Dingwall Owners Club

[prom311]

Dumb question about Super Ps.
Do they use shorter scale lengths than the Combustions/others?

Yup, some folks have said it's an easier transition or just straight up prefer the Supers and their closer to traditional scale lengths but I wouldn't really know having never played one.

No offense, but straight off the Dingwall site Learn more - Dingwall
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Interesting that the Z A-string is listed at only 33.5"...I feel like that has to be a typo

 

[J Posega]

Yup, some folks have said it's an easier transition or just straight up prefer the Supers and their closer to traditional scale lengths but I wouldn't really know having never played one.

Might be an easier transition for smaller handed folk, but I've honestly never really heard anyone say that's why they went with a Super. For me (and I think for most), I wanted a bass that could more naturally cover more retro/traditional sounds. Obviously, you can play whatever you want on any Dingwall and it'll sound great, but the Super P sounds more like a "regular" P that a long-scale with a P-tone.

Interesting that the Z A-string is listed at only 33.5"...I feel like that has to be a typo

An obvious typo, otherwise the basses would have some very curvaceous frets.

 

[IvanBassist]

Might be an easier transition for smaller handed folk, but I've honestly never really heard anyone say that's why they went with a Super. For me (and I think for most), I wanted a bass that could more naturally cover more retro/traditional sounds. Obviously, you can play whatever you want on any Dingwall and it'll sound great, but the Super P sounds more like a "regular" P that a long-scale with a P-tone.

An obvious typo, otherwise the basses would have some very curvaceous frets.

I went for the Super P due to the shorter scale, because I had pinky tendinitis for some time and I couldn’t play the 37” basses.

It’s no problem now that it’s healed, though.

 

[J Posega]

I went for the Super P due to the shorter scale, because I had pinky tendinitis for some time and I couldn’t play the 37” basses.

It’s no problem now that it’s healed, though.

I know what you mean.

I had really horrible tendinitis in my left wrist and hand in 2020 due to working in a bakery. That's why I turned around and sold the shell pink AB1 6 string I had ordered through John Fox in only a matter of months - playing any bass was a pretty unpleasant, but the 6 was too much.

Now that my tendinitis is also gone, I really regret selling that bass because that job really sucked but it was paying my bills during a really tumultuous time.

I hope the guy that John Fox helped me sell the bass to is loving it.

 

[5StringPocket]

I'm getting ready to go to Moab UT for 5 days, but will do that when I get back. Mainly did my original post to try and ascertain values.
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I think this color scheme would look great on a Dingwall custom.

On another note, I really wish the Super 5's were available with 18mm string spacing but ya can't have everything...

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

On another note, I really wish the Super 5's were available with 18mm string spacing but ya can't have everything...

Me too, and a narrower neck profile. It's the main reason why it's not my #1 anymore.

 

[Waltsdog]

I think this color scheme would look great on a Dingwall custom.

On another note, I really wish the Super 5's were available with 18mm string spacing but ya can't have everything...

Well good news, the imports will likely have 18mm spacing on the 5

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Well good news, the imports will likely have 18mm spacing on the 5

I don't need to know this!

 

[singlemalt]

I’m all over the Supers and four string Dingwalls because of the 19mm spacing. I got used to the 18mm on the longscale fives and six string, but it was never my thing.

Switching from the AB five to the Super five, string spacing would totally trip me up, while the scale length was no issue at all.

Now that it’s all four strings at 19mm, going from the AB to the Super, the Super feels very compact. And the Dbird neck feels fat, but when I look at the specs, there’s no reason it should. Maybe it’s just not as rolled at the edges.

Is it just not feasible to have an adjustable bridge? Seems like the outer strings would only need to move about 2-3 mm in to close 19mm to 18. I can see issues trying to go wider, the neck width would limit the range.

I am looking forward to the import Supers, but I’d really rather have a two pickup PJ with a sexy J body and slim J neck. And in a metallic gold flake. And the bridge pup could be a P tone in the standard shell.

 

[Lowendtech]

I am looking forward to the import Supers, but I’d really rather have a two pickup PJ with a sexy J body and slim J neck. And in a metallic gold flake. And the bridge pup could be a P tone in the standard shell.

That sounds wonderful. Hmm…

 

[spiritbass]

I am looking forward to the import Supers, but I’d really rather have a two pickup PJ with a sexy J body and slim J neck. And in a metallic gold flake. And the bridge pup could be a P tone in the standard shell.

You're describing my '09 SJ/P-4, except it has Nordstrand Pickups and a Bronze Age finish. I do not love objects, but this bass is amazing. With a SP-4, SJ-5, and ABI-4, I am also a nineteen millimeter guy.

 

[Callum Gibson]

I've seen mentioned a few times putting a P-tone in the bridge position of a Super-PJ. I actually have that combination and honestly I think it really diminishes the versatility of the instrument. If I already have a real P pickup, why would I want a second one? Of course, maybe a Super P should always just sound like a P bass - but to my ears it makes all positions sound nearly the same (compared to what I get from my AB1).
My unsolicited opinion.

 

[singlemalt]

My first Dingwall was an early Super J 4 with the team split P and a super fatty at the bridge. Aguilar pre amp. Back when the batteries were under the pickguard. What a great bass! I think it was around 2009.

Sold in the great gear purge of 2016.

It was a game changer.

 

[J Posega]

Well good news, the imports will likely have 18mm spacing on the 5

What makes you say that? Dingwall's been posting videos of the import SP prototype on IG while they've been showing it off in Europe and it sure looks like 19mm spacing.

 

[AK3000]

I know what you mean.

I had really horrible tendinitis in my left wrist and hand in 2020 due to working in a bakery. That's why I turned around and sold the shell pink AB1 6 string I had ordered through John Fox in only a matter of months - playing any bass was a pretty unpleasant, but the 6 was too much.

Now that my tendinitis is also gone, I really regret selling that bass because that job really sucked but it was paying my bills during a really tumultuous time.

I hope the guy that John Fox helped me sell the bass to is loving it.

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Man I want a bass like this!

 

[spiritbass]

My first Dingwall was an early Super J 4 with the team split P and a super fatty at the bridge. Aguilar pre amp. Back when the batteries were under the pickguard. What a great bass! I think it was around 2009.

Sold in the great gear purge of 2016.

It was a game changer.

It must have been a little earlier than '09. Mine has the battery compartment on the back, the scallop on the back of the treble horn, and a two-band Glock. It's one of those basses that is so comfy, it's like an extension of yourself. It's sound is one of the voices of God.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

What makes you say that? Dingwall's been posting videos of the import SP prototype on IG while they've been showing it off in Europe and it sure looks like 19mm spacing.

That sure would help curb any temptation if that's the case.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

I’m all over the Supers and four string Dingwalls because of the 19mm spacing. I got used to the 18mm on the longscale fives and six string, but it was never my thing.

Switching from the AB five to the Super five, string spacing would totally trip me up, while the scale length was no issue at all.

Now that it’s all four strings at 19mm, going from the AB to the Super, the Super feels very compact. And the Dbird neck feels fat, but when I look at the specs, there’s no reason it should. Maybe it’s just not as rolled at the edges.

Is it just not feasible to have an adjustable bridge? Seems like the outer strings would only need to move about 2-3 mm in to close 19mm to 18. I can see issues trying to go wider, the neck width would limit the range.

I am looking forward to the import Supers, but I’d really rather have a two pickup PJ with a sexy J body and slim J neck. And in a metallic gold flake. And the bridge pup could be a P tone in the standard shell.

My very first 5-sting was a Stingray 5, so even though my SJ5 was my main bass for the better part of 14 years, I always felt it was a little bit of a struggle with the wide spacing. Probably more so on the nut width that the bridge, but definitely both.

 

[singlemalt]

Earlier for sure, it was used when I bought it from Kittyboy in 2009.

First gig, the whole P thing was amazing. Major rump moving power.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

My first Dingwall was an early Super J 4 with the team split P and a super fatty at the bridge. Aguilar pre amp. Back when the batteries were under the pickguard. What a great bass! I think it was around 2009.

Sold in the great gear purge of 2016.

It was a game changer.

My SJ5 is the same setup and it sounds so good. The Super Fatty really does balance well with the split P and gives it that thick even across the board tone. Mine also has the hybrid tone control (treble boost above the centre detent, "passive" tone control below - very handy).

I remember the great gear purge of 2016; listing them all and letting the sales dictate the remaining one. While I will have to do it one day and I have been mentally preparing myself for it for years, I don't think I could go as far as listing everything. I'll make the final decision!