Dingwall Owners Club

[singlemalt]

A rare bird. Anybody know how many Dbirds were made before the party was shut down?

 

[B.C.]

Which AB2 is that?

darn curiosity

Its this one I've attached. And I really do love it, but I'm finding more and more that I just love jazz basses far too much. I have a older Fender American jazz and a Sadowsky jazz that I love, and I'd love to have Dingwall's take as I hear they are some of the best around.

This is one of the very few ABIIs I've seen with a maple neck. Reinstalling the glock pre as I had put a Darkglass in to try.

 

[Challanger2]

Its this one I've attached. And I really do love it, but I'm finding more and more that I just love jazz basses far too much. I have a older Fender American jazz and a Sadowsky jazz that I love, and I'd love to have Dingwall's take as I hear they are some of the best around.

This is one of the very few ABIIs I've seen with a maple neck. Reinstalling the glock pre as I had put a Darkglass in to try.

What top wood is that?

 

[B.C.]

What top wood is that?

It's a maple burl top with flame maple contrast layer. I'm the second owner, so I'm reaching out to Dingwall to be 100% sure on that.

 

[AB Nate]

It's a maple burl top with flame maple contrast layer. I'm the second owner, so I'm reaching out to Dingwall to be 100% sure on that.

Tough to tell 100% by the photo but that sounds right to me.
Walnut body, flame maple contrast, maple burl top, walnut neck(?)and maple fretboard.
Very nice. Very very nice.

 

[AB Nate]

A rare bird. Anybody know how many Dbirds were made before the party was shut down?

My “price is right” wager at a guess:

5- 5 string custom shop?
30- 4 string custom shop?
150- 4 string production?

 

[seedokebass]

My mistake on the names! I was thinking D Birds were Canadian-made only for some reason. (Even though Ian stated it was a D Bird!) I didn't think there were that few of them either.

 

[AB Nate]

My mistake on the names! I was thinking D Birds were Canadian-made only for some reason. (Even though Ian stated it was a D Bird!) I didn't think there were that few of them either.

I’ve been known to spout nonsense but There really wasn’t that many made. I could even be on the high side

 

[Waltsdog]

My “price is right” wager at a guess:

5- 5 string custom shop?
30- 4 string custom shop?
150- 4 string production?

Did any 5 string D-Birds ever see the light of day? (just say no so I don't spend the next 10 years trying to find one)

 

[seedokebass]

My “price is right” wager at a guess:

5- 5 string custom shop?
30- 4 string custom shop?
150- 4 string production?

I hate to do it to you, but I'm going $1 Bob

 

[seedokebass]

My “price is right” wager at a guess:

5- 5 string custom shop?
30- 4 string custom shop?
150- 4 string production?

I hate to do it to you, but I'm going $1 Bob

 

[AB Nate]

Did any 5 string D-Birds ever see the light of day? (just say no so I don't spend the next 10 years trying to find one)

Yes.... sorry man. There is a fellow on the forum who has a beauty Pelham(?) blue one. A gold(?)one for NAMM. I saw a 2 tone one on eBay in Japan.....

the rarest bird.

edit: a white one for sure too

 

[Jack Deth]

Mopar NG-3 showed up as promised today, very happy.

 

[AB Nate]

This is the 2 tone one I was thinking of

 

[Ryno1330]

This is the 2 tone one I was thinking of

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Aweful close tobmy school colors. If so, I would have needed to hunt that one down....

Either way, that is one badass instrument.

 

[tombowlus]

Still love my purple D-Bird!

 

[AB Nate]

Aweful close tobmy school colors. If so, I would have needed to hunt that one down....

Either way, that is one badass instrument.

It wasn’t all that long ago it went through ebay. It sure was tempting but as usual it was priced insanely high in Japan and it did have some road wear IIRC

 

[shade_1313]

Mopar NG-3 showed up as promised today, very happy.

I don’t see any pictures, man.

 

[EMoneySC2]

A rare bird. Anybody know how many Dbirds were made before the party was shut down?

Billy from the shop told me there were about 100 D-Bird Standards made. There can’t be many more than a dozen D-Bird Customs, I’d imagine.

@seedokebass has taken ownership of one of my trusty flock - I think it will serve him well!

My other D-Bird has been wearing a pair of TI Jazz Flats thanks to our friend at Fret Nation. I’m feeling like this D-Bird is capable of unlimited funk

I’m hanging up my metal hat for now, and I’m going to focus on studying Joe Dart and Tommy Shannon.

 

[shade_1313]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...

FedEx slipped delivery of my D Roc from Thursday to Monday.