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#61,861
EricOnTheBass said:
Hey guys, I've been playing my 5-string SP1 almost exclusively for the last several months. It is super easy to play with its low action, but despite my best efforts, I get more clicking and clacking than I'd like when I play it. So I want to raise the action a bit, and to make the rise even from nut to bridge, I suppose I will need to raise the bridge and add a bit of relief as well. Is that correct? Would you suggest that I raise the action at the bridge using the saddle adjustment screws, or put in the bridge shim? Any guidance from those in the know would be appreciated. I have a gig tonight and don't want to stress myself out doing trial and error.
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Have you tried changing strings? I find the Dingwall strings to be very noisy and clanky. I put DR Pure Blues on there and put the shim under the bridge and it’s perfect now.

I didn’t change relief at all, just put the shim under and adjusted each saddle height to my liking.
 
#61,862
BGroovy said:
Have you tried changing strings? I find the Dingwall strings to be very noisy and clanky. I put DR Pure Blues on there and put the shim under the bridge and it’s perfect now.

I didn’t change relief at all, just put the shim under and adjusted each saddle height to my liking.
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I'm on my second set of the Dingwall strings, haven't tried any others. They are quite bright, I always have the tone knob rolled down. But I do happen to have some DR Pure Blues on hand. Did you use the 45-125 set? Thanks for the tip on the shim, I will do that and see how it turns out.
 
#61,863
EricOnTheBass said:
Hey guys, I've been playing my 5-string SP1 almost exclusively for the last several months. It is super easy to play with its low action, but despite my best efforts, I get more clicking and clacking than I'd like when I play it. So I want to raise the action a bit, and to make the rise even from nut to bridge, I suppose I will need to raise the bridge and add a bit of relief as well. Is that correct? Would you suggest that I raise the action at the bridge using the saddle adjustment screws, or put in the bridge shim? Any guidance from those in the know would be appreciated. I have a gig tonight and don't want to stress myself out doing trial and error.
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I'd try higher tension strings. Maybe DR Lo Riders?
 
#61,865
EricOnTheBass said:
I'm on my second set of the Dingwall strings, haven't tried any others. They are quite bright, I always have the tone knob rolled down. But I do happen to have some DR Pure Blues on hand. Did you use the 45-125 set? Thanks for the tip on the shim, I will do that and see how it turns out.
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Yup, I have the 45-125 on there and I'm extremely happy with them.
 
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#61,866
RussT said:
Dingwall NG3 Mod - Reversable

So I have been buying Dingwalls since around 2014. Back then the vast majority were two pickup models with a standard bridge and neck pickup. I fell in love with the sound of neck/bridge in series. That to me was the Dingwall sound. I know most people think of it as the bridge/middle but that came later and although awesome is not my favourite setting. My next several Dingwalls all were two pick ups. An ABZ5, a couple AB1s, a Z2 etc. I was somewhat disappointed when the 3 pickup models came out and they did not have a neck/bridge series option. I always missed it. I ended up buying a few NG2's throughout the years and moved the middle pickup to the neck position so I could get the neck/bridge series option. I had to buy a 2 pickup combustion pickguard to make this work.

I love the bridge and middle combo in series or in parallel but my favourite tone is bridge/neck series as mentioned.

Anyhooo.. I currently have a NG3 and a Droc Standard. I was sitting around last night looking at the 6 position switches online and considering them (like I have done every few months for the last 5 years) and it suddenly came to me that I could just swap the neck and middle position around and problem solved. I don't mean unsolder anything, just take the pickguard off and move the middle pickup up and the bridge pickup down. I realize someone else has probably done this in the past but it hadn't occurred to me until yesterday. The middle pickup only had a bit of exposed wire in the pickup cavity but there was plenty of extra wire in the control cavity so I was able to loosen the tie and add another inch or so in the pickup cavity in order to allow me to move the middle pickup into the neck position.

So I did it and the results are great. I now have the bridge/neck in series wiring that I love. I am not a jazz guy so bridge/neck in parallel doesn't do it for me.

The pickups in this position changes what the 4 position switch controls but it's completely reversable and only took 15 minutes to do. The switch now works like this.
1st position (nearest bridge) - bridge solo, 2nd position - bridge and neck in series, 3rd position - bridge/middle in parallel, 4th position - middle pickup solo'd. I have a Droc now and have had several since they came out and I personally love the middle solo option. I prefer it to neck solo.

The individual pickups on a NG3 are wired (from top to bottom) in series/parallel/series. So the middle pickup is now in series which is great for when it is solo'd. Similar to the Droc switch. The bridge and the middle are both series so when they are used together you get the same wiring that you would on a NG2 when using the 2nd setting with bridge/middle in parallel. The neck pickup is now the lone pickup in parallel but it is never solod and only used combination with the bridge in series. Sounds amazing.

Anyways I thought I would share because it never occurred to me to do this and I am sure there are other people that miss having the option to have the bridge and neck pickups in series option.
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Thanks for this! I just got a NG3 today and I’m coming from the Droc. I love the neck/bridge in series and the solo middle pickup. This really made the settings more fitting for what I play.
 
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#61,868
Does anyone have a good pulse on the various pickups Dingwall offers? I'm thinking about upgrading my NG3 from the FD3n's to something else. Thinking of the SFII, but also curious about the FD3.

Dingwall has this diagram, but this makes it seem like the SFII's are super bassy, which is not how they sound in any demo's. And the FD3n isn't on the page for comparison.

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Pickup Options - Dingwall

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I wish there was more information on the pickups, but I can't find any product pages for them.

Side note, Mo did reply to my email and now we are working on a custom 6 way selector! Hopefully headed my way soon.
 
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#61,869
warptheory said:
Dingwall has this diagram, but this makes it seem like the SFII's are super bassy, which is not how they sound in any demo's.
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They’re not overly bassy. They’re quite balanced and open sounding. My favorite Dingwall pickup to date. I have three of them in my SJ4, and they’re what are spec’d in my incoming SJ5 order.
 
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#61,870
EricOnTheBass said:
Hey guys, I've been playing my 5-string SP1 almost exclusively for the last several months. It is super easy to play with its low action, but despite my best efforts, I get more clicking and clacking than I'd like when I play it. So I want to raise the action a bit, and to make the rise even from nut to bridge, I suppose I will need to raise the bridge and add a bit of relief as well. Is that correct? Would you suggest that I raise the action at the bridge using the saddle adjustment screws, or put in the bridge shim? Any guidance from those in the know would be appreciated. I have a gig tonight and don't want to stress myself out doing trial and error.
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Sheldon has excellent setup instructions in video form on his website. :cool:
 
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#61,871
EricOnTheBass said:
Hey guys, I've been playing my 5-string SP1 almost exclusively for the last several months. It is super easy to play with its low action, but despite my best efforts, I get more clicking and clacking than I'd like when I play it. So I want to raise the action a bit, and to make the rise even from nut to bridge, I suppose I will need to raise the bridge and add a bit of relief as well. Is that correct? Would you suggest that I raise the action at the bridge using the saddle adjustment screws, or put in the bridge shim? Any guidance from those in the know would be appreciated. I have a gig tonight and don't want to stress myself out doing trial and error.
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What @spiritbass said above.

This also depends where on the neck you’re getting the clank/fretbuzz.

If it’s near the nut, then loosen the truss rod. If it’s towards the end of the neck, then raise the bridge saddles
 
#61,872
IvanBassist said:
What @spiritbass said above.

This also depends where on the neck you’re getting the clank/fretbuzz.

If it’s near the nut, then loosen the truss rod. If it’s towards the end of the neck, then raise the bridge saddles
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I was getting a little bit of buzz on the lower half of the neck. But the strings were hitting the frets frequently even when I plucked gently, and I like to be able to dig in a bit. I put the shim under the bridge, and it helped immensely. I'm enjoying the bass even more now.
 
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