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Dingwall Owners Club
- Thread starter FroggyOne2
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dead sexylol. I don’t know what you mean. I’m working on N-(1-3) at this current time.
Which will still leave me with 5 Dingwall’s …+1 (at least)
Ps.
Posting this shortly, Will
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It’s virtually a Pj right now.
Hahah. Loaded question and great set up for a long winded opinion!!
My first super is the one pictured above. I didn’t fully know what I was doing when I spec’d it in all honesty. I didn’t have any experience in “designing” an instrument and had no specific purpose in mind other then developing slapping skills. I thought a J bass would be prime for that.
That said, I wouldn’t change this one, one bit. I did explore pick up swaps in it with the P tone and SF2 which are still in it but that was due to curiosity. It originally had FD3s which I still have and my intent was to pull the SF2 and put the FD3 back in but I haven’t got there yet.
Ultimately of all the supers I’ve had I wouldn't change anything about any of them really. They were all perfection in what they are. From slinky blues vibes to metal.
I’d say aside from electronics the neck wood selections make the biggest difference in sound. For example, I think P pairs great with maple. Same with fretless.
For me I favour Wenge for tighter sounds. I think it’s a perfect neck wood for metal, prog type styles. I think the sound tightens up and it plays faster.
Aside from that it really is all desire.
I lean to metal and prog and the newest one on the left suits it the best of all the supers I’ve had. I think it’s a combo of the DG, FDV AND Wenge.
My OG on the right just sounds … sexy. I don’t know how else to describe it right now. It’s full, it’s clean , it’s articulate. I love noodling it through my walkabout.
This walnut(body and neck) goddess above does rock and country quite nicely. A bit smoother with the older SF1s but a big low end. It was full and thumpy
I found this SJ with the maple neck to slap hard. Clean and open with a really smooth top end. Not too brittle. Punchy defined low end.
The P. Super comfortable to play. I may even prefer the ergonomics of the P body. It had a thick full tone with a nice smooth grind. I think the P may have been tamed a bit by the Wenge neck. Still P’d hard but less wooly then some other Ps I think.
This old classic… I love the vintage vibe. I think it sounds so good. Classic (J)P all the way. Really woody and open but quite full when engaged with the SF1. Also the neck had a kind of slower, slinky vibe.
I had @basshearts old SJ 3x for a brief stint as well(can’t find a picture). I recall it sounding quite clean in true dingwall fashion. Almost long scale with the heavy body sustain and clarity.
Maybe there’s something useful here?
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I raised the action on my new SP1-5. Much better playing and sounding......
The SP1 arrived with the neck nearly flat. Using the provided tool, I found the truss rod completely tension free. I thought the tool was too small and was not engaging the nut as it turned so effortlessly in the socket. But I kept gently turning counter clockwise and finally got some engagement/tension and loosened the truss rod to higher relief and specs I'm more used to. Then raised all string heights around 1/4 turn, again to specs I more used to.
The SP1 arrived with the neck nearly flat. Using the provided tool, I found the truss rod completely tension free. I thought the tool was too small and was not engaging the nut as it turned so effortlessly in the socket. But I kept gently turning counter clockwise and finally got some engagement/tension and loosened the truss rod to higher relief and specs I'm more used to. Then raised all string heights around 1/4 turn, again to specs I more used to.
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The joy in my heart hearing about basses showing up with nearly no relief and low action is palpable
The Canadian Dingwalls come in a MusicArea RB30. I don't see this one on their website. It seems to be very close in quality to the RB30
RB30 Electric Bass Gigbag
Features Detachable Isothermic Bag Custom water-repellent fabric 30mm multi-layer padding Adjustable padded neck cradle Removable bottom bumper Large storage pockets Special pocket for storing shoulder straps Riveted Side handle, Back handle and Wall hanger Hard-wearing PVC sole protects the...
musicarea.com
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Bright? Coming from a Spector? Nothing is brighter than a Spector.
Each bridge saddles are two screws. Just use the Allen wrench that came with your bass to lower/raise them. Use the same turns on both screws so they are even.
I have Alnico P pickups in my Spectors and solo them most of the time so they aren’t bright at all!
I absolutely love the sound and compact feel of the SP1 that I got a few days ago. It's an outstanding bass in every way. I'm reading that many folks are receiving their SP1s with really low action, but mine came with more of a medium/low set up - which is perfect for me. Weight is 8.2 pounds and the balance on a strap is perfect. Great seated ergonomics too.
I'm really liking the sound and feel of the Dingwall Nickel strings that came on my SP1, so I'm asking this more out of curiosity, but are there any issues with using regular long scale strings on a medium scale Dingwall?
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I'm really liking the sound and feel of the Dingwall Nickel strings that came on my SP1, so I'm asking this more out of curiosity, but are there any issues with using regular long scale strings on a medium scale Dingwall?
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Congrats on your new Dingwall. Is it your first? I’ve tried regular non- Dingwall long scale strings on the Super models before and have never had an issue re fit. But my go to strings are Dingwall nickels.
Just met a great guy, a brain, a gentleman. He is Sheldon Dingwall. I was there tonight and what an experience. I just wish, I had 2 hours with him to ask him all of the questions I had in mind...
Thanks! It's my first brand new Dingwall bass; I've also got an import D-Bird that I got used from Craigslist.
I've been playing Fender Precisions for years. While I don't think the SP1 replaces the Fender P; it is the best, modern alternative to Leo's classic design. In a way, the SP1 is a truer version of the P than the Canadian Super because the SP1 is a production instrument.
I think we are gonna see lot of these basses in the wild this year.
I live in El Paso, Texas, which is quite dry (6% humidity today). Now that the wood has acclimated for a couple of days since I got the bass (i.e., dried out and shrunk), there is more relief in the neck and it feels more comfortable to me. I'll give it a few more days to finish acclimating and then fine-tune the setup to my liking.
