Dingwall Owners Club

[Lowendtech]

It must just be my iPhone then.

Must be. My iPhone won’t do it either.

 

[singlemalt]

Not happening on my iPad either. Apple probably thinks they are saving me from myself.

 

[AB Nate]

Nice! That's cool that they offer that. Stoked for you, bro. I'm super jealous, lol!

I didn't think this wait was gonna get this hard, lol! I have phenomenal basses to play now, but it's getting harder to not be anxious after seeing all of the awesome Dingwalls you guys have. I may hafta break down and buy an NG-3 or a used ABZ to tied me over until mine show up...sometime late next year.

I’m anxiously at 14.5 months!!

It’s been a roller coaster of “I’m good,all good.... just chillin” to. “C’MON!!! I’m dyin here!!! “. But can’t rush perfection so all that said..... I’m anxiously being patient. Lol.

 

[BuffaloBob4343]

Not that his tone was ever bad, but I was thinking just last night how cool it would be/have been to hear Dave Hope (of Kansas) rocking a Dingwall Super P. This can be a long 'rabbit trail'...

Smokin' Dave Hope! Hopefully the only smoking he's doing these days is by playing bass. He was one of those classic put the butt filter end into the strings between the nut and the tuners guy. He's awesome!! I saw the original line-up Kansas in a small convention center in the late 70's in Niagara Falls, NY. They opened for Bad Company, and while I liked them a lot as well, I was mainly there to see Kansas. I was able to stroll down to the stage, prop my elbows on the stage, and watched them do Song for America among others from that album, and then both sides of Masque. AWESOME!!

 

[packrat]

So the string change was really what made the playability. Less tension, and now the bass practically plays itself. Amazing. I'll have some clips shortly.

What did it start with?

B>

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

Smokin' Dave Hope! Hopefully the only smoking he's doing these days is by playing bass. He was one of those classic put the butt filter end into the strings between the nut and the tuners guy. He's awesome!! I saw the original line-up Kansas in a small convention center in the late 70's in Niagara Falls, NY. They opened for Bad Company, and while I liked them a lot as well, I was mainly there to see Kansas. I was able to stroll down to the stage, prop my elbows on the stage, and watched them do Song for America among others from that album, and then both sides of Masque. AWESOME!!

Didn't he stop playing bass to preach the Word?

 

[BuffaloBob4343]

Didn't he stop playing bass to preach the Word?

From Wikipedia:

After the band's split (in 1983) Hope started the Christian band AD with Kerry Livgren and others. In 1990, a German promoter decided to reunite the original Kansas band for a special European tour. Everyone but Robby Steinhardt returned. The band decided to tour America as the original lineup again, but Hope left the band. In 2000, Kerry Livgren of Kansas reunited the original lineup for the Kansas album *Somewhere to Elsewhere. The band members included were original band members Steve Walsh, Robby Steinhardt, Rich Williams, Kerry Livgren, Dave Hope, and Phil Ehart, and included the band's current bass player, Billy Greer.

Today, Hope is a retired Anglican priest.[1] He retired from [Invalid or Expired Link Removed], a member congregation of the Anglican Mission in America, in Destin, Florida in 2013. He is currently the head of Worship, Evangelism and Outreach.[2] He is also bassist for the praise band [This invalid link has been removed] and currently working to produce a local secular group with old friends. Dave is still close with the members of Kansas and has been known to play the encore of their shows when he attends.

So it looks like he quit playing "professionally," but not completely.

 

[bebass]

I made the last little modification to my Combustion today.
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I LIKE that!

 

[Subscript]

Thanks for all the suggestions @been_effected
The clamp was for keeping the ball ends from going rogue. Just nudge the edge of the rubber bit against the butt end of the bridge once you’ve fed the string in and the ball cant escape, but it’s free to rotate.

I’m sure someone with the skills could model and 3D print a little tool that would slip around the bridge and keep an entire set of strings from going all over, sure would make stringing up quicker.

A trick I use when stringing mandolins is put a capo on whatever fret (I use fifth usually) so the string is under some tension on the bridge side and won't go anywhere.

 

[spiritbass]

Smokin' Dave Hope! Hopefully the only smoking he's doing these days is by playing bass. He was one of those classic put the butt filter end into the strings between the nut and the tuners guy. He's awesome!! I saw the original line-up Kansas in a small convention center in the late 70's in Niagara Falls, NY. They opened for Bad Company, and while I liked them a lot as well, I was mainly there to see Kansas. I was able to stroll down to the stage, prop my elbows on the stage, and watched them do Song for America among others from that album, and then both sides of Masque. AWESOME!!

I was talking to a couple of girls who had never seen them before the start of the show (same tour) and told them to wait, see, and hear. They were blown away - Kansas slayed. I didn't get a date...

 

[been_effected]

Really like your record!

Thank you, kind sir!

 

[spiritbass]

Fresh Dingwall nickels, and blue abalone guard:

It looks thrice as good as it does in this pic (cloudy sky washed most of the color out) and it's now a Spiritbass. Kudos to @johnk_10 for another perfect pick guard!

 

[BuffaloBob4343]

I was talking to a couple of girls who had never seen them before the start of the show (same tour) and told them to wait, see, and hear. They were blown away - Kansas slayed. I didn't get a date...

 

[BuffaloBob4343]

Fresh Dingwall nickels, and blue abalone guard:

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It looks thrice as good as it does in this pic (cloudy sky washed most of the color out) and it's now a Spiritbass. Kudos to @johnk_10 for another perfect pick guard!

Great color to go with the PG for sure!!

 

[spiritbass]

Great color to go with the PG for sure!!

I copped the blank from Axe Extreme. It's bolder and more color-shifty than WD's black abalone. I think it really fits the visual vibe!

 

[xnewyorka]

@BurningSkies laying down a solid reggae groove, ensuring that nobody in the audience could stand still for more than 2 seconds, even if they wanted to. The consummate professional, and a true gentleman to boot. Pure perfection in his playing, and fantastic tone - crisp, clean, BIG and round. So glad we were able to catch his show. Root Shock is definitely going places!

 

[dazmond]

That is great sounding bass! Thanks for making that clip for us I feel I can hear a bit of that warwick esque vibe going on

Third time's the charm?

 

[Charlzm]

From Wikipedia:

After the band's split (in 1983) Hope started the Christian band AD with Kerry Livgren and others. In 1990, a German promoter decided to reunite the original Kansas band for a special European tour. Everyone but Robby Steinhardt returned. The band decided to tour America as the original lineup again, but Hope left the band. In 2000, Kerry Livgren of Kansas reunited the original lineup for the Kansas album *Somewhere to Elsewhere. The band members included were original band members Steve Walsh, Robby Steinhardt, Rich Williams, Kerry Livgren, Dave Hope, and Phil Ehart, and included the band's current bass player, Billy Greer.

Today, Hope is a retired Anglican priest.[1] He retired from [Invalid or Expired Link Removed], a member congregation of the Anglican Mission in America, in Destin, Florida in 2013. He is currently the head of Worship, Evangelism and Outreach.[2] He is also bassist for the praise band [This invalid link has been removed] and currently working to produce a local secular group with old friends. Dave is still close with the members of Kansas and has been known to play the encore of their shows when he attends.

So it looks like he quit playing "professionally," but not completely.

In the 80's, I used to live in Pensacola, FL (not far from Destin) and heard stories that a guy I kind of knew was playing with Dave Hope's old bass. I pooh-poohed those stories.

Maybe they were true...

 

[bebass]

Smokin' Dave Hope! Hopefully the only smoking he's doing these days is by playing bass. He was one of those classic put the butt filter end into the strings between the nut and the tuners guy. He's awesome!! I saw the original line-up Kansas in a small convention center in the late 70's in Niagara Falls, NY. They opened for Bad Company, and while I liked them a lot as well, I was mainly there to see Kansas. I was able to stroll down to the stage, prop my elbows on the stage, and watched them do Song for America among others from that album, and then both sides of Masque. AWESOME!!

It is interesting with those of us who saw these BIG rockers in smaller settings.
When I was in university, I walked into this basketball gym that was anything but full. I don't think I knew beforehand who the small band was - and there was ZZ Top rockin out! Also say Styx, Mott the Hoople. and Yes in similar type settings. Mott the Hoople was at the very top of their game that night; they opened for Queen and blew everyone away. To my amazement Mott the Hoople was an extreme live band - one of the best shows I ever saw. If all these guys had only gotten a chance to play a Dingwall...

 

[nismaniac]

I made the last little modification to my Combustion today.

View attachment 3094494

Fresh Dingwall nickels, and blue abalone guard:

View attachment 3094816

It looks thrice as good as it does in this pic (cloudy sky washed most of the color out) and it's now a Spiritbass. Kudos to @johnk_10 for another perfect pick guard!

Both of these look awesome!