Dingwall Owners Club

[Smallmouth_Bass]

I have one of the older SJ5's...(got it in 2012), that has the more traditional-ish pickguard and metal plate for the vol/tone controls/preamp.

Question, is that metal plate the same size/orientation as the ones that Fender makes? i.e. would a run of the mill J replacement plate fit?

Reason I ask is I have considered going down a preamp swapping rabbit hole....as to my ears the treble on the Glockenklang is a little much at times/just looking for other options. I recently got a Spector Euro 5 with the Spector variant of the DG pre. Kinda digging that. Kevin Brubaker (who's shop is about 45 mins away) has a hot swap-able preamp module that could likely be retrofitted into the SJ5. My thinking is, if this is do-able, I'd have the Glockenklang mounted on one plate and the DG on another and be able to swap at will.

The question is would a traditional J preamp plate work...(or is the Dingwall size/shape/orientation unique) and would the DG tone capsule fit in the cavity?


-PM

I remember Sheldon saying at the time that there were consistency issues with the metal plate shapes which was causing trouble with fitting the pickguards. In theory, they should be an easy swap out, but you may have to make adjustments to the pickguard if a new one is too big or there could be gaps with a new plate if it's smaller.

 

[japhy4529]

My Z3 is still available. if anyone is interested, just hit me up via PM for the club price.

For Sale - Dingwall Z3 (Price Reduction)

 

[TTA]

The original pink bass? Sounds great with some very low tuning.

 

[TTA]

 

[TTA]

Talking about his rig last year


Oh man that z3!!!

 

[singlemalt]

Excellent rig run down! Thanks!

 

[AB Nate]

@AB Nate have you listened to the new Archspire tracks yet? If so what did you think of the tones? The dirty slap tone on Bleed the Future was causing me certain types of faces last night haha

Ha

Jared likes his dirty toanz!! Haha.

The Kiesels sounded great but the NG seems to push them low mids nicer through the madness!

 

[TTA]

Excellent rig run down! Thanks!

He has another where he briefly discusses z3 vs afterburner. He prefers the afterburner

 

[TTA]

My ng2 just became a ng3. I admit that i like bridge middle in series so much that i cant see me deviating… but i figure the neck pickup will
Add more tonal variety.

but the real reason… three pickups looks so badass!

 

[AB Nate]

The neck pick up solo’d is a dynamite tone!

 

[NaH]

Toying with an idea...

 

[J Posega]

Toying with an idea...

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If you don't look like that big box store knockoff Chris Hemsworth, I don't think it's going to work.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Toying with an idea...

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I'd go with all neck.

 

[NaH]

I'd go with all neck.

it is a “neck” tie after all...

 

[AB Nate]

Toying with an idea...

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hahah. That’s awesome!! If I wore a tie, I’d rock that one

 

[TTA]

Needs the 3 pickups also. It is iconic for dingwall

 

[therealacameron]

Turns out you can play a Dingwall through a Darkglass rig without 800 tons of gain and the universe doesn't explode!

 

[Selta]

Turns out you can play a Dingwall through a Darkglass rig without 800 tons of gain and the universe doesn't explode!

Super cool! I was expecting it to turn into a slap wankfest, and was SO DAMN GLAD that didn't happen. Wonderful playing, delicious tone!

 

[Jack Deth]

Turns out you can play a Dingwall through a Darkglass rig without 800 tons of gain and the universe doesn't explode!

That sound coming from a non-FSO might cause some folk’s universe to implode. I’ve found that a Dingwall can sound like others, but others cannot sound like a Dingwall. YMMV

 

[IronSpatula]

Turns out you can play a Dingwall through a Darkglass rig without 800 tons of gain and the universe doesn't explode!

Excellent tone!

But it turns out the universe did explode, and we're all virtual recreations of our consciousnesses existing in a simulation of what would have happened if you didn't pull that stunt...