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#27,321
AB Nate said:
I’ll be able to help you out with this very soon. I don’t believe they are offering the partial lines on the treble side, only the bass side but I could be mistaken on this. I honestly don’t know how my bass is coming anymore as we went back and forth about fret board markers quite a bit. I do know I have the top markers but assume no bottoms.
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If given the option, I would want the lines on the treble side. You can easily see the side dots on the bass side (assuming you didn't go full blank). I have dots on the face of my board as a reference, a la F Bass. I debated doing half-lines but it reminded me too much of a ruler in my mockups. Really though, you (hopefully) aren't going to be watching the fingerboard when you play.
 

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#27,324
DiabolusInMusic said:
If given the option, I would want the lines on the treble side. You can easily see the side dots on the bass side (assuming you didn't go full blank). I have dots on the face of my board as a reference, a la F Bass. I debated doing half-lines but it reminded me too much of a ruler in my mockups. Really though, you (hopefully) aren't going to be watching the fingerboard when you play.
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Purpleheart(?) fretless! Interesting dot pattern. In my case it would be "you hopefully aren't going to be watching the fingerboard eventually".
 
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NaH said:
Purpleheart(?) fretless! Interesting dot pattern. In my case it would be "you hopefully aren't going to be watching the fingerboard eventually".
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Yup, it is purpleheart although there is a thick slab of epoxy on top. If I was doing it again, I would have used smaller dots but it works great for me.
 
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DiabolusInMusic said:
If given the option, I would want the lines on the treble side. You can easily see the side dots on the bass side (assuming you didn't go full blank). I have dots on the face of my board as a reference, a la F Bass. I debated doing half-lines but it reminded me too much of a ruler in my mockups. Really though, you (hopefully) aren't going to be watching the fingerboard when you play.
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My intent was to have a layout like this but it wasn’t possible.

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#27,328
Salciniclas said:
Guys i need your help.
The NG3 is my first Bass with the Trussrodadjusting happening at the bodyside.
I want to get my neck a bit more straight, do I tighten the trussrod (clockwise) or do I loosen it (counterclockwise)?

thanks in advance!
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Clockwise for straightening.
 
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DiabolusInMusic said:
That would be a great layout in my books too. I get why most lutheirs would shy away from something like that though, that middle line seems like a pain to get right.
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Not knowing the build process, Ive wondered that myself but I think with the technology we have today I cant imagine its too crazy difficult. Probably finding the time to program a new pattern into a CNC machine is the worst of it. but with all the custom inlays that have been done in the past etc. I don't think this would be the most difficult request.. Again though, I have no experience either way.

Edit: @DiabolusInMusic I just passed this layout on to Jeff at Dingwall and he Said This would be very hard to do.
I guess when Im dealing with a ground breaking company such as Dingwall, and seeing them rise to task time and time again that I just assume putting in a request isn't necessarily offering up a challenge that they cant accept but I am now understanding how its not that but would be creating a disturbance in an already hectic and delicate balance of
all that it is to maintain proper flow and progress.
Each build I've submitted has been a learning curve for me. An education at the expense of this group as well as of the Dingwall team. From my first SJ build to know I've leaned so much about instrument construction and clearly, I have so much more to learn as these details arise. When I can I try to share that experience here. Hopefully it works out for the better of us all.... and maybe Dingwal too.
 
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#27,337
Thumper said:
I do as well, what question(s) do you have RE the sounds.
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Basically, have you compared the ash body to an alder body Super J? DO you like the ash body Super J or do you wish you had of gotten an alder body bass? Dingwall has a flame ash top Super J on their site but I was looking for a pic with plain ash body.
 
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I don't have an alder body SJ5 to compare it to, even my SPJ5 is ash.

I wouldn't want to change a thing on my SJ5XXX, it is the gold standard of all basses I've ever played or owned.

IMO, ash has better highs and lows, alder has better mids/low-mids. However, after playing my 2 Supers, and comparing to my 3 alder body 4 string Fenders basses last week, either the Dingwalls have better tone controls, or my Fenders have inferior ones. In any case, the Supers are more responsive to tonal changes.

This also corresponds to my memory of my alder body ABI5.
 
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Thumper said:
I don't have an alder body SJ5 to compare it to, even my SPJ5 is ash.

I wouldn't want to change a thing on my SJ5XXX, it is the gold standard of all basses I've ever played or owned.

IMO, ash has better highs and lows, alder has better mids/low-mids. However, after playing my 2 Supers, and comparing to my 3 alder body 4 string Fenders basses last week, either the Dingwalls have better tone controls, or my Fenders have inferior ones. In any case, the Supers are more responsive to tonal changes.

This also corresponds to my memory of my alder body ABI5.
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Thanks!. Yes, I have preferred Ash to Alder but it is an option for Super J. Do you have a pic of your bass you could post?
 
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