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Dingwall Owners Club

#35,081
Charlzm said:
I ordered a 10th anniversary indigoburst 3X Combustion with pau ferro fretboard last January (2019). Still waiting for it. Yup. A "mass produced" Chinese bass. Over $2k. 15 month wait. Good thing I drank the Dingwall Kool-Aid (which is delicious, by the way, and would you like some?).

Seriously, I am down to about a month wait now.

You (meaning anyone reading this) should be able to shop around and find a dealer that has one on hand or in queue at this point. Hopefully, nobody else will have to wait over a year for theirs. :)
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I have no idea why this seems more frustrating than a 23.5 month wait for a Canadian Dingwall, but it does, although I now have an IG pic of my finished bass sitting in a rack in the shop...

I'M THIS CLOSE!!!
 
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#35,083
nellie48 said:
As a new owner, I have a question about your right hand movement on these multi scale basses.

Does your plucking hand move perpendicular with the strings (yellow) or in the direction of the bridge (red).View attachment 3757379

If your movement is like the yellow arrow, the string tension and tone will change.

Making my hand move like the red arrow is difficult for me as I have a natural tendency (bad habit) of my hand actually moving in the opposite direction and drifting towards the bridge on a standard bass.
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I've had to consciously change my playing position due to this specific issue. I try to focus on playing parallel to the pickups which would be like the red arrow in your image. This became apparent to me when I was playing faster stuff on the thinner strings and was running into the bridge.

For me it's a way to improve my playing. As others have suggested you can move all over the strings to find interesting sounds and this technique keeps the tone and string tension consistent. When I play guitar I find it easier to move my picking position now and can do sweeps and different muting techniques more easily.
 
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#35,084
DiabolusInMusic said:
After a visit to the Dingwall shop, I was pretty confident myself and most bassists set their pickups way too high. I had brought my Carvin in years ago and Sheldon and crew hooked it up to some sort of machine which visualized output. They lowered my pickups to the optimal height, which was way lower than I had it or would have expected it to be. I was pretty surprised.
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So new Dingwalls are shipped out with pickup heights that are much closer than what Sheldon would suggest his basses be set at?

I’ve had mine a few days and the pickups are super close. Like 3/16” or so.
 
#35,085
Thanks everyone for the input on the plucking hand advice. I agree that plucking in different positions on the strings can really give a lot control over your tone. I do this when I feel a need.

My original post however was referring to doing a quick ascending scale run when the hand is stationary, like a C major scale. For that situation I would think following the red line makes more sense. Certainly, I’ll need to get rid of my bad habit of drifting towards the bridge when doing an ascending scale like that. On a Dingwall that would mean I’m running on top of the bridge on the G string!

This bass is going to force me to get rid of bad habits and should improve my technique. It already has. I’m playing with a lighter touch and working on my floating thumb.
 
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#35,086
AB Nate said:
Well?
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Well, it's not actually a pic of my bass, it's a pic that my bass happens to be in...:whistle:

Ok, fine...

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Mine is the most boring and utilitarian one in the whole rack. I'm ok with that, I was going for workhorses, not show horses. I'm seriously considering having my FBass sanded to a matte finish. I love the look of the glossy finish, but the matte finishes just work better for my needs.
 
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#35,090
pbass6811 said:
Mine is the most boring and utilitarian one in the whole rack. I'm ok with that, I was going for workhorses, not show horses. I'm seriously considering having my FBass sanded to a matte finish. I love the look of the glossy finish, but the matte finishes just work better for my needs.
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There's nothing boring about midnight burst! It looks great! The Super P and J in black and red that are farther back would appear far more conventional. Nothing wrong with those, either!
 
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#35,093
pbass6811 said:
Well, it's not actually a pic of my bass, it's a pic that my bass happens to be in...:whistle:

Ok, fine...

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Mine is the most boring and utilitarian one in the whole rack. I'm ok with that, I was going for workhorses, not show horses. I'm seriously considering having my FBass sanded to a matte finish. I love the look of the glossy finish, but the matte finishes just work better for my needs.
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Sir - you are WRONG in saying your ABZ is 'boring and utilitarian' of the bunch - hell's NO....Even Salma Hayek comes out of the shower with no makeup on, and is still stunning!! I prefer the satin finish to be honest - i believe even Sheldon expected me to go to gloss with all the upgrades i did - nope and zero regrets. Your bass will be killer - and i will take a wet or dry Salma......just sayin. ;)
 
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#35,095
BS666 said:
So this may seem kind of strange but here are a couple more pictures of your bass for you to drool over haha.
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graphics1988 said:
Sir - you are WRONG in saying your ABZ is 'boring and utilitarian' of the bunch - hell's NO....Even Salma Hayek comes out of the shower with no makeup on, and is still stunning!! I prefer the satin finish to be honest - i believe even Sheldon expected me to go to gloss with all the upgrades i did - nope and zero regrets. Your bass will be killer - and i will take a wet or dry Salma......just sayin. ;)
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seedokebass said:
@pbass6811 I wouldn't call yours boring at all!
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I appreciate that, fellas, but that's not my bass...:D:roflmao::laugh:! Mine is the Midnightburst ABZ at the front of the line...LOL!
 
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#35,097
pbass6811 said:
Well, it's not actually a pic of my bass, it's a pic that my bass happens to be in...:whistle:

Ok, fine...

View attachment 3757602

Mine is the most boring and utilitarian one in the whole rack. I'm ok with that, I was going for workhorses, not show horses. I'm seriously considering having my FBass sanded to a matte finish. I love the look of the glossy finish, but the matte finishes just work better for my needs.
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Excellent. I assumed it was one of these shop rack photos.... but still. Awesome looking 4 banger!!!



I cannot wait to see the 6th one in!!!
 
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