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#37,923
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From the GC used thread:
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#37,925
All the talk a few pages back has got me G.A.S.ing for a Fretless Dingwall now even though I’ve never played one. I did dip my toes into Fretless water a few months back when my stimulus check appeared about the same time as a Cirrus custom shop 6 unlined FL showed up locally. It’s wonderful and the transition to unlined and parallel frets (virtual) plus the extra string is going smoother than I would have thought. But it’s not a Dingwall and that’s about all I’ve played since I bought my first used AB-1 about 20 years ago.
So I’m going to put a shout out and see if there is anyone within a half days drive from Pocatello, ID that has a Dingwall FL that I could come and play.
 
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#37,931
johnsonabq said:
Just out of curiosity...
How many players solo the bridge pickup?
Thanks!
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By my count, about 372. And I'm one of them.

Sheldon includes the option on every standard 2x and 3x pickup configuration coming out of the shop, so we know there's a well-considered reason for it (even if an outlier in the timbre range and somewhat polarizing in opinion).
 
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Although I did buy my Whalepool blue brand new Combustion yesterday (not a NG), I of course don't have it yet but you know, we all think of 'mods' we can do. This model has the single bridge pickup and the neck pickup with the space in between for the additional 3rd pickup. I found one site that has the mod kit but its in the England/UK and I'm not, and that kit is for the 3rd pickup addition. What I would really like to do as far as a mod is move that neck pickup butt up against the bridge one, so I have more 'open' space where my pick lands when playing as I only play with a pick 100% of the time. Its this psychological thing, if I see a pickup where my pick lands, I'm bound to hit the top of it. Is there a Dingwall pick guard I can buy so I can do this mod I want? If not, then I will go for the gusto and add the 3rd pickup, just because, and try to deal with my psychological roadblock when picking.
 
#37,933
VolverseLoco said:
Although I did buy my Whalepool blue brand new Combustion yesterday (not a NG), I of course don't have it yet but you know, we all think of 'mods' we can do. This model has the single bridge pickup and the neck pickup with the space in between for the additional 3rd pickup. I found one site that has the mod kit but its in the England/UK and I'm not, and that kit is for the 3rd pickup addition. What I would really like to do as far as a mod is move that neck pickup butt up against the bridge one, so I have more 'open' space where my pick lands when playing as I only play with a pick 100% of the time. Its this psychological thing, if I see a pickup where my pick lands, I'm bound to hit the top of it. Is there a Dingwall pick guard I can buy so I can do this mod I want? If not, then I will go for the gusto and add the 3rd pickup, just because, and try to deal with my psychological roadblock when picking.
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I believe Dingwall sells the kit you need. Pickup and pickguard included.
 
#37,934
johnsonabq said:
I believe Dingwall sells the kit you need. Pickup and pickguard included.
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I must be missing something because I don't see any parts for sale on their website, at all, just strings and regular Dingwall type merchandise. Maybe one has to write in? The mod kit I did find, and only one of them, was to add the middle pickup into the Combustion, not to move the neck pickup back and fill over the open cavity with a new pick guard. Ill keep looking though. Now I wonder if one could buy the NG pickguard for the 2 pickup bridge config I want and do it that way, but then I don't know if there is a good section of Whalepool blue paint that would then show through the NG rectangle cutaway.
 
#37,935
VolverseLoco said:
I must be missing something because I don't see any parts for sale on their website, at all, just strings and regular Dingwall type merchandise. Maybe one has to write in? The mod kit I did find, and only one of them, was to add the middle pickup into the Combustion, not to move the neck pickup back and fill over the open cavity with a new pick guard. Ill keep looking though. Now I wonder if one could buy the NG pickguard for the 2 pickup bridge config I want and do it that way, but then I don't know if there is a good section of Whalepool blue paint that would then show through the NG rectangle cutaway.
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You need to email Dingwall or your local dealer to order a kit. I assume the one you saw in the U.K. was bassdirect, they are a reputable company and well known Dingwall dealer. In the US you can try fretnation, our old friend John Fox and I think LoMax bass?

I don’t recall if you can buy an NG shaped pickguard from Dingwall (I suspect not as it’s from the signature model) but you can certainly fine them used online at the usual places. You can also have one made.

If you’re just wanting the NG spacing then go for that IMO it’s cheaper and less hassle.
 
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Waltsdog said:
You need to email Dingwall or your local dealer to order a kit. I assume the one you saw in the U.K. was bassdirect, they are a reputable company and well known Dingwall dealer. In the US you can try fretnation, our old friend John Fox and I think LoMax bass?

I don’t recall if you can buy an NG shaped pickguard from Dingwall (I suspect not as it’s from the signature model) but you can certainly fine them used online at the usual places. You can also have one made.

If you’re just wanting the NG spacing then go for that IMO it’s cheaper and less hassle.
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Yes, it was BassDirect over there in the UK, they have a lot of stuff for sure. You know, when you are getting something new, your mind goes 100 mph sometimes, at least for me. Does the Dingwall I got even need mods, NO.. I know that.. I will have to try out my picking/plucking/plectron use on it and see how it goes. If I find I don't have any psycho barriers in my way, I will just get the 3rd pickup kit, just because..lol..
 
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VolverseLoco said:
Although I did buy my Whalepool blue brand new Combustion yesterday (not a NG), I of course don't have it yet but you know, we all think of 'mods' we can do. This model has the single bridge pickup and the neck pickup with the space in between for the additional 3rd pickup. I found one site that has the mod kit but its in the England/UK and I'm not, and that kit is for the 3rd pickup addition. What I would really like to do as far as a mod is move that neck pickup butt up against the bridge one, so I have more 'open' space where my pick lands when playing as I only play with a pick 100% of the time. Its this psychological thing, if I see a pickup where my pick lands, I'm bound to hit the top of it. Is there a Dingwall pick guard I can buy so I can do this mod I want? If not, then I will go for the gusto and add the 3rd pickup, just because, and try to deal with my psychological roadblock when picking.
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That middle pickup position is magical. I always solo the neck pickup (middle on a 3x) on my NG-2. To me, it's a precision tone with serious attitude. :cool:
 
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VolverseLoco said:
I must be missing something because I don't see any parts for sale on their website, at all, just strings and regular Dingwall type merchandise. Maybe one has to write in? The mod kit I did find, and only one of them, was to add the middle pickup into the Combustion, not to move the neck pickup back and fill over the open cavity with a new pick guard. Ill keep looking though. Now I wonder if one could buy the NG pickguard for the 2 pickup bridge config I want and do it that way, but then I don't know if there is a good section of Whalepool blue paint that would then show through the NG rectangle cutaway.
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If you want to move the neck pickup back, totally do-able (You can literally just move it back) and the shop should be able to provide a pick guard, if not, there's lots of third party vendors that have the template. Don't worry about the NG cut aways, they only come with the NG and aren't available aftermarket.

With the way the switch works on a two pickup model, you'd have the 'middle solo' sound available. So you'd have that anyway without 3 pickups.
 

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