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johnsonabq said:
I for one am glad John parted with mine, and I'm sure you are too Nate. ;)
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reddavid said:
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I am literally speechless, guys. I don't know exactly what to say. And those who know me know that I am not typically known for being at a loss for words.

I have been very fortunate to have been the temporary caretaker for several of the finest basses ever produced by any builder, and coincidentally, the three very best ones have all been adopted by three of the nicest people I have ever encountered, and right here on this Dingwall forum. I was also fortunate in that I got to deliver two of the three in person, so I could witness their new owners' reactions upon seeing their new pride and joy for the first time, which was priceless. The blue one went to an ex-colleague (cool coincidence!) across the country, with the logistics for an in-person delivery being too challenging, so FedEx had to handle that one. But he kindly shared his joy here for all of us to experience vicariously.

My goal of helping connect great people with great basses has been realized, and for that I am very grateful.

I guess I will have about 50 more chances to repeat that with some of the other gems that I have here in the collection (see my profile), only a fraction of which are Dingwalls.
 
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Some photos of my FretTrax-modified NG2. The retrofit involves attaching a wire to each fret (inside the neck) and hooking it up on an on-board brain. So each note on each fret sends out a corresponding midi message. (The bass can also be played normally). So the midi output connects to a midi tone generator via a midi cable. Most people are using the Yamaha Motif XS Rack. It contains over a thousand "voices" - including synth bass, strings, pads, percussion, etc as well as arpeggiator programs. The red "mode" button on the pickguard is used to change various parameters, such as selecting voices from the Motif, changing octaves, disabling part of the fretboard from midi, etc. (See "cheat sheet photo"). The extra knob is the midi volume knob. I just got the Motif and am learning how to adjust my playing to trigger the midi-based sounds. There is absolutely zero latency and zero tracking issues and it is full polyphonic capable. And the Motif voices are incredible. I can literally see myself starting a new EDM-ish band centered around this bass. And I am no longer jealous of my keyboard player :)


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xnewyorka said:
I am literally speechless, guys. I don't know exactly what to say. And those who know me know that I am not typically known for being at a loss for words.

I have been very fortunate to have been the temporary caretaker for several of the finest basses ever produced by any builder, and coincidentally, the three very best ones have all been adopted by three of the nicest people I have ever encountered, and right here on this Dingwall forum. I was also fortunate in that I got to deliver two of the three in person, so I could witness their new owners' reactions upon seeing their new pride and joy for the first time, which was priceless. The blue one went to an ex-colleague (cool coincidence!) across the country, with the logistics for an in-person delivery being too challenging, so FedEx had to handle that one. But he kindly shared his joy here for all of us to experience vicariously.

My goal of helping connect great people with great basses has been realized, and for that I am very grateful.

I guess I will have about 50 more chances to repeat that with some of the other gems that I have here in the collection (see my profile), only a fraction of which are Dingwalls.
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It makes for a really cool story of your own John. I’m happy to be a part of your story just as you’ve become a part of mine.
Our Dingwall adventure turned into a major highlight of mine and even my wife’s 2018.
 
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Bassheart365 said:
Some photos of my FretTrax-modified NG2. The retrofit involves attaching a wire to each fret (inside the neck) and hooking it up on an on-board brain. So each note on each fret sends out a corresponding midi message. (The bass can also be played normally). So the midi output connects to a midi tone generator via a midi cable. Most people are using the Yamaha Motif XS Rack. It over has a thousand "voices" - including synth bass, strings, pads, percussion, etc as well as arpeggiator programs. The red "mode" button on the pickguard is used to change various parameters, such as selecting voices from the Motif, changing octaves, disabling part of the fretboard from midi, etc. (See "cheat sheet photo"). The extra knob is the midi volume knob. I just got the Motif and am learning how to adjust my playing to trigger the midi-based sounds. There is absolutely zero latency and zero tracking issues and it is full polyphonic capable. And the Motif voices are incredible. I can literally see myself starting a new EDM-ish band centered around this bass.


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It’s liek the terminator with a paisley scarf?!?
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xnewyorka said:
Too funny! I'd say this bass is the most real of all my Dingwalls! It has seen the most use (by its original owner only), and is also the most substantial in terms of weight (10.375 lbs.) and sustain. It punches like George Foreman, and is tied for first place with the green/yellow one for being the most beautiful. When you pick it up, you can get lost just looking at it and almost forget that you actually picked it up to play it. But then when you strike that first note, the ear-to-ear grin sets in, and you say, "Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about!"
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This would be the bass that would finally make me quit TB for good, 'cause I couldn't own an instrument looking and sounding as good as that with the way I play now.

Goddamn, what a looker.
 
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Bassheart365 said:
Some photos of my FretTrax-modified NG2. The retrofit involves attaching a wire to each fret (inside the neck) and hooking it up on an on-board brain. So each note on each fret sends out a corresponding midi message. (The bass can also be played normally). So the midi output connects to a midi tone generator via a midi cable. Most people are using the Yamaha Motif XS Rack. It contains over a thousand "voices" - including synth bass, strings, pads, percussion, etc as well as arpeggiator programs. The red "mode" button on the pickguard is used to change various parameters, such as selecting voices from the Motif, changing octaves, disabling part of the fretboard from midi, etc. (See "cheat sheet photo"). The extra knob is the midi volume knob. I just got the Motif and am learning how to adjust my playing to trigger the midi-based sounds. There is absolutely zero latency and zero tracking issues and it is full polyphonic capable. And the Motif voices are incredible. I can literally see myself starting a new EDM-ish band centered around this bass. And I am no longer jealous of my keyboard player :)
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That is wicked cool! Would love to see a demo video!
So I guess that means you can play something and instantly produce notation for what you played? That is something I have always wanted to do. Yet another reason to try to retire sooner rather than later, to get time to play with such awesome technological toys.
 
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