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if i had a dollar for every time i tweaked a compressor that wasn't on...

And then there's the corollary, for those of us who work in proximity to the great unwashed (and opinionated) public: Always have at least one gizmo in your rack, on your pedalboard, on the mixing desk, etc. that isn't connected to anything...so that when Joe Six-Pack wanders over to you in the middle of the gig and says "You should turn up the [insert nearly any word here: compression, chorusing, volume, lead vocalist's reverb, subwoofer output, air conditioning, whatever]" you can reach over, twiddle a knob, and say "How's that, better?"
 
And then there's the corollary, for those of us who work in proximity to the great unwashed (and opinionated) public: Always have at least one gizmo in your rack, on your pedalboard, on the mixing desk, etc. that isn't connected to anything...so that when Joe Six-Pack wanders over to you in the middle of the gig and says "You should turn up the [insert nearly any word here: compression, chorusing, volume, lead vocalist's reverb, subwoofer output, air conditioning, whatever]" you can reach over, twiddle a knob, and say "How's that, better?"

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Thread Drift: I need another bass like I need a hole in the head...but I really want a yellow 5-string Dingwall Z3! And not just because of Leland's.
They definitely have an awesome sound balance an all ranges of the bass but man that F to G stretch on the E string (or C to D on a B string) is impossible with fingers 1 and 3. Gotta go upright simmandl style. (I already do that anyways)
 
They definitely have an awesome sound balance an all ranges of the bass but man that F to G stretch on the E string (or C to D on a B string) is impossible with fingers 1 and 3. Gotta go upright simmandl style. (I already do that anyways)

That part of the neck is of 0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0 territory
 
man that F to G stretch on the E string (or C to D on a B string) is impossible with fingers 1 and 3.

I have yet to play a fanned-fret bass so would definitely want to check one out before seriously considering the purchase. I have four basses w/ 35" scale length and I play whole steps down at that end of the neck with fingers 1 and 3 all the time...but I believe the low B on a Dingwall is closer to 37"? I suspect that could get molto painfulo.

[edit: Whoops, I only have three basses w/ 35" scale length now; I just sold one yesterday. Slowly chipping away...to make room for a Dingwall!!!]
 
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I have yet to play a fanned-fret bass so would definitely want to check one out before seriously considering the purchase. I have four basses w/ 35" scale length and I play whole steps down at that end of the neck with fingers 1 and 3 all the time...but I believe the low B on a Dingwall is closer to 37"? I suspect that could get molto painfulo.

[edit: Whoops, I only have three basses w/ 35" scale length now; I just sold one yesterday. Slowly chipping away...to make room for a Dingwall!!!]
Yep its 37, for me its way too long of a stretch even for my usual hybrid simandl left hand technique.
But man do those low strings sound awesome. Especially when you go from frets 7 to 12 on the low B, E and A. So balanced and articulate. I almost got one when they dropped the P model a while back. But once I tried it I had to cancel those plans due the physical aspects of the scale.
One thing I must add is how easily one adapts to the fanned frets, 30 mins and it was on.
 
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