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#18,181
bebass said:
Yeah, looks are important, I think, to most of us. To me, playability and sound are the ultimate considerations with looks secondary. Although quite frankly, I would LOVE to be financially able to collect Dingwall basses to put on the wall as art. The good news is, to me, there really are no wrong choices as all of the combinations I have seen or tried look great and play/sound great.
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Agree. I have just found something interesting for me in my own little bubble. I love love love my SJ but recently I've been working in a second project not quite the same as my first. I thought the SJ would be better suited and sound wise it's amazing of course but being so much more familiar with the FEEL of my Z3s (which of course sound amazing also) I'm struggling with the string spacing and hand placement..... it's kind of a big disappointment(not the bass) that it's not as natural feeling for me as I hoped in a band situation. I'm gonna keep working at it but now that I've got more experience in different situations I fear I may be back to revisiting selling off the SJ to acquire another Z3 5. Oh my 1st world problems.
All about the feel. Looks and tone super important to me but feel being number 1. They are just 2 seriously different style of basses from 1 to the next.
 
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#18,182
I was going to order my SJ5XXX with the wenge neck, but going for less weight I went all maple
Besides which, all my players are all maple. Still debating having all wenge neck built though, these things balance so well, 4 0z either way is no big deal.
 
#18,183
Trying a new pedal today and ended up snapping a photo of my Dingwall (and Wal 6), and decided to stop by and share it!

Have a great weekend and Merry Christmas!

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#18,188
MDBass said:
Both the long and the standard scale basses can totally crush the MM vibe with FDV's:

Long:





Standard:

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Matt, that's some serious growl/snarl. Do you, or anyone have an example of fingerstyle MM vibe? I can get some growl from my SPJ5 which has an FDV in the bridge position, but it is much more polite without a pick, which is my playing preference. I have yet to put an FDV in my SJ5XXX, still at least 2 weeks from my music room being put together in our new house.

That said, I can get a little fingerstyle hair in my tone engaging my Phat Phuk.
 
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#18,189
Thumper said:
Matt, that's some serious growl/snarl. Do you, or anyone have an example of fingerstyle MM vibe? I can get some growl from my SPJ5 which has an FDV in the bridge position, but it is much more polite without a pick, which is my playing preference. I have yet to put an FDV in my SJ5XXX, still at least 2 weeks from my music room being put together in our new house.

That said, I can get a little fingerstyle hair in my tone engaging my Phat Phuk.
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Does the Instagram video with the Chili Peppers licks on the AB3X not play for you, or are you specifically looking for a sample of the Super series basses?

I'll be uploading a video clip of a vulpeck tune shortly that uses the MM setting on my SJ3X :thumbsup:
 
#18,190
Ok. I'm gonna try to be coherent here, but after spending some time with the bass at my parents' home through my old, beat up, survived an Autobahn crash 30w Ashdown combo amp and the Super P5 - I'm in heaven.

My search for tone is over. It's got literally everything right. Fat. Punchy. Dynamic. Refined. Playability is outstanding. Fanned frets feel so natural, I wonder why they aren't standard.

The craftsmanship and resonance of the instrument is mind blowing. You couldn't fit a hair in the neck pocket. Setup is perfect and no dead notes at all. When you dig in, it growls. When holding back, it whispers.

I say this with 20 years of experience. This is the best bass I've ever owned. Without a single doubt in my mind. I've come full circle. I'm home.

Thanks @Sheldon D. and the Dingwall team. My search for the ultimate tone is over. I can't wait to get back home and try it through my Aguilar 350 + Epifani UL410. It's going to be sonic bliss.
 
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#18,193
The_Owl said:
Ok. I'm gonna try to be coherent here, but after spending some time with the bass at my parents' home through my old, beat up, survived an Autobahn crash 30w Ashdown combo amp and the Super P5 - I'm in heaven.

My search for tone is over. It's got literally everything right. Fat. Punchy. Dynamic. Refined. Playability is outstanding. Fanned frets feel so natural, I wonder why they aren't standard.

The craftsmanship and resonance of the instrument is mind blowing. You couldn't fit a hair in the neck pocket. Setup is perfect and no dead notes at all. When you dig in, it growls. When holding back, it whispers.

I say this with 20 years of experience. This is the best bass I've ever owned. Without a single doubt in my mind. I've come full circle. I'm home.

Thanks @Sheldon D. and the Dingwall team. My search for the ultimate tone is over. I can't wait to get back home and try it through my Aguilar 350 + Epifani UL410. It's going to be sonic bliss.
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Ditto and amen! I no longer play or lust for any other bass, period, end of story.
 
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#18,195
AB Nate said:
Agree. I have just found something interesting for me in my own little bubble. I love love love my SJ but recently I've been working in a second project not quite the same as my first. I thought the SJ would be better suited and sound wise it's amazing of course but being so much more familiar with the FEEL of my Z3s (which of course sound amazing also) I'm struggling with the string spacing and hand placement..... it's kind of a big disappointment(not the bass) that it's not as natural feeling for me as I hoped in a band situation. I'm gonna keep working at it but now that I've got more experience in different situations I fear I may be back to revisiting selling off the SJ to acquire another Z3 5. Oh my 1st world problems.
All about the feel. Looks and tone super important to me but feel being number 1. They are just 2 seriously different style of basses from 1 to the next.
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Yes the "normal scale" and 37" Dings are two different animals. I would never want to have to choose between my SJ5 and my Z3. But if someone pointed a gun to my head and said "give me one of your Dingwalls," I would reluctantly had over the SJ5. Mostly because nothing touches the 37" B string, or the 36.25" E string on the long scale Dings.
 
#18,196
Thumper said:
I was going to order my SJ5XXX with the wenge neck, but going for less weight I went all maple
Besides which, all my players are all maple. Still debating having all wenge neck built though, these things balance so well, 4 0z either way is no big deal.
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After playing wenge necks (my Z3 and SJ5) and maple (my NG2) I would, without a nano second of hesitation, order a wenge neck on a custom. Not to say I don't like the maple. But wenge is on a different level sonically as well as feel, at least for my tastes.
 
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#18,198
The_Owl said:
Ok. I'm gonna try to be coherent here, but after spending some time with the bass at my parents' home through my old, beat up, survived an Autobahn crash 30w Ashdown combo amp and the Super P5 - I'm in heaven.

My search for tone is over. It's got literally everything right. Fat. Punchy. Dynamic. Refined. Playability is outstanding. Fanned frets feel so natural, I wonder why they aren't standard.

The craftsmanship and resonance of the instrument is mind blowing. You couldn't fit a hair in the neck pocket. Setup is perfect and no dead notes at all. When you dig in, it growls. When holding back, it whispers.

I say this with 20 years of experience. This is the best bass I've ever owned. Without a single doubt in my mind. I've come full circle. I'm home.

Thanks @Sheldon D. and the Dingwall team. My search for the ultimate tone is over. I can't wait to get back home and try it through my Aguilar 350 + Epifani UL410. It's going to be sonic bliss.
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The other amazing thing is that every note on every fret is playable and in tune. Congrats!
 
#18,200
Bassheart365 said:
Yes the "normal scale" and 37" Dings are two different animals. I would never want to have to choose between my SJ5 and my Z3. But if someone pointed a gun to my head and said "give me one of your Dingwalls," I would reluctantly had over the SJ5. Mostly because nothing touches the 37" B string, or the 36.25" E string on the long scale Dings.
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Concur. Side note.
I've been playing with the DR black beauties on the SJ and they have been great. I think for most "calmer toned "? forms of music they sound amazing... blues, jazz, classical but for metal they don't punch with the same mid presence and agression that I prefer. I've been running the payson reduced core on my Z35 in D standard tuning and once again. They sound awesome including for a metal situation but they aren't the sound that I want to hear coming back at me for the "turned up to 11 metal in your face" situation. I'll be putting payson stainless steel back on the Z35 next string replacement. That stainless B string on the long scale is so AWESOME!
 
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