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Dingwall Owners Club

#22,746
xnewyorka said:
@BurningSkies laying down a solid reggae groove, ensuring that nobody on 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!
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Thanks for coming out! I appreciate it, especially with your long drive. I hope you didn't burn too much goodwill with your family for the extra stop and time! Funky little gig last night. I don't know how long you made it, but the heat lightning and thunderstorms became our backdrop and while we didn't get rained on, it was pretty close. The sound guys were pretty close to calling it for lightning strikes. It was great to talk for a bit, although I wish there was more time for that...

Another one of those muni-shows tonight, then tomorrow we're on a bigger stage at the Northeast Jazz & Wine Festival. Hope you made it home safe!
 
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#22,750
BuffaloBob4343 said:
It would seem that you have sufficient means with which to amuse yourself for at least a few more months!! :bassist::laugh:
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This is true. I’m still excited though. It’s a fretless!!!! A Dingwall fretless!!! How cool is that. I can’t even find a half decent 5 string or more fretless in this town to tide me over. There was a cool ZON I had access to but it has since moved on....
 
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#22,751
The_Owl said:
Payson steels. Slightly higher tension and gauges than what I prefer.
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The Dingwall steels definitely have the lower tension. The last time I tried them though I couldn't get comfy with their grippy sticky feel, even after a few weeks of consistent playing. I find that the Dingwall nickel-steels end up being slightly harder tension but not greatly, still in the comfy zone and feel. The first set of Payson strings I tried way back were also too high-tension for me and the last time I tried to order a lower tension version (something like reduced core, IIRC) they weren't in stock. I grabbed a set of something else, but haven't used them because ended up buying good ol' Dingwall nickel/steels in bulk instead.
 
#22,753
BurningSkies said:
The Dingwall steels definitely have the lower tension. The last time I tried them though I couldn't get comfy with their grippy sticky feel, even after a few weeks of consistent playing. I find that the Dingwall nickel-steels end up being slightly harder tension but not greatly, still in the comfy zone and feel. The first set of Payson strings I tried way back were also too high-tension for me and the last time I tried to order a lower tension version (something like reduced core, IIRC) they weren't in stock. I grabbed a set of something else, but haven't used them because ended up buying good ol' Dingwall nickel/steels in bulk instead.
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It's amazing how much of a difference strings can make for the feeling of playing the instrument. My Super P5 was shipped with Dingwall stainless, and I loved the feeling of those strings. They keep their brightness really well, too. I owned my Super P5 for around 8 months before I sold it to fund the ABHS, and the strings still sounded really good.

The first time I plucked the B-string after the string change, I ended up laughing like a madman. It was one of those "holy ****"-moments. The B-string on the SP5 was amazing, but the B-string on the AB is just in a league of its own. It could most likely shatter rocks, haha.
 
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The_Owl said:
It's amazing how much of a difference strings can make for the feeling of playing the instrument. My Super P5 was shipped with Dingwall stainless, and I loved the feeling of those strings. They keep their brightness really well, too. I owned my Super P5 for around 8 months before I sold it to fund the ABHS, and the strings still sounded really good.

The first time I plucked the B-string after the string change, I ended up laughing like a madman. It was one of those "holy ****"-moments. The B-string on the SP5 was amazing, but the B-string on the AB is just in a league of its own. It could most likely shatter rocks, haha.
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While the B-string on my SP5 is respectable and the B on my SJ5 is even better, they both don't compare to the 37" models. I have yet to hear a better B-string.
 
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#22,757
New pickup :)



Tbh, the tech didn't do an amazing work cutting the pickguard. You can't really tell a lot by the photo, but the pickup cavity was cut a bit sloppy and the edges are straight.

However, the SJ (SJ/P??) sounds sweeeeet. The P-Tone ROARS. I think it puts the bass closer sonically to the Canadian models. The sound can get pretty strong/aggressive but I can tame it down with the tone control.
Soloing the P-tone is pure bliss as well :)
 
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IvanBassist said:
New pickup :)



Tbh, the tech didn't do an amazing work cutting the pickguard. You can't really tell a lot by the photo, but the pickup cavity was cut a bit sloppy and the edges are straight.

However, the SJ (SJ/P??) sounds sweeeeet. The P-Tone ROARS. I think it puts the bass closer sonically to the Canadian models. The sound can get pretty strong/aggressive but I can tame it down with the tone control.
Soloing the P-tone is pure bliss as well :)
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I would absolutely ask for a partial refund for a poorly crafted pickguard.

I’d call it an SJ/P.

Big fan of the PJ setup.
 

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