Dingwall Owners Club

[deff]

In this example, the Cirrus definitely sounded on a par with Dingwall & Le Fay, the two disappointments
were the Warwick & surprisingly the MM. Who would have thunked it.

Yeah the Warwick sounds good in some circumstances. Not as good as the PV or DW. The MM sounds terrible, but honestly I've always felt they were way overrated. I would have liked to have seen a G&L in there instead. Having a powerful passive bass would be an interesting comparison. The MM does not fit that niche

 

[IronSpatula]

In this example, the Cirrus definitely sounded on a par with Dingwall & Le Fay, the two disappointments were the Warwick & surprisingly the MM. Who would have thunked it.

I thought the exact same thing. However, he made a standalone review of the MM in which it sounds much nicer. It almost sounds like its action was too low in the shootout video.


The Warwick, on the other hand, continues to sound incredibly twangy. I'm sure it has its place...

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

In this example, the Cirrus definitely sounded on a par with Dingwall & Le Fay, the two disappointments
were the Warwick & surprisingly the MM. Who would have thunked it.

A five string HH? I'm not that surprised. Give me a 2-band single humbucker model any day of the week.

 

[BassikBrad]

I thought the exact same thing. However, he made a standalone review of the MM in which it sounds much nicer. It almost sounds like its action was too low in the shootout video.


The Warwick, on the other hand, continues to sound incredibly twangy. I'm sure it has its place...

Hmmmm, here I still prefer the Warwick over the MM. I'll stick to my Combustion for now.

 

[TheLowDown33]

Regarding that Nate Navarro comparison, the Peavey absolutely crushed the others. Not the Ding obviously, but it was a long drop to 3rd place. That warwick is like the anti-precision bass - instead of always having that inherent "thump", its kind of always sizzling, no matter what.

 

[xnewyorka]

Regarding that Nate Navarro comparison, the Peavey absolutely crushed the others. Not the Ding obviously, but it was a long drop to 3rd place. That warwick is like the anti-precision bass - instead of always having that inherent "thump", its kind of always sizzling, no matter what.

Luckily, most of them come with tone control knobs. Doing a comparison of a bunch of different basses all set flat is slightly useful, but not very. Doing a comparison of a bunch of basses where they are each set to the ideal tone control settings for the style being played, now that is a far more useful comparison. I suspect with that type of test, they might not be so drastically different from each other.
Of course the longest scale is always going to win on the B string. That is called physics, and the laws of physics are fairly tough to overcome.

 

[TheLowDown33]

Luckily, most of them come with tone control knobs. Doing a comparison of a bunch of different basses all set flat is slightly useful, but not very. Doing a comparison of a bunch of basses where they are each set to the ideal tone control settings for the style being played, now that is a far more useful comparison. I suspect with that type of test, they might not be so drastically different from each other.
Of course the longest scale is always going to win on the B string. That is called physics, and the laws of physics are fairly tough to overcome.

Oh I'm aware haha. I'm a civil engineer by trade, so I'm fairly acquainted with the laws. I agree with you about the settings with respect to the style. Personally, I've just never heard a thumpy Thumb.

 

[deff]

Luckily, most of them come with tone control knobs. Doing a comparison of a bunch of different basses all set flat is slightly useful, but not very. Doing a comparison of a bunch of basses where they are each set to the ideal tone control settings for the style being played, now that is a far more useful comparison. I suspect with that type of test, they might not be so drastically different from each other.
Of course the longest scale is always going to win on the B string. That is called physics, and the laws of physics are fairly tough to overcome.

Sure except that the Peavey is 34 or 35 scale and sounds near as good on the B. It is surprising. I'm not even sure if this is an MIA model. Could be a newer Indonesian model

 

[Bassheart365]

That was super cool. I put on the in ears and gave it a listen. Pretty accurate as far as my experience with the Peavey.

Yeah the Cirrus shined in that shoot out. And after I heard the Le Fay I was so impressed that I bought one.

 

[singlemalt]

That is a USA made Cirrus, the BPX (Indonesia) version had a rail bridge. Cirrus are 35". Neck thru construction.

To my ear, it sounded like the Cirrus with the volume up and everything else at the detent positions. Pickup blend centered, and "flat" on the eq's.

For some reason I felt like he had some kind of effect running in the slap and finger style. The Darkglass dirt sounded accurate.

By the way, I just posted a couple Darkglass pedals: Super Symmetry comp, and the Alpha Omega Ultra.

Both are great pedals, the AOU is stunning for clean tones, and has the Darkglass suite capable cab sims.

I'm going to stick with the Line6 HD500X. I think the multi works better for me than individual pedals. I like the programability, if that's a word.

The Super P had a turn today. What a sweet player. Sounded great with the in ears.

 

[IronSpatula]

That is a USA made Cirrus, the BPX (Indonesia) version had a rail bridge.

It's not USA or BXP, but one of the newest run of imports. The headstock logo is a dead giveaway. They are supposed to be more like the old USAs than the BXPs.

I'll add some more on-topic content to this post by adding that I played my NG-3 6 out for the first time on Sunday. It doesn't seem superlative enough, but the adjective I'd use to describe the bass is consistent - consistent tone from the lowest to the highest notes, consistent sustain from open strings to high positions, and so on. It's almost like the design of the bass "compresses" elements of tone and feel compared to a more traditional instrument.

I was expecting improvements along these lines but the actual Dingwall experience was even more than I expected.

 

[BuffaloBob4343]

Luckily, most of them come with tone control knobs. Doing a comparison of a bunch of different basses all set flat is slightly useful, but not very. Doing a comparison of a bunch of basses where they are each set to the ideal tone control settings for the style being played, now that is a far more useful comparison. I suspect with that type of test, they might not be so drastically different from each other.
Of course the longest scale is always going to win on the B string. That is called physics, and the laws of physics are fairly tough to overcome.

But leave it to Sheldon to design his basses with the ideal tone control settings at flat. Or at least that is where I always end up with a Dingwall every time.

 

[singlemalt]

Good eye, my headstock logo is different. The bridge looks very similar to the old USA model, but black screws show on the new version. They did capture the sound. I looked at the Peavey site and they don’t mention where the new Cirrus is built. If there’s any mention of USA, it’s “USA designed” pickups and preamps. The price point is $1000.

The fanned fret Dingwalls have more playable areas that sound good. So much more even quality of tone and “girth” maybe, both up and down and across the neck. I noticed today how much more punch and heft I was getting out of the D and G strings on the Super P. They same very light touch worked everywhere.

 

[spiritbass]

Mmm... Just got done playing my Super Perfect P. It scratches all my itches so nicely and thoroughly...

 

[BuffaloBob4343]

Mmm... Just got done playing my Super Perfect P. It scratches all my itches so nicely and thoroughly...

 

[Peter Lufrano]

Mmm... Just got done playing my Super Perfect P. It scratches all my itches so nicely and thoroughly...

Which Super P are you grooving on?

 

[Bassheart365]

I thought the exact same thing. However, he made a standalone review of the MM in which it sounds much nicer. It almost sounds like its action was too low in the shootout video.


The Warwick, on the other hand, continues to sound incredibly twangy. I'm sure it has its place...

I thought the Dingwall NG excelled at everything in the shoot out except the slap demo. It sounds thin and too mid centered compared to the Le Fay, Cirrus, and Warwick. One of the reasons I modded my AB 5 and will be modding my ABHS 6 with Nordstrand Jazz pickups and medium jumbo frets. Also why I gravitate towards the Canadian models with dense woods (bubinga, wenge, northern ash), as opposed to the NG alder bodies.

 

[DeltaPhoenix]

So, I have been fighting hard to keep both of my current Dingwalls but it looks like one is going to go. I think I am going to sell my D-Bird custom and maybe try to get a Super P (and put the rest of the cash in the bank this time).
I figured that I won’t find an AB2 6er that is as pretty, light weight and as nice sounding as the one I currently have. I do want a 4 string Dingwall around for more rock band type situations so maybe I can get a trade plus cash situation.

I guess I need to upgrade my TB membership....

 

[BuffaloBob4343]

Which Super P are you grooving on?

She’s a beauty. Sonic blue with a killer abalone pick guard that Ken had made for it. So hopefully he’ll repost it later. All of his Dingwall’s are killer. I don’t know how he decides which one to play.

 

[Peter Lufrano]

She’s a beauty. Sonic blue with a killer abalone pick guard that Ken had made for it. So hopefully he’ll repost it later. All of his Dingwall’s are killer. I don’t know how he decides which one to play.

I’d love to see it!