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Dingwall Owners Club

#6,862
MDBass said:
Yep. It was finally delivered this afternoon :bassist:

I'll now be able to keep my sanity until my P/FD3 build arrives in the fall ;)
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Hallelujah!!! My blue beauty just begs to be picked up and played for hours. It's a blessing to have an instrument that inspires you to take it to the next level. :)

Man, I'm getting :hyper: to see and read about the soon-to-be crafted Supers that will be landing in the club!
 
#6,863
Well from Canada to me it managed to break a knob. The bass moved around inside of the case. I cleaned it up and put a new set of strings on it. However I just could not get the action right. I like it low where it is just about to rattle. I did everything I do with all my basses and it just was not right.

I wrote the seller and he told me that he had a business card under the neck to help it not rattle. All it did was cause it to have horrible action, IMO. I thought I had purchased a lemon with a warped neck.

I took out the cut in half and doubled over business card and presto change-o. I had a neck I could properly adjust. So aside from needing to purchase a new knob I ended up with a good deal on a great bass. Blonde Combustion #79

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#6,864
BC82 said:
Well from Canada to me it managed to break a knob. The bass moved around inside of the case. I cleaned it up and put a new set of strings on it. However I just could not get the action right. I like it low where it is just about to rattle. I did everything I do with all my basses and it just was not right.

I wrote the seller and he told me that he had a business card under the neck to help it not rattle. All it did was cause it to have horrible action, IMO. I thought I had purchased a lemon with a warped neck.

I took out the cut in half and doubled over business card and presto change-o. I had a neck I could properly adjust. So aside from needing to purchase a new knob I ended up with a good deal on a great bass. Blonde Combustion #79

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Welcome to the Dingwall club. Love my Combustion (Natural no PG, Rosewood board). The only way it will stop being my #1 is when I can upgrade to either an ABZ or ABII.
 
#6,865
That sucks the knob broke. I like those black ball ends on your strings though. :cool:

BC82 said:
Well from Canada to me it managed to break a knob. The bass moved around inside of the case. I cleaned it up and put a new set of strings on it. However I just could not get the action right. I like it low where it is just about to rattle. I did everything I do with all my basses and it just was not right.

I wrote the seller and he told me that he had a business card under the neck to help it not rattle. All it did was cause it to have horrible action, IMO. I thought I had purchased a lemon with a warped neck.

I took out the cut in half and doubled over business card and presto change-o. I had a neck I could properly adjust. So aside from needing to purchase a new knob I ended up with a good deal on a great bass. Blonde Combustion #79

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#6,866
I'm pleased to introduce you to "Violet", my first Dingwall! This gorgeous ABZ5 with a wedge neck/board arrived to me Wednesday from the great people at Bass San Diego. She'll be accompanying me to rehearsal this evening to meet the rest of the band.
 

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#6,868
Pharmdoc said:
I'm pleased to introduce you to "Violet", my first Dingwall! This gorgeous ABZ5 with a wedge neck/board arrived to me Wednesday from the great people at Bass San Diego. She'll be accompanying me to rehearsal this evening to meet the rest of the band.
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Congratulations. That color & neck are what's on my wish list.

I've pretty much settled on an ABZ5 as my next Dingwall when I can save up some funds. The only other thing I may add is the Active electronic with a passive switch. I've been playing Active basses for so long I like having that option available.
 
#6,869
SpecialBlender said:
Congratulations. That color & neck are what's on my wish list.

I've pretty much settled on an ABZ5 as my next Dingwall when I can save up some funds. The only other thing I may add is the Active electronic with a passive switch. I've been playing Active basses for so long I like having that option available.
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Man!! The beauty of an ABZ is the fact that it's passive and kicks ass as it is, trust me you loose the "color" of the tone if you add a preamp to an ABZ, keep it real and use pedals and amps to provide oomph!

I have an abz, an abII and a preamped Super J/P I find myself playing the abII and Super J always passive. Very rarely I use a pre on the Super J when I need to offend a bad drummer. :)
 
#6,872
tercesyrev said:
Don't mean to high jack this thread but I'm considering jumping into the world of Dingwalls. I have issues with my left wrist which the pain sometimes hampers my playing especially when I'm high up on the neck.

What is the advantage of the fanned fret board?
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First, this thread is about anything related to Dingwalls so you are far more on topic than the rest of us at times.

I can only give you my personal opinion. Fanned frets allow a far less severe wrist angle. I did not notice when I switched to Dings full time. Then I picked up a straight fretted instrument and was shocked at how severe my wrist angle had to be in order to move up the standard fret board in to higher register.

I cant imagine that it would cause you additional discomfort. My money is on it potentially reducing pain, depending on your problem/injury.
 
#6,874
Grand Wazoo said:
Man!! The beauty of an ABZ is the fact that it's passive and kicks ass as it is, trust me you loose the "color" of the tone if you add a preamp to an ABZ, keep it real and use pedals and amps to provide oomph!
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I'm going to be the (mostly ;) ) genial contratian and say that it depends on what device you use to 'activate' it. If you simply add a buffer (preamp with no active tone control), you can activate the instrument without altering the tone/color palette.

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Very rarely I use a pre on the Super J when I need to offend a bad drummer. :)
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:D :D :D
 
#6,876
spiritbass said:
I believe that the non-gloss finish is less expensive to produce, allowing Dingwall to offer the ABZ's at a lower price point. This would be why the Ferrari Yellow is not offered on them. :)




Zoomie's passion for his reverse Super P5 reminds me of a picture I saw of a famous bassist (sorry, don't remember exactly who) lying in bed with his bass... ;)
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Pure truth ! It is virtually impossible to see me on a stage or even at the Doctor's office without the Super P5. We're tighter than ten toes in a sock.

HOWEVER, I am wrenching on the Super J5............
 
#6,877
tercesyrev said:
My thought exactly, I'm thinking it may help with my arthritic wrist. I'm thinking the fanned fret board wouldn't take that much to get use to ?????
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It is purely individual as to how long it takes but the general consensus seems to be that it takes an average of 5-10 minutes tops. A little more for anything above the 12th fret.

This would apply to the Super Series. I would think that settling in to the other models is more about moving to a 37 inch scale.
 
#6,878
Zoomie said:
First, this thread is about anything related to Dingwalls so you are far more on topic than the rest of us at times.

I can only give you my personal opinion. Fanned frets allow a far less severe wrist angle. I did not notice when I switched to Dings full time. Then I picked up a straight fretted instrument and was shocked at how severe my wrist angle had to be in order to move up the standard fret board in to higher register.

I cant imagine that it would cause you additional discomfort. My money is on it potentially reducing pain, depending on your problem/injury.
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I agree with Zoomie that the Dingwall designs are a firm step in the right direction for a more body-friendly bass. In addition, the improved clarity and evenness of response means that you don't have to 'work' as hard to be heard. :cool:
 
#6,880
Zoomie said:
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..... I would think that settling in to the other models is more about moving to a 37 inch scale.
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I switch back and forth between Fenders and my Dingwall frequently. Even though the B string is 37" the basses orientate themselves, or "hang on you" much the same way. FWIW, I use the same flight case for my Fender P's and my Dingwall. Grabbing the first fret on the B string probably takes a little getting used to based on watching other bassists play my bass for the first time, and that's about it. I don't do a lot of "shredding" or running down low on B and E strings, most of the time when I'm more "active" it's in the higher registers so YMMV.
 

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