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Dingwall Owners Club
- Thread starter FroggyOne2
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Sorry to increase the budget for your new bass but I doubt you will ever regret getting the chambered body.
I recently ordered a 5 string Fretless from John Fox… thinking it will come this Spring.
That contrast layer looks like binding and I'm in love with it.
So I sold my NG3. I really loved it, but there was a part of me that wanted to gut the electronics.
I didn't plan on it, but I just bought a 2012 ABZ.
I'm pretty pumped for it. Passive, 5 string. Has the older square pickups.
I didn't plan on it, but I just bought a 2012 ABZ.
I'm pretty pumped for it. Passive, 5 string. Has the older square pickups.
I'll post pics now that the sale is confirmed.
Not sure how long it'll take to get here from the UK.
Not sure how long it'll take to get here from the UK.
Ha,ha.
You beat me to it
I really liked the NG3 I just sold.
I've constantly been looking domestically, but I figured I'd see what else was out there and I came across this gem. I gave it 1 sleep before pulling the trigger. Haha
Very Nice!
where did you find that guy?
that may be my favourite solid blue dingwall I’ve seen!
it almost looks odd for a dingwall finish but I love it!!
It's not too far off from one of my older AB1s:
I should get that one out of the closet and play it. Haven't played it or the red one in quiet some time:
Thanks! Yes I did - It has a 2 band Glock in it now. I should still have the BluEQ thing it came with in one of my parts bins. I think/hope.
That looks like my first Afterburner. I've been comparing your pics to the one pic that I have and the grain looks identical. Did you buy it used?
I got it from Bass Direct. I think the previous owner had a clear finish done over the blue burst.
That would make sense. It has the grainy-ness of an ABZ but the added gloss looked uncommon.
Yeah, though I forget where / from who. The red one I got from @graphics1988. Cannot remember the blue one though. It looks the same to me, just the pot in place of the switch now, and new knobs.
Ibanez BTB multiscales…sheesh
These seem cool, overall. That price... wow. I know Dingwall won't ever be able to knock $1k off their prices, but, that's going to put a TONNNN of pressure downward.
Overall, from the photos, they look pretty OK designed. The fretboard/nut area, in typical Ibanez, is ***. The pickups are a total unknown - kinda interested to hear more about them. Mostly it looks like a MS neck slapped on a slightly tweaked BTB. Low effort, but, pretty decent execution.
Edit: Just noticed the scale lengths. Seems like an odd choice... basically start at 37" and reduce 0.5" per string. So you still have a 35" G or 34.5" C string... which seems not great.
These seem cool, overall. That price... wow. I know Dingwall won't ever be able to knock $1k off their prices, but, that's going to put a TONNNN of pressure downward.
Overall, from the photos, they look pretty OK designed. The fretboard/nut area, in typical Ibanez, is ***. The pickups are a total unknown - kinda interested to hear more about them. Mostly it looks like a MS neck slapped on a slightly tweaked BTB. Low effort, but, pretty decent execution.
Edit: Just noticed the scale lengths. Seems like an odd choice... basically start at 37" and reduce 0.5" per string. So you still have a 35" G or 34.5" C string... which seems not great.
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