Dingwall Owners Club

[IvanBassist]

Congrats on the new bass! That color is great

 

[BurningSkies]

Can I get a numba?

Hoorah. Got my honey burst ABZ 5-string. Got a combustion on the way for "backup"

Certainly. I noticed that you had recently signed up on the other board...

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rpsands = 101

...And I believe you're now the third of the Dingwall/fEarful owners around here.

Beautiful bass!

 

[behndy]

sigh. you guys are so mean.

that Honey Burst kinda rokks. i don't usually dig that style, but that's real nice. congrats!

and Zirocote makes a CRAZY BEAUTIFUL fingerboard. wow.

 

[Jeff Roller]

Can I get a numba?

Hoorah. Got my honey burst ABZ 5-string. Got a combustion on the way for "backup"

Congrats! Fine looking ABZ, can't wait to see the Combustion as well!

 

[rpsands]

Mini review:
-intonation perfect

-action perfect

-'evenness of tone across strings' -- perfect. At first I thought it wasn't perfect, but then I realized that I was striking the higher strings harder which made them sound overly loud -- years and years of playing normal basses taught me to pluck the higher strings harder I guess. I've got a lot of work to do on technique. It was really weird being able to beat the crap out of the B string if I wanted. On every other 5 I've ever owned the B has been loud enough I wanted to be pretty gentle with it.

-fit and finish - perfect; could not find any blemishes

-Wish it shipped in a HSC; I bought one off Craigslist (SKB Freedom) for 50 bucks though, so can't complain! Had to drive a very long way for it though.

-It is a little strange getting used to playing in between the slanted pickups. I think I might wind up moving my plucking in front of the pickups possibly.

-Series mode is my favorite so far but I dig the neck mode a lot too. Amazing how flexible the tones are on this bass though. I can see myself using the bridge a lot for other genres than I normally play.

-Having a tone knob again makes me a very happy camper

-The locking jack is spectacular

-The weight is amaaaaazing. My buddy picked it up and said 'this weighs less than my guitar.'

-Love the black on maple look - black hardware, black dots, tuners, etc.

-The transition is working out well to fanned frets. It's a little weird for me playing some very high lines -- the most awkward so far is the noodling at the end of Soul to Squeeze. I got it though. It really didn't take long at all to adjust.

Thanks Sheldon and Bass Central! Definitely the best factory setup I've ever seen.

 

[BurningSkies]

rpsands,

Your review reinforces all that the Dingwall fans already know.

While it took no time to actually adjust to playing a Dingwall, I found for the same reasons you say, that I spent some time refining my technique because you can hit evenly across all the strings. I'm actually a much better player since I started using Sheldon's basses.

The things you list are also the reason that I've given up on any other 'brand' of bass.

 

[rpsands]

The lame thing is now I want a Z2. Hopefully my bonus is bigger next year. AHEM.

 

[BurningSkies]

The lame thing is now I want a Z2. Hopefully my bonus is bigger next year. AHEM.

Yeah, well...That's the way the AB's work. They make you want a Z.

 

[rpsands]

Yeah, well...That's the way the AB's work. They make you want a Z.

That's what ABZ stands for, I think. About to Buy a Z.

 

[IvanBassist]

That's what ABZ stands for, I think. About to Buy a Z.

Haha, nice one

 

[oddio]

Here are some snapshots to whet your appetite!

This Voodoo Prima was built in '96. It arrived with a worn Dingwall gig-bag, full wrench set, Dingwall neck wax and the registration letter signed by Sheldon. At this point I'm wondering if I really need three Wals...

 

[rpsands]

Are those sperzel locking tuners on that guy? That's awesome

 

[oddio]

Yes indeed! Kahler saddles as well! But the part that blows me away is the wood which just sings beautifully.

Sheldon, man you really nailed it.

 

[lowphatbass]

Yes indeed! Kahler saddles as well! But the part that blows me away is the wood which just sings beautifully.

Sheldon, man you really nailed it.

Wait till you get the Dingwall pick-ups in there, your bass will really open-up and come alive!!

 

[oddio]

Wait till you get the Dingwall pick-ups in there, your bass will really open-up and come alive!!

Thank you for this advice. I'll certainly keep it in mind.

 

[Joelc73]

Great looking bass oddio. Enjoy it. The recent issue of BP has me mildly gassing for a Dingwall... Your pics didn't help!

JC

 

[IvanBassist]

Decided to record myself playing along to a latin song using garageband with my ´wall ^^



Hope you like it,
Iván

 

[MKoby]

Iv@N

You sound great on video! What p/u setting are you using?

 

[IvanBassist]

Iv@N

You sound great on video! What p/u setting are you using?

Thanks! I used the selector on position 3, which is both pups in series IIRC. Tone knob was at about 80% open.

 

[John D Harris]

Here are some snapshots to whet your appetite!

This Voodoo Prima was built in '96. It arrived with a worn Dingwall gig-bag, full wrench set, Dingwall neck wax and the registration letter signed by Sheldon. At this point I'm wondering if I really need three Wals...

Beautiful!!!

Is that core body wood Walnut?