Dingwall Owners Club

[AB Nate]

Thanks.
No snow to speak of but nothing another 20*c wouldn’t fix.
I really should probably sell 2-3 of my other basses and keep this. It’s my first after all.

If I had 2-3 other basses at the time to sell off so I could keep my first AB I woulda done so in a heart beat.

 

[AmazingMumford]

No snow to speak of but nothing another 20*c wouldn’t fix.
I really should probably sell 2-3 of my other basses and keep this. It’s my first after all.

I feel a sale coming on, myself. I may have need of expert advice as to the cull...now I just need to find some experts.

Oh, and we have your snow. If you want to see it again, that'll be one MILLION dollars! And not loonies.

 

[AB Nate]

I feel a sale coming on, myself. I may have need of expert advice as to the cull...now I just need to find some experts.

Oh, and we have your snow. If you want to see it again, that'll be one MILLION dollars! And not loonies.

One million Canadian????

And you definitely don’t have Calgary’s snow. It’s been melting all week but there’s still 2’ of it in my yard. Lol

 

[whirledpeas]

Thanks.
No snow to speak of but nothing another 20*c wouldn’t fix.
I really should probably sell 2-3 of my other basses and keep this. It’s my first after all.

You really should. That's a great bass!

 

[AmazingMumford]

As to all the flats hate, I have Chromes on my Tony Franklin fretless, and they're staying put. So there. Pfthbpt!

 

[AmazingMumford]

And you definitely don’t have Calgary’s snow. It’s been melting all week but there’s still 2’ of it in my yard. Lol

New England can't make up its mind as to the season. We got 2' yesterday. Tomorrow's getting up to 43F/5C. Next Tuesday, we're supposed to get 12" more. I'm getting more practice with my shovel than my Dingwall.

 

[Lowendtech]

I feel a sale coming on, myself. I may have need of expert advice as to the cull...now I just need to find some experts.

Oh, and we have your snow. If you want to see it again, that'll be one MILLION dollars! And not loonies.

Would you take Canadian Tire money? It’s good for life.
Wait
No
I don’t want your snow.
Spring comes early here and I’m itchin to be ditchin my snow tires.

 

[NaH]

@Musicman1901 I’m driving so I’ll have to get back with a description... maybe a sound clip.

I hope you're not checking Talkbass while you're driving?

 

[Lowendtech]

New England can't make up its mind as to the season. We got 2' yesterday. Tomorrow's getting up to 43F/5C. Next Tuesday, we're supposed to get 12" more. I'm getting more practice with my shovel than my Dingwall.

Ouch. You guys have been hit with 3 Nor-Easter’s now?

 

[whirledpeas]

As to all the flats hate, I have Chromes on my Tony Franklin fretless, and they're staying put. So there. Pfthbpt!

I definitely dig the TIJFs on my SPJ5.

 

[Bassheart365]

The beauty of the Truetone PSUs is that they don't give you a bunch of AC outlets or hard-wired 18v outlets that you can't use without special adaptors and cables. Also, as long as you aren't exeeding the maximum mA output of the entire PSU, you can power anything from any jack; e.g. you could run a 500mA digital pedal off of a 50mA-labelled jack as long as you stayed under the 3000mA or however much the CS12 is rated for in total. I'm currently shopping for a PSU for the little board I brought to the UK, but once you start including shipping and VAT fees, prices quickly get out of hand.

Synth pedals are a mixed bag, and it really depends on what kinds of sounds you're after. The Bananana Matroyshka is pretty popular right now and very small; the archetype for modern synth pedals is the Future Impact; there's also the Iron Ether FMeron if you wanna kinda sound like a DX7. With what you've already got, I'd say a solid octaver will work really nicely in conjunction with your other pedals to cop synthy sounds.

The Future Impact is the best synth pedal I've ever owned...by a mile. Regarding the Matroyshka - I didn't bond with it at all. And the controls on it are ridiculously small.

 

[Musicman1901]

I hope you're not checking Talkbass while you're driving?

A true gear addict hahaha

 

[Bassheart365]

Many here do not own a Z3 and there have been questions about the difference between it and the AB series, and why the Z3 cost much more. I don't think the Dingwall site explains any of this, but as you can see in these photos, the Z3 (on the left) body is in contact with the neck at a much higher point than the AB (which happens to be a 6 string). I think the idea is to have a longer contact area between the neck and the body to maximize wood tone, sustain and harmonic overtones. Also, notice the bridge on the Z3. It is countersunk into the body and bolted through the body (see the four bolds in the back?). This further integrates the fundamental acoustics of the instrument, including string vibration, sustain, and harmonic overtones. The bridge on the AB sits on top of the body (same with the NG2, although it has individual poles as opposed to the one piece AB bridge). Anyway, all this of involves more labor, time, and parts, hence the price difference. As far as the necks, they are both relatively thin and flatter compared to the NG2, which makes them easier to play in my opinion. There are other differences of course (including cosmetic) but I think these are the most significant ones. They are both exceptional instruments. But if any of you are considering upgrading to a Z3 someday, I thought this would be helpful info.

 

[Lowendtech]

Many here do not own a Z3 and there have been questions about the difference between it and the AB series, and why the Z3 cost much more. I don't think the Dingwall site explains any of this, but as you can see in these photos, the Z3 (on the left) body is in contact with the neck at a much higher point than the AB (which happens to be a 6 string). I think the idea is to have a longer contact area between the neck and the body to maximize wood tone, sustain and harmonic overtones. Also, notice the bridge on the Z3. It is countersunk into the body and bolted through the body (see the four bolds in the back?). This further integrates the fundamental acoustics of the instrument, including string vibration, sustain, and harmonic overtones. The bridge on the AB sits on top of the body (same with the NG2, although it has individual poles as opposed to the one piece AB bridge). Anyway, all this of involves more labor, time, and parts, hence the price difference. As far as the necks, they are both relatively thin and flatter compared to the NG2, which makes them easier to play in my opinion. They are both exceptional instruments. But if any of you are considering upgrading to a Z3 someday, I thought this would be helpful info.
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That’s actually quite helpful to me. Thanks for that.

 

[packrat]

Any views on passive vs an active pre in a Super PJ? I'm thinking about speccing one to have the perfect instrument 1-2 years from now while I enjoy the hell out of this Super P5 I haven’t been able to put down all week?

 

[Flabzilla]

Let us know where you get to on it. I'm betting that I can make it work live, also this will now be in the mix too. I've never been a compression guy, but we've got a few places I can use it and I think the X/D will also benefit for it. Apparently, I dive into the deep end right off. This is my first 'pedal compressor' although I have a handful of rack units.

Well, that was embarrassing. Middle/bridge setting opens the Xerograph up nicely. I was sticking with my preferred pickup setting and missed it entirely.

Quack.

 

[graphics1988]

As an FYI for the group,
I’m looking for a DW 5er (an SP5 would probably be perfect but not the only option) and have reluctantly offered my SJ/P4 up in the classifieds.
Just in case there’s anyone interested here. Sorry for the personal plug.

For Sale/Trade - Dingwall Super J/P in Canada

You may wanna talk to russ...he is thinkin of selling one of his AB5's...if youre interested in the long scales. Shhhhh our secret

 

[BurningSkies]

Cool... you got a Cali76 CB. I love mine.

Yeah, it was my birthday present to myself. New in box under 300$ It's on my board now but not in the rotation. Didn't get a chance during check to mess with it.

The Cali76CB is a nice compressor; I had mine before the Xerograph when I was trying to get it to work but didn’t change it’s settings to see if that helped. I’d best try that too.

Yep. That's where mine is going. It'll be out front on my board.

The Cali76CB will be on my board for a looong time.

Yeah, all the samples I heard of it were fantastic. Also the parallel dry and sidechain HPF sold me.

That pedal board is crying out for an octaver!

Well, I do have an OC-2 sitting here. In the pedal race, our guitarist showed up with a Bit Commander last night and was layering it with his POG for solos... I Think he was feeling left out given my Swell-DV-Frazz-XD-Delay-Bi/Chorus sound.

The beauty of the Truetone PSUs is that they don't give you a bunch of AC outlets or hard-wired 18v outlets that you can't use without special adaptors and cables. Also, as long as you aren't exeeding the maximum mA output of the entire PSU, you can power anything from any jack; e.g. you could run a 500mA digital pedal off of a 50mA-labelled jack as long as you stayed under the 3000mA or however much the CS12 is rated for in total. I'm currently shopping for a PSU for the little board I brought to the UK, but once you start including shipping and VAT fees, prices quickly get out of hand.

Synth pedals are a mixed bag, and it really depends on what kinds of sounds you're after. The Bananana Matroyshka is pretty popular right now and very small; the archetype for modern synth pedals is the Future Impact; there's also the Iron Ether FMeron if you wanna kinda sound like a DX7. With what you've already got, I'd say a solid octaver will work really nicely in conjunction with your other pedals to cop synthy sounds.

Exactly, and with the Cali76 CB wanting 18v...it definitely makes sense.

One million Canadian????

And you definitely don’t have Calgary’s snow. It’s been melting all week but there’s still 2’ of it in my yard. Lol

LOL. 2 inches.

New England can't make up its mind as to the season. We got 2' yesterday. Tomorrow's getting up to 43F/5C. Next Tuesday, we're supposed to get 12" more. I'm getting more practice with my shovel than my Dingwall.

Ouch. You guys have been hit with 3 Nor-Easter’s now?

How about 3 storms plus all week lake effect? Current status: Snow higher than door knob:

Even though there were travel warnings and heavy snow falling on a Wednesday we ended up of north of 120 people in the room last night. Not bad.

Well, that was embarrassing. Middle/bridge setting opens the Xerograph up nicely. I was sticking with my preferred pickup setting and missed it entirely.

Quack.

LOL. See? now you have a new toy again. I'm still gonna spend some time woodshedding and also seeing how the Cali76 drives it. Woulda played with it last night but we're doing live multi-track for (hopefully) a live album and last night was the first of a few...And I had my insert cable for my D/V go south during check, which killed my loop...actually ran out to GC in a snowstorm between check and set to get a new one. Kind of wrecked any chance I had of dialing stuff in.

Fun for me is seeing the fan-videos show up the next day...Lots of questionable sing-along happening here!

 

[BurningSkies]

The Future Impact is the best synth pedal I've ever owned...by a mile. Regarding the Matroyshka - I didn't bond with it at all. And the controls on it are ridiculously small.

I keep seeing people seem to like it, although I'm generally not too enthusiastic about pedals that have 'banks' and multi-function knobs. I've had a few and never loved 'em.

 

[BurningSkies]

So, you can talk about all the effects you want, but without some clips, it doesn't amount to much.

Here's the NG-3 (parallel Bridge/Neck, although I'm actually not running this way anymore), live at a recent show. This has the XD but also you can specifically hear what the Divaricator is doing. It very much comes across as a doubling of the bass with one being 'effected' the other being clean. You can run the Divaricator into two amps if you like as well.

For me, the other nice thing is that If you're layering multiple pedals, they go on-off with one switch. You keep your clarity and you can effectively use verb, delay, etc. without it becoming a washy mess. I'm switching in and out with it, and when it's on it's Frazz/XD and a hint of delay. I was being 'careful' but listening back, I'd bring up the loop level a bit. I sometimes have a hard time doing level balancing since there's so much more upper content than my non-effect tone.

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