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Dingwall Owners Club
- Thread starter FroggyOne2
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Yeah it's really sad that bubinga is out moving forward. I also would like to grab up a bubinga late model some day.
I almost bought that beautiful AB II HS bubinga on talkbass. But changed my mind when I saw the older (and lighter and cheaper) AB II on Reverb.
None of my Dingwalls feel complete without a set of custom D-Cline Design knobs. These are Gabbon Ebony.
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Lol. I noticed you had replaced them already.
I really like the Dingwall knobs. They are smart.
I really want some decline knobs though to for a couple.
Yes I really likel the finger feel of Sheldon's knobs too. But I love exotic wood. Plus this had very early edition knobs that I think are a kind of cheesy.
Has anyone here had experience with ultrasonic humidifiers and strings? I've been using an ultrasonic humidifier for a while in my apartment to keep my two Combustions at a comfortable humidity, but I've got a sneaking suspicion that all the white particulate that the humidifier spreads about is killing my strings really fast. I've gone through a few pairs of Dingwall strings and Payson strings that seem to go dead after a couple weeks sitting in my apartment...more than a little frustrating.
Beyond that, not that Dingwall basses are super special snowflakes, but what kind of humidifier set ups do some of you use at home with your Dingwalls? Any tips?
Beyond that, not that Dingwall basses are super special snowflakes, but what kind of humidifier set ups do some of you use at home with your Dingwalls? Any tips?
Your suspicion is almost certainly correct. You are coating the strings and everything else in the area with a microscopically thin layer of dissolved minerals. There are additives you can put in the water to help reduce that, but using distilled water is the only way to completely eliminate it if you use the type of humidifier that you are using. You can greatly improve the situation by keeping the basses in their cases while the humidifier is running.
I use a Venta Airwasher, actually two of them, and they are fantastic. My basement was at 27% humidity before installing them. Now it stays between 45% and 47%. I use two of the model LW45 units. The space is 1750 square feet.
They each gobble up about 3 gallons of water per day. They cannot over humidify, because they use natural evaporation. So there is nothing that's going into the air except the water. It is an ingenious design. They seem ridiculously expensive for what they actually are. But they absolutely work great, and I would definitely get them again. Allergy Buyers Club did give me a discount simply by asking for one. I had the bridges lift off of two acoustic guitars, and the cost of those repairs exceeded the cost of the humidifiers. So as far as I am concerned, with more than 50 guitars in the space, It is well worth the sizable investment to have these units in there. I also use a Fral FDK70 for the summer, which gets me to 45% when it would otherwise be at 70%-75%. Yes, 75% did happen before I got the unit, and all the guitar cases were covered in mildew, as well as everything else in the place. It is a finished basement.
Another terrific side benefit is that I can grab any instrument off the wall or out of the case, and it is exactly in perfect tune every time, without fail. That never used to happen before I dialed in the humidity to this narrow range like it is now. Year-round I am keeping it within that tight range around 46 plus or minus one or two. It makes a world of difference in the stability of all the instruments.
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I'd been on the SS Dingwall train for years until I put that set of DR Pure Blues on my SP a few weeks ago. There's some kind of mojo with nickel strings and AlNico V pickups that is really floating my boat.
I’ve been a DR pure blues user since they came out... and just recently got on the Dingwall Train (not getting off) and Love what they do together.
I've also been very happy with the Payson Reduced Core nickels(on my ABZ 5). Don't really have any desire to try any others
I am still diggin' the reduced core nickels on my four-string NG-2. I can't wait to hear them with some AlNico V pickups, but I have to, as the square-shell FDV's for four-strings are temporarily out of stock. I'll get there eventually.
Give his medium lights a try. If you like the RC's, you might also really like these as well.
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I just restrung the SJ for the first time in a long time.
New Dingwall stainless and hot damn!!! The black beauties were awesome but she's finally seeing some band action and I needed more snarl and chime.
I think it's the "chime" of stainless that I love so much. I never had the word for it before but chime kinda sums it up pretty well. This guy is excited for practice.
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I just restrung the SJ for the first time in a long time.
New Dingwall stainless and hot damn!!! The black beauties were awesome but she's finally seeing some band action and I needed more snarl and chime.
I think it's the "chime" of stainless that I love so much. I never had the word for it before but chime kinda sums it up pretty well. This guy is excited for practice.
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We have an ultrasonic too, but we're on well water and have a pretty hefty water softening system in place (has it's own room and everything)... I also have one of those purifying cartridges in the tank of the humidifier...no particulate problem at all.
Hi all!
Just took delivery of a new Combustion 5. Natural ash body, maple fingerboard. First five-string, currently playing an Aerodyne Jazz and a P, both rosewood fingerboards.
First impression - mixed! Smaller and lighter than I expected (my only five-string experience is my son's Stingray). It feels fragile, unlike the Fenders I'm used to. Very low action, easy to play, no buzzing. However, it sounds clanky and metallic. I'm still working out the controls. Passive and active modes almost sound the same to me, as do the four pickup positions.
The fanned frets seem pretty straightforward, except above the 12th fret (where I rarely play). The B-string feels and sounds tight, although metallic. The maple fingerboard is different, in that it's hard to see the frets and strings!
Overall, mixed feelings. I need to spend some more time with it, and I definitely need a new amp/cab.
Just took delivery of a new Combustion 5. Natural ash body, maple fingerboard. First five-string, currently playing an Aerodyne Jazz and a P, both rosewood fingerboards.
First impression - mixed! Smaller and lighter than I expected (my only five-string experience is my son's Stingray). It feels fragile, unlike the Fenders I'm used to. Very low action, easy to play, no buzzing. However, it sounds clanky and metallic. I'm still working out the controls. Passive and active modes almost sound the same to me, as do the four pickup positions.
The fanned frets seem pretty straightforward, except above the 12th fret (where I rarely play). The B-string feels and sounds tight, although metallic. The maple fingerboard is different, in that it's hard to see the frets and strings!
Overall, mixed feelings. I need to spend some more time with it, and I definitely need a new amp/cab.
With all of the EQ controls centered, switching between active/passive will yield very little audible difference.
Only time I don’t notice big differences in the tone when switching pickups is when I’ve cut too much high end. Set everything flat - amp, bass, preamp, whatever - and cycle through the settings.
Probably came with stainless strings. Dingwall has nickel strings available at bassstringsonline.com.
Payson strings have a nickel rounds in a Reduced core and medium light, I liked both of these sets.
Dingwall and Payson strings both have tapered B and E strings, so there’s very little set up difference.
I’ve run Infeld super long super alloys and TI jazz flats as well.
BSO.COM has other options as well. Jason knows what you need for Dingwall longscales.
Great looking bass!
Payson strings have a nickel rounds in a Reduced core and medium light, I liked both of these sets.
Dingwall and Payson strings both have tapered B and E strings, so there’s very little set up difference.
I’ve run Infeld super long super alloys and TI jazz flats as well.
BSO.COM has other options as well. Jason knows what you need for Dingwall longscales.
Great looking bass!
