Dingwall Combustion Nashville Edition

[wvbass]

I mean, it’s a cowpoke. The Dingwall Cowpoke.

 

[Gecko 5]

Not digging the pickguard. Maybe if was tort.
I am really aching for a Dingwall though

 

[thomasrhoward]

I seem to be in the minority in that I really like the look with the pick guard. I like the pickup selection options too, but it seems like you can’t bypass the preamp.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Not digging the pickguard. Maybe if was tort.
I am really aching for a Dingwall though

I saw this in the mega NAMM thread.
Maybe pickguard similiar to this will be more to your liking .
After market pickguard makers would do good to offer tort and anodized guards like this .

Is this a Dingwall?

 

[Superbird]

I lean towards the vintage thing. The whole bass looks fantastic. I suppose adding a passive switch would be pretty easy. Been staring at Dingwalls for a decade. This one is mostly likely it…

 

[Challanger2]

I saw this in the mega NAMM thread.
Maybe pickguard similiar to this will be more to your liking .
After market pickguard makers would do good to offer tort and anodized guards like this .
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Is this a Dingwall?

Is that the fast lane above it?

 

[Christcr]

Switching is like the old Stu Hamm bass from Fender then?

 

[projectapollo]

Any news or updates on this model?

 

[Lownote38]

In Nashville, these would only succeed in freaking out the drunk tourists on Broadway.

 

[WorbyBass]

I know this is thread is older, but the reason for the blend and switch wasn't really discussed. Sheldon said this design came out of spending time with Nashville session players. There you will find a lot of P and J players. But then you may want something more modern. So then this setup is too target BOTH the P and the J players, while leaving the door open for everything else.
P tones = just the middle pickup solo
J tones = just the blend, middle off
The rest = Middle on with varying degree of blend. You get your MM tone with the Bridge & Middle, but you can also get all 3 pu's on!

I might try this wiring on my Combustion as I'm looking for some new tones, some in-between tones. Many people put in a 6 way rotary, but that is still hard settings without custom blend options.

 

[Christcr]

I just got a 5-string Nashville. Great bass. Someone mentioned that you can't bypass the preamp. You can. Just pull up the volume knob. The bass sounds great in both passive and active mode. The preamp has great voicing--not harsh/ice pick/boomy like many active basses. The passive tone knob works in both passive and active mode. The blend knob and switch allows any combination you want with the 3 pickups (and any in-between blend between neck and bridge pickup). I think my favorite so far is the middle soloed--great P-bass like tone, except for clearer because of the extended scale length.

 

[DJ Bebop]

Trippy!