Congratulations - so gorgeous! (Isn't that an AB2 though?) I love Walnut, I had a Walnut AB2 6 string with a Wenge neck that I have recently started to miss.
So, I have been sitting quietly for a few days, playing an AWESOME Burl Walnut Topped Z3(x) 5 string with a DG pre, SF2s...I am back in the club ya'll!
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This photo is a bit dark but it is a kind of tough to fully capture the depth and organic brilliance of this Burl Walnut top! I am loving every single darn thing about this bass! It sounds so good and snappy when playing clean and geez it nails some great sounds with dirt too...all while wearing older Nickle strings...I can't wait until my DW SS strings get here but man, this bass has the mid grind and attack that I want in spades already.
When I started to come back around to the idea of Dingwalls again, I was certain that I wanted to go Medium Scale and keep it 4 strings. I just wasn't able to get the timing right or whatever to land one and then said fine, let's see what a 4 string ABZ can bring to the table. Unfortunately, I believe that bass is still lost in the ether (still keep your fingers crossed for Mark/Bass Direct). Anyways, the bass gods did what they do and I am in awe.