IvanBassist
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I have the same pickup screw issue on my Dbird bridge pup. I think the screws were a bit too long and when lowering the pickup, it bottoms out in the insert. Give it bit of a twist, and that’s all she wrote for the insert holding.
If I was super motivated, I’d remove the pup and put a bit of epoxy on the insert. Then take an 1/8” off the screw.
I have also just drilled a hole on the body and tapped the hardwood for the pickup screws. That’s plenty strong. The body on the DBird is pretty thin, so take extra caution when drilling the depth.
If I was super motivated, I’d remove the pup and put a bit of epoxy on the insert. Then take an 1/8” off the screw.
I have also just drilled a hole on the body and tapped the hardwood for the pickup screws. That’s plenty strong. The body on the DBird is pretty thin, so take extra caution when drilling the depth.
For the record, only one Z from The Great Dingwall Weigh-In had a weight over 10 pounds, and the only ones that approached or exceeded 10 were 6 strings.
I also had one of the inserts come loose on my first D-Bird. I’d intended to spend some time with the bass to get the feel of it before refinishing, but when that happened, it got a repair and refinish all in one.
Thanks, that’s helpful along with the Z3-5 weights given above. Looks like it shouldn’t be an issue.
Thank you for the reply, I love the white and black.
I'm in the process of ordering a D-Roc custom. I want a 4-string tuned f#, and likely a wenge neck and pink finish. Apparently trans pink is no option without an x-top. And the only solid pink I can find is shell pink. But that's not popping enough to me. But metallic or candy is kind of to extreme either. Is there a lost of all possible finishes/colors? I know of the finishes section on Dingwall customs, but it seems to not contain all possible options.
I’d would just talk to the shop. If I ever put in a custom order it would be all about letting the paint crew strut their stuff.
They can do just about anything.
Good luck!
They can do just about anything.
Good luck!
I think I was the first person to order shell pink back in 2020 when I asked John Fox if it was possible to get it on my AB1 6 string build. They gladly did it and nailed it. I wish I still had that bass. I suggest looking at paint samples from companies that make paint for cars, since that's likely close to or exactly what Dingwall is using.
You can do custom colors for an upcharge. My AB2 will be a custom color.
For those of you using dingwall basses as your main instrument but something else as a backup for gigs, what are you using? I’m mainly playing bar gigs so I don’t want to take two Canadian dingwalls to each gig just from a risk factor, so looking to get a cheap-mid tier bass to use as a backup that can hopefully sound somewhat similar tonally.
Right now I’m leaning towards a sire Z7 or maybe one of the ibanez headless multi scale basses if I can find a good used deal. Just curious what others are using.
Right now I’m leaning towards a sire Z7 or maybe one of the ibanez headless multi scale basses if I can find a good used deal. Just curious what others are using.
Right now my back up is a Warwick Streamer CV5, however, I will probably be replacing it with a Dingwall Ready to Play SP5 when they come out.
I'm in a pretty privileged position and using Dingwalls across the board. The sole exception is fretless work, where I use my Pedulla instead. Gigs have 2 or 3 Dingwalls at them, and recording time gets all the Dingwall love.
If I had to choose something "not Dingwall" to have as a backup, I'd probably go back to a Bongo or a Spector.
If I had to choose something "not Dingwall" to have as a backup, I'd probably go back to a Bongo or a Spector.
I guess I should be clear too, I’m looking to not have too much value in the backup so I don’t have to worry about it getting dinged up or stolen. I’d love to get a stingray special or a Sadowsky at some point but they’d probably not be my gig backups.
My philosophy is that I always want to produce the sound I'm aiming for with no compromises. For me, the only thing that delivers that are Dingwalls and me playing them. Picking up something "cheap" to have as a backup wouldn't really work for me, as I'd certainly be actually-unhappy playing, and that would come through in my playing. So if I needed "cheap", I'd pickup a used, beat up Combustion/NG 
Again, I realize I'm in a minority and fairly privileged to have a Prima Artist as a main, Zs as "backups" or "co-main", and ABs as backup-backup. That isn't the case for everyone, and I acknowledge that. It's difficult for me to consider playing anything else, and so much so, that if I needed a cheap/beater backup, I'd probably go clear to a Squire or Sire in that case
Again, I realize I'm in a minority and fairly privileged to have a Prima Artist as a main, Zs as "backups" or "co-main", and ABs as backup-backup. That isn't the case for everyone, and I acknowledge that. It's difficult for me to consider playing anything else, and so much so, that if I needed a cheap/beater backup, I'd probably go clear to a Squire or Sire in that case
Amen, brother. My philosophy is the same. I would also not be satisfied with anything other than a Dingwall bass.
My philosophy is that I always want to produce the sound I'm aiming for with no compromises. For me, the only thing that delivers that are Dingwalls and me playing them. Picking up something "cheap" to have as a backup wouldn't really work for me, as I'd certainly be actually-unhappy playing, and that would come through in my playing. So if I needed "cheap", I'd pickup a used, beat up Combustion/NG
Again, I realize I'm in a minority and fairly privileged to have a Prima Artist as a main, Zs as "backups" or "co-main", and ABs as backup-backup. That isn't the case for everyone, and I acknowledge that. It's difficult for me to consider playing anything else, and so much so, that if I needed a cheap/beater backup, I'd probably go clear to a Squire or Sire in that case
I wouldn’t really be satisfied either. But we’re mainly playing smaller gigs and we’re in Eb the whole show. So the backup bass is really only for if I break a string or something happens with the preamp or input jack, etc. If the gig goes well I shouldn’t be touching the backup.Amen, brother. My philosophy is the same. I would also not be satisfied with anything other than a Dingwall bass.
thanks for posting this! sounds great! I just ordered a set of these for my Fiesta Red NG3 fiver, I wouldn’t have known about them without you.
cheers,
Jim
I’d probably go with something like this.
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I did choose an NG for a DGAF type of bass…. But I still gave a Fvck. I also still had major satisfaction in sound and playability by going this route.
