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#10,102
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#10,108
I guess I'll chime in as I've had this bad boy for a couple weeks. Haven't decided if I want to keep it yet. I'm still getting used to the fanned frets, have only decided recently to try other scales again, so I had to try a multi-scaled instrument. I have enjoyed playing it. Definitely a more modern sounding instrument.

I never thought I'd own the best that Sheldon builds.....this is a deadly Prima Artist!




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husky123 said:
Here's my current DW family. Between these three I have just about every tone on earth imaginable covered. Unbelievable basses.
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Congrats. Nice looking family! You really do have all basses covered. What's your impression of the Darkglass pre in the NG-2 versus the Glockenclang in the AB-1? Also, if you didn't have the luxury of both ABZ and AB-1 with wenge necks and had to spec only one what would it be? (alder vs swamp ash body, Glockenclang vs Darkglass preamp, etc)
 
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5StringPocket said:
What's your impression of the Darkglass pre in the NG-2 versus the Glockenclang in the AB-1?
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No AB-I but I do have an ABZ with the Glockenklang electronics and I love it. To me the Darkglass is very clean with a deeper, more rounded bottom end. The Glockenklang tends to be a bit punchier and always seems to have a little grit and bite in it.

5StringPocket said:
Also, if you didn't have the luxury of both ABZ and AB-1 with wenge necks and had to spec only one what would it be? (alder vs swamp ash body, Glockenclang vs Darkglass preamp, etc)
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I ordered an ABHS to try out the heavier body. I went with the Darkglass pre because I felt like since it was going to be a 4-string bass, this would provide a more basic platform to work from. I'm also thinking that the richer low end will be accentuated with the denser woods. One last semi-traditional option was the P-tone pup in the neck position so it'll be kind of like an Afterburner P/J.

That being said, I'm jonesing for a 4-string AB-something with an identical configuration to my 5-string. Right now I'm leaning towards an ABZ because I feel like the swamp ash body/wenge neck with the Glockenklang pre is simply a perfect fit. It just feels right every time I play it. I want to compare it to the HS when it comes in before I feed that monkey, though.
 
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5StringPocket said:
Congrats. Nice looking family! You really do have all basses covered. What's your impression of the Darkglass pre in the NG-2 versus the Glockenclang in the AB-1? Also, if you didn't have the luxury of both ABZ and AB-1 with wenge necks and had to spec only one what would it be? (alder vs swamp ash body, Glockenclang vs Darkglass preamp, etc)
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Hey 5Sstring, the pre in my white AB1 is actually the DG and not the Glock. I loved the pre in the NG 2 so much I had to get it in an AB1 and hear it with the P tone in the mix. The AB1 with the Tone Capsule nails the NG 2 tone (as it should) and can give me so much more versatility. The NG 2 is just put on earth to destroy things...that's what it pretty much does best and I love that about it.

For your other question, that's a toughie but I'd probably paint alder and let ash show. I know ash is supposed to be a little shy in the mids but I can't hear it. The second part...I've never played the Glock pre so I can't really answer that. All I know is the Tone Capsule is the best preamp I've ever played. EQ points are perfectly chosen. 70 hz for bass refuses to get muddy, 500 hz is perfect for more body/push and cut gives a smoking slap tone, 2.8 khz is ideal for added ping and clarity to slice through the thickest mixes.
 
#10,113
A question for SPJ5 owners. First, some background, I have a TI loaded ABI , it has a convincing P tone in rotary position 1, which sounds fantastic through my CMD 121h, but a little thinner through the CMD 102p + 102hf; however the position 2 neck + bridge PUP in series fattens thinks up nicely. I suspects this would be the same through my composite Thunderchild 115 which is my gigging cab.

I'm looking at SP or SJ5s. Has anyone AB'd these basses and can tell me if I can expect the same results, or is an SP5 inherently fatter sounding then an ABI? In other words, what does the bridge PUP add to the SP5 tonal palette?
 
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Let me preface by posting my dingwalls and issuing a disclaimer that the black one is currently for sale, so I'm going to try to be unbiased here:

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Nearly identical specs. Here's my honest feedback: I don't know the difference between the p sounds. I haven't AB'd to figure out if one is more boomy. The tone control on the black one works two ways from a center detent: 1) counterclockwise - standard tone roll off, 2) clockwise - mid scoop. It's a pretty versatile p bass. I'm attaching a tune I recorded with it for fun. No judgies, it's not perfect.



The J pup adds what you'd expect. A bit of upper harmonics for funky fingerstyle. It's also nice to have the parallel setting for a scooped sound, but you could just use an EQ for that stuff anyway. I haven't played a Super J, but I'd imagine that's a more functional set up than the PJ. I'm not really a fan of PJ's to be honest, but was just so used to having a Jpup that I sometimes felt a bit naked with the coverband. Ironically, I generally leave it on the P setting when I use it live, but I'm keeping that one instead of the black one because I do use the parallel setting for pickstyle sometimes.

They're both incredible basses that cop what I picture in my head to be an early 60's fender tone. Hope this helps.
 
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dtsamples said:
Let me preface by posting my dingwalls and issuing a disclaimer that the black one is currently for sale, so I'm going to try to be unbiased here:

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Nearly identical specs. Here's my honest feedback: I don't know the difference between the p sounds. I haven't AB'd to figure out if one is more boomy. The tone control on the black one works two ways from a center detent: 1) counterclockwise - standard tone roll off, 2) clockwise - mid scoop. It's a pretty versatile p bass. I'm attaching a tune I recorded with it for fun. No judgies, it's not perfect.



The J pup adds what you'd expect. A bit of upper harmonics for funky fingerstyle. It's also nice to have the parallel setting for a scooped sound, but you could just use an EQ for that stuff anyway. I haven't played a Super J, but I'd imagine that's a more functional set up than the PJ. I'm not really a fan of PJ's to be honest, but was just so used to having a Jpup that I sometimes felt a bit naked with the coverband. Ironically, I generally leave it on the P setting when I use it live, but I'm keeping that one instead of the black one because I do use the parallel setting for pickstyle sometimes.

They're both incredible basses that cop what I picture in my head to be an early 60's fender tone. Hope this helps.
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How does the PJ sound in series? I think this is pretty unique to the Dingwall configuration; non-traditional but monstrous. The other models sound really good in series but haven't heard from a PJ user about this.
 
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