Dingwall Owners Club

[steve_rolfeca]

Arrived, very happy. Opinions: should I play it until the strings start loosing their crispness and then set it up F#BEAD, or jump right in?

Do what makes sense to you!

Personally, I would want to play it as-is initially, and let it speak to me.

Instead of trying to impose my will on a new instrument, I prefer to take the time to appreciate it’s natural voice. Approached with an open mind, any needed mods will make themselves known.

That way, I don’t end up having to reverse as many mods that turn out to be dead ends.

 

[therealacameron]

Officially requesting to join please
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So do most people just go with Dingwall strings, or are there other go-to sets with a 37” scale B-E?

That was mine! Hope you're enjoying it

 

[HorusLupercal]

That was mine! Hope you're enjoying it

Yep, I’m already name dropping Teramaze as who I got it from haha

 

[VolverseLoco]

This popped up during the live stream with Sheldon yesterday
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It's Nolly in a box..

 

[monsterthompson]

He said they've been working on the pedal for more than a year and that it will come out this calendar year.

All the parallel sides are a little disappointing. I was expecting something that would look more like the angled stuff Rainger puts out

 

[seedokebass]

Arrived, very happy. Opinions: should I play it until the strings start loosing their crispness and then set it up F#BEAD, or jump right in?

If you know you need some F# in your life I'd go for it. I'm contemplating another Combustion or NG5 to do that tuning.

 

[spiritbass]

Question for D-Bird and D-Rockers - how are the pickups wired internally? Curious minds, you know...

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Question for D-Bird and D-Rockers - how are the pickups wired internally? Curious minds, you know...

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

That was a good review. It would have liked it a little better if the strings were new though, although I recognize that a lot of people like them worn in with some or most of the zing gone.

 

[spiritbass]

Thanks. I was able to play the video to 5:04 on my slow internet connection until it stalled. I understand how the switching works. Does he explain how the pickups are wired before they go into the switch? Still curious...

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Thanks. I was able to play the video to 5:04 on my slow internet connection until it stalled. I understand how the switching works. Does he explain how the pickups are wired before they go into the switch? Still curious...

So, you want to know if the pickups themselves are series or parallel?

 

[spiritbass]

So, you want to know if the pickups themselves are series or parallel?

Yes, that is what I am curious about. I asked my dealer, but he didn't know off the top of his head. I thought I'd toss the question out to players here...

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Yes, that is what I am curious about. I asked my dealer, but he didn't know off the top of his head. I thought I'd toss the question out to players here...

I don't see it listed anywhere. Sorry, I tried. I hate failing at internet scavenger hunts.

 

[spiritbass]

I don't see it listed anywhere. Sorry, I tried. I hate failing at internet scavenger hunts.

Thanks, man. It's easy to tell. If the green and black wires are connected to each other (and shrink-tubed) instead of the switch, they are in series. I don't have a D-Bird or Roc to check out.

 

[PRS-Man23]

Hey All,
Hoping for some help! I’m wondering if anyone has info on bridge upgrades for the Combustion 4. I’m looking for one of those Payson replacement bridges (not the mono-rail type) but have had no luck thus far...

Have they stopped making these?

If so, do you know if (#1) Dingwall sells their Bridges, and more importantly (#2) would they be a direct fit on the combustion’s?

Thanks in advance; and I do apologize if these questions have been answered somewhere in this thread. I started researching, but with a 2 year old tugging at my legs I felt guilty spending all this time on my phone!

P.S. Here’s my Combustion...it’s the most incredible bass I’ve ever owned! I added the 3rd pickup, a D-Roc rotary switch & Dingwall Knobs. The bridge is my last “upgrade”, If I can find one!

 

[spiritbass]

Hey All,
Hoping for some help! I’m wondering if anyone has info on bridge upgrades for the Combustion 4. I’m looking for one of those Payson replacement bridges (not the mono-rail type) but have had no luck thus far...

Have they stopped making these?

If so, do you know if (#1) Dingwall sells their Bridges, and more importantly (#2) would they be a direct fit on the combustion’s?

Thanks in advance; and I do apologize if these questions have been answered somewhere in this thread. I started researching, but with a 2 year old tugging at my legs I felt guilty spending all this time on my phone!

P.S. Here’s my Combustion...it’s the most incredible bass I’ve ever owned! I added the 3rd pickup, a D-Roc rotary switch & Dingwall Knobs. The bridge is my last “upgrade”, If I can find one!
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That's a pretty bass there. I snagged one of his last black one-piece 4-string bridges and dig it. Have you tried contacting Payson about what you're looking for?

 

[Jack Deth]

Personally, I would want to play it as-is initially, and let it speak to me.

Decided to wait and let it speak as you mention. I have 2 sets of the Dingwall strings with F# in case I do get froggy though.

 

[mateoloco]

I guess this is not necessarily a Dingwall specific question as it would apply to other multi-scale basses but as I'm asking it specifically about Dingwall basses I figured I'd ask it here. How is the nut width measured (don't say "with a ruler")? Is it measured along the nut itself (which is at an angle to the neck) or is it measured perpendicular to the neck (where the nut would be on a single-scale bass)? I'm trying to get a sense for how thick the neck is and I was originally just comparing the nut width on a Dingwall to other single-scale basses but then I realized that it may not be an apples-to-apples comparison.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I guess this is not necessarily a Dingwall specific question as it would apply to other multi-scale basses but as I'm asking it specifically about Dingwall basses I figured I'd ask it here. How is the nut width measured (don't say "with a ruler")? Is it measured along the nut itself (which is at an angle to the neck) or is it measured perpendicular to the neck (where the nut would be on a single-scale bass)? I'm trying to get a sense for how thick the neck is and I was originally just comparing the nut width on a Dingwall to other single-scale basses but then I realized that it may not be an apples-to-apples comparison.

To give a good comparison to "normal" 5 strings, I would guess you would want to use neck width instead of nut width. Probably measured perpendicular to the D string where the nut ends on the fretboard of the G string. I think fretboard or neck width would tell you more than needing to break out trigonometry if only given true nut width.

 

[BurningSkies]