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Dingwall Owners Club

#19,802
Hambone70 said:
I'm still researching the amp and cab. There's so much to choose from! I just need to pick one and go with it. Right now I'm thinking Mesa Subway and either the 1x12 or 1x15. The Berg stuff looks interesting, too.

So the fifth fret is the new place to hang out. That's what I'm trying now. One finger per fret is pretty comfortable at the fifth fret and higher, too. I'll venture down towards the nut when I need to!
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I pick positions by what timbre I want the bass to have, and of course the fact that some stuff is more comfortable to play (works both ways, up and down). Don't be afraid to play across the neck even up to the 9th fret position. It won't get wobbly and woofy like some instruments.
 
#19,803
Hambone70 said:
I'm still researching the amp and cab. There's so much to choose from! I just need to pick one and go with it. Right now I'm thinking Mesa Subway and either the 1x12 or 1x15. The Berg stuff looks interesting, too.

So the fifth fret is the new place to hang out. That's what I'm trying now. One finger per fret is pretty comfortable at the fifth fret and higher, too. I'll venture down towards the nut when I need to!
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I love my Mesa Subway system... Performing flawlesly since they came out. My current subway rig is a D800 and a 210/115 stack.

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Hey Hambone. Give it some time.

I found the reach on the longscales was more noticeable sitting. I’d shove it over to the right or play more up the neck. Usually, I do any real practicing standing with a strap. Sitting on the couch is mostly quiet noodling and chords whilst pretending to watch tv with my wife. I mean my wife is really there, but my attention wanders from the tube. Anyway....if I get too into it, I’ll hear about it, and I’m not allowed to ask what just happened. Tough with sub titles...

So, I’d try getting a strap dialed in, and if you have that extra strap button, try that. French fries and bbq really help with mellowing strings. Nose grease works too. I ran TI flats on my AB’s and bassstringonline can set you up with a custom set. It took me a long time to get my head wrapped around the extra string and low notes. I tended to use the B as a thumb rest. But, man the clarity of the longscales was so very cool. I added a ptone pup too. So, really a longscale P with flats.

You might try the Payson Reduced core nickels.

As much as I loved the longscales, I ended up being happier with the Super series. And I really prefer my four string. The five string is E-C, which turned out to be easier on my brain, and more fun. For me at least. The 19 mm string spacing works better for me as well.

That said, if the ball had bounced differently when I did the great gear purge, I’d have been just as happy if the last bass standing had been one of the AB’s. I did go through a number of string sets before I settled on the flats. And I kept the Paysons for when the round wound bug bit me.

Not sure what to say about intonation, especially down near the nut. I could always dial mine right in. A little back and forth if I was messing with saddle height at the same time, but once I settled the height, I could get intonation.
You might try messing with pickup height too. Sheldon has a great set video series on YouTube.

Good luck, I hope it comes together for you.
 
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#19,806
BurningSkies said:
Is that a Polytope? I've been considering one...but back and forth on it.
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Not any more... I recently sold it because I never found a use for it in any of my bands or in a live setting... I found that it lost clarity of my tone in the mix. It’s a lovely and luscious pedal in my home studio, but I’m more of a phaser guy more than a chorus/detune guy as I find phaser just cuts through in the mix better. This is my current board line-up.

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#19,807
Matt Dean said:
Not any more... I recently sold it because I never found a use for it in any of my bands or in a live setting... I found that it lost clarity of my tone in the mix. It’s a lovely and luscious pedal in my home studio, but I’m more of a phaser guy more than a chorus/detune guy as I find phaser just cuts through in the mix better. This is my current board line-up.
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Cool. I can get with that. I end up having less problems because I split my signal with a Divaricator and only pass the HPF side through the effects. I can then retain my deep clean lows and/or mix in however much uneffected stuff above that that I want.

I just added a Frazz-Dazzler v2. to the setup which is awesomely weird and glitchy. And I found/bought a VFE Bumblebee that I'm excited to try. We have a song that goes through an ambient passage, starting with guitar/vocals and I swell up underneath with weirdness that's spearheaded by XD with expression pedal. Right now I'm using a 'vintage' Ibanez dual-mode chorus that does some strange de-tuning and also some delay/verb.

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BurningSkies said:
Cool. I can get with that. I end up having less problems because I split my signal with a Divaricator and only pass the HPF side through the effects. I can then retain my deep clean lows and/or mix in however much uneffected stuff above that that I want.

I just added a Frazz-Dazzler v2. to the setup which is awesomely weird and glitchy. And I found/bought a VFE Bumblebee that I'm excited to try. We have a song that goes through an ambient passage, starting with guitar/vocals and I swell up underneath with weirdness that's spearheaded by XD with expression pedal. Right now I'm using a 'vintage' Ibanez dual-mode chorus that does some strange de-tuning and also some delay/verb.

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Cool board... I’ve thought abought getting a Divaricator playing with splitting my signals like you describe and may one of these days. I think VFE is coming out with something similar too that I may check out.
 
#19,809
Matt Dean said:
Cool board... I’ve thought abought getting a Divaricator playing with splitting my signals like you describe and may one of these days.
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It's the least sexy expensive pedal that I totally love. Pick the crossover point, pick the low volume, high volume or unsplit volume and mix them in. Or send them to different amps. It means you and really junk up your stuff and still be clear. ;)
 
#19,811
Matt Dean said:
Ahhrrg... now you’re getting my GAS activated.
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The X/D didn't really work for me until I had it. Even with the Freq. control it was still dipping into deep sub territory when hit hard enough. Now it's super functional because I can pick the cut-off that feeds it, and ride the sweep for width (both high and low).
 
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Matt Dean said:
Not any more... I recently sold it because I never found a use for it in any of my bands or in a live setting... I found that it lost clarity of my tone in the mix. It’s a lovely and luscious pedal in my home studio, but I’m more of a phaser guy more than a chorus/detune guy as I find phaser just cuts through in the mix better. This is my current board line-up.

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Just ordered an avalanche run myself. How's that work out with your exeedingly beautiful super p? Ok in the mix?
 
#19,814
AB Nate said:
I've danced around the specs on this over the course of being in que. Ive been educating myself over the course of this wait and as I've learned a few things I've modified the spec to suit.

I was going to have inlays at one point... unlined with inlays. Right about the same time I discovered the issue with dissimilar woods wearing unevenly on a fretless was apparently the same time frame that Sheldon and team also came to the conclusion that lines can be a bad thing and changed to only having the the 3mm and 6mm markers. I had requesting to go completely markerless but was informed that they will only have the one fretless board option.

It didn't take me long to realize that I think once again team Dingwall came to the best conclusion and now I'm actually quite excited about it.

I've thought that perhaps in addition to the top markers bottom ones might be nice too but I could see how they would get a lot more wear and is probably not a great idea.


Anyways,
It's been a bit of a nerve racking experience trying to spec confidently a 6 string "unlined" fanned fretless but I have no doubt that this will be an amazing instrument built by the best and I think I'll feel pretty much at home on it.

I hope the same happens for you
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Yeah - I was quizzed about the partial lined board, and I told them that I wanted full lines with no exceptions. That said, I didn't order face dots and my fret lines are luminlay. I think the solution to the problem is special attention to the final plane on The fingerboard. My double bass boards have dots and I don’t have any issues with them expanding and contracting.
 
#19,817
BurningSkies said:
Yeah, we're out in Placid and then Stowe Vt. this weekend, I only take one bass, so if it doesn't work, I get to suffer for about 7 hours of stage time. :laugh: But seriously, I'll probably be the only one who notices one way or another.........
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I like it!
I never bring a “security” bass when I’m trying something new, otherwise I may give-up to easily. If I make it through one two whole gigs and I’m still not happy then I know I’ve given it a fair trial.
 
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lowphatbass said:
I like it!
I never bring a “security” bass when I’m trying something new, otherwise I may give-up to easily. If I make it through one two whole gigs and I’m still not happy then I know I’ve given it a fair trial.
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You guys are a bit more "forgiving" than I, LOL! I bring two of, almost, everything, and if something is bringing me down, especially during a gig, it gets benched ASAP. I've swapped basses, mid-set. I've swapped amps, mid-set. I've completely bypassed pedals that I used the night before because they sounded terrible the next night. The only thing I don't bring spares of is cabs, and I've paid for that on several occasions...

My philosophy is "I'm getting paid decent money to be at my best, and this piece of gear is preventing me from doing that, so I need to fix this if I can..." That's why I'm trying to get back into Dingwall basses...:thumbsup::D
 
#19,819
Hambone70 said:
OK... so...

After spending 20-30 hours with the Combustion over the last week, I'm feeling very frustrated trying to get rid of the clankiness, balancing the intonation and action, etc. It just doesn't feel comfortable, and playing the fanned frets near the nut is killing my wrist.

For a break, I picked up my 4-string PJ after not playing it for a week, and it felt fantastic! It has never felt easier to play after fighting with the Combustion. I'm wondering if a 'traditional' 5er is more for me.

Oh, well... I'll persevere for a while longer. The main reason I went Dingwall (among others) was for the B-string. Maybe that's not reason enough to convert.
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Make sure you're not trying to use the "traditional" hand on the fretboard. Relax it because the frets are angled that way. Jump in an play normal. I agree with everyone else that it shouldn't hurt. I also have a Super J that I have TI flats on and I love them. The sound (and the playability) is very smooth. Payson has a set of flats for the long scale. I've picked a set up but haven't had time to try them yet.
 

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