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#8,161
When I got my strap I had ordered two sets of nickel Mediums for my SJ5. I initially received one set of Long by mistake and now have my Medium sets.

I don't yet have the pleasure of owning a 37" scale Dingwall so I'll be happy to pass on this Long nickel set! First to PM me gets it! CONUS, please.

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#8,164
Those straps do look nice! I have one of them - sans logo - that I bought recently. Not only to they look nice, they are in fact nice. Comfortable, wide by not ridiculously with, well-made, etc. As always, Sheldon made a good decision here.

Edit: I could be mistaken, but I think Fender sold the same Levy's strap for a while. I think it is the one Sting uses.

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#8,172
Grand Wazoo said:
The Dingwall straps are here and they are really nice and very comfortable

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Based on these great pictures I've given in to siren song of the new strap. Is that a Grolsch swing top rubber seal for a strap lock?

My Italia straps are too thick for the strap lock hardware, is that the case with the new straps?

New strap and a six string set of long scale nickel strings on the way.
 
#8,174
singlemalt said:
Based on these great pictures I've given in to siren song of the new strap. Is that a Grolsch swing top rubber seal for a strap lock?
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Yes it is, those are the cheapest and most incredibly safe strap locks you could ever use. I have them on all my basses. I have always been against having a metal part at the end of my straps because they can hit the paintwork when you are trying to lock them or taking off and can leave some nasty dents on your bass. Those Grolsch washers are free from your local pub or you can buy a bunch of them on ebay for under 3 pound sterlings http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pack-of-1...pt=UK_Home_Garden_Food_SM&hash=item2c87c1bff2
 
#8,176
Hey I have a technique question I've been battling with for a few days.

I'm the newish owner of my first Dingwall, a Super P5. I'm sensitive to right hand placement, and I realized that I'm partially defeating the varying scale length by moving my hand perpendicular to the strings to change which string I'm plucking. To get the same effect as on other basses, I should be following the angle of the pickup (and thus the harmonics, etc.). When I do this, I get a more even response. But it's really hard to get used to doing this, especially because I want to pluck perpendicular to the strings, but move my hand at a diagonal. I'm not even sure if it's worth it.

Any thoughts on this?
 
#8,178
I've been using floating thumb for years. But I have trouble moving my wrist in a diagonal fashion, or rather I have trouble doing it automatically. I can do it when I look at my right hand, but it doesn't feel right. It makes me want to turn my forearm so it's parallel to the motion, which is diagonal. I'm so used to extending and pulling back the whole arm parallel to the picking motion. This is a different motion, much less natural for me.

As an example, try playing Jaco's River People with its double 16th note octaves. Moving my hand back and forth like that feels really awkward. Can you play that smoothly, plucking perpendicular to the strings while quickly moving your forearm diagonally across the strings? Or do you adopt a different technique for situations like that?
 
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#8,179
smeet said:
Hey I have a technique question I've been battling with for a few days.

I'm the newish owner of my first Dingwall, a Super P5. I'm sensitive to right hand placement, and I realized that I'm partially defeating the varying scale length by moving my hand perpendicular to the strings to change which string I'm plucking. To get the same effect as on other basses, I should be following the angle of the pickup (and thus the harmonics, etc.). When I do this, I get a more even response. But it's really hard to get used to doing this, especially because I want to pluck perpendicular to the strings, but move my hand at a diagonal. I'm not even sure if it's worth it.

Any thoughts on this?
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IMHO you are over thinking this. Just play. ;)
 
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CL400Peavey said:
IMHO you are over thinking this. Just play. ;)
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Agreed, unless you are noticing a significant tonal change between strings its not something to worry about. In a lot of ways it would be similar to the variation you might get between plucking with your ring and then middle finger. Unless you have a strange plucking technique, your middle finger pluck is always about a centimeter closer to the bridge and I doubt very many people worry too much about that difference.
 
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