone of your talents,
I like it, but it hasn't replaced my Carvin Bunny Burnel 5-string. A long-scale Dingwall might be different, though. Since you are retired with time on your hands, I'd check one out I am saying this knowing that despite the Doctor's quest for basses, my suggestion will not drive him to get something he doesn't want or need. He is capable of doing that on his own.
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I kinda poo-pooed the Dingwall fan fret deal until you posted that BassTheWorld video of the Harley Benton Multiscale 5-string.
I ended up getting one (it's all your fault
The Harley Benton is 33.3" to 35", much closer to the Dingwall P bass of 32" to 35". The fanned fret deal in the lower register was easy to adapt to; the higher register, past the 12th fret, has taken some time for me, but it is not insurmountable. Especially for someone of your talents,
I am saying this knowing that despite the Doctor's quest for basses, my suggestion will not drive him to get something he doesn't want or need. He is capable of doing that on his own.
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The one thing I've never understood was what basses have a flabby sounding B string as he mentions. Both of my 34" scale 6 strings have a solid clear sounding B string. Even my 34" scale $99 acoustic 5 string has a solid B. To me it sounded like the 37" scale B on his bass sounded flabby.
Iām secretly hoping that out of the all basses @ Dr. Cheese is considering , the Dingwall JT5 is the one he goes with. I think his videos from Sunday Morning Services with the Dingwall will be groundbreaking .
I can stay north of the 12th fret in church, so that should not be an issue.
Think he said it was tuned a whole step down. But using a .145. Still, it wasnāt the tight solidness Iām used to on my NG3 in standard tuning with stock sized Dingwall strings. Tried a set of Paysons when I first got it. Took them off mere hours later.
A JT5 or a Nashville. REALLY wish I could slam a NEVE in my NG3. Of all the examples Iāve found on YouTube, the Neve regardless of pickups really gets my goat.
Almost every 34" 5 string I've played/owned has had a flabby B, definitely less energy than the E.
I have one with a very good B, a LTD B1005 SE, the break angle of the neck and gotoh bridge seems to allow better energy, but it's only as good as a typical 35".
The longer the scale the better, but B and E strings die quickly compared to the rest and a dead string sounds dead no matter the scale length, but you definitely hear the clarity on new strings.
I do love the way that 37ā B string sounds. I am retired so there is nothing keeping me from devoting time to getting used to fanned frets.
Good review brother.
I enjoyed watching you jam
Also nice drum tracks.
Thankyou
Me too, my Carvin BB75 34ā scale has a nice solid B. I think Mr Sadowsky also thinks a 34ā scale is fine for a B string as well
