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#22,961
nismaniac said:
Behold the super clean rewire job by Mo... I believe he just used the 6 pos rotary available on the Stew Mac website. I know nothing about wiring but I think it would have to be wired in place.


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You are correct. There's no way to do a harness for this, you'd have to wire it in place. I'm surprised there's no Neck/Bridge series setting. That's one of the pickup positions I find most useful.

When I got my NG3, I did try a 'reverse 3X' which had neck/middle series, but found it to be too high output and too muddy to be useful in a live setting. I generally live in the classic Z2 Bridge/Middle series position with that bass. If I default from a 'series' setting, it's to the parallel neck/bridge. For some reason that one seems to work really well at outdoors shows v. indoor venues. Single pickup options seem to work really nicely for driving envelope filters. I don't know why that is, but my experience is that neck solo or bridge solo just work better when trying to get a good filter tone.
 
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#22,962
BurningSkies said:
Totally do-able. You should keep your ear to the ground for a decent used one. They seem to be around and would save some bucks.

I'm actually pretty happy with the used Combustion V4 that I happened into not long ago. Same neck profile and also routed to be able to move the pickups about if you want. It might be a good way into a Dingwall for reasonable scratch and not as much saving.
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I really like the colour choices on the NG basses, however - especially Mopar Purple. Although I am a big Periphery fan, it's not the main draw of the bass for me. Its sonic characteristics is pretty much exactly what I look for in a 4-string. I mainly play five strings, but I want a good 4 as well when the occasion calls for it. ATM I play what I would describe as progressive poprock, heavily influenced by DMB and 70's bands like Yes, Genesis and the like.
 
#22,963
The_Owl said:
I really like the colour choices on the NG basses, however - especially Mopar Purple. Although I am a big Periphery fan, it's not the main draw of the bass for me. Its sonic characteristics is pretty much exactly what I look for in a 4-string. I mainly play five strings, but I want a good 4 as well when the occasion calls for it. ATM I play what I would describe as progressive poprock, heavily influenced by DMB and 70's bands like Yes, Genesis and the like.
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Just sayin'. ;) You may be surprised at how close they can be to each other sonically. Although I do prefer some of the finish options on the NG series. I wouldn't necessarily choose a 'natural' finish bass but sometimes when a situation presents itself, you take it. I feel like people are focusing on the NG's so much these days that the Combustion standard models get a little lost in the online hypemachine noise. I also wasn't convinced that I'd like the 'EMG' preamp (past prejudices towards EMG may apply), which has proven itself to be strictly unoffensive to me. If you want that bit of 'hair' that the Darkglass has (not sure if that's due to some form of harmonic distortion in the circuit or just the EQ points they've picked), that is specifically NG/DG.

And I'm always considering the balance of 'instrument I actually want,' 'where I can get into it at a good price' and how I retain value or hopefully increase that value over time. To date (and this is since the 1980's), I've never lost money on a bass if I've had to sell it. I've broken even on a couple that I 'friend priced'. My current assessment on the Combustions is that there's probably more 'deals' to be had on the standard models than the NGs at this point due to backup on the production side, the push on the NG3's and the marketing.
 
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#22,964
BurningSkies said:
Just sayin'. ;) You may be surprised at how close they can be to each other sonically. Although I do prefer some of the finish options on the NG series. I wouldn't necessarily choose a 'natural' finish bass but sometimes when a situation presents itself, you take it. I feel like people are focusing on the NG's so much these days that the Combustion standard models get a little lost in the online hypemachine noise. I also wasn't convinced that I'd like the 'EMG' preamp (past prejudices towards EMG may apply), which has proven itself to be strictly unoffensive to me. If you want that bit of 'hair' that the Darkglass has (not sure if that's due to some form of harmonic distortion in the circuit or just the EQ points they've picked), that is specifically NG/DG.

And I'm always considering the balance of 'instrument I actually want,' 'where I can get into it at a good price' and how I retain value or hopefully increase that value over time. To date (and this is since the 1980's), I've never lost money on a bass if I've had to sell it. I've broken even on a couple that I 'friend priced'. My current assessment on the Combustions is that there's probably more 'deals' to be had on the standard models than the NGs at this point due to backup on the production side, the push on the NG3's and the marketing.
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Yeah, forgot to mention the preamp. I am a sucker for DG products. The EQ points they choose are right up my alley. 18v operation certainly helps with headroom and sound shaping.

Also, this is a very, very shallow gripe. I don't like how the old style square pickups look. I'm usually not one to fuzz about such minor details, I just simply prefer the look of the new slim casings.
 
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The_Owl said:
Yeah, forgot to mention the preamp. I am a sucker for DG products. The EQ points they choose are right up my alley. 18v operation certainly helps with headroom and sound shaping.

Also, this is a very, very shallow gripe. I don't like how the old style square pickups look. I'm usually not one to fuzz about such minor details, I just simply prefer the look of the new slim casings.
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I agree about the pickups. I like the 'old' Dingwall shape/size as well as the newer ones (though I think the proprietary curved edges cut down on your ability to have aftermarket options). I think the shell shape comes down to the original Combustion models and the standardization to streamline production time and cost. Keep in mind that more recent Combustions DO have the Dingwall shape/sized pickups. Also...18v preamps. In fact all my Dingwalls have been 18v except for the passive 2005 AB-1.
 
#22,966
BurningSkies said:
Just sayin'. ;) You may be surprised at how close they can be to each other sonically. Although I do prefer some of the finish options on the NG series. I wouldn't necessarily choose a 'natural' finish bass but sometimes when a situation presents itself, you take it. I feel like people are focusing on the NG's so much these days that the Combustion standard models get a little lost in the online hypemachine noise. I also wasn't convinced that I'd like the 'EMG' preamp (past prejudices towards EMG may apply), which has proven itself to be strictly unoffensive to me. If you want that bit of 'hair' that the Darkglass has (not sure if that's due to some form of harmonic distortion in the circuit or just the EQ points they've picked), that is specifically NG/DG.

And I'm always considering the balance of 'instrument I actually want,' 'where I can get into it at a good price' and how I retain value or hopefully increase that value over time. To date (and this is since the 1980's), I've never lost money on a bass if I've had to sell it. I've broken even on a couple that I 'friend priced'. My current assessment on the Combustions is that there's probably more 'deals' to be had on the standard models than the NGs at this point due to backup on the production side, the push on the NG3's and the marketing.
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The_Owl said:
Yeah, forgot to mention the preamp. I am a sucker for DG products. The EQ points they choose are right up my alley. 18v operation certainly helps with headroom and sound shaping.

Also, this is a very, very shallow gripe. I don't like how the old style square pickups look. I'm usually not one to fuzz about such minor details, I just simply prefer the look of the new slim casings.
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I agree about the standard Combustions and also feel they are often overlooked due to NG popularity. I think, ideally, is to have both and this is my personal goal. I did choose NG3 for myself to start with but that is mostly due to circumstance of timing and my current project needs. But I also would have been happy with a Combustion and my DG A/O Ultra.
 
#22,968
bebass said:
I agree about the standard Combustions and also feel they are often overlooked due to NG popularity. I think, ideally, is to have both and this is my personal goal. I did choose NG3 for myself to start with but that is mostly due to circumstance of timing and my current project needs. But I also would have been happy with a Combustion and my DG A/O Ultra.
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To me, the frequencies on the EMG preamp are better for cutting, and the frequencies on the Darkglass are better for boosting.
 
#22,969
BurningSkies said:
Although I do prefer some of the finish options on the NG series. I wouldn't necessarily choose a 'natural' finish bass but sometimes when a situation presents itself, you take it.
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Their new Combustion finishes are very nice.
Too bad they cover it up with black plastic, so I took it off.


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It also changes its color intensity in different lighting. A dark stage it blends in with the mood of not being an out there color, almost like a solid black, then turn on some lights and...:wideyed:
 
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#22,970
S-Bigbottom said:
Their new Combustion finishes are very nice.
Too bad they cover it up with black plastic, so I took it off.


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It also changes its color intensity in different lighting. A dark stage it blends in with the mood of not being an out there color, almost a solid black, then turn on some lights and...:wideyed:
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Yeah, I feel like Sheldon and crew stepped up their game with these to keep up with the cache of the NG's. That's a really pretty one. Mine is one of the EMG sized pickups so, while i haven't taken off the pickguard, I'm guessing it's probably not presentable like that one. I wouldn't even stress about the screw holes...looks great.
 
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#22,971
In case you guys haven’t heard, Bassstringsonline.com is closing the doors. He still has some Dingwall strings in stock. Order now.

I think BSO was our only domestic source for Dingwall strings. Before BSO I always ordered from Canada and the shipping was expensive.

Jason was always ready to help with customized sets and was great to work with. He set me up with mixed sets of TI flats for the longscale Dingwalls.

BSO also gave TB members a nice discount. I’ll miss BSO.
 
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#22,973
singlemalt said:
In case you guys haven’t heard, Bassstringsonline.com is closing the doors. He still has some Dingwall strings in stock. Order now.

I think BSO was our only domestic source for Dingwall strings. Before BSO I always ordered from Canada and the shipping was expensive.

Jason was always ready to help with customized sets and was great to work with. He set me up with mixed sets of TI flats for the longscale Dingwalls.

BSO also gave TB members a nice discount. I’ll miss BSO.
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Bummer! :rollno: My NG will be wearing Paysons, I reckon...
 
#22,976
There's a bunch of places in the US that carry Dingwall Strings. I choose to go direct with the shop (might as well give them the markup) because the pricing ends up being competitive. Previously I've gotten strings from Bass Central and Jong @ Jivesound. Pretty much anyone who deals Dingwalls should be carrying them.
 
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#22,977
BurningSkies said:
There's a bunch of places in the US that carry Dingwall Strings. I choose to go direct with the shop (might as well give them the markup) because the pricing ends up being competitive. Previously I've gotten strings from Bass Central and Jong @ Jivesound. Pretty much anyone who deals Dingwalls should be carrying them.
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In Canada, they can be ordered through Long & McQuade online, or from Dingwall direct.
 
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