I just received word from Sheldon that my Z3 is done!
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I bet that top looks almost 4-dimensional in the flesh!
Beautiful and I bet it sounds as good as it looks!
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I bet that top looks almost 4-dimensional in the flesh!
Beautiful and I bet it sounds as good as it looks!
I'll see what I can do, but I don't really have anything to record through...
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What finish is your Combustion? Can't be bothered going back through the thread to find out, if it's already been said...
Already knew those clips, just wanted to hear some different ones. My Combustion will be a 3 tone sunburst.
And Tom, that finish just came out the way I predicted it to be, AMAZING!
I just picked this up from Mr. Scovanner last week:
I'll get my own pictures when the sun comes out again (stupid Northeast.)
It plays seriously well and sounds great! However, I can't find any similarly-threaded and sized screws that will fit inside the Schaller straplocks I want to put on it. Anyone have any suggestions there, or am I gonna have to call up my father and see if he still has a grinder lying around?
I'll get my own pictures when the sun comes out again (stupid Northeast.)
It plays seriously well and sounds great! However, I can't find any similarly-threaded and sized screws that will fit inside the Schaller straplocks I want to put on it. Anyone have any suggestions there, or am I gonna have to call up my father and see if he still has a grinder lying around?
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I just picked this up from Mr. Scovanner last week:
I'll get my own pictures when the sun comes out again (stupid Northeast.)
It plays seriously well and sounds great! However, I can't find any similarly-threaded and sized screws that will fit inside the Schaller straplocks I want to put on it. Anyone have any suggestions there, or am I gonna have to call up my father and see if he still has a grinder lying around?
Head over to the Dingwall message board. The strap lock thing has been covered over there in detail.
Nice bass. IIRC that's a limited run done originally for Bass Central.
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I just picked this up from Mr. Scovanner last week:
I'll get my own pictures when the sun comes out again (stupid Northeast.)
It plays seriously well and sounds great! However, I can't find any similarly-threaded and sized screws that will fit inside the Schaller straplocks I want to put on it. Anyone have any suggestions there, or am I gonna have to call up my father and see if he still has a grinder lying around?
Wow, that's a seriously nice looking bass!
Oh, and I just received a box from FedEx...
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Actually, I was just thinking about doing that. We are going to be doing some video work through Terra State Community College (on an on-going bassis) in the future, and that would be a good way to walk through all the different tones available from the Z3.
I was only able to play my new Z3 a little bit over lunch today, but believe me, it plays/feels as good as it looks!
Oh, and of course, the pictures do it no justice.
Thanks for the heads-up on the strap buttons guys. Does anyone know how to date a Dingwall from the serial number? I tried dinner and a movie, but it didn't say anything. 
Thanks for the heads-up on the strap buttons guys. Does anyone know how to date a Dingwall from the serial number? I tried dinner and a movie, but it didn't say anything.
Ask Sheldon about that. He visits this forum occasionally, but maybe you're better off asking about it on the Dingwall board.
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Whats the learning curve as far as feel on one of these.. I think i need t get one...
Also how hard is it to find strings
Also how hard is it to find strings
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My experience with the Dingwall AB1 was that it took, literally, 1-2 minutes to adjust to the fanned frets...AT MOST. You definitely "feel" the stretch down to the first fret for the C and F notes, although I can also say that about a lot of 35" scale basses and I wouldn't say the reach on the Dingwall is worse than those. Also, playing on the higher fret (past the 14-15th or so) can be really confusing when looking down at the fretboard. I actually found that NOT looking helped me play better, because as unnatural as the fanned frets look, they actually feel very natural to your fretting hand IMO. I did adjust to the look at the higher frets within the first time playing with one. Playing in the area of the 5th-7th frets is virtually the same as any other bass, no adjustment there at all. They are very ergonomic.
Strings are another matter, as the Dingwall strings are not stocked in very many places. Most DRs will fit IIRC. You can also order Dingwall strings direct from the factory. Somewhere there is a published list of what strings will fit, but I'm not sure if it's here or at the Dingwall forum. There are a lot more brands that will fit than you would think at first.
I know it seems a bit risky, but many TBers have bought their Dingwalls without playing them first and not regretted it. I wish I never had to sell mine. Of all the basses I've bought and sold, the Dingwall is the only one I truly wish i could get back. The AB1 is a perfect blend of traditional and modern tones that would fit in any genre you wanted. Take the leap! If you buy used, you can usually get back every nickel you spend if you decide to sell it.
My experience with the Dingwall AB1 was that it took, literally, 1-2 minutes to adjust to the fanned frets...AT MOST. You definitely "feel" the stretch down to the first fret for the C and F notes, although I can also say that about a lot of 35" scale basses and I wouldn't say the reach on the Dingwall is worse than those. Also, playing on the higher fret (past the 14-15th or so) can be really confusing when looking down at the fretboard. I actually found that NOT looking helped me play better, because as unnatural as the fanned frets look, they actually feel very natural to your fretting hand IMO. I did adjust to the look at the higher frets within the first time playing with one. Playing in the area of the 5th-7th frets is virtually the same as any other bass, no adjustment there at all. They are very ergonomic.
Strings are another matter, as the Dingwall strings are not stocked in very many places. Most DRs will fit IIRC. You can also order Dingwall strings direct from the factory. Somewhere there is a published list of what strings will fit, but I'm not sure if it's here or at the Dingwall forum. There are a lot more brands that will fit than you would think at first.
I know it seems a bit risky, but many TBers have bought their Dingwalls without playing them first and not regretted it. I wish I never had to sell mine. Of all the basses I've bought and sold, the Dingwall is the only one I truly wish i could get back. The AB1 is a perfect blend of traditional and modern tones that would fit in any genre you wanted. Take the leap! If you buy used, you can usually get back every nickel you spend if you decide to sell it.
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Kirk, other than playing chords above the 12th fret, the learning curve is practically non-existent. It's really weird, because you definitely think that it'll take some adjustment, but oddly enough, for most folks, it doesn't.
I can say, having had mine for about a week, that it wasn't the fanned frets that felt the weirdest. I can't even see that they're fanned from my playing position anyway.
The weirdest thing for me was to readjust my right hand, and not have a different attack on the different strings.
That's just me though, maybe I'm weird.
In fact, I didn't feel like I needed to adjust to the frets. I've seen people talking about 5-10 minutes, but I didn't really need any time at all, and it's not because I'm a great bassist (see sig).
The only thing, like others have mentioned, is that it's a bigger stretch on the B and E than on a regular long scale bass, but most of the time you won't even feel that either.
And Tom: Post the video review on youtube, will ya?
+4 on ease in getting used to the fanned frets. I've only been playing a little over a year, and it took only a few minutes. It's taken longer to get used to the 5th string. And it's so light, and very comfortable, that it's now my main "go-to" bass.
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FWIW, it took me longer to get used to 5 strings again than it did to get used to the fanned frets.
The list of strings is on the Dingwall forum somewhere.
The list of strings is on the Dingwall forum somewhere.
