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#54,142
macribas said:
The new Chinese D-Roc 5s have arrived and they don't have Hipshot LIC tuners...

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I wonder what else has changed.
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#54,143
macribas said:
The new Chinese D-Roc 5s have arrived and they don't have Hipshot LIC tuners...

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I wonder what else has changed.
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The tuners are probably built in the same Chinese factory as the licensed ones. Maybe the same quality. They just didn’t have to pay the license fee. Chinese quality is all over the place. I’m sure Dingwall used good quality ones.

That said, the Hipshot USA tuners are so much better than the licensed ones. I put a Hipshot USA drop tuner on my Combustion and didn’t realized the quality difference between them and the licensed ones until I had some of both on my bass. I ended up replacing all of them with Hipshot USA. That is a mod that I will never regret.
 
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#54,148
kirkdickinson said:
The tuners are probably built in the same Chinese factory as the licensed ones. Maybe the same quality. They just didn’t have to pay the license fee. Chinese quality is all over the place. I’m sure Dingwall used good quality ones.

That said, the Hipshot USA tuners are so much better than the licensed ones. I put a Hipshot USA drop tuner on my Combustion and didn’t realized the quality difference between them and the licensed ones until I had some of both on my bass. I ended up replacing all of them with Hipshot USA. That is a mod that I will never regret.
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The LICs are not built in China, they come from South Korea. See Hipshot's own website:
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#54,150
Bassinga said:
Do the 5-string versions still have the bridges as opposed to single string saddles like on the 4-string versions?
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Yeah, 5 string versions have black non-brand tuners to match the black one piece bridge. 4 string versions have the matching smoked chrome hardware (individual saddles and Hipshot LIC tuners). Check out https://www.johnfoxbass.com/dingwall for some examples.
 
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#54,154
Paajanenae said:
Curious that they moved the production back to China. I mean, it makes sense to have all your production in a single place but I really liked the small touches they gave the D-Roc 5 in Korea versus the MIC 4-strings
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Better to wait for a custom shop on the used market then. Yeah youll wait until something you like pops up but youll get something of good quality instead of paying 2k for a chinese bass with seemingly worse hardware now, if we are talking about the droc.
 
#54,156
Katoosie said:
Better to wait for a custom shop on the used market then. Yeah youll wait until something you like pops up but youll get something of good quality instead of paying 2k for a chinese bass with seemingly worse hardware now, if we are talking about the droc.
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I totally agree with you here. It's a much better value proposition as well, used ABZs can be had for 2.5k if you're patient.
But the previous run of D-Rocs with Hipshot licensed tuners seemed to be a knock out of the park, so to speak. I've heard nothing but praise about their playability, weight and sound. Plus that Aquamarine colour is gorgeous :D
 
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Katoosie said:
Better to wait for a custom shop on the used market then. Yeah youll wait until something you like pops up but youll get something of good quality instead of paying 2k for a chinese bass with seemingly worse hardware now, if we are talking about the droc.
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The used Korean ones in the TB Classifieds right now are a bargain. I have one I'll have to let go when my name is called on the custom order queue but I'm not looking forward to the beating I'll take.
 
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Bassinga said:
I totally agree with you here. It's a much better value proposition as well, used ABZs can be had for 2.5k if you're patient.
But the previous run of D-Rocs with Hipshot licensed tuners seemed to be a knock out of the park, so to speak. I've heard nothing but praise about their playability, weight and sound. Plus that Aquamarine colour is gorgeous :D
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I almost got a custom shop 4 string droc instead of my used ABII. Still want it :)
 
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Katoosie said:
Better to wait for a custom shop on the used market then. Yeah youll wait until something you like pops up but youll get something of good quality instead of paying 2k for a chinese bass with seemingly worse hardware now, if we are talking about the droc.
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Even the LTD B10XX get really nice gotoh tuners. Its absolutely vain but putting those cheap ugly tuners on a dingwall is taking away that little extra that kept them above an Ibanez. And I love Ibanez but I think incredible value, bang for buck, affordable. With dingwall, let's be honest you feel a bit more proud to say you got one.
 
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I finally took the plunge and hopped on the waitlist for an AB1. I’m not settled on my neck specs yet. I’m going with a passive 4 string, a 5 will be later.
I have never played a bass with a wenge fretboard. I have 3 Combustions with maple and a D-Roc with pau ferro.
How would one best describe the tone and feel of a wenge fretboard / neck.
Thanks in advance,
Matt
 
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