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Dingwall Combustion NG2

#81
Dr. Cheese said:
Thanks so much for posting! I would like to have heard it slapped, but going through several settings fingerstyle is more useful for getting a good idea of this bass' tone. I now officially have a bit of NG2 GAS.
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My apologies to you Dr. Cheese. I swear I saw this model in a video with slapping. i think my request was half selfish and half young in cheek. It just seems like every bass demo video has stupid amounts of gratuitous slapping, for bette or worse. However, the slap I was recalling was in the regular Combustion video that you posted. However, just IMHO I don't think it would be very far from that sound. I'll rout around the Internet and see if I can find anything for this model and a slap.
 
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#82
nervous said:
My apologies to you Dr. Cheese. I swear I saw this model in a video with slapping. i think my request was half selfish and half young in cheek. It just seems like every bass demo video has stupid amounts of gratuitous slapping, for bette or worse. However, the slap I was recalling was in the regular Combustion video that you posted. However, just IMHO I don't think it would be very far from that sound. I'll rout around the Internet and see if I can find anything for this model and a slap.
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Don't trouble yourself. The videos I have seen are fine. I actually played a regular Combustion myself a few years ago. I don't remember the slap tone.
 
#83
Timmy-Watts said:


Filmed right after I woke up today (I'm so sorry). Straight from my Samsung G6, through my Tecamp Puma 900 set flat into my Genz NX2-212T its the tweeter at 50%. It's a pretty neutral rig, IMO. I had to get this thing done before I packed and shipped this bass out to @nervous. Sorry in advance for the playing. And if you're wondering, NO SLAP. :)
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Thanks so much for taking the time and making the effort. This actually proved a couple things I suspected. One is that regardless of the Signature model intentions it seems to have a very solid base of very useable bass, if that makes sense. Plenty to work with in a solid modern tone and one can tweak to taste. Everyone's preference and amp types, style and settings would be different. Second, there is a disservice in pigeonholing this simply as an "aggressive" sounding bass. Almost a self fulfilling result if the folks buying are the original target market because they are going to try to generate that tone no matter what they have in hand. But I'm feeling this will go well beyond that. Clear and modern, yes. It ain't vintage P bass but the foundation seems very solid.

Very much looking forward to trying this one out.
 
#85
It is definitely usable and versatile. More in the Stingray and bridge jazz realm than a P bass realm. I am a P bass guy though. Even so, it is better to tame an aggressive bass than try to get a lame one to punch through. Playing this one and getting it to mix and work was effortless. I'm ONLY swapping this one for a standard combustion because of the pickup being closer to a P bass location. I may even try the P-type replacement pup.
 
#86
Dr. Cheese said:
A Stingray style bass with wider spacing and an even better B is something I could love.:bassist:
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It's like a stingray 5 deluxe. Fit and finish is every bit as good as any American Music Man. And it has more mids and a more organic tone. It is easier to dial in, IMO. And I'm a long time stingray 5 owner. I only wish I had a high shelving eq or a passive tone, since that high mid band leaves the high alone. But I found it easy to just play smoother or use my LPF Pedal to calm the highs down. A stingray has more slicey highs baked in, and if you roll off the high eq band, it can get dull.

This bass is probably the best "aggressive" bass out there IMHO, but it can do more.
 
#92
I'm in!
 

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Hey guys. Sold the NG2 and got a "regular" Combustion. If anyone still cares, I have a few things to share.

First, both models are clean and clear. The Nolly is more aggressive like a stingray, but we knew that. The combustion is a nice, refined instrument with an even voice and musical sounding electronics. Finish and setup is immaculate just like the NG2. The series mode has a different tone, and that one is the aggressive one. Like jazz bass with the gain turned up. Like a little tubby fatness in the tone. I'd probably use the parallel mode the most. I noticed that the neck, while several pieces laminated, it is also quartersawn. It was also interesting looking at the pickup routing. With a pickguard swap, it would be easy to mod the front pickup location to the NG2 and back. The electronics cavity is clean. The ash is nice and not too heavy. Hope you all enjoy!
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#100
Timmy-Watts said:
Hey guys. Sold the NG2 and got a "regular" Combustion. If anyone still cares, I have a few things to share.

First, both models are clean and clear. The Nolly is more aggressive like a stingray, but we knew that. The combustion is a nice, refined instrument with an even voice and musical sounding electronics. Finish and setup is immaculate just like the NG2. The series mode has a different tone, and that one is the aggressive one. Like jazz bass with the gain turned up. Like a little tubby fatness in the tone. I'd probably use the parallel mode the most. I noticed that the neck, while several pieces laminated, it is also quartersawn. It was also interesting looking at the pickup routing. With a pickguard swap, it would be easy to mod the front pickup location to the NG2 and back. The electronics cavity is clean. The ash is nice and not too heavy. Hope you all enjoy!View attachment 761930 View attachment 761931 View attachment 761933 View attachment 761934
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Congrats on an awesome bass!
 
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