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#44,261
TTA said:
View attachment 4389425 Like blue? On reverb now!
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I saw that on my morning cruise through Reverb.
It reminds me of a question I had a couple days ago. Obviously, I don’t know what preamp is in this blue, but the other day I saw a Z with a Darkglass preamp, and like the blue, it also had the switches for series/parallel, but didn’t have a switch to go passive. Does the Darkglass preamp in the Z not have a passive/active switch? Is that only on the NG series?
 
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shade_1313 said:
I saw that on my morning cruise through Reverb.
It reminds me of a question I had a couple days ago. Obviously, I don’t know what preamp is in this blue, but the other day I saw a Z with a Darkglass preamp, and like the blue, it also had the switches for series/parallel, but didn’t have a switch to go passive. Does the Darkglass preamp in the Z not have a passive/active switch? Is that only on the NG series?
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The volume is a push/pull on the Canadian mades

this bass was here in the classifieds not long ago too.
 
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#44,266
For the blue z… the natural wood layer looks incredible. I presume it is a maple contrast layer with flamed maple top. But how do they keep it natural during painting ? Paint it… then machine it off with cnc? Then final finish coat over everything?
 
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#44,267
TTA said:
For the blue z… the natural wood layer looks incredible. I presume it is a maple contrast layer with flamed maple top. But how do they keep it natural during painting ? Paint it… then machine it off with cnc? Then final finish coat over everything?
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Most of the transparent finishes you see are stained rather than painted, so you have a piece of natural wood sandwiched between two stained pieces there and clear coat over the top.
 
#44,268
TTA said:
For the blue z… the natural wood layer looks incredible. I presume it is a maple contrast layer with flamed maple top. But how do they keep it natural during painting ? Paint it… then machine it off with cnc? Then final finish coat over everything?
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In addition to the above, if using paint one can use masking tape on certain areas which will remain natural once said tape is removed
 
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#44,274
Scott McArron said:
Sheldon is literally the builder of these basses. I’d like to think his opinion carries a bit more weight than your average bass player dude. ;D
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I suspect having the access to A/B test identical basses on the spot under good conditions where they differ only in the wood gives Sheldon a unique advantage to categorize differences in tone.
 
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#44,275
Sheldon D. said:
I was referring to body/neck combinations. Fretboards affect tone and response too however, now a structural consideration enters the equation. For the neck to be stable through temperature and humidity changes, the woods need to have relatively similar expansion and contraction rates along their length. I'm lazy and don't like to adjust truss-rods so would choose stability over slight differences in tone.
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And kudos to you and the team Sheldon, I've had the Super-P for nearly a year now. I have the action at 'screamingly low' and the relief set to 'as close to flat without being flat'....and in a cycle where our house goes from lows in the 30% RH range in the winter and highs in the 80% RH range in the summer... the Super-P action has not freaking budged a fraction of a millimeter.

I usually expect some seasonal adjustment with all basses, especially set this low, and even with the 5pc necks.

The Super is an alder body with one piece maple neck and an ebony fretboard. It quite literally is the ONLY bass that is not racked or hung in my music room which is kept 40-50% RH year long. I'm sort of stunned because I was thinking "one piece neck...this should be interesting..."

On the resonance, you know I've always preferred a lively feeling bass. To me they sound the best and also seem to impart the most tonal character over basses that don't feel 'alive' to me. Sometimes they take a little attention (sympathetic vibrating strings, etc.) but to me they're always the most fun to play...it feels like you've got an active partner in playing...and you can also get some really fun moments when at loud stage volumes (and possibly coupled with some carefully balanced Compression/makeup).

Anyway, the Super-P is the bass that hangs in the master-bedroom to be close at hand and is the one that these days gets grabbed the most.
 
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The FedEx truck just left, but not before leaving this beautiful Super P at my door. Pretty stock except for matching headstock, chrome hardware and D at 12th fret. The Lake Placid Blue looks darker than I anticipated, but still a gorgeous, deep, rich color. This is my second buy from John Fox and a great experience, as usual.

I'm adding a few pictures of the Super Sisters, and the rest of my little Dingwall family. I think the SP might be getting a lot of use.

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Rocky55 said:
The FedEx truck just left, but not before leaving this beautiful Super P at my door. Pretty stock except for matching headstock, chrome hardware and D at 12th fret. The Lake Placid Blue looks darker than I anticipated, but still a gorgeous, deep, rich color. This is my second buy from John Fox and a great experience, as usual.

I'm adding a few pictures of the Super Sisters, and the rest of my little Dingwall family. I think the SP might be getting a lot of use.

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Looks great!

Sometimes there's a reason that certain basses and certain finishes are 'classic'.
 
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Rocky55 said:
The FedEx truck just left, but not before leaving this beautiful Super P at my door. Pretty stock except for matching headstock, chrome hardware and D at 12th fret. The Lake Placid Blue looks darker than I anticipated, but still a gorgeous, deep, rich color. This is my second buy from John Fox and a great experience, as usual.

I'm adding a few pictures of the Super Sisters, and the rest of my little Dingwall family. I think the SP might be getting a lot of use.

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Awesome. Nice family of 5 strings!
 
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Rocky55 said:
The FedEx truck just left, but not before leaving this beautiful Super P at my door. Pretty stock except for matching headstock, chrome hardware and D at 12th fret. The Lake Placid Blue looks darker than I anticipated, but still a gorgeous, deep, rich color. This is my second buy from John Fox and a great experience, as usual.

I'm adding a few pictures of the Super Sisters, and the rest of my little Dingwall family. I think the SP might be getting a lot of use.

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Man, I hadn’t seen a matching headstock Super before now, that looks really sweet. Stunning bass, all around.
 
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