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#38,382
lowphatbass said:
So if the house was on fire and you could only save one? I’m guessing Rasta
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Yeah, the Rastaburst would be the one that goes with me. It's the one that's been with me and a part of me for the longest, though I don't honestly play it that much these days. I do bring it out for shows occasionally here and there.

It's tough though, because the Voodoo Prima is what I'd consider 'historic,' obviously being there when Sheldon started making basses. And the Fretless is the one that's been most challenging and rewarding. The NG has been through a whole lot with me too...two years of hard time on the road.
 
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Hey guys, more positive response than I was expecting truly but I guess it's no suprise coming from a less traditional bass brand group.

I decided today I do want the blackburst fade on the contour to be more in line with the new amethyst burst Combustions that came out recently and also make it less one color straight to the next. Very excited to see how it turns out.

Y'all are also driving my GAS wild for an Afterburner, I will have one at some point in the future.
 
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BurningSkies said:
Yep... here it is from a slightly different angle with flash...

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LOl.. Still shy a couple bills...

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BurningSkies said:
Yeah, the Rastaburst would be the one that goes with me. It's the one that's been with me and a part of me for the longest, though I don't honestly play it that much these days. I do bring it out for shows occasionally here and there.

It's tough though, because the Voodoo Prima is what I'd consider 'historic,' obviously being there when Sheldon started making basses. And the Fretless is the one that's been most challenging and rewarding. The NG has been through a whole lot with me too...two years of hard time on the road.
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I feel you on all that. I think I just discovered the only positive thing about only having one Dingwall.
 
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lowphatbass said:
I feel you on all that. I think I just discovered the only positive thing about only having one Dingwall.
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The Rastaburst was a journey. It was 3 years in the making and a different day and age at the shop...it was a wonderful experience and it was cool how organically if flowed from being a pretty standard Z to what it became. And while people place orders and fuss their options, etc. The Rastaburst rode on the ideas that Sheldon brought to the table to further what the bass could be. I had some ideas of what might be cool then he'd come back with something that was even better. So having that time and experience certainly makes it more of me. There's not another like it.
 
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BurningSkies said:
The Rastaburst was a journey. It was 3 years in the making and a different day and age at the shop...it was a wonderful experience and it was cool how organically if flowed from being a pretty standard Z to what it became. And while people place orders and fuss their options, etc. The Rastaburst rode on the ideas that Sheldon brought to the table to further what the bass could be. I had some ideas of what might be cool then he'd come back with something that was even better. So having that time and experience certainly makes it more of me. There's not another like it.
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I completely understand! I remember hearing a bit of that journey as it was happening. That was a really cool time period, a lot of one-offs, a lot of options becoming available based off of custom requests, etc.
I recently tried to enlarge my Dingwall family, requesting something likely to be pretty undesirable by most and received a polite “no”. I certainly can’t blame them!
 
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lowphatbass said:
I completely understand! I remember hearing a bit of that journey as it was happening. That was a really cool time period, a lot of one-offs, a lot of options becoming available based off of custom requests, etc.
I recently tried to enlarge my Dingwall family, requesting something likely to be pretty undesirable by most and received a polite “no”. I certainly can’t blame them!
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What exactly did you request?
 
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lowphatbass said:
I completely understand! I remember hearing a bit of that journey as it was happening. That was a really cool time period, a lot of one-offs, a lot of options becoming available based off of custom requests, etc.
I recently tried to enlarge my Dingwall family, requesting something likely to be pretty undesirable by most and received a polite “no”. I certainly can’t blame them!
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It was totally bogging down the production. But yeah, things like that lovely Z with the lotus inlay and the diagonal linear burst, the dove of peace Prima Artist, the 'Brazil' Z green/yellow burst that had the pickups integrally into a ramp, etc.

Soon after we had all these done, they stopped offering some of the options to make things a bit more manageable.

I've gotten turned down to a few things too...
 
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BurningSkies said:
It was totally bogging down the production. But yeah, things like that lovely Z with the lotus inlay and the diagonal linear burst, the dove of peace Prima Artist, the 'Brazil' Z green/yellow burst that had the pickups integrally into a ramp, etc.

Soon after we had all these done, they stopped offering some of the options to make things a bit more manageable.

I've gotten turned down to a few things too...
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I love that dove of peace Prima. I wonder where it is now. Wasn't it made for a former shop employee?
 
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Smallmouth_Bass said:
I love that dove of peace Prima. I wonder where it is now. Wasn't it made for a former shop employee?
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Yep, Jeff...IIRC. I don't know that it was wildly successful, he sold it and it's been through a few sets of hands. I wonder if maybe it wasn't the sum of the parts. I do absolutely covet the hardware that was used on it.

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BurningSkies said:
The Rastaburst would take you two of those. ;)
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See how much I DON'T know? I finally connected the dots and took a listen to your "Waves" song. Your singer (Jessica) is 10 steps above any girl I ever seen on Simon Cowell's singing show. Your not so bad yourself either...lol..Yes, I can hear the 'roots' of the Reggae with your bands shocking twist on it. GOOD STUFF!
 
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VolverseLoco said:
See how much I DON'T know? I finally connected the dots and took a listen to your "Waves" song. Your singer (Jessica) is 10 steps above any girl I ever seen on Simon Cowell's singing show. Your not so bad yourself either...lol..Yes, I can hear the 'roots' of the Reggae with your bands shocking twist on it. GOOD STUFF!
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Thanks! Protip; if you want a great female vocalist look for someone who's sung in the church. Most of the really good singers I've worked with over the years have learned their trade in churches. The recorded waves version misses something that the live ones have...it was straightened out a little too much in the studio, it normally has more power and gets weirder and a little more galactic. The 'synth' tone on the breakdown is actually bass, not keys.
 
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BurningSkies said:
Thanks! Protip; if you want a great female vocalist look for someone who's sung in the church. Most of the really good singers I've worked with over the years have learned their trade in churches. The recorded waves version misses something that the live ones have...it was straightened out a little too much in the studio, it normally has more power and gets weirder and a little more galactic. The 'synth' tone on the breakdown is actually bass, not keys.
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I always thought that too, that there is real talent in some of those girls that sing at church. It's like they are not even diamonds in the rough, they are just diamonds that haven't been seen yet, they are already polished but they are like still sitting in the Jewelers safe, the church. Jessica sings a song, Fragile. I swear if a top DJ got a hold of her she could be singing in some awesome trance/dance type songs, you know, airy swirling vocals, dreamy synths, sultry catchy erotic hooks, dance/trance stuff. I'm impressed..
 
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BurningSkies said:
Rainy morning so I finally got a chance to take a picture with the most recent update.

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My mix of import & shop built Dingwalls, from 1993 to 2020. Certainly not the biggest collection in the world, but I do love them all.
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This makes me feel a little better about picking the candy apple green finish - it looks so subtle, almost black under that light, but then even with flash it's a nice dark green.

Whereas when I see something like this, I'm less in love with it. No disrespect to the bass, I just don't feel like rockin' Kermit:
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What's yours look like under daylight? still quite dark?

Guess really I'm yo-yoing on whether I want the matte or gloss finish too - the matte one on the Super J that I saw recently really changed my mind.
 

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