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#31,141
Getting my funk on with my "Jazzwall" AB. I had Nordstrand Audio (Mo) replace the banjo frets with standard bass frets and replaced the pickups with Nordstrand Jazz pickups. Perfect for funk/R&B music...especially slap bass.

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Seriously though, I needed some side dots and figured it sure wouldn't hurt to put a few on the board.

I sent the neck down to @maurilio as after seeing his work done on some of yous guys basses I thought why chance anyone else when Dingwall is not available to do mods like this might as well get the best guy not in the shop.

Not disappointed!!!!
I know it was some minor modification but here’s the thing.....
I sent him the neck, Then we realized aside from a little bit of string wear on the board he had no measurements to place the dots between the G and C.

I sent him measurements from my other 6ers which both were virtually identical to each other. I think he nailed it.

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And since Rob asked,
Here just one more of walnut. I love walnut.

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AB Nate said:
Seriously though, I needed some side dots and figured it sure wouldn't hurt to put a few on the board.

I sent the neck down to @maurilio as after seeing his work done on some of yous guys basses I thought why chance anyone else when Dingwall is not available to do mods like this might as well get the best guy not in the shop.

Not disappointed!!!!
I know it was some minor modification but here’s the thing.....
I sent him the neck, Then we realized aside from a little bit of string wear on the board he had no measurements to place the dots between the G and C.

I sent him measurements from my other 6ers which both were virtually identical to each other. I think he nailed it.

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And since Rob asked,
Here just one more of walnut. I love walnut.

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A bit easier to find your way around the neck now?
 
#31,147
Flabzilla said:
A bit easier to find your way around the neck now?
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Instantly. The 5,7,12 side dots sure do help a ton. And surprisingly, I guess, the FB dots made a noticeable difference and not just 12+ having that reference point coming down the neck offered instant comfort and reassurance.

I LOVED how it looked naked but I simply do not have the skill level to comfortably, with confidence play it that way in public with what little time I practice.
 
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AB Nate said:
Seriously though, I needed some side dots and figured it sure wouldn't hurt to put a few on the board.

I sent the neck down to @maurilio as after seeing his work done on some of yous guys basses I thought why chance anyone else when Dingwall is not available to do mods like this might as well get the best guy not in the shop.

Not disappointed!!!!
I know it was some minor modification but here’s the thing.....
I sent him the neck, Then we realized aside from a little bit of string wear on the board he had no measurements to place the dots between the G and C.

I sent him measurements from my other 6ers which both were virtually identical to each other. I think he nailed it.

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And since Rob asked,
Here just one more of walnut. I love walnut.

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Great Job. Yeah, my experience with Mo shows exactly why he's the first call of the West Coast bass elite. Not only was the actual work top notch but the attention to detail was really 100% as was the communication.

Beyond that...I'll point out that his neck finish person made my Fretless Combustion neck feel literally the best of any of my Dingwalls. The back of the neck is now unlike any of my others (in a really good way).

AB Nate said:
Instantly. The 5,7,12 side dots sure do help a ton. And surprisingly, I guess, the FB dots made a noticeable difference and not just 12+ having that reference point coming down the neck offered instant comfort and reassurance.

I LOVED how it looked naked but I simply do not have the skill level to comfortably, with confidence play it that way in public with what little time I practice.
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Having visible 'lines' at the side of my neck plus markers is a HUGE benefit. The Luminlay reference across the neck is a big help too.

I really love luminlay side dots on my regular (fretted) NG too... There hasn't been a single stage 'blackout' where I couldn't see markings and it is a huge comfort on stage.
 
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xnewyorka said:
Does this seem unreasonable?
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Honestly? Yes. What, 95% of production speaker cabs don't produce down in that range but may die trying. ;) And nearly all modern amps have some kind of HP built in above that point even if you wanted it in the room. By implication, the left side of that frequency response chart should match, give or take, meaning you're boosting stuff below 20hz pretty heftily too.

Centering a wide shelf down that low is a no-go for me, anyway.
 
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BurningSkies said:
Honestly? Yes. What, 95% of production speaker cabs don't produce down in that range but may die trying. ;) And nearly all modern amps have some kind of HP built in above that point even if you wanted it in the room. By implication, the left side of that frequency response chart should match, give or take, meaning you're boosting stuff below 20hz pretty heftily too.

Centering a wide shelf down that low is a no-go for me, anyway.
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I agree with all of that. Their description says: "The BTS features single-pole filters for broadband equalization. Often the broader single-pole filters are preferred for musical instruments because they are less selective, easier on the ear, and sound more “musical”."
So it seems that the idea is that it is a more gentle boost or cut, not a radical one.
In the end, all that really matters is how it sounds.
What does @johnsonabq have to say about that?
 
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xnewyorka said:
I agree with all of that. Their description says: "The BTS features single-pole filters for broadband equalization. Often the broader single-pole filters are preferred for musical instruments because they are less selective, easier on the ear, and sound more “musical”."
So it seems that the idea is that it is a more gentle boost or cut, not a radical one.
In the end, all that really matters is how it sounds.
What does @johnsonabq have to say about that?
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I found mine competent but not all that inspirational and put a DGTC in. ;) Though I'll stand by that overall the EMG unit isn't a bad preamp, though I don't crank any of the preamp controls on any of my basses.
 
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BurningSkies said:
I found mine competent but not all that inspirational and put a DGTC in. ;) Though I'll stand by that overall the EMG unit isn't a bad preamp, though I don't crank any of the preamp controls on any of my basses.
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Cool. I'm curious if anyone has ever tried an Audere preamp either in a Dingwall or anything else. So far I've met ONE person who has one, and he raves about it, although I haven't been able to get over there to hear it for myself.
 
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xnewyorka said:
Cool. I'm curious if anyone has ever tried an Audere preamp either in a Dingwall or anything else. So far I've met ONE person who has one, and he raves about it, although I haven't been able to get over there to hear it for myself.
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I have an Audere 4 band with Alumitones in my v1 Combustion - it sounds great, the EQ points are all very useful.
 
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xnewyorka said:
Cool. I'm curious if anyone has ever tried an Audere preamp either in a Dingwall or anything else. So far I've met ONE person who has one, and he raves about it, although I haven't been able to get over there to hear it for myself.
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I believe there was a fellow with a 6 string Natural combustion put in an Audere. I could be wrong on the brand.... it wasn’t that long ago and I believe he listed it for sale.
 
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xnewyorka said:
Cool. I'm curious if anyone has ever tried an Audere preamp either in a Dingwall or anything else. So far I've met ONE person who has one, and he raves about it, although I haven't been able to get over there to hear it for myself.
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I remember when the original SJ's were first happening and a few guys on the old Dingwall message board used the Audere...I don't know the who's and wheres of it right now.
 

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