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#27,742
FerK said:
Oh, my ABI has a 4-position rotary switch.



I have an NG2, so I ordered my ABI passive, and didn't even bother checking if you can have an onboard preamp.
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Many dingwall models have variations of the 'switch'. other small toggles have controlled preamp on/off, bluEQube (passive mid scoop) and pickup coil parallel/series switching for each pickup's interior coil wiring.
 
#27,743
TheLowDown33 said:
You may have to do a bit of digging, but Adam Neely has a Z that he uses from time to time. His band is called Sungazer, but he does a lot of freelance work with it too. Look him up on youtube, specifically his videogame awards vlog.
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He did one video fairly recently about playing a gig when he was high; besides being funny, there is footage of him playing a Dingwall in an intense fusion/prog band.
 
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#27,744
AB Nate said:
Congrats!

I’m not sure if it’s any help but here is my process....which I made way more complicated then yours.... the fretless factor was uncharted territory for me so I had a lot of questions and requests that were pushing the boundaries of normal Dingwall specs which slowed the process. My next process has been sooo much more simple.

Fretless process:
Place order
Get super excited (1 month in)
Revisit build spec as line options where a concern(2months in)
Remain in anticipation for response(3 months in)
discuss options(4 months in)
Finalize a few other options(5-6 months in)
Wait.....patiently(6-12 months in)
Suggest line options(12-14 months in)
Get confirmation(15-16 months)
Wait patiently ( 17-20 months)
Wait anxiously (20-22 months)
Pace back and forth talking to myself saying, “Any day now. Any day. Don’t send off that email. Well maybe. No don’t. They are super busy and working hard to get it here ASAP..... but... no... go to work now to pay for the darn thing.”(22 months to present.)

And I won’t even mention the amount of times I have driven past L and M in the last 2 weeks conveniently at the same time as a purple tot truck was leaving the parking lot.

Soooo.... I’m sure yours should go a little better then this experience. Lol.


The next one is much better as I’ve had a good year or so to think about a dream bass I didn’t think I’d get to build but then suddenly could.

Iron out doable details(1 month)
Wait for July due date. (Snagged a dealer que)
Fingers crossed within 5 months I’ll be finished with the waiting game......

Until next time.
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I was just informed that a couple of my ABZs could actually be done as early as June, which would put them right at 14-15 months...

Otherwise, your process is pretty much dead on...;):thumbsup::D

FerK said:
Oh, my ABI has a 4-position rotary switch.



I have an NG2, so I ordered my ABI passive, and didn't even bother checking if you can have an onboard preamp.
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All of my basses on order(Three ABZs, down from four), were spec'd as 3X's with the DGTC, the S/P switches, and the D-Bird rotary selector...:thumbsup:
 
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#27,745
Beating a dead horse here, but Z’s have the fancy individual rail bridge. AB’s have the simple and elegant one piece bridge body.

My AB’s were of the Blueqube tone circuit era. One had a mini toggle for the blueqube, the other a push pull tone knob. Both were passive.

Lots of guys add toggles to be able to change the internal pickup wiring to series and back to parallel. I usually just changed them to series and skipped the switches. With a three pickup bass that’s three toggles and maybe five knobs if you have a three band eq, and then there’s adding a six position rotary for even more...choices.

It would toggle my mind.

Just having a hybrid tone knob on my Super P is enough for me. One half is standard tone, the other a progressively scooped sound. Sort of like the Blueqube, but without needing a switch. The detent is the wide open snarl and bite of an untamed P.
 
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#27,751
Speaking of custom orders. You know what makes me hesitant to place a custom order? The fact that I can't order an AB 5-string with 19 mm spacing. I understand the reason for it (Sheldon has explained it directly), but I just feel more comfortable with 19 mm spacing.

During the process of my previous custom build (local Swedish builder), I had my heart set on 19 mm spacing, but the luthier convinced me to have it set to 18 mm. That was one of the reasons I didn't get along with it in the end - the spacing felt too tight for my spider fingers, and it made the instrument feel less "me". Every time I played it it would remind me of the fact.

I know in the grand scheme of things this is a minor detail for most people, but after playing bass for 20+ years, you tend to know what works for you and what doesn't.

Don't get me wrong - my ABHS is an absolutely amazing instrument in every single regard, but if and when I order a custom instrument again, I want it to have all the exact specs. :)

I really hope that Dingwall will start to offer 19 mm spacing on all long scale 5-strings in the future.
 
#27,752
The_Owl said:
Speaking of custom orders. You know what makes me hesitant to place a custom order? The fact that I can't order an AB 5-string with 19 mm spacing. I understand the reason for it (Sheldon has explained it directly), but I just feel more comfortable with 19 mm spacing.

During the process of my previous custom build (local Swedish builder), I had my heart set on 19 mm spacing, but the luthier convinced me to have it set to 18 mm. That was one of the reasons I didn't get along with it in the end - the spacing felt too tight for my spider fingers, and it made the instrument feel less "me". Every time I played it it would remind me of the fact.

I know in the grand scheme of things this is a minor detail for most people, but after playing bass for 20+ years, you tend to know what works for you and what doesn't.

Don't get me wrong - my ABHS is an absolutely amazing instrument in every single regard, but if and when I order a custom instrument again, I want it to have all the exact specs. :)

I really hope that Dingwall will start to offer 19 mm spacing on all long scale 5-strings in the future.
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I believe 4 strings do have 19 mm spacing. You could go 4 with BEAD tuning :)
 
#27,755
The_Owl said:
Speaking of custom orders. You know what makes me hesitant to place a custom order? The fact that I can't order an AB 5-string with 19 mm spacing. I understand the reason for it (Sheldon has explained it directly), but I just feel more comfortable with 19 mm spacing.

During the process of my previous custom build (local Swedish builder), I had my heart set on 19 mm spacing, but the luthier convinced me to have it set to 18 mm. That was one of the reasons I didn't get along with it in the end - the spacing felt too tight for my spider fingers, and it made the instrument feel less "me". Every time I played it it would remind me of the fact.

I know in the grand scheme of things this is a minor detail for most people, but after playing bass for 20+ years, you tend to know what works for you and what doesn't.

Don't get me wrong - my ABHS is an absolutely amazing instrument in every single regard, but if and when I order a custom instrument again, I want it to have all the exact specs. :)

I really hope that Dingwall will start to offer 19 mm spacing on all long scale 5-strings in the future.
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I was the same way. And part of the reason is that I was constantly playing 19mm basses while playing my longscale Dingwall’s. After committing to the Dingwall longscale platform, I am now completely comfortable with 18mm and don’t give it another thought.

However, I seriously doubt that I could ever get comfortable with 17mm, and I am SURE I could never do a Warwick 16.5 mm! My brother who also plays bass (and drums) brought me up on stage and handed me his 5 string Corvette. I could not for the life of me play that damn thing on short notice. I couldn’t feel where any of the damn strings were!
 
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BuffaloBob4343 said:
I was the same way. And part of the reason is that I was constantly playing 19mm basses while playing my longscale Dingwall’s. After committing to the Dingwall longscale platform, I am now completely comfortable with 18mm and don’t give it another thought.

However, I seriously doubt that I could ever get comfortable with 17mm, and I am SURE I could never do a Warwick 16.5 mm! My brother who also plays bass (and drums) brought me up on stage and handed me his 5 string Corvette. I could not for the life of me play that damn thing on short notice. I couldn’t feel where any of the damn strings were!
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Speaking of strings spacing, I've noticed that the string spacing on my SJ feels tighter compared to my Lakland, yet the specs of both basses say 19mm
 
#27,757
For me, 18mm is perfect. 19mm is great for slap, but a little too wide for fast finger style. 17mm is nice for pick playing and more classical finger picking techniques. 18mm, as expected is a nice comfortable compromise. With 5 and 6 string basses, it also helps keep the neck width down as well, marginal as it seems.
 
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