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Dingwall Combustion Nashville Edition
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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Salud!
Hmmm. I don't dig the "space-age" Dingwall basses in those classic colors, but would really love to try one, for sure.
Hmmm. I don't dig the "space-age" Dingwall basses in those classic colors, but would really love to try one, for sure.
Interesting that they've gone back to a blend.
When I added a neck pickup to my Z2, I added a blend pot - eventually replacing the pickup selector switch with a second blend pot.
For me, two blend pots are intuitive, but I can see how the switch + blend would make more sense for most users.
I will say, my experience with blend pots was improved enormously by the threads about using ungrounded blend pots.
(Running them ungrounded avoids the loading that Dingwall used a switch to avoid.)
When I added a neck pickup to my Z2, I added a blend pot - eventually replacing the pickup selector switch with a second blend pot.
For me, two blend pots are intuitive, but I can see how the switch + blend would make more sense for most users.
I will say, my experience with blend pots was improved enormously by the threads about using ungrounded blend pots.
(Running them ungrounded avoids the loading that Dingwall used a switch to avoid.)
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I just once took my purple NG2 on a country gig. No stink eye from anyone, but lots of questions. These would definitely fit in better.
I have no experience with the Nashville basses, but what I got from Sheldon's comment on the video is that the blend enables you to solo or combine any of the three pickups.
My dual-blend setup allows the same flexibility, and it gives some really useful combinations you just can't get with selector switches.
Wouldn't just using a 6 way rotary allow for that any way? The blend and switch seems convoluted.
1. Bridge
2. Bridge/mid
3. Bridge/neck
4. Mid
5. Mid/neck
6. Neck
Only thing you can't do is all 3 at once I guess.
I also never find the in-between area on my blend pot basses to be substantially different.
1. Bridge
2. Bridge/mid
3. Bridge/neck
4. Mid
5. Mid/neck
6. Neck
Only thing you can't do is all 3 at once I guess.
I also never find the in-between area on my blend pot basses to be substantially different.
He says that the blend is between bridge and neck, flip the switch and you can get all 3 pickups. So, I would guess that tuns the middle pickup on? But then one of the switch positions is for P tone. Not sure how that would differ from the blend rolled forward. Maybe it's a quicker way to go from P to a J setting? Dunno.
Interesting! I'm the opposite & almost ALL of my favorite blends are 60/40.
Due to phase cancellation, a blend at 50/50 will usually have some mid-scoop.
My bass just has a 2-band (bass and treble) EQ.
So along with setting the overall tonality, I find that the blend pots also play a huge part in shaping the midrange.
The pickguard kind of reminded me of the Roscoe Beck at first.
I agree about the mid scoop in the center, but I find favoring one pickup even slightly doesn't sound THAT different from the favored pickup full on. My basses with the active EMG blends are a bit better.
I thought a rotary + blend would be cool, wiring it so that the blend is on only in the circuit in the switch positions that have 2 pickups. That's above my pay grade though. Seems like a best of both worlds approach.
IMO the only real reason to avoid having a blend pot in circuit is to avoid loading the pickups.
With ungrounded blends, the blend is more subtle, and there is much less deterioration of the tone
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/ultimate-no-load-ungrounded-blend-pot-pics.1096449/
Do they sell a naked version without the Flying Nun pickguard?
Probably not since these are made in China with the final work done in Canada. Unlikely that the pickguard is done in Canada. But I’m not feeling this pickguard’s shape. Seems more Jetsons than Nashville.
Man I SERIOUSLY!!!! busted-up laughing when I read your post, I'm not into that pickguard at all but when you said the Flying Nun reference man I was rolling!!!!
I would like to take a moment to thank the good Doctor for staffing the overnight bass NORAD station, tracking incoming Dingwalls at 2 am.
