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[The_Owl]

A= alnico =FDV= fury Dingwall vintage= FD3A


N= neodymium =FD3 = FD3N

IIRC

That was my first instinct, but then they also have the MACH II designation. 4 L is indeed the four leads you'd need for series and parallel wiring, so in the context of the bass that makes sense.

Regardless of the pickups, DAS!

 

[AB Nate]

That was my first instinct, but then they also have the MACH II designation. 4 L is indeed the four leads you'd need for series and parallel wiring, so in the context of the bass that makes sense.

Regardless of the pickups, DAS!

Are the Mach 2 brand new? I do believe these were older versions of the FD3. This is beyond my history lesson thou. My guess is as in mach2 =FD2.
I think all Dingwall pick ups now are 4L or at least the 2 most common variety types(FD3/FDV)

I’ve heard nothing of the SF2s in recent history other then they are in the sklars

 

[AB Nate]

An A in he pick up designation would be different then an A in the bass designation

Ie. AB = Afterburner

 

[The_Owl]

Are the Mach 2 brand new? I do believe these were older versions of the FD3. This is beyond my history lesson thou. My guess is as in mach2 =FD2.
I think all Dingwall pick ups now are 4L or at least the 2 most common variety types(FD3/FDV)

I’ve heard nothing of the SF2s in recent history other then they are in the sklars

I wouldn't know, but the bass I linked to was a 2016 model, so built fairly recently.

 

[AB Nate]

I wouldn't know, but the bass I linked to was a 2016 model, so built fairly recently.

WITH that I think Mach 2 is the reference to FD3A being the newer design of FD3 so early FDVs then

 

[Larchi]

I read That Sklar's pickups had more windings in them.
- I believe this would help his beard cut through the mix.

 

[Sheldon D.]

FD3-A were FD3s with alnico II magnets instead of neos.
FDV are FD3 based but with more turns per coil and alnico V magnets.
Mach II were FD3s with two conductor leads where the neck coils were wired in parallel and the bridge coils in series. The Mach II name went away when we introduced 4 conductor leads (FD3-4L).
Super-Fatty II have the highest output and most bottom-end of all our pickups. They come stock on the Sklar II and are optional in place of FDV.

 

[TolerancEJ]

I read That Sklar's pickups had more windings in them.
- I believe this would help his beard cut through the mix.

You're partially correct. His beard also serves to enhance the wireless transmitter for a much clearer signal to the amp.

 

[AB Nate]

FD3-A were FD3s with alnico II magnets instead of neos.
FDV are FD3 based but with more turns per coil and alnico V magnets.
Mach II were FD3s with two conductor leads where the neck coils were wired in parallel and the bridge coils in series. The Mach II name went away when we introduced 4 conductor leads (FD3-4L).
Super-Fatty II have the highest output and most bottom-end of all our pickups. They come stock on the Sklar II and are optional in place of FDV.

Thank you sir.
@Sheldon D. to the rescue.

We are gonna need a Dingwall Wikipedia soon.

 

[The_Owl]

FD3-A were FD3s with alnico II magnets instead of neos.
FDV are FD3 based but with more turns per coil and alnico V magnets.
Mach II were FD3s with two conductor leads where the neck coils were wired in parallel and the bridge coils in series. The Mach II name went away when we introduced 4 conductor leads (FD3-4L).
Super-Fatty II have the highest output and most bottom-end of all our pickups. They come stock on the Sklar II and are optional in place of FDV.

Thanks for clearing that up. Is it possible that a 2016 bass has the FD3-As? They couldn't be MACH II considering they have s/p switches, could they? That implies the 4 L designation.

 

[johnsonabq]

Aren't the pickups on the Sklar models single coil?

 

[xnewyorka]

Well now I'm confused...

Hmm. Could the A simply stand for Afterburner?

You could always ask the dealer what they are.
But regardless of what they are, it is a Dingwall, so it has pickups that sound really good. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

 

[The_Owl]

You could always ask the dealer what they are.
But regardless of what they are, it is a Dingwall, so it has pickups that sound really good. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

I can't help it - I'm just such an analytical person when it comes to details....

 

[BurningSkies]

Are the Mach 2 brand new? I do believe these were older versions of the FD3. This is beyond my history lesson thou. My guess is as in mach2 =FD2.
I think all Dingwall pick ups now are 4L or at least the 2 most common variety types(FD3/FDV)

I’ve heard nothing of the SF2s in recent history other then they are in the sklars

Mach II dates to somewhere around 2005. The pickups in the Rastaburst are FD3-Mach II-4L.

The original FD-3 were wired in parallel and didn't have the option of the 4 leads. They guys started busting them open and doing surgery. As far as I know FD-2's never ever saw production. The earlier AB's etc. had FD1's.

 

[BurningSkies]

Aren't the pickups on the Sklar models single coil?

They're "superfatties" but I don't think they were single coil.

 

[johnsonabq]

They're "superfatties" but I don't think they were single coil.

Thanks, I was going by looks, but we know how reliable that is.

 

[The_Owl]

You could always ask the dealer what they are.
But regardless of what they are, it is a Dingwall, so it has pickups that sound really good. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

Well I just got an answer from Bass Direct. At 8:30 in the evening. Fantastic service from them as always. The pickups are indeed standard FD3:s with neodymium magnets. Now my DAS is really strong...

 

[BurningSkies]

Well I just got an answer from Bass Direct. At 8:30 in the evening. Fantastic service from them as always. The pickups are indeed standard FD3:s with neodymium magnets. Now my DAS is really strong...

I love the ol' FD3 pickup. I prefer them run in series to parallel, but all the same, they're a winner...I was happy when I ended up with the 'spare' Combustion V4 that the previous owner had hard wired them in series already.

I even tried the P-Tone and didn't really love it like I do the FD's. All 4 of my Dingwalls have FD3's installed.

 

[AB Nate]

Thanks, I was going by looks, but we know how reliable that is.

SF1s were switchable definitely.
That’s what this beautiful ex of mine had.

 

[johnsonabq]

SF1s were switchable definitely.
That’s what this beautiful ex of mine had.
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Nate, how did those pickups compare to the standard 3X like on your Z3?