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#28,322
Bassheart365 said:
More Dingwall work for Maurillo Mina at Mo's Shop. Preparing my new-to-me 2016 ABHS 6 for installation of Nordstrand Jazz pickups, to be housed in new shells ordered from Dingwall. He has added shielding to the pickup cavities. I decided to keep it passive. I highly recommend Mo for any mods you have in mind. BTW, I absolutely love the solid bubinga body on this bass. Punch and sustain for days. Not to mention it is just plain gorgeous!

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Bodacious bubinga. :cool:
 
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Here’s a little math question for you guys. It’s word problem, and might require some calculus, seeing as how there’s a few variables.

So, I spent time over the last couple days tearing my 25 year old dryer apart, bought a $18 part, put it all back together again. Back in business.

Given that new dryers run $500 and up into combustion range, ( gas dryer), but repair costs are not nearly as much, how much bass buying budget did I just earn. Factor in spousal bonus points for a quick run to the laundromat with the wet load, and a quick repair turnaround. Show your work.

Used Dingwall, or is it time for a new washer dryer set?
 
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singlemalt said:
Here’s a little math question for you guys. It’s word problem, and might require some calculus, seeing as how there’s a few variables.

So, I spent time over the last couple days tearing my 25 year old dryer apart, bought a $18 part, put it all back together again. Back in business.

Given that new dryers run $500 and up into combustion range, ( gas dryer), but repair costs are not nearly as much, how much bass buying budget did I just earn. Factor in spousal bonus points for a quick run to the laundromat with the wet load, and a quick repair turnaround. Show your work.

Used Dingwall, or is it time for a new washer dryer set?
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You spent exactly a new dryer is .5 to 1.5 household units. You spent about .02 household units on repair. The real question isn’t how many household units you can now spend on a Dingwall, it’s who is paying attention and budgeting the household units.
 
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singlemalt said:
Here’s a little math question for you guys. It’s word problem, and might require some calculus, seeing as how there’s a few variables.

So, I spent time over the last couple days tearing my 25 year old dryer apart, bought a $18 part, put it all back together again. Back in business.

Given that new dryers run $500 and up into combustion range, ( gas dryer), but repair costs are not nearly as much, how much bass buying budget did I just earn. Factor in spousal bonus points for a quick run to the laundromat with the wet load, and a quick repair turnaround. Show your work.

Used Dingwall, or is it time for a new washer dryer set?
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The calculus is a follows: the correct number of basses to own is always N +1, where N equals the number you currently own.
 
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spiritbass said:
? Mo's earning money doing something he obviously enjoys, I don't see why he would be complaining...
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I met Mo (Maurillo) at the Norstrand NAMM booth last January. Great guy. He's the guy the pros go to to mod their basses in SoCal. And for good reason. His work is exemplary. And I'm sure he is thrilled to be getting Dingwalls shipped to him.
 
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Bassheart365 said:
Can't wait to see those luminlay fret strips. I'm thinking about sending him my Clement fretless to have the same thing done.
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The bigger problem is that he has to remove the already installed inlays. That's some serious work. I suggested it might be best to use a fret saw and recut the lines out.
 
#28,334
Thumper said:
Just out of curiosity, what would you use the high sizzle for?
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all over the album, one part at 07:40. There are better examples on it, but I'm in a hurry at the moment. Coupled with the flanger effect, this makes for a certain "shrrriiing" sound.

and of course "The Cure - Disintregration" features a lot of that Stingray sizzle, but after micing and EQ it sounds like a creaking door. I love that tone.





It actually is a quite unique sound, very cool if you use a cab without a horn.
 
#28,335
How do you choose?
A few years back, I was convinced the ABZ, or the AB1 were for me, now the hype around the NG2 has me wanting that. How do you know which is right for you? I'm coming from J style basses. Mostly fender 4 string, but enough 5 string that I want a 5 string dingwall. I like the scoop of the J, but not sure I want that in a dingwall. Help!
 
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TinyE said:
How do you choose?
A few years back, I was convinced the ABZ, or the AB1 were for me, now the hype around the NG2 has me wanting that. How do you know which is right for you? I'm coming from J style basses. Mostly fender 4 string, but enough 5 string that I want a 5 string dingwall. I like the scoop of the J, but not sure I want that in a dingwall. Help!
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If tone is your primary focus I’d figure out what style you wanna hear and go for a model that compliments it.

If playablility is then same advice there.

For me. I prefer 18mm spacing and have played the long scales for a long time. That’s were I feel at home. Tone is secondary but that said is not a concern as all Dingwalls sound awesome in their own way.

If you feel at home on a 19mm Jazz then perhaps sticking with one is a good idea. Or trying a 19mm(4string only)long scale.
If your curious of the model discrepancies I would refer to the website as a start.

Curious what “hype” is drawing you to the NG series? The sound of the dark glass?(also available in Canadian models.)
 
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TinyE said:
How do you choose?
A few years back, I was convinced the ABZ, or the AB1 were for me, now the hype around the NG2 has me wanting that. How do you know which is right for you? I'm coming from J style basses. Mostly fender 4 string, but enough 5 string that I want a 5 string dingwall. I like the scoop of the J, but not sure I want that in a dingwall. Help!
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Kind of depends on your pocketbook and if want it now. There are quite a few new NGs and Combustions available for immediate purchase. Take a look at Reverb. The NGs and Combustions are not what I would consider "scooped" ala Fender Jazz. They are mid pronounced, especially the NGs. If you want a new Canadian made model you need to get in line and wait. There are a few used ABs available here and on on Reverb also. With the Canadian basses you are generally getting denser exotic woods, and a heavier bridge. Both improve tone and sustain IMO.
 
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Here is a soundclip of the neck pickup in my afterburner 2, the pickup is a FD-1. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

The recording is me playing with an idea straight into the recording interface in passive mode, the bass has no tone control so I suppose it is flat.

What do you all think, is the pickup in wired in series or parallell? I think it is in parallell.
 
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