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#31,881
ThisYouCanTrust said:
Stupid question maybe but anyone else find it difficult to not make preamps saturate when playing aggressively on their dingwall ?
Mine is passive, yet with my SCR-DI (for instance) it's impossible to get a clean tone above 50% volume .. which is then not much to drive a power amp.
Same problem on a B7K (ultra v2).

I guess the way around that would be a preamp with separate gain and volume settings ?
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hbabels said:
For SCR-DI specifically have you tried the pad ?

If you take the back plate off there is a jumper inside for a 15db pad. That helps a lot with that Preamp.
I wish it was a button or switch on the outside of the unit.
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Good to know about the input pad on the SCR. Although I find it quite unusual that a passive bass would have trouble overdriving the input on anything. The -15 input pads were designed for high output active basses. Hmmm...
 
#31,882
johnsonabq said:
Good to know about the input pad on the SCR. Although I find it quite unusual that a passive bass would have trouble overdriving the input on anything. The -15 input pads were designed for high output active basses. Hmmm...
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Yeah I would agree pads usually not needed in most passive Basses but with scr DI in particular it seems pretty sensitive and all my Basses passive and active seem to sound better with the pad engaged.
 
#31,883
ckevinwelch said:
I asked this over on the Dingwall forum, but haven't gotten a reply. Seeing this bridge reminded me to ask here. I have a 1998 Prima with the same style of bridge as in this photograph, and the last time I restrung (with Peysons) had a heck of a time getting the ball ends over the posts. Does anyone know of any "post-less" replacement for the saddles? If I were have to replace the whole bridge, what would I look for? The saddles are screwed into a big metal plate that's set in a routed cavity in the body.
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I had the same issue on a previous PA getting TI flats to fit the posts. My solution was a pair of vicegrips and a drill bit on the ball ends, worked like a charm. Be easy on the pressure or you'll crush your balls. That sounded dirty, but you get my drift.
 
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#31,884
ThisYouCanTrust said:
Stupid question maybe but anyone else find it difficult to not make preamps saturate when playing aggressively on their dingwall ?
Mine is passive, yet with my SCR-DI (for instance) it's impossible to get a clean tone above 50% volume .. which is then not much to drive a power amp.
Same problem on a B7K (ultra v2).

I guess the way around that would be a preamp with separate gain and volume settings ?
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Have you tried lowering your pickups a bit?
 
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ckevinwelch said:
I asked this over on the Dingwall forum, but haven't gotten a reply. Seeing this bridge reminded me to ask here. I have a 1998 Prima with the same style of bridge as in this photograph, and the last time I restrung (with Peysons) had a heck of a time getting the ball ends over the posts. Does anyone know of any "post-less" replacement for the saddles? If I were have to replace the whole bridge, what would I look for? The saddles are screwed into a big metal plate that's set in a routed cavity in the body.
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You could talk directly to Dingwall about possible saddle replacements or a whole new bridge assembly. That’s weird though. These are paysons on this bass.

Side note. I’m sure I can speak for the group when I say we would all appreciate a photo of said Prima.
 
#31,887
AB Nate said:
I gave an NG3 DG edition a run today.
It had a DB switch in it.

It played really nice and sounded fantastic.

I was a bit surprised by the weight, I think from the PG. That said, I think it’s pretty freaking Rad.

Of course I wanted to bring it home. Will power prevailed though and it’s still hanging there.
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I'll be playing one this coming weekend. I look forward to comparing it to my Z and Prima :)
 
#31,897
AB Nate said:
Have you tried lowering your pickups a bit?
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Nope. Any reason why I would want to do this ?
The sound is good and even, so what would be the advantages to mess with this now ?
Naive question, I mean I always assumed that highest was best and that pickups could not saturate.

I could also play less hard, which is usually the case too but sometimes you get carried away by the music I guess :)
 
#31,898
ThisYouCanTrust said:
Nope. Any reason why I would want to do this ?
The sound is good and even, so what would be the advantages to mess with this now ?
Naive question, I mean I always assumed that highest was best and that pickups could not saturate.

I could also play less hard, which is usually the case too but sometimes you get carried away by the music I guess :)
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I don’t believe highest is best. You don’t want to bottom them out by any means but a little drop can clean up your sounds ALOT.

IIRC according to sheldons set up vids you want to be about an 1/8” down from bottom of string to top of pick up when you have the 24th fret depressed. This will give you closer to a 1/4” when string is open. Rough measurements of the top of my head so don’t quote these numbers.

Are you getting any string wear on the pick up covers?

Personally, I think Dingwalls, at least through my rigs are massive already. I found by lowering the pick ups ever so slightly that my signal became cleaner.

I think of it like this. When a vocalist “eats” the microphone he loses clarity but increases gain(?) driving the signal harder, creating peaks and “thickness”.
Sorry for some of my wording.

When they back off a bit they achieve better dynamics and control. The microphone has a better chance of picking up the dynamics of the voice. I’m sure this applies the same to pick ups. With that, In my mind you should experience less break up and over all a cleaner voice of the instrument.

BUT go too far though and some of the signal dynamics can get lost.

I’m not a sound engineer by any means. Despite leaning to the heavier side of music though, I’ve always tried to maintain a clean piano like tone.

FD3s are great for this especially when paired with a glockenklang.
I find the FDVs are easier to drive for aggression. Especially when paired with the DGTC.
 
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My Garage Rig assortment.(I need a jam pad to put this stuff in.) I’d be pushing the limits (of spousal compromise)if I added it to the living room gear.

The one that is collecting dust as I don’t have a heavy band to crush things with. I did crush my neighbours last night though.

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