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#60,541
D-Roc is SSP (b/m/n).
Two of the leads being wired to each other is a clear indication of series wiring.

I agree that 3X is SPS (iirc, I have no diagram at hand for that).

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I found an old screenshot, probably taken in this thread:
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wavemaker said:
D-Roc is SSP (b/m/n).
Two of the leads being wired to each other is a clear indication of series wiring.

I agree that 3X is SPS (iirc, I have no diagram at hand for that).

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I found an old screenshot, probably taken in this thread:
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Yep this is correct. Just found the wiring diagram for 3x:
 

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MascisMan said:
I have heard a lot of people say that the Neve preamp is "smooth" and "natural" or "organic" sounding. I think this is very spot on. When increasing/decreasing the bass or treble controls you definitely hear the change, but, it ramps up (or down) so nicely and "smoothly." Makes me think it is a shelving type EQ or the points have a wide Q or something. Not jarring at all. It "feels" like it is accentuating the pickups character and just making it "more" of whatever you are rolling in. If that makes sense.
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Yes I agree with this description. As Sheldon stated, the Neve remains "musical" regardless of tone adjustments. I can't get a unusable tone out of it. I have a SJ5 with a DGTC and the Neve is much more subtle. Same when compared to the Glock, which I had in a previous Dingwall. Sheldon also stated that the Neve engineers that worked on the pre were all bass players. That has to factor into the design and end result. I'd love to know what the center frequencies are on the bass and treble controls, and also the specs on the passive/active tone control.
 
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MultiScaleMale said:
A Neve in a pedal format with an XLR might be a good seller.
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It is a very good seller:

www.broughtonaudio.com

Studio One | Broughton Audio

The Studio One authentically captures the character of the Neve 1073 console preamp. This high fidelity transistor preamp adds a touch of studio magic to your bass or guitar, without imposing ugly artifacts on your tone. The gain knob provides up to 20 dB of boost.The bass and treble shelving EQ...
www.broughtonaudio.com www.broughtonaudio.com
 
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I don’t imagine there’d be much interest in this but the downsizing has begun around the house. I thought I’d mention it here first. I have a dingwall hanger mounted to a mirror and it won’t be making its way thru my future adventures with me.

Unfortunately it’s not really the most ideal item to ship but I’d package it well and give it a go if someone was really interested. Anyone local?!??

If there is no interest I’ll just pull the hanger off the mirror I imagine . The SJ pictured is going to be listed soon also so keep eyes peeled to the classifieds. The hanger is sized for a 6 string but as you see it holds an SJ just fine.

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For the ones
AmazingMumford said:
A gratuitous and self-indulgent post of family photos:

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Goldilocks (the "Sunshine Bass") just arrived home today, and she weighs in at a petite 8.0125 lbs. (~3.63kg), which I find to be "just right." Not bad for a little girl with three pickups, a preamp, six strings, and a belly full of porridge.

The primary subtractive colors are done. Now I just need to complete the full ROYGBIV collection.... ;)
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does your sunshine Bass has a walnut or a mahogany body? It looks amazing!
 
#60,560
Katoosie said:
Thanks everybody.

The Afterburner II is really something. I just about put it down for now. I will make a NBD post and a video on it as well when I have rested from working etc, but wow!

I mean, I was wondering today how close it was going to be to the DROC and how much I would like/dislike it compared to that, but this is... totally different. It's so warm and full sounding with that ever-present layer of grind to it.

I love how it feels, the neck is perfect for me and so easy to play. The surface of the neck is similar to the DROC neck but I think its smoother than that. The DROC was smooth but this is on another level of smoothness.

I love these Dingwall knobs, they are so nice to the touch and grippy and they actually take a little bit of effort to turn but they are all even across the board, those easily beat any other potentiometers and knobs I have ever used, like *** Dingwall. The hell are these knobs made out of :drool:

Perfect fretwork across the board, low action everywhere. Easy access to any frets and even the first position is easy to reach. It kind of took me off guard because it was so easy for me to reach the first few positions and I thought to myself "huh". I assume it can be attributed to how deep the neck goes into the body. I thought a 37" would be worse than that but honestly, I don't have any issues with any of this at all. Super cool!

And, of course, the whole bass is beautiful. I like how classy it looks. That's partially why I just... grabbed it. I thought that maple/maple went great with the cream colour and I was so right! It's quite yellow in person, actually. But that is hard to judge yet since it's getting late here and the sun is behind some clouds.

I just need to figure out how to clean it!
So any tips here I would totally appreciate!
Polyurethane satin neck finish
Polyurethane gloss body finish
Maple fretboard.

I'm guessing here - just clean cloth for the body and the neck, what about the maple fretboard? Is Dunlop lemon oil okay to use to clean it up?

I tried calling the store to thank the guy who sold it to me but he texted me that he is busy. Said he will give me a call on Monday, so maybe then I will be able to thank him for this instrument.
I'm just kind of rambling right now since I am floored with this bass, sorry club :roflmao:


Definitely chocolate hahahahaha! It's amazing.
I am super happy to own this giga-bass :bassist:
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Can you please share your ABII specs please? It looks awesome btw
 

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