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#39,181
Waltsdog said:
keep in mind that both mine and Ivan’s were caught up in the wenge delays this summer as well as the general situation.
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Yup, noted thanks. Mine also has a wenge neck. But I was never contacted about any shortage or delays regarding it. It being past the estimated completion date makes it more exciting to me honestly haha!
 
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#39,182
This is making me giggle :bag:
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#39,183
I watched the Dingwall setup videos and did a few adjustments on my D-Bird today. I switched to a lighter gauge of SS strings (the Payson ones I mentioned in a few recent posts). I still need to work on the intonation, but the bridge and truss rod seem to be in better shape now, considering the big change in gauge and tension from the DR set that had been on there before the Payson sets arrived. I’m far from a pro, but those simple videos were comforting and helpful.
 
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monsterthompson said:
I watched the Dingwall setup videos and did a few adjustments on my D-Bird today. I switched to a lighter gauge of SS strings (the Payson ones I mentioned in a few recent posts). I still need to work on the intonation, but the bridge and truss rod seem to be in better shape now, considering the big change in gauge and tension from the DR set that had been on there before the Payson sets arrived. I’m far from a pro, but those simple videos were comforting and helpful.
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Agreed! Thank you @Sheldon D. for these. As someone who's been using bass techs for decades, these are perfect for weaning me off them except for the most drastic issues.
 
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#39,185
I’ve been on an exploration of very light strings for the past few months. I’ve gone past most stock string sets and into creating my own.

Jason at Fret Nation and Payson have both been super helpful with advice and special requests.

It looks like I’ll end up around .085-.030 or .035 for E-G standard tuning. One of my most successful experiments is four strings (A-C) from used Dingwall and Payson six string sets E-C on the AB-1 and Dbird.

Lighter sets, like .075-.030 are going too far towards the light. But I did like the GHS Boomer .030 set on the Super P.

Today’s experiment was restringing the Super with Pure Blues VW 75, 55, 40, and the Boomer .030, since I didn’t have a pure blue .030. This is lighter than the Boomer set, but better balanced. I think I just prefer the Pure Blues.

The Cirrus got DR nickel Lowriders 75, 60, 40, 30.
On the very light side, but man, did they set up nice.

New Payson sets arrived this week. More to come.

The Dingwall set up videos, tool set and excellent hardware make getting a great setup easy. The more I do it, the faster it goes.
 
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monsterthompson said:
I watched the Dingwall setup videos and did a few adjustments on my D-Bird today. I switched to a lighter gauge of SS strings (the Payson ones I mentioned in a few recent posts). I still need to work on the intonation, but the bridge and truss rod seem to be in better shape now, considering the big change in gauge and tension from the DR set that had been on there before the Payson sets arrived. I’m far from a pro, but those simple videos were comforting and helpful.
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Lots of guys are really worried that they'll ruin the 'magic' of their instrument if they do the work themselves...but it's not hard and its something that everyone SHOULD be able to do. Also, if a bass has already been well set up, adjustments to relief, bridge/action and intonation shouldn't be working from zero, but more about small adjustments. Being able to do your own setups is freeing.

Intonation is about the easiest of any of it, being sheerly mechanical, like tuning your bass.
 
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seedokebass said:
That's the best place to start working on your own instruments. Trussrods can be scary at first, but if you take it slow, have patience and make small adjustments it's a breeze. Get stuck, take it to a tech :)
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If I find I have a buzz I can't get rid of on a single fret or two, if I find that no matter what I can't get the action as low as I suspect I should be able to without buzzing...I go to a tech.
 
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BurningSkies said:
Lots of guys are really worried that they'll ruin the 'magic' of their instrument if they do the work themselves...but it's not hard and its something that everyone SHOULD be able to do. Also, if a bass has already been well set up, adjustments to relief, bridge/action and intonation shouldn't be working from zero, but more about small adjustments. Being able to do your own setups is freeing.

Intonation is about the easiest of any of it, being sheerly mechanical, like tuning your bass.
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I'm waiting for Mr. Dingwall to put out the chemical stripping/sandblasting video followed up with the 'how to spray nitro' video. Time to advance way beyond string height checks.
 
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VolverseLoco said:
I'm waiting for Mr. Dingwall to put out the chemical stripping/sandblasting video followed up with the 'how to spray nitro' video. Time to advance way beyond string height checks.
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Probably not. Very few refinishes at the shop, and I don't know that I've ever seen them do a nitrocellulose finish on any instruments.
 

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