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#46,961
libanass said:
Made in China and inspected, assembled, fret levelled in Canada

I wonder if the Korean D-rocs are inspected in Canada as well, not sure given their lower price point!
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They are.

"Our ready-to-play models provide the ultimate combination of performance and value due to our hybrid manufacturing approach. We start with high-quality North American sourced hardwoods, then combine the efficiencies of Dingwall’s Far Eastern manufacturing with final production, quality control and setup done in Canada by our skilled team of artisans."

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#46,962
gidbass said:
They are.

"Our ready-to-play models provide the ultimate combination of performance and value due to our hybrid manufacturing approach. We start with high-quality North American sourced hardwoods, then combine the efficiencies of Dingwall’s Far Eastern manufacturing with final production, quality control and setup done in Canada by our skilled team of artisans."

D-ROC Standard
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Ok thanks! Well someone told me he couldn't get a low action like on his Combustions, so I thought they maybe did not have the fret levelling the Combustions had.

Or perhaps, user error or bad luck :)

I confirm that I have never touched a D-roc before!
 
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#46,963
steve_rolfeca said:
Looking at @Andyman001's seemingly pristine ABZ makes me wonder how many of us run our basses exactly the way they were shipped.
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I got my NG-3 in 2018, and last month (Jan. 2022) I tightened the truss rod by 1/4 turn. So I guess it's not exactly the way it was shipped, but pretty close. ;) (And it's not like I've kept it in a temperature-controlled humidor. I've played it hundreds of hours, done outdoor and indoor gigs all over town during all four seasons... maybe I got lucky with goldilocks neck stability. Definitely a good look for Dingwall).

Edit: In praise of factory NG-3s! Many of the things people seem to replace are what I love most about it - the smoked chrome hardeware, the carbon fiber pickguard, the pointy monorail bridges... love all that stuff. (I'm tempted by the invisible six-way pickup switch mod, however).
 
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#46,964
steve_rolfeca said:
Looking at @Andyman001's seemingly pristine ABZ makes me wonder how many of us run our basses exactly the way they were shipped.
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Out of the 4 I bought new 2 of them are as they were shipped, the ABZ 3X and the Super P. The other two have been changed about a bit, Combustion has had a bunch of mods and my D-Roc custom now has a P-tone as I wasn't a fan of the FDV's.
My Super J was used when I bought it and had already been modded so I'm not counting that one.
 
#46,965
My 2016 ABZ is all factory as well :)
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I had my first recording session with one of my NG3'S yesterday, the one with the stacked 500k/250k vol/passive tone and stock FD-3N's. I ended up using the bass in passive for the whole session with just a hair rolled off on the passive tone. Sounded absolutely fantastic!

I also finally sourced some matching stack knobs (knurl patterns slightly different, color matches) and will be offering a drop-in stack vol/passive tone soon if anyone is interested. No drilling, 500k/500k with .047 cap. Only 4 wires for the connections. Super easy install.

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#46,970
retroXvertigo said:
The TL: DR here is I like lighter string tension. Fight me.
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I'm a little late in responding to this, but I still wanted to because it's something I bring up whenever anyone asks me about my Super J. Everyone focuses on the added length, increased tension, etc. I push back by saying that one of the reasons I bought a Super J was because I like a 34" scale E string and would love progressively shorter A, D and G strings for comparatively lower tension when using "normal" gauge strings to what you'd get on a single 34" scale. D and G in particular often sound not great on 34" or greater scale basses to my ears once you've got your setup dialed in to sound great on the E and A strings. Conversely I find a lot of sub-34" basses to sound a little tubby on the E string. These are broad statements with, I'm sure, plenty of examples that don't fall into those descriptions but that's generally been my experience. The Super series solves this in a way that was just perfect for my goals. The shorter scale and lower tension of the higher strings compared to a single scale bass was just the thing for me. I got close to it using single scale basses and GHS Balanced Nickel strings, but the Super J simply takes the concept across the finish line.
 
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