Dingwall Owners Club

[bebass]

I currently only use mono cases, the m80, the double bass case, and the vertigo which I use most. All cases work well on my z3, ab1, and ab II

And...I completely forgot that the D-Bird ships with a MONO case.

 

[bebass]

I have three brothers and we all spent many, many, many hours push-mowing when we were growing up. Thank God for my John Deere rider!!!

My Dad was old school in the sense that his boys should be kept busy ALL the time. When things slacked up he would set my brother and I up with a couple of Yazoo big wheel push mowers and tell us to go mow the 25 acre pasture. Nowadays I use a ZTR.

 

[Matthew_84]

Hey guys,

I got a few questions regarding a Combustion V4, if you don't mind:

- Are the stock pickups humcancelling or are they single coils? If the former, does anyone know if they can each be wired to series or parallel wiring? I believe these come stock with FD-3N pickups, but may be FD3-A (it varies depending on the website).

- What do these pickups sound like? Are they even response, bassy, mid-scooped, etc.

- Anyone have a current list of what the different colour and pickguard options are? It seems like the Dingwall website spec sheet hasn't been updated in a while.

- Anyone A/B the alder and swamp ash models? I'm curious what the tonal differences are. From generic tonewood websites, it seems alder is a bit brighter than swamp ash, while swamp ash may have a bit of a mid-scoop. Is this accurate?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Selta]

Hey guys,

I got a few questions regarding a Combustion V4, if you don't mind:

- Are the stock pickups humcancelling or are they single coils? If the former, does anyone know if they can each be wired to series or parallel wiring? I believe these come stock with FD-3N pickups, but may be FD3-A (it varies depending on the website).

I'm fairly certain they are FD-3N, dual-coils. If I recall, they are 3 wire. They can be wired internally series/parallel, or as a pair in series or parallel.

- What do these pickups sound like? Are they even response, bassy, mid-scooped, etc.

I honestly don't want to give input as it's been a few months since I've owned a Combustion. I do remember with the EQ on board, it was easy to dial in a lot of variety.

- Anyone have a current list of what the different colour and pickguard options are? It seems like the Dingwall website spec sheet hasn't been updated in a while.

White and Black Pearloid are the options for pickguards.

Color for Combustion (non NG's), with the standard body wood in parenthesis:
Gloss Metallic Black (Alder)
Gloss White (Alder)
Natural (Ash)
2 tone Blackburst (Ash)
Vintageburst (Ash)
Transparent White (Ash)
Matte Black (Alder) with Matching headstock

- Anyone A/B the alder and swamp ash models? I'm curious what the tonal differences are. From generic tonewood websites, it seems alder is a bit brighter than swamp ash, while swamp ash may have a bit of a mid-scoop. Is this accurate?

I believe the standard body woods are predicated by the body color. The transparent ones are Ash, and the solid ones are Alder. But, it may be an option to get Ash on a solid finish, I'm not sure (the options list suggests it is, but you'll want to ask a dealer or Dingwall directly).
I don't buy into the tone wood thing too much myself. I believe that strings, player, preamp, amp etc. all play such a larger role, that any tone nuances by different woods in a solid body, electric instrument, are extremely minimal. But, that is just my belief - and a huge can of worms at that

Thanks in advance.

Hope I helped a little tiny bit! Talking to a dealer, or people at the shop, are the best way to get accurate, direct and quick answers (they pretty much always answer emails the same day, in my experience).

 

[Matthew_84]

I'm fairly certain they are FD-3N, dual-coils. If I recall, they are 3 wire. They can be wired internally series/parallel, or as a pair in series or parallel.

I honestly don't want to give input as it's been a few months since I've owned a Combustion. I do remember with the EQ on board, it was easy to dial in a lot of variety.

White and Black Pearloid are the options for pickguards.

Color for Combustion (non NG's), with the standard body wood in parenthesis:
Gloss Metallic Black (Alder)
Gloss White (Alder)
Natural (Ash)
2 tone Blackburst (Ash)
Vintageburst (Ash)
Transparent White (Ash)
Matte Black (Alder) with Matching headstock

I believe the standard body woods are predicated by the body color. The transparent ones are Ash, and the solid ones are Alder. But, it may be an option to get Ash on a solid finish, I'm not sure (the options list suggests it is, but you'll want to ask a dealer or Dingwall directly).
I don't buy into the tone wood thing too much myself. I believe that strings, player, preamp, amp etc. all play such a larger role, that any tone nuances by different woods in a solid body, electric instrument, are extremely minimal. But, that is just my belief - and a huge can of worms at that

Hope I helped a little tiny bit! Talking to a dealer, or people at the shop, are the best way to get accurate, direct and quick answers (they pretty much always answer emails the same day, in my experience).

Thanks Selta! You helped a lot. This is very much appeciated!

 

[BurningSkies]

Picture or no 61" Turf Tiger right?

2012 Scag Turf Tiger

• Jeff Roller
• Jun 7, 2016

That's a serious investment. Way way way above my budget. My rider budget is in the AB-1 range rather than the Prima range. Right now the top contender is the JD S240. That's about the most I want to spend.

 

[J Posega]

That's a serious investment. Way way way above my budget. My rider budget is in the AB-1 range rather than the Prima range. Right now the top contender is the JD S240. That's about the most I want to spend.

You could always get a herd of goats. They'll trim that lawn up real nice, fertilize it for you, and be adorable.

Or pay me to bring out my reel mower. I might have to just live in your yard, mowing all day, everyday.

 

[BurningSkies]

You could always get a herd of goats. They'll trim that lawn up real nice, fertilize it for you, and be adorable.

Or pay me to bring out my reel mower. I might have to just live in your yard, mowing all day, everyday.

Only if you wear a bowler or top hat while cutting.

We do have a spare bedroom or two. You probably saw this on FB, but here's a good part of the back lawn. If I get a decent rider, I can spend more time in my brand new music/record room aka 'the rumpus room' as we're currently calling it. Also, the master bedroom is currently painted an awful 5H1t brown/green/grey color, which has led to our bedroom being known as the 'baby-poop-cave'...a name that will probably live on long past this weekend when it gets painted.

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[spiritbass]

You could always get a herd of goats. They'll trim that lawn up real nice, fertilize it for you, and be adorable.

Or pay me to bring out my reel mower. I might have to just live in your yard, mowing all day, everyday.

The man that my father purchased our 78 acres (less than 1/6th needs mowing!) from had a small herd of pet goats that kept it looking good! Let the Dingwall discussions and pics continue...

Matthew_84 - to the best of my knowledge, Sheldon has never used single-coil pickups in any of his basses...

 

[J Posega]

Only if you wear a bowler or top hat while cutting.

We do have a spare bedroom or two. You probably saw this on FB, but here's a good part of the back lawn. If I get a decent rider, I can spend more time in my brand new music/record room aka 'the rumpus room' as we're currently calling it. Also, the master bedroom is currently painted an awful 5H1t brown/green/grey color, which has led to our bedroom being known as the 'baby-poop-cave'...a name that will probably live on long past this weekend when it gets painted.

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I've got a bowler.

That color sounds truly awful. We lived in a place that had a bedroom painted mauve with matching carpet. It was hard finding a color to paint the walls that went decently well with the carpet.

 

[BurningSkies]

I've got a bowler.

That color sounds truly awful. We lived in a place that had a bedroom painted mauve with matching carpet. It was hard finding a color to paint the walls that went decently well with the carpet.

I'm into light spaces, so dark rooms don't really work for me. The people who owned the house definitely were in love with the modern HGTV 'paint everything grey that you don't paint brown' vibe. We're keeping the grey in the living room, but doing the bedrooms, etc. The music room is a darker grey, which we'll also keep because it will show off my collection of Fillmore/Avalon pscyh prints and my modern popculture and rock screen print collection off pretty well.

 

[bebass]

I'm fairly certain they are FD-3N, dual-coils. If I recall, they are 3 wire. They can be wired internally series/parallel, or as a pair in series or parallel.

I honestly don't want to give input as it's been a few months since I've owned a Combustion. I do remember with the EQ on board, it was easy to dial in a lot of variety.

White and Black Pearloid are the options for pickguards.

Color for Combustion (non NG's), with the standard body wood in parenthesis:
Gloss Metallic Black (Alder)
Gloss White (Alder)
Natural (Ash)
2 tone Blackburst (Ash)
Vintageburst (Ash)
Transparent White (Ash)
Matte Black (Alder) with Matching headstock

I believe the standard body woods are predicated by the body color. The transparent ones are Ash, and the solid ones are Alder. But, it may be an option to get Ash on a solid finish, I'm not sure (the options list suggests it is, but you'll want to ask a dealer or Dingwall directly).
I don't buy into the tone wood thing too much myself. I believe that strings, player, preamp, amp etc. all play such a larger role, that any tone nuances by different woods in a solid body, electric instrument, are extremely minimal. But, that is just my belief - and a huge can of worms at that

Hope I helped a little tiny bit! Talking to a dealer, or people at the shop, are the best way to get accurate, direct and quick answers (they pretty much always answer emails the same day, in my experience).

Good info.
I want to add that I agree mostly on the tone woods thing. Yes, IMO different woods bring different tones. But the strings do play a very large part. And if a 3-band EQ won't adjust for any differences then it would be a poor performing EQ; and the pres in the Combustion and the NG2 are anything but poor performing. IMO we would be hard pressed to be blindfolded and pick put "Oh that is definitely Alder" OR "Oh, that is definitely Ash. I recently ordered a Natural Ash body Combustion, but it was to get that awesome Natural look and not because I felt the Alder had a poor tone.

 

[99Z3]

Now if DR only made Pure Blues strings in xtra long scale!

 

[Mikaelbass]

Just confirmed my ABII will have an all bubinga body. That bass will have some balls

 

[99Z3]

I would hope so, fore otherwise it would be a eunuch and as in such, you would be playing a guitar!

Just confirmed my ABII will have an all bubinga body. That bass will have some balls

 

[dtsamples]

Cover band decided to go to Eb standard, and I've been having trouble setting up my Super PJ quite right. I'm using a custom set of D'Addario XL's to match Dingwall gauges: .130, .105, .80, .65, .45. I had first tried a .130T but the B was really unfocused, so I put on a regular .130 and it's a little better, but still somewhat unfocused, and the D isn't speaking as much as I'd like. Anyone else tuning their Super series to Eb standard? What gauges are you using? Thinking of going to .135, .110, .85, .70, .50 or somethign like that. I really don't want to mess with the nut and would ideally like to be able to tune back up to pitch with only a slight truss rod adjust for gigs with other groups. I generally really dig XLs. Maybe a different string set would do better at the same size? I think I have a pack of Dingwall Mediums, but not sure they'd be any different.

Edit: had the B string size wrong. Updated.

 

[funkbass187]

Now if DR only made Pure Blues strings in xtra long scale!

I haven't had a chance to try them on my regular basses yet but I use them on my "6 string short scale piccolo bass" and they're amazing

 

[Matthew_84]

Now if DR only made Pure Blues strings in xtra long scale!

Absolutely! I would love some DR Stainless Steel Lo Riders on a Dingwall... To be honest, these are my favourite strings and it's the only thing that made me second guess a Dingwall, but I think I've made up my mind now... Dingwall it is! I should be able to adjust the EQ to mimic the tone I get from them anyway.

 

[99Z3]

Not like I haven't complained directly to the company.. I think that if enough did, there might be a change.. I really like Lo Riders and Pure Blues strings from DR.. is all I use!

I haven't had a chance to try them on my regular basses yet but I use them on my "6 string short scale piccolo bass" and they're amazing

Absolutely! I would love some DR Stainless Steel Lo Riders on a Dingwall... To be honest, these are my favourite strings and it's the only thing that made me second guess a Dingwall, but I think I've made up my mind now... Dingwall it is! I should be able to adjust the EQ to mimic the tone I get from them anyway.

 

[Matthew_84]

Not like I haven't complained directly to the company.. I think that if enough did, there might be a change.. I really like Lo Riders and Pure Blues strings from DR.. is all I use!

Maybe, I asked them once if they would make a low F# string and they laughed at me, LOL... They were friendly, but it didn't seem like they were willing to give it much thought, but you're right, if there's enough demand maybe they'll think about it.