Dingwall Owners Club

[Joeykun]

New Combustion Pickguard and Knobs came in from Canada today. Both look great!

 

[been_effected]

New Combustion Pickguard and Knobs came in from Canada today. Both look great!
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Nice!!

Did you order these from Dingwall? Or a dealer?

 

[Joeykun]

Dingwall

 

[Musicman1901]

The purple swirl is awesome. I wish they had that finish where I bought mine!

 

[AB Nate]

Several months ago I purchased a D-Bird selector switch and had it installed on my SJ5 x3. One of the reasons was the "all three pickups on" option. Well, after trying it out, I quickly decided that the 3-on selection didn't float my boat, and put the original switch back. The other thing about the D-bird selector switch is that you don't have a neck solo option, which I use from time to time as my "P-bass" setting (I currently have a P-tone in that position.) In my perfect world, I would like to have a middle solo instead of a bridge solo option, because I never use the bridge solo. Anyway, here is the diagram which shows the difference between the standard and D-bird 4-way selector switches:
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I think it’s time for a 6-8 position switching system!!!!!

I often play( around) in all for settings. Go to the bridge and roll off some treble for as close to a fretless sound I can get for now.
Big beef in the MM Position for some thrashing stuff. Jazz position for some sloppy ducky stuff. Neck solo’d for the pretty melodic chordsy stuff works well.
Original switch is where it’s at for me to to add some mess around through 2 more options on and that would be cool... maybe. I would like to hear one of mine in all three in mode but.... how. Does. It. Get. Better.....

 

[bebass]

New Combustion Pickguard and Knobs came in from Canada today. Both look great!
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Looks good. You made a Combustible NG2. Don't play it so fast that your fingers outrun the notes; if you do it may burst into flames.

 

[Joeykun]

Looks good. You made a Combustible NG2. Don't play it so fast that your fingers outrun the notes; if you do it may burst into flames.

New Model: JP2-C

 

[BuffaloBob4343]

My other basses are all just huddled together in the corner of the studio

Frightened no doubt!!

 

[BuffaloBob4343]

Yep, have been - I'm pretty active on there and am in regular contact with George at Bass Gear Direct.

George is awesome. He sold and shipped me this one:

 

[been_effected]

George is awesome. He sold and shipped me this one:

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I remember that one! Such a looker. Glad it went to a good home.

 

[dmac1961]

Several months ago I purchased a D-Bird selector switch and had it installed on my SJ5 x3. One of the reasons was the "all three pickups on" option. Well, after trying it out, I quickly decided that the 3-on selection didn't float my boat, and put the original switch back. The other thing about the D-bird selector switch is that you don't have a neck solo option, which I use from time to time as my "P-bass" setting (I currently have a P-tone in that position.) In my perfect world, I would like to have a middle solo instead of a bridge solo option, because I never use the bridge solo. Anyway, here is the diagram which shows the difference between the standard and D-bird 4-way selector switches:
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On the DBird, the three on is pretty thick and heavy with some top end sparkle (more noticeable with a pick), it's also louder than the other selections. I would prefer a stacked knob with a separate volume for the neck pu, to lessen the boom boom and even out the volume difference of the three on. But I have no idea if it's doable.

 

[lowphatbass]

I think it’s time for a 6-8 position switching system!!!!! .....

.........

What you need is rotary+switch blade combination!

 

[been_effected]

Dingwall

Ah, so standard Combustion black pickguard?

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

It sounds like the Ernie Ball MusicMan Big Al pickup selection with an on/off button for each pickup could be useful in the 3 pickup configuration. (All off still had a sound too, although I can't remember what selection it was though).

 

[Joeykun]

Ah, so standard Combustion black pickguard?

Yes sir!

 

[AB Nate]

It sounds like the Ernie Ball MusicMan Big Al pickup selection with an on/off button for each pickup could be useful in the 3 pickup configuration. (All off still had a sound too, although I can't remember what selection it was though).

I hate those buttons

 

[Bassheart365]

New Combustion Pickguard and Knobs came in from Canada today. Both look great!
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So you moved the pickup forward?

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

I hate those buttons

It's a simple and easy way to remember the settings and gives you all the possible pickup combinations though.

 

[xnewyorka]

I think it’s time for a 6-8 position switching system!!!!!

I wonder if would be possible to have three 3-position toggle switches for pickup selection, one switch for each pickup. The 3 positions would be: series - off - parallel. That would yield 26 choices if I remember my math right.

 

[AB Nate]

It's a simple and easy way to remember the settings and gives you all the possible pickup combinations though.

Yeah. They just remind me of something off of a toy though. I’ve only played one and did not at all like the feel of them..... and buttons get stuck way easier then switches and knobs.