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#8,041
Ladies & Glentlemen! Here's a heads up for you all Dingwall addicts.

New from Dingwall Guitars are Dingwall Straps available now at this link: Invalid Link Removed

These are Levy's high quality leather straps with the Dingwall logo, I've just ordered 3 of them, they look fantastic

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#8,042
That looks really sweet, I believe I will have to get one!

EDIT: And done! I was on the fence about whether to order some nickel strings from the shop so this made it an easy decision to pick up a couple of sets while getting this awesome strap!
 
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#8,047
When I removed the neck on my AB-1 sixer to install Luminlay side dots, it looked like there was a lot of wear on a few frets in the first position. I gave them a few gentle swipes with some fine sandpaper
and a polish with steel wool. Just like new. It looked much worse than it was. Very different from the narrow indents of worn frets on straight basses.

The blue Luminlay looks pretty bitchin with whalepool blue finish, if I do say so myself. Easy to do and inexpensive.

I hope the stolen basses are recovered soon, that's quite a blow. Never underestimate the stupidity of thieves and the people who buy from them.

Faulknersj's thread about the recovery of his stolen bass, after five years, was one of the best threads I've ever read on TB. http://www.talkbass.com/threads/might-have-found-my-stolen-bass-help.1086358/ If you missed it.
 
#8,051
Grand Wazoo said:
Ladies & Glentlemen! Here's a heads up for you all Dingwall addicts.

New from Dingwall Guitars are Dingwall Straps available now at this link: Invalid Link Removed

These are Levy's high quality leather straps with the Dingwall logo, I've just ordered 3 of them, they look fantastic
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Can I have mine with the natural ash bass that's in the picture, please? Yum.
 
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spiritbass said:
Are you going to spec a custom or troll for pre-loved?
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I don't know yet. Depends on if a Sklar were to show up.

I've got an Elrick Gold Evo 5 coming. Yet another Canada luthier with a letter on the headstock! ;)

As soon as I figure out what tonal palette that adds to the SJ5, I'll decide if I can buy used/off the rack or call Barry and ask him to sharpen his pencil.
 
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#8,054
This week I'm at a music camp, and so far, the only instrumentation has been acoustic piano, trumpet, mandolin, and electric bass.

Although I play a variety of styles these days, nearly everything is pop-based and pretty metric.

Out here, the vocalists and players are mostly classically trained, and the arrangements call for melodic playing with a more fluid approach to time.

The ABZ 5 has been getting a lot of attention in this setting. Gentle finger style with the tone control wide open is netting me a woody, near-acoustic tone that's working very well.

I never thought a passive 5-string slab could be my "bass for all seasons", but there it is...
 
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Yeah, Chicago. Just say no to exhaustion ! Don't know how I got stuck on Canada.

I have a little time to figure this out. Jeff has told me a million times that I'm welcome to play his baby. I just a weekend off to capitalize.
 
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steve_rolfeca said:
This week I'm at a music camp, and so far, the only instrumentation has been acoustic piano, trumpet, mandolin, and electric bass.

Although I play a variety of styles these days, nearly everything is pop-based and pretty metric.

Out here, the vocalists and players are mostly classically trained, and the arrangements call for melodic playing with a more fluid approach to time.

The ABZ 5 has been getting a lot of attention in this setting. Gentle finger style with the tone control wide open is netting me a woody, near-acoustic tone that's working very well.

I never thought a passive 5-string slab could be my "bass for all seasons", but there it is...
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One of the most amazing things that The Dings did for my playing was to allow my to hear all the (not so subtle) nuances of playing, attack, and right position. It opened up a whole new world for me and really forced me to mature as a musician.

Point being that it doesn't surprise me a bit that you were able to adjust your technique to adjust your tone and get something outside your personal tonal range.

Sounds like a pretty accomplished group of musicians. Kudos for stepping outside your comfort zone to learn and grow!
 
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Zoomie said:
One of the most amazing things that The Dings did for my playing was to allow my to hear all the (not so subtle) nuances of playing, attack, and right position. It opened up a whole new world for me and really forced me to mature as a musician.

Point being that it doesn't surprise me a bit that you were able to adjust your technique to adjust your tone and get something outside your personal tonal range.

Sounds like a pretty accomplished group of musicians. Kudos for stepping outside your comfort zone to learn and grow!
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Yep. As soon as you start taking away the junk in your signal chain, starting with your bass, there is less and less to hide behind. Which can be good or bad depending on how you look at it. ;)
 
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