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#42,902
darren1970 said:
I've just seen Sheldon's post on the Dingwall Facebook page about the D-roc Standard 5's & Hellboy. Brilliant news.
The wait is almost over & I'll soon become a first-time Dingwall owner.
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As much as I am excited too, I assume that if our basses are in the first batch which is crossing Pacific now (by ship) taking into account import customs clearance, than land delivery to their workshop in Canada for setup, than sending to dealer, than dealer shipping to me (Russia in my case), I’ll get mine in December the soonest which makes it nearly a year wait time... I hope my expectations will meet the actual bass.
 
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#42,904
Flabzilla said:
Has anyone here swapped necks between basses? I've been trying with little success to get a sound out of my fretless that I like, so I'm considering trying the fretless neck on the ABHS body. Any pitfalls to be aware of?
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I’ve had 3 Fretless necks made over the years to ‘convert’ a fretted Dingwall to fretless. All 3 were perfect drop in fit. No problems. I think you’re fine as long as the neck came from the same ‘series’ of bass. You might need to add/remove a shim if one was used and check the setup afterwards.
 
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#42,905
IvanBassist said:
I believe @eloann swappped the necks on his Super J and Super P (fretted and fretless)
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Absolutely - I've done this a couple times (including during a studio session). With my particular pair of basses it drops straight in and barely takes 10 minutes. It may not be so with 4 string Super J & P which I believe have (or had?) different neck shapes - though they might still share the same heel (?)
I recall some people swapping necks on their AB (on the old Dingwall forum) so that should work smoothly as well.

Now, regarding the tone I had stock FD3 in my Super J and I didn't think it suited the "fretlessness" very well. I recently had Nordstrand Big Blades custom made in Dingwall shells and they worked wonders - dialed out all of the harshness while keeping plenty definition. Also, they look cool.
FDV would probably have worked better than FD3. Haven't had a chance to try those to this day.
 
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#42,906
Flabzilla said:
It's got the Glock preamp and series/parallel switches.

Payson flats aren't currently available I discovered recently. What's the point of the coated strings?
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I think the main point of coated strings is longevity. They stay consistent for a very long time despite how they appear after the coating starts to show its use.

they have a bit less zing then rounds

Eugene here did a good string comparison


Honestly, I’ve been timid about adding wear to this fingerboard which is why I instantly went to flats and got brave to move to the coated strings. I have rounds on my Spector Fretless and so it does offer my an alternate flavor to that.

the other thing, when I got mine the set up was crazy low. It was set up as I’d want a fretted bass sort. I had it raise the action a bit and lower the pick ups.
 
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#42,907
AB Nate said:
I think the main point of coated strings is longevity. They stay consistent for a very long time despite how they appear after the coating starts to show its use.

they have a bit less zing then rounds

Eugene here did a good string comparison


Honestly, I’ve been timid about adding wear to this fingerboard which is why I instantly went to flats and got brave to move to the coated strings. I have rounds on my Spector Fretless and so it does offer my an alternate flavor to that.

the other thing, when I got mine the set up was crazy low. It was set up as I’d want a fretted bass sort. I had it raise the action a bit and lower the pick ups.
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This video has great comparisons.

Thanks.
 
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I listened to Eugene's string comparison and was surprised I didn't like the stainless steel strings on his bass but loved the nickels. The flats were mostly enjoyable, if I was feeling wily I'd try some of those.

I think the biggest surprise to me was the Black Daggers, they really made his bass sound like a P bass. It sounded like it cut some low end and drastically changed the midrange. It had a certain sagginess to it (I mean that in a good way!) that the other strings didn't have. I think those strings would be great on a D Roc/Bird.
 
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seedokebass said:
I listened to Eugene's string comparison and was surprised I didn't like the stainless steel strings on his bass but loved the nickels. The flats were mostly enjoyable, if I was feeling wily I'd try some of those.

I think the biggest surprise to me was the Black Daggers, they really made his bass sound like a P bass. It sounded like it cut some low end and drastically changed the midrange. It had a certain sagginess to it (I mean that in a good way!) that the other strings didn't have. I think those strings would be great on a D Roc/Bird.
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I was pretty impressed with the Daggers too!!!

I had never heard them.

The toughest part was depending on what style he was playing made each type more or less desirable.

it was a very well done showing.

I guess the moral is to have multiple Dingwalls strung with the different strings and just change the bass depending on the song you are playing. :roflmao: :D
 
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#42,914
BurningSkies said:
As far as I know, the 'custom' order works like:

-Rough in your specs and work with your dealer to get the basic instrument lined up and an estimate for the work. If you have any oddball or specifics, this is the time to bring that up and your dealer will find out if it's do-able or not. Once you have that in place, you'll be asked for a deposit and you're in queue...with a very rough estimated timeline.

-Once they're closer to your build, Dingwall reaches out with an actual work-order document for you to confirm, make sure you get eyes on this and look it over personally. This means they're close to doing your actual build, and want to confirm that everything is solid. From here, you make sure they've got exactly on paper what you want. Check the fine details. If you've fussed a few things around, you'll get new pricing information on those changes. In my case, that was a switch from a flat black one-ply pickguard to a gloss 3-ply black, and I also noted that the Luminlay markers I requested didn't get noted, so that got fixed.
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Some dealers are busy and don't actually pass that last confirmation on to you, so you might need to check in with them lest you miss the window.

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#42,915
packrat said:
Some dealers are busy and don't actually pass that last confirmation on to you, so you might need to check in with them lest you miss the window.

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Yeah, that's on the dealer. I'd make sure you very specifically inform the dealer that when that spec-sheet confirmation time comes that you expect to SEE it. It's the ONLY way to double check to make sure that the order is correct for production. Also, if a bass showed up and it wasn't correct...I'd be raising hell with the dealer and asking for the right specs and a consideration for the additional wait time.
 
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Here was an in progress picture. In person the neck grain looks super deep and structured.


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