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Dingwall Owners Club

#6,881
lowphatbass said:
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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When I had parallel fretted basses (sold my last one a few months ago), I never had any problem bouncing between them and fanned frets either. The 34.25 to 32" scales of my Super P and J/P are perfection for me. When I started playing, basses only had four strings, so as perfect as my five-strings are, four-stringers are always going to feel like home. :cool:
 
#6,882
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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Adjustment in the lower and mid frets should be relatively quick, upper frets take the longest to adapt to. I suggest pretending your existing bass has fanned frets and see how your wrist feels when you line your hand up with the virtual frets. It helps to relax your shoulder and elbow so that your wrist and fingers line up with the frets. Steve R. finds that angling the bass at about 45 degrees also helps line things up in a natural way.
 
#6,883
pmad_bass said:
Good advice. :)

I may have to chanage the wallpaper on my PC too. Which is currently set to this:
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My current desktop image is torturously gorgeous: ;)

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#6,891
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's not just the fanned frets. The perfect balance and light weight, as well as the slim, fast necks will make things easier on your wrist, arms, neck and shoulders.

The big question would be whether to go long or short scale. Unless weight or string spacing is a big issue, you might find the 34 to 32" scale easier on your wrist.
 
#6,892
spiritbass said:
Don't get me wrong, I love praising with these two!

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I consider five-strings a related but different breed and give them equal time in rotation with the four-bangers. ;) :cool:
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This ^^^^^^^

I love my 5, but I also love playing a sweet 4 when the song does not required a 5. I feel this way especially when it comes to a P.

BTW, it would seem that you have the five string thing covered quite well from those pics.
 
#6,894
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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Congrats! If you got the one I'm thinking of, it's Indigoburst(the pic you've got is Whalepool Blue), and it's AWESOME! I was eyeing that one, but I ended up with the Whalepool Blue/maple neck. Trust me, dude, you might as well prepare to help Canada pay off its national debt because all you'll do is plan on buying more Dingwalls! I've now got two and I'm going to order #3 within the next month or so, and that probably won't be the last one either. All these Super Js and Super J/Ps are starting to get to me...I should probably learn the Canadian national anthem...:D
 
#6,895
reddavid said:
So much fun soloing the neck P on the Dingwall Super P/J this morning at church. Authoritative bass.

Sound guy said the youth group was dancing. Apparently this is a barometer of good things.
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I play in the main worship band and the L3 band (high school/college)
If the youth group was dancing, you had it goin on!

I love our youth group. When they celebrate God, it is off the hook! The first thing our WL tells me when I roll in is to turn way up !

I played the Super J5 today at service for the first time since I got the SP5. Probably the last time stock. Mid and upper register is just so defined without ever being harsh or sterile.

Just a hair more thump........
 
#6,896
steve_rolfeca said:
It's not just the fanned frets. The perfect balance and light weight, as well as the slim, fast necks will make things easier on your wrist, arms, neck and shoulders.

The big question would be whether to go long or short scale. Unless weight or string spacing is a big issue, you might find the 34 to 32" scale easier on your wrist.
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When my Super-P delivers next month, it will be the first Dingwall I will have ever played that was not the longer scale. Very excited to try the shorter scale.
 
#6,899
pbass6811 said:
All these Super Js and Super J/Ps are starting to get to me...I should probably learn the Canadian national anthem...:D
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As a confessed serial-Dingwall importer, I've felt the same way... ;)

Zoomie said:
I play in the main worship band and the L3 band (high school/college)
If the youth group was dancing, you had it goin on!

I love our youth group. When they celebrate God, it is off the hook! The first thing our WL tells me when I roll in is to turn way up !
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:D :D :D
 

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