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Selta said:
June 2018? You're getting a custom Canadian built in less than a year? Did something drastically change with order times?!
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Not really. When I told the dealer I was looking for a specific design for an ABI he told me that he actually had an order in since heaven-knows-when (maybe he told me, I can't remember), which could still be adjusted, and no buyer still. So he used his pre-ordered bass in queue with my specs.
 
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FerK said:
Not really. When I told the dealer I was looking for a specific design for an ABI he told me that he actually had an order in since heaven-knows-when (maybe he told me, I can't remember), which could still be adjusted, and no buyer still. So he used his pre-ordered bass in queue with my specs.
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AB Nate said:
My guess would be that the vendor was in que with no customer until he stepped in
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I did this once with Bass San Diego. They had a Super P on order for a good while at the point when I had inquired. It was a month or so away from starting production, so I could change the spec easily. Not a bad way to go! Congrats FerK!
 
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Selta said:
June 2018? You're getting a custom Canadian built in less than a year? Did something drastically change with order times?!
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Yep. This is possible. Most dealers order at least a few instruments on spec rather than doing pre-orders. So if you can find someone who has that model on order, it's legit to 'jump line' ;)
 
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So I just dropped one of the kitties off at the vet to be declawed. ;)

Upon putting the Cv4 on the examination table and it getting a once over... "you've got to be f&c#ing crazy...that's a mind bender?!?!"

...but it's in good hands. He was stepping away from reconstructing an antique violin that had been crushed into shards when I walked in.

I messaged briefly with Sheldon yesterday, who suggested that the Rosewood being 'plantation grown' (I'm assuming sustainable & environmentally responsible) may be softer than some of the old growth stuff that used to be used for instruments; means that it would be a good idea to have it coated.

I mentioned that assessment and he suggested cyano coating rather than epoxy, which his experience is that it wears faster and you have to 'refinish' to keep looking good. So, I'm down with that. He's leaving the front dots, pulling frets, inlaying light contrasting maple, doing whatever trueing-shaping the board needs, and dropping the action down where it needs to be.

Should be 2-3 weeks before it's back in my hands.
 
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BurningSkies said:
So I just dropped one of the kitties off at the vet to be declawed. ;)

Upon putting the Cv4 on the examination table and it getting a once over... "you've got to be f&c#ing crazy...that's a mind bender?!?!"

...but it's in good hands. He was stepping away from reconstructing an antique violin that had been crushed into shards when I walked in.

I messaged briefly with Sheldon yesterday, who suggested that the Rosewood being 'plantation grown' (I'm assuming sustainable & environmentally responsible) may be softer than some of the old growth stuff that used to be used for instruments; means that it would be a good idea to have it coated.

I mentioned that assessment and he suggested cyano coating rather than epoxy, which his experience is that it wears faster and you have to 'refinish' to keep looking good. So, I'm down with that. He's leaving the front dots, pulling frets, inlaying light contrasting maple, doing whatever trueing-shaping the board needs, and dropping the action down where it needs to be.

Should be 2-3 weeks before it's back in my hands.
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I've done the cyano/super glue method before and its surprisingly hard even with a relatively thin coat. I think its a good choice for fretboards.
 
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BrBss said:
I've done the cyano/super glue method before and its surprisingly hard even with a relatively thin coat. I think its a good choice for fretboards.
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Yeah, I'm more into coated anyway no matter what. I also think on the application side it's easier and less toxic to deal with. Although I do love the high gloss look of epoxy, I bet I'd dig it up soon enough...and to me it looks best with an unmarked board.
 
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Smallmouth_Bass said:
When I think of fretless, my preference is for a lot of mwah. When I had one a while back, it was more woody and the mwah was more subdued.

I look forward to seeing and hearing about it once the conversion is complete.
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I think the real drill is how hard the board is and what strings. I'll be using the Dingwall nickel steels still.. and I think the CA will be pretty damned hard. I agree with you though...I always thought the fretless jazz I had was pretty 'plunky sounding, especially with either flats, halfs or nylon.

For the price of this one, it was worth the doing though. And even with work will be a really good pricepoint to get into a fretless Dingwall. I figure there may be some interest, given the lack of entry-level Dingwall fretless basses out there.
 
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For me, IMO/IME/ etc. etc., Pedulla is still the pinnacle of fretless electric bass. My pentabuzz isn't going anywhere. I'd love to give a fretless Dingwall a whirl, but I feel the time necessary to have great intonation on it would take too much time away from other practice time for me.
 
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Selta said:
For me, IMO/IME/ etc. etc., Pedulla is still the pinnacle of fretless electric bass. My pentabuzz isn't going anywhere. I'd love to give a fretless Dingwall a whirl, but I feel the time necessary to have great intonation on it would take too much time away from other practice time for me.
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I'll be interested to see. It will take work, certainly, since I haven't played fretless for about 20 years (again I did play and record with it for a number of years)...but I think that 13 years on a Dingwall have set me up for it being OK. The banjo frets make you really play right up on them. You have to be pretty precise with them.
 
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Selta said:
For me, IMO/IME/ etc. etc., Pedulla is still the pinnacle of fretless electric bass. My pentabuzz isn't going anywhere. I'd love to give a fretless Dingwall a whirl, but I feel the time necessary to have great intonation on it would take too much time away from other practice time for me.
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Also, if it doesn't work for me. I bet I can find someone who would be willing to buy it and try. ;)
 
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FerK said:
Not really. When I told the dealer I was looking for a specific design for an ABI he told me that he actually had an order in since heaven-knows-when (maybe he told me, I can't remember), which could still be adjusted, and no buyer still. So he used his pre-ordered bass in queue with my specs.
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ShoMeMusic got my Dbird to me that way. It took a while, but the order was already in the queue, so it definitely saved some time. It was early enough where I was able to adjust some specs too (wenge neck, luminlay inlays, gun metal grey finish).
 
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YAY! Super stoked.
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