Dingwall Owners Club

[spiritbass]

Very Nice! Congrats. How does it play/sound? No coating on the finger board? It will be interesting to see how it wears with playing time on it. Nickel strings? Shameless plug for Dingwall fretless!

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Gorgeousness!

 

[johnsonabq]

I just got a quote from Bass Direct for this bass...

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$3630 at the current exchange rate. This includes the addition of a Darkglass pre. Wenge/wenge neck, FDV pups, Luminlay speedo bars and dots, 8lbs 3ozs.

Hmmmmm.........

 

[spiritbass]

I just got a quote from Bass Direct for this bass...

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$3630 at the current exchange rate. This includes the addition of a Darkglass pre. Wenge/wenge neck, FDV pups, Luminlay speedo bars and dots, 8lbs 3ozs.

Hmmmmm.........

Cool finish.

 

[BassAgent]

After two weeks of complete mystery, FedEx FINALLY delivered this. Awesome.

 

[reddavid]

Does that mean they're drilling holes for the Pre tone controls

 

[johnsonabq]

Does that mean they're drilling holes for the Pre tone controls

I just assumed they would but that's a good question. I've sent an email to find out.

 

[reddavid]

After two weeks of complete mystery, FedEx FINALLY delivered this. Awesome.

that looks great! did it come with instructions?!

 

[reddavid]

I just assumed they would but that's a good question. I've sent an email to find out.

I'm guessing it would be one to move the pu select and one for the 3 band pre

 

[xnewyorka]

I just got a quote from Bass Direct for this bass...

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$3630 at the current exchange rate. This includes the addition of a Darkglass pre. Wenge/wenge neck, FDV pups, Luminlay speedo bars and dots, 8lbs 3ozs.

Hmmmmm.........

Uh oh, somebody has a confirmed case of DAS.
That is a very cool looking axe!
While on that site, this one also really caught my eye - I love the styling:
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[johnsonabq]

I'm guessing it would be one to move the pu select and one for the 3 band pre

Yes, I just spoke to Mark at Bass Direct and they will put in two more holes for the low mid and pu selector. They'll run it at 9v and put the battery in the control cavity. Also confirmed the Luminlay speedo bars and side dots.

I'm not familiar with the price of new Afterburners, does that sound like a good price? There'll be a few more $ needed for the Transferwise fee.

 

[johnsonabq]

Uh oh, somebody has a confirmed case of DAS.
That is a very cool looking axe!
While on that site, this one also really caught my eye - I love the styling:
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LOL too true. As you know I am also interested in a wenge/wenge neck and the Darkglass pre, and that finish really caught my eye. Light weight too. I thought this would make a nice compliment to my Z3.

 

[Waltsdog]

I'm not familiar with the price of new Afterburners, does that sound like a good price? There'll be a few more $ needed for the Transferwise fee.

It's a good price for the spec. You may get hit with duties so factor that in. As for transferwise, the fees are pretty low, much lower than paypal etc.
I transferred some money from the UK to Canada this year through them at a very good rate with no issues. Waiting for the money to transfer over is somewhat nailbiting though.

 

[xnewyorka]

It's a good price for the spec. You may get hit with duties so factor that in. As for transferwise, the fees are pretty low, much lower than paypal etc.
I transferred some money from the UK to Canada this year through them at a very good rate with no issues. Waiting for the money to transfer over is somewhat nailbiting though.

OT: What is the advantage of Transferwise over a standard international wire transfer from my bank? (Never heard of Transferwise before.)

 

[johnsonabq]

OT: What is the advantage of Transferwise over a standard international wire transfer from my bank? (Never heard of Transferwise before.)

From what I can tell you get a better currency exchange rate. I did a Google convert and it was a higher price than what Transferwise gave me. Plus apparently it's quite popular and Bass Direct uses it all the time. Much cheaper fees than PayPal international.

 

[husky123]

LOL too true. As you know I am also interested in a wenge/wenge neck and the Darkglass pre, and that finish really caught my eye. Light weight too. I thought this would make a nice compliment to my Z3.

Very nice spec and yes a good price IMO. You’ll probably have between $100-150 in the duty fee as well. You’ll have to pay that before the bass is delivered. If you’ve never done it, pretty painless (except for the $$$) online process.

 

[johnsonabq]

It's a good price for the spec. You may get hit with duties so factor that in. As for transferwise, the fees are pretty low, much lower than paypal etc.
I transferred some money from the UK to Canada this year through them at a very good rate with no issues. Waiting for the money to transfer over is somewhat nailbiting though.

Ouch! Just found out it'll be a 5% duty.

 

[The_Owl]

From what I can tell you get a better currency exchange rate. I did a Google convert and it was a higher price than what Transferwise gave me. Plus apparently it's quite popular and Bass Direct uses it all the time. Much cheaper fees than PayPal international.

It worked like a charm for me when I bought my Super P5 from them. Though I'm of course in the EU.

 

[reddavid]

Ouch! Just found out it'll be a 5% duty.

is @xnewyorka out of basses? He probably has one or two with a DG. He's a great guy to work with!

 

[husky123]

Ouch! Just found out it'll be a 5% duty.

Yeah, that sounds about right.

 

[xnewyorka]

is @xnewyorka out of basses? He probably has one or two with a DG. He's a great guy to work with!

My ABZ-5 is a fantastic 8 pound bass, and has a Darkglass and a wenge fb, but the neck is maple and he wants wenge. Somebody else who would like a maple neck should grab it!