Dingwall Owners Club

[AB Nate]

The thing is you hear a jump but to me it’s a slight jump on the high end portion of the sound. But I refer to you guys for an expert opinion on this. Maybe that is the jump which naturally occurs or not that’s what I’m unsure of.

If you roll the first hers knob towards the cable jack or bridge that would be your HIgh Mid pot and can take you up from quite “brittle” down to softer and smooth. It’s very noticeable when engaged.

It does sound like your hearing a difference from active to passive but with no control through the 3 band pots?

 

[AB Nate]

I think Sheldon was addressing the tone difference between on-and-off with the preamp rather than the issue with controls not seeming to do much of anything.

That was my understanding as well which is interesting that the preamp seems to engage but not allow control?

 

[BurningSkies]

That was my understanding as well which is interesting that the preamp seems to engage but not allow control?

It is all a mystery to me as well, also I believe the switch wasn't doing much either.

 

[AB Nate]

It is all a mystery to me as well, also I believe the switch wasn't doing much either.

I am very curious to hear what the diagnosis is someday if we ever get that update

 

[BurningSkies]

I can hear the tonal difference between buffered and unbuffered signals with my stage setup...even with my preamp already on. It took me a while to get used to my Cali 76CB when I first got it because the 'always on' buffer brightened my tone. It's at the front of my pedalboard which has a good number of pedals and therefore a good amount of path before hitting the amp.

In terms of any of my Dingwalls with DGTC (or the Aguilar equipped ones), the switch between bypass/active when the controls are set flat doesn't change level or tonal profile at all they're unity gain across the passive/active divide.

 

[kev451]

If you roll the first hers knob towards the cable jack or bridge that would be your HIgh Mid pot and can take you up from quite “brittle” down to softer and smooth. It’s very noticeable when engaged.

It does sound like your hearing a difference from active to passive but with no control through the 3 band pots?

Ah ok yeah that makes sense that’s what it does.

 

[Waltsdog]

Cali 76CB when I first got it because the 'always on' buffer brightened my tone.

Interesting, my 76CB does precisely the opposite in my setup but maybe it's the settings I'm using as mine is always on?
Not tested it off but in and out of the chain.

Gratuitous pedalboard pic just because

 

[BurningSkies]

Interesting, my 76CB does precisely the opposite in my setup but maybe it's the settings I'm using as mine is always on?
Not tested it off but in and out of the chain.

Gratuitous pedalboard pic just because
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No, mine definitely brightens things up a bit just being in my signal chain. The buffer on it can't be defeated (good thing I like it's sound). It's the first thing on my board but there's a fair amount of real-estate before it gets to the output. I actually added a second buffered unit to the board in the middle (not for need, but for utility), but there was always one at the end as well (my HPF-3).

The board in question:

It also has a few pedals underneath. I have cables on hand for 10, 12, 15, 20 feet lengths for either end, but go for whatever the shortest runs I can on stage. The signal path doesn't match the order on the board, but is more about what will fit where and what needs more attention than other stuff.

 

[vivaknoxvegas]

I'm preaching to the choir here, I know but I played my new <to me> NG3 last night, straight out of my board into the PA. It's the best live sound I've ever achieved. I was blown away. I don't even have it set up to my liking yet either.

 

[Waltsdog]

No, mine definitely brightens things up a bit just being in my signal chain.

Our settings look practically the same other than output so maybe its the HX stomp that darkens it a bit. It's very minor and I often roll the tone back on my Super P a bit anyway so I won't be chasing it down.

 

[BurningSkies]

I'm preaching to the choir here, I know but I played my new <to me> NG3 last night, straight out of my board into the PA. It's the best live sound I've ever achieved. I was blown away. I don't even have it set up to my liking yet either.

Excellent. Also, sound engineers love 'em.

 

[IvanBassist]

I can hear the tonal difference between buffered and unbuffered signals with my stage setup...even with my preamp already on. It took me a while to get used to my Cali 76CB when I first got it because the 'always on' buffer brightened my tone. It's at the front of my pedalboard which has a good number of pedals and therefore a good amount of path before hitting the amp.

In terms of any of my Dingwalls with DGTC (or the Aguilar equipped ones), the switch between bypass/active when the controls are set flat doesn't change level or tonal profile at all they're unity gain across the passive/active divide.

The cali definitely adds some brightness to the tone. It also high passes the signal slightly, which also results in hearing more “presence” out of the bass

 

[BurningSkies]

The cali definitely adds some brightness to the tone. It also high passes the signal slightly, which also results in hearing more “presence” out of the bass

Are you referring to the sidechain HPF? That doesn't touch the signal or frequency of what it passes.

 

[IvanBassist]

Are you referring to the sidechain HPF? That doesn't touch the signal or frequency of what it passes.

Nope. I mean that it actually removes bass even with the HPF set off. At least mine does.
I ran a loop through my Noble and then tested again through the Cali and compared checking a spectrum analyser

 

[BurningSkies]

Nope. I mean that it actually removes bass even with the HPF set off. At least mine does.
I ran a loop through my Noble and then tested again through the Cali and compared checking a spectrum analyser

Do you know where it is? I already run a HPF that's at the end of my signal chain, so I'd guess it's probably fairly aligned with what I'm already running on my setup.

 

[AB Nate]

Our settings look practically the same other than output so maybe its the HX stomp that darkens it a bit. It's very minor and I often roll the tone back on my Super P a bit anyway so I won't be chasing it down.

Do you know where it is? I already run a HPF that's at the end of my signal chain, so I'd guess it's probably fairly aligned with what I'm already running on my setup.

do you guys run your Cali’s at 18v ?


I found it to make a noticeable difference on mine !

 

[Waltsdog]

Yep, mine is running at 18v, there is a truetone CS6 under that board.

Back on topic, I just got word that something is on the way to John Fox so should be with me soon..

 

[TTA]

I know we are on to a new topic… but a bass with a neck that has crooked inlays… pass.

 

[TTA]

Anyone have experience with a dingwall six in f# tuning? I am loving the B so much on my 5… i kind of want to keep going. Or i could get a second 5 and drop the G. Or just drop the g on my current ng2… but i would prefer to keep it as a standard five.

if you have a dingwall 6 and are in nova scotia canada… feel free to message me if you are up for a stranger trying out your 6.

 

[Callum Gibson]

My biggest hurdle is... that's 6 pots, whereas the Z will only have 5 holes drilled. So I need to sort out exactly how I want to handle that.

Replace the selector switch and have stacked vol/vol to keep it to 5 holes.