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Dingwall Owners Club
- Thread starter FroggyOne2
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Anyone get their Dingwalls re-fretted? I bought mine used and there’s a bit of fret wear. It looks like the previous owner used stainless steel frets. The bass still plays well but I think it’s eventually gonna need a re-fret.
Peter Lufrano
Blues. and nothing but the Blues.
I have had a couple of mine refretted. Mike Lull's shop does a fantastic job.
Lowendtech
Happily trending in my own peculiar direction.
On DW’s, showing wear and needing a re-fret are two different things. The former doesn’t automatically mean the latter. And I would almost exchange “doesn’t automatically” with “rarely”
Thanks! Where is he located?
I hear ya. Like I said, it still plays fine but I know my limits on what I find acceptable and these frets are bordering on that.
Soon I will be receiving my very first Dingwall Bass (Standard Droc) . What are the top 5 things that stood out to you when you received your first ?
Bellevue, WA (just across the Sound from Seattle).
Still (im)patiently waiting for my anniversary Combustion with a pau ferro fretboard... paid for 10+ months ago...
I mean, I still have an Afterburner and another Combustion, so I'm set already. But this will be my first new Dingwall and my first to not be modified.
Although... I never solo pickups, so wouldn't it be cool to get the wiring set up for B/M, B/N, M/N and all-on?
I mean, I still have an Afterburner and another Combustion, so I'm set already. But this will be my first new Dingwall and my first to not be modified.
Although... I never solo pickups, so wouldn't it be cool to get the wiring set up for B/M, B/N, M/N and all-on?
1. Wow, it's really long. About 4 inches longer than my other standard 34" basses.
2. Damn it looks good (mine's a NG-2 in Ducati Matte Pearl White). I think Dingwall has some of the nicest looking basses due to them having a modern shape that's more interesting than the traditional shapes, but not too alienating (no extreme death metal jaggedness). It's a perfect balance of interesting and pleasing.
3. It's pretty light for a 5-string.
4. The fanned frets didn't take long to get used to.
5. I wish there are tapewound strings for it.
I'm in the market for a new bass for a new project and I'm considering a Combustion or NG. For this project, I will be tuning to drop A (A-E-A-D or A-E-A-D-G). I haven't decided if I want a 4- or 5-string or a 2- or 3-pickup version. I was able to play an NG-3 5-string at a local music store for 20 or 30 minutes. I have a few concerns.
Is the B string going to have enough tension? According to the sales guy, the one I played had a .127" B-string and had less tension that I would prefer. Even more so when I tuned it down to an A. I know there are string sets available with larger gauge strings. Anyone tuning to drop A? What strings/gauges do you use?
The one I played had 3 pickups and I found that I was hitting the neck pickup with my fingers while playing it. I also didn't find a good place to rest/anchor my thumb. Are most Dingwall players pick players? Any finger-style players out there? Where do you anchor your thumb?
Thanks in advance for any knowledge or experience you can provide,
--jack
Is the B string going to have enough tension? According to the sales guy, the one I played had a .127" B-string and had less tension that I would prefer. Even more so when I tuned it down to an A. I know there are string sets available with larger gauge strings. Anyone tuning to drop A? What strings/gauges do you use?
The one I played had 3 pickups and I found that I was hitting the neck pickup with my fingers while playing it. I also didn't find a good place to rest/anchor my thumb. Are most Dingwall players pick players? Any finger-style players out there? Where do you anchor your thumb?
Thanks in advance for any knowledge or experience you can provide,
--jack
I use Dingwall strings for the most part, but for my Drop-A and F# sets, I turned to @Blues Cat / Payson strings. Check his out - .145 for Drop-A is ahhhhmazing.
I mostly do floating thumb. I picked that up long before I started playing Dingwall basses, though. On the occasions I anchor my thumb, it's actually on the B string.
My first D-Roc Standard?
1. Huh. The case isn't shaped like a Thunderbird.
2. It looks great.
3. It is really light. And thin. The body is very thin.
4. It is as comfortable and plays as well as my Canadian Dingwalls.
5. It sounds great.
And now that I finally got to play it with a band, here's a bonus...
6. Wow, there' s a lot more mids than I thought. I'm going to have to rework the patch on my HX Stomp a little.
And now that I've had it for a few weeks...
7) I wonder where I can get a Hipshot XTender in matching black chrome finish.
1. Wow! This bass is REALLY well built!
2. Wow! All that anxiousness I'd built up over the fanned frets, was a waste of anxiousness. If you can't play a multi scale bass, it's because you're not trying...
3. Wow! This B-string is UNREAL!
4. Wow! I mean, REALLY, unreal!
5. Damn! I gotta buy another one...
Fingerstyle player here(working on my pick playing). I'm responding because I am a finger style player, not because I have any real, profound words of wisdom. Your issue isn't one that I've ever come across. My thumb does float, and I will anchor on the B-string if necessary, but if I'm playing the B-string, I'll just anchor wherever is comfortable. The only thing I don't do is anchor between the pickups, at least I don't think I do...
@Selta is right about the string situation. I've used Paysons with great success. Even Dingwall uses another brand(Kalium)if a customer wants some extreme downtuned setup.
I'm doing AEAD on a D-Bird. I am also using Payson 0.145s - though am going to try out Fret Nation supplied D'Addarios soon too.
Works for me!
I am a fingers player - and I rest my thumb on the edges of the pickups. Works well for me.
With the triple pickup models it's like playing with a ramp. Just takes a bit to get used to.
I was blown away by my first Dingwall, a Super J 4, with PJ pickups. It was super light, played great and sounded awesome.
I bought it used from a fellow TB member. Sight unseen and without a test drive. A leap of faith into Dingwalls.
First thought, “Every bit of flab has been stripped off the J bass, every detail has been improved!”
Next thought, “I’m selling the Fender Jazz!”
That was ten years and I now have two of the six I’ve been pleased to own. All stellar basses.
I bought it used from a fellow TB member. Sight unseen and without a test drive. A leap of faith into Dingwalls.
First thought, “Every bit of flab has been stripped off the J bass, every detail has been improved!”
Next thought, “I’m selling the Fender Jazz!”
That was ten years and I now have two of the six I’ve been pleased to own. All stellar basses.
Or in my case, the ceiling, haha. Our rehearsal space has a low ceiling, and we've insulated with styrofoam (works really well, actually, it's a non-heated storage barn). I'm also 196 cm/6'5" tall, and there are some suspcious markings on the ceiling styrofoam...
