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Sheldon crafts some exquisitely beautiful playable art, and this is one FINE specimen.
Does anyone have pointers to a history of all the various dingwall models or some sort of model timeline (or if I need to piece it together from multiple replies, I'll probably go build the timeline display myself)
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TI flats on my fretless AB2, Payson flats on my fretted AB2. I like the Payson flats better.
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Are you looking 'overall' or within specific models, because there's both of those things.
Probably best to move into 'eras' like the 93-96 pre-fire Dingwall (Voodoo Prima, Voodoo bass). No records exist of this era unfortunately.
Post fire there's still Voodoos happening but by 98 there's also "Zebra " (Now 'Z' without the cello cut).
Late 2001-early 2002 the first of the Afterburners are starting to float around. (FD-1 equipped, soft maple bodies, etc.)
Prima artists to my knowledge date to the same era as the newer Zebra shape ,but note that it was something like 2005-2006 that the body shape changes.
Super-J happens in the 2005-2006 range (again roll-out and production times tend to be elongated).
2009 Combustion becomes a thing...And within a year or so the NG model happens.
Now, the real stuff that's a bit of a muddle are the model spec and float. The AB2 was around as a walnut bodied solid body with bubinga by the time I was really paying attention in 2004, but previous to that it had a mahogany body for a while...then by what, 2005-2006 they were being chambered and more top options became available. The old AB2's are closer to what later became the AB/HS (heavy solid).Also that's the era where the AB1 had no options available (unlike now), and what, sometime around 2006-2007 the first of the AB-Z (ash body, non-gloss finish, grain filler more similar to the Z series).
Of course Super P, then the D-Bird/D-Rocs are all in recent memory.
There's also a time line of pickups to contend with.
Are you looking 'overall' or within specific models, because there's both of those things.
Probably best to move into 'eras' like the 93-96 pre-fire Dingwall (Voodoo Prima, Voodoo bass). No records exist of this era unfortunately.
Post fire there's still Voodoos happening but by 98 there's also "Zebra " (Now 'Z' without the cello cut).
Late 2001-early 2002 the first of the Afterburners are starting to float around. (FD-1 equipped, soft maple bodies, etc.)
Prima artists to my knowledge date to the same era as the newer Zebra shape ,but note that it was something like 2005-2006 that the body shape changes.
Super-J happens in the 2005-2006 range (again roll-out and production times tend to be elongated).
2009 Combustion becomes a thing...And within a year or so the NG model happens.
Now, the real stuff that's a bit of a muddle are the model spec and float. The AB2 was around as a walnut bodied solid body with bubinga by the time I was really paying attention in 2004, but previous to that it had a mahogany body for a while...then by what, 2005-2006 they were being chambered and more top options became available. The old AB2's are closer to what later became the AB/HS (heavy solid).Also that's the era where the AB1 had no options available (unlike now), and what, sometime around 2006-2007 the first of the AB-Z (ash body, non-gloss finish, grain filler more similar to the Z series).
Of course Super P, then the D-Bird/D-Rocs are all in recent memory.
There's also a time line of pickups to contend with.
Thank you for that! I still want to understand all the pickups but have struggled to find a lot of info there.
Ive been noticing a bit of a tremolo or chorus effect on my bass now that I’ve had it a couple months. It is very subtle but is very pronounced on the upper frets of the B string. Could this be magnetic pull? Pickups maybe too close? I’ve left everything stock (NG3) but the pickups are really close.
Yes, the magnets in those pickups are very powerful, especially when there are 3 of them all pulling down on that big fat string. That's normal, and is to be expected. The FDV pickups also have the same issue. The older FD3's didn't have the issue to anywhere near the same degree because their magnets were not as strong.
What you are hearing is actually the pitch being unstable because when you fret those upper notes, it puts the string so close to the pickups that they then exert so much magnetic pull on the string that they distort the oscillation pattern. The B string oscillates slowly enough from the low frequency of the plucked notes that the oscillation ends up being an irregular shape instead of a simple back-and-forth, and that manifests as pitch instability. You can even see it on a digital tuner.
You could try lowering the pickups to reduce it if it's a real problem, or just try not to play sustained notes on the upper frets on the B string.
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My Combustion came with the PUs almost touching the strings. Set the "G" to have 3mm or 1/8" clearence then set the "B" as required to "level" the output volume.
I just set the "G" then lowered the "B" end so PU was same height and it sounds fine to me, I did mine mainly to reduce some of the aggression.
This info was what Sheldon said to do in his video on the subject
I just set the "G" then lowered the "B" end so PU was same height and it sounds fine to me, I did mine mainly to reduce some of the aggression.
This info was what Sheldon said to do in his video on the subject
Jason just got my bass in at FretNation. He took some shots of it. I'm driving out to pick it up from him this coming weekend.
Pau ferro fretboard.
Pau ferro fretboard.
Wondering if anyone here has seen this unique type of setup? Seems to be a nut to hold strings in place PLUS a fret for the strings to rest on in the open position.
Nice darker fingerboards look so much better than maple for the majority of there basses IMO
zero fret? I think Gibson was doing it for awhile with their LP's the last few years
I had a couple of basses with zero frets, never knew Dingwall made some.
Or is that aftermarket ?
Or is that aftermarket ?
It's a zero fret, they aren't super common but a few builders use them. Zero fret - Wikipedia
Seems like it was factory and that design didn't last long.
Zero fret, stainless steel frets
