Dingwall Owners Club

[singlemalt]

The DR Pure Blues E string just makes across the nut on my four string AB and Dbird. I don’t know about their B string winding lengths.

Jason knows his Dingwalls and strings. He’s got singles if you want to start rolling your own custom sets. He has been a huge help with my quest to find the limits of light and loose on the Dingwall longscales.

 

[DeltaPhoenix]

No dead spots on my SJ(P)4 or Z 5er.
I can just see all of us playing every note, on every bass we have…listening closely.

 

[AB Nate]

Iirc, my old 2006 SJ/P4 had a bit of a weak spot on the G string in the normal (6th fret) position. Went and checked my SP and SPJ 4’s and it took a not insignificant amount of time listening for it, but there’s what I would call “a less sustained” element to that fret on that string but the note is clear and if I’m using it in context of playing a piece, I certainly don’t notice it. Only can kind of feel it as the note is halfway through its decay time. Definitely not to the point of having to avoid that spot for any real reason. If I wasn’t intentionally listening for it, I’d have never noticed. It took at least 4 seconds of letting the note ring out to be able to pick up on it

I think LET brings up a valid point on this topic.
What I had previously referred to as a dead spot is probably not noticeable to most.

a less sustain spot may be a better term in most situations. I think, as someone else mentioned, most basses have one somewhere.

In my experience it’s been something you have to be patient with to find as it it may just be a fraction less of sustain or blatantly obvious.

In a quick passage it’s never been something of concern but if the note has to sustain is where I’ve come to experience this

IDK, maybe it’s just how I finger that C ?!!? …..

 

[CoachGadget]

I'm just getting back into Bass Talk. I've been a member, but only stalking for a while. I have a Lee Sklar signature, 3 p/u 5 string, among others in my collection.

 

[Mr_BK]

I think LET brings up a valid point on this topic.
What I had previously referred to as a dead spot is probably not noticeable to most.

a less sustain spot may be a better term in most situations. I think, as someone else mentioned, most basses have one somewhere.

In my experience it’s been something you have to be patient with to find as it it may just be a fraction less of sustain or blatantly obvious.

In a quick passage it’s never been something of concern but if the note has to sustain is where I’ve come to experience this

IDK, maybe it’s just how I finger that C ?!!? …..

This. Not all dead spots are created equal

 

[DeltaPhoenix]

I can say that today when I was holding notes and listening to the sustain that there was a note or two that I played a few times, changed my fingering and then was satisfied.

 

[AmazingMumford]

In a quick passage it’s never been something of concern but if the note has to sustain is where I’ve come to experience this

What is this "sustain" you speak of? - Compulsive Overplayers Anonymous

 

[BunchyMutt]

I'm not in a hurry to change my pickups. But I'm curious - where do you all buy your different Dingwall pups? Direct from Dingwall? BassDirect?

 

[MikoFX]

I'm not in a hurry to change my pickups. But I'm curious - where do you all buy your different Dingwall pups? Direct from Dingwall? BassDirect?

Jason @ FretNation

 

[BunchyMutt]

Jason @ FretNation

thanks!

 

[Lowendtech]

What is this "sustain" you speak of? - Compulsive Overplayers Anonymous

It’s like when you hit a whole note and expect it to last 16 bars but it kinda peters out around bar 13 or 14.

 

[AB Nate]

What is this "sustain" you speak of? - Compulsive Overplayers Anonymous

it can happen when you apply pressure to said note spot. Some times just hard firm pressure or you wiggle your fingers back and forth generally get enjoyable results in the upper registers

 

[Waltsdog]

I'm not in a hurry to change my pickups. But I'm curious - where do you all buy your different Dingwall pups? Direct from Dingwall? BassDirect?

 

[retroXvertigo]

I believe the Spector strings are a La Bella made string. I’m curious. I didn’t check the taper yet. In the end I probably won’t even explore as I’m really content with Payson offerings.

What Payson strings are you using?

I haven't tried any of their strings yet.

 

[BunchyMutt]

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the dilating eyes...it's like I'm looking in a mirror

 

[silky smoove]

I can just see all of us playing every note, on every bass we have…listening closely.

Play every note on every bass on every song... and lose every gig

 

[NaH]

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VERY nice.

 

[AB Nate]

What Payson strings are you using?

I haven't tried any of their strings yet.

I mainly use the SS strings on my long scales.

I do use the nickels on the old voodoo.

and black daggers on the fretless.

I guess I also have his medium scale nickels on the SJ right now too and prefer the tension to the dingwall mediums.

 

[retroXvertigo]

I mainly use the SS strings on my long scales.

I do use the nickels on the old voodoo.

and black daggers on the fretless.

I guess I also have his medium scale nickels on the SJ right now too and prefer the tension to the dingwall mediums.

Thanks!

I'm happy with the Dingwall nickel strings.

I play in A standard, so the tension is a little lighter. Works for me, but you always wonder if you'd like something else more.

 

[Snake101st]

Same for me, but in drop G#

I used the Payson drop A set with a low 145, then 160, on my now sold D-Roc 4 for a while... But the Z3 is just such a high quality build that the bridge and overall design makes that tuning easy to pull off with the normal Dingwall nickel set. Kind of surprising, since my main band has some pretty quick sections.

I did get the Payson medium light to try and feel the high end is a bit "pingy," especially on the high G string (well, one step down for me - which I never had on the D-Roc 4), so I think I stick with Dingwall NS for now. That characteristic isn't ideal for me, especially while running dirt.