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#2,183
I just finished this fEarful 12/6 cube cab today. It sounds really nice. The same character as my fEarful 15/6/1, but almost thirty pounds lighter, a one handed carry.

About 37 lb, under $300 in materials, plus a couple enjoyable days in the shop.

I'm testing it with and without a mutant TL-606/3015LF sub. With the sub the lows are kind of scary and everything in the room has vibrated to the floor.

The 12/6 with the 15/6/1 should be a pretty cool combo. The 15/6/1 and sub are very scary.

fEarful cabs and Dingwalls go together like scotch and ice.
 

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#2,185
Thanks!

It's getting there. The fEarful spec sub box is still in the plywood cutting stage. A couple weeks away at least.

I've been wondering if my Zoom B9.1 is enough of a pre amp to run a power amp, kind of thinking about what amp possibilities are out there. The GK is great, but it mostly sounds like a GK. The Zoom is chock full of cool stuff, plus tons of garbage, but I'm curious to see what it can do. Plus the idea that everything is in front of me, instead of at the back of the stage.

Onward!
 
#2,186
Hi all,

My luck turned around for the time being so it looks like I might have some extra income the next few months. And, after falling in love with another guy's Dingwall at a show I have my sights set on one.

Was wondering if it would be worth the extra scratch for an Afterburner Z series 5 over a Combustion 5. I know it is passive but I figure I could swap in a new preamp anyway (maybe a Glock?).

Pretty much just need to keep it in the sub-2K price range...so I was looking into those. Thanks!
 
#2,188
Most people who have played both the C and the ABZ agree that the ABZ is worth the extra investment. You get in the master luthier hand made range and quality must follow, it's as simple as that.

As for passive vs active.. Hold on with your decision. You'll be pleasantly surprised when you see how Dingwall FD-3 pickups don't sound passive at all. In fact, it may possibly be that the alnico pickups in the Combustion make the C sound more passive then the ABZ.

I've recently upgraded the Combustion to FD-3 pickups, the ones you get stock with ABZs. Only that has made the bass more alive. With all the other improvements ABZ give you..
 
#2,191
edbutler3 said:
Just received this beautiful ABII from TB'er Sherwood.

It's even more amazing in person...

This is my first time playing a Dingwall, and I'm finding the fanned frets very easy to adjust to.

I'm really liking the tone with the pickups in series.

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Sheldon makes some great instruments that are very well thought-out.

...37" B should play like a breeze after a 39.55" workout. ;)

:D
 
#2,192
Yeah... After getting used to the 40" Quake, I'm probably one of very few who were neither overly impressed nor intimidated by the 37" low B. It's the string-to-string balance that really impresses me. The multi-scale concept really works. I haven't been to a band rehearsal with this bass yet, so my current opinion is provisional, but it seems like it will give me the big low notes without letting the high notes disappear in the mix.
 
#2,196
I could have watched another hour or two of Sheldon in the shop. Every step of the way and in minute detail. I love that kind of behind the scenes documentary program.

Just today I was wondering about how the pickups are built, and what they used to wind the coils.

It was like Norm Abram's New Yankee Workshop but better. Norm never built any super cool bass guitars.

Thanks for the great film.
 

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