Dingwall Owners Club

[BurningSkies]

I am blessed to have never had a bit of 'fret sprout' on any of my Dingwalls. Knowing the build time, I was able to have them finished in Fall/Winter. I'm guessing that the same is true for my gently used NG, as it hasn't sprouted a bit.

Mine are all fall/winter deliveries too.

It might be a function of how many temperature cycles and humidity cycles it has been subjected to. Having played hundreds of gigs, Bill's is continuously changing environments.
If only I could be so lucky! Mine just sit in their cases in climate controlled comfort wondering when the heck somebody is going to take them out and play them. At this rate, I expect it will be at least a thousand years before I start seeing any fret sprout.

This is what's happening. It's just a fact of life for a bass that gets ~100 gigs (plus rehearsal/studio/home practice) a year across all seasons. I've found older basses where the wood has stabilized (like my old 73P) are more solid but new wood and lots of changing environments do this. Yesterday's weather here started in the upper 40's and dry and turned into 15 degrees and snowy within a few hours. Summers we're playing from Maine/VT down into the Carolinas and both temperature and humidity are all over the placed from super muggy 100 degrees to dry and comfy.

I'm sure this is the case. My instruments are coddled and cossetted compared to Bill's. They are either hanging out at home or traveling in a climate-controlled Toyota to church. They have a comparatively easy life!

Yeah, I have a room that stays around 40-45% but most of my basses don't spend much time there. I like to have at least one at hand and then there's the one that's mostly out the door with me.

 

[NaH]

The Darkglass logo pickguard. Unique Silver Color. My understanding is that this has the new neck design. Just a fantastic looking and playing bass. Plays like a dream.

Wild man had great fun testing out the bass...now he needs to go pack it up to ship Monday.

New neck design? I must have missed that...

 

[The_Owl]

New neck design? I must have missed that...

Yup. As of 2019, all Combustion/NG basses have graphite reinforced necks and two way trussrods.

 

[AB Nate]

I received a progress workbench photo of my incoming fretless! Still a couple weeks away. Er ma gerd the anticipation!

 

[AB Nate]

I don’t recall if I posted a picture of my good friends beauty classic prima!

.....with the last strap I made

 

[kittywithabanjo]

Nice top, and love the strap

 

[AB Nate]

Nice top, and love the strap

Its a beautiful bass and thanks on the strap!

 

[Subscript]

Someone posted a 71 second interview from NAMM today

Nothing very interesting except "we saw 68% growth last year"

 

[DavetheDude]

I just popped in here to profess my love for the p-tone pickup in series. Holy balls is it FAT.

Off-topic: that's a lovely Maruszczyk you have there in your Profile pic!

 

[TonyRo]

Off-topic: that's a lovely Maruszczyk you have there in your Profile pic!

Thanks! Still my #1 5-string, Adrian does amazing work!

 

[Bassheart365]

I received a progress workbench photo of my incoming fretless! Still a couple weeks away. Er ma gerd the anticipation!

Want to share?

 

[Bassheart365]

Someone posted a 71 second interview from NAMM today

Nothing very interesting except "we saw 68% growth last year"

"Our market has just exploded in the last 5 years..we saw 68% growth last year alone" I guess that's why my NG3 sold in 5 minutes last month.

 

[lowphatbass]

I don’t recall if I posted a picture of my good friends beauty classic prima!

.....with the last strap I made

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Quite the color match...at first scroll I thought there were cutouts in that strap! Usually something like this would be “over the top” for me but it’s oozing quality and finely executed, I’d wear it...and the bass ain’t bad looking either.

 

[AB Nate]

Quite the color match...at first scroll I thought there were cutouts in that strap! Usually something like this would be “over the top” for me but it’s oozing quality and finely executed, I’d wear it...and the bass ain’t bad looking either.

Thanks very much.

 

[AB Nate]

Want to share?

Lol

 

[symbolic_acts]

The NG design is just so sexy. Of course they grew that much, everyone wants one

Did I hear there might be a headless dingwall coming in the future? Need more news now

 

[NaH]

The NG design is just so sexy. Of course they grew that much, everyone wants one

Did I hear there might be a headless dingwall coming in the future? Need more news now

It was from a reply on facebook asking about it. Reply was, "we'll eventually make it happen".

 

[spiritbass]

It may be a while before there is more news about a headless model. Perfection takes time, but Sheldon knows how to make it happen.

 

[johnsonabq]

Did I hear someone say that the P-tone pickup has a higher output and doesn't balance well in a three pickup bass?

 

[NaH]

Did I hear someone say that the P-tone pickup has a higher output and doesn't balance well in a three pickup bass?

I heard that depending on placement, you may need to turn it upside down so you don't have magnetic issues.