$2500 shipped CONUS in Dingwall Gigbag. Paypal okay.
Here’s the story: one year ago I decided, after 40 years playing a 4-string Precision, it was time to 1) dip my toe in the Dingwall pool, and 2) see whether I might like a 5-string--but not both at once. Step 1 was to buy this beautiful 4 string Super PJ, which I immediately fell in love with and played almost exclusively for many months—couldn’t believe the playability and sound: the fanned frets make it super-fast, like a short-scale, yet with big, girthy lows and low-mids that were both clear yet unmistakably P-bass-solid. Phase 1 complete: Dingwall? Oh yes!
Next, I scored an inexpensive (non-Dingwall) 5-string Jazz to test out part 2 of my plan. At first I was reluctant to set aside the lightning-fast Super PJ to fumble with this heavier, fatter-necked extra-stringed beast. Little by little, though, after forcing myself to practice, then dragging it along to jams and band practices, I started get the hang of the additional muting, and my fingers figured out what to do with that extra string, and I came to know the joys of playing in D, E and F while rooted on a comfy stretch of B-string rather than crowding the nut or dinking around solely on the A, D and G strings. Phase 2 complete: 5 strings? Oh, h#!! yes!
So here it is a year later, and I’m launching phase 3 of my evil plan: gathering funds for a Lee Sklar or other Dingwall 5-string. Which means, sadly, parting with this Super PJ I’ve had so much fun with:
(Note: Pics are from the original owner’s sale thread (SOLD - Dingwall Super PJ!!!), (I bought it from the second owner) and the bass is unchanged from those pics. Happy to provide additional pics on request.)
Weight: 7 ½ lbs. That’s not a typo. But the sound is anything but light—SLAYS the P-bass tone.
Width at nut: 1 5/8”
Scale length: multi, from 32” on the G to 34.25” on the E
4 position rotary P/U Selector (J soloed, J+P parallel, J+P series, P soloed)
Passive Tone Fusion control (counter-clockwise, standard vintage-style treble rolloff, clockwise, a mid-scoop).
Included in sale:
Two pickguards (Black/White/Black, one each for standard and reverse-p configuration--the body is routed for both.)
Hipshot drop-D tuner (installed)
Dunlop dual action straplocs
Dingwall wrench set (It came to me with no tools, but I ordered the Dingwall set and will include it.
A fresh unopened set of Dingwall nickel medium roundwound strings (bass is wearing DR Lo-Riders now.)
Dingwall gigbag.
Condition: some minor dings and scuffs, (see pics) most fairly hard to see except up close. It was gigged and used on sessions by the original owner, a Dingwall endorser.
One thing I really love about this bass is the almost invisible natural polyester finish. The few minor dings and scuffs are hardly noticeable unless you look really closely, whereas even a perfect gloss finish shows every smudge and fingerprint. What you notice most on this bass is the beautiful solid ash body, maple neck and morado fretboard.
Not looking for trades except possibly a Lee Sklar or other Dingwall 5.
Thanks for reading a way-too-long post.
Start a conversation if you have questions. I’m in no great panic to sell, but thought I’d better get it out there for the tax-refund season so I can move toward Phase 3 of my plan.
Pics are from the original owner’s sale thread (SOLD - Dingwall Super PJ!!!), (I bought it from the second owner) and the bass is unchanged from those pics. Happy to provide additional pics on request.
Here’s the story: one year ago I decided, after 40 years playing a 4-string Precision, it was time to 1) dip my toe in the Dingwall pool, and 2) see whether I might like a 5-string--but not both at once. Step 1 was to buy this beautiful 4 string Super PJ, which I immediately fell in love with and played almost exclusively for many months—couldn’t believe the playability and sound: the fanned frets make it super-fast, like a short-scale, yet with big, girthy lows and low-mids that were both clear yet unmistakably P-bass-solid. Phase 1 complete: Dingwall? Oh yes!
Next, I scored an inexpensive (non-Dingwall) 5-string Jazz to test out part 2 of my plan. At first I was reluctant to set aside the lightning-fast Super PJ to fumble with this heavier, fatter-necked extra-stringed beast. Little by little, though, after forcing myself to practice, then dragging it along to jams and band practices, I started get the hang of the additional muting, and my fingers figured out what to do with that extra string, and I came to know the joys of playing in D, E and F while rooted on a comfy stretch of B-string rather than crowding the nut or dinking around solely on the A, D and G strings. Phase 2 complete: 5 strings? Oh, h#!! yes!
So here it is a year later, and I’m launching phase 3 of my evil plan: gathering funds for a Lee Sklar or other Dingwall 5-string. Which means, sadly, parting with this Super PJ I’ve had so much fun with:
(Note: Pics are from the original owner’s sale thread (SOLD - Dingwall Super PJ!!!), (I bought it from the second owner) and the bass is unchanged from those pics. Happy to provide additional pics on request.)
Weight: 7 ½ lbs. That’s not a typo. But the sound is anything but light—SLAYS the P-bass tone.
Width at nut: 1 5/8”
Scale length: multi, from 32” on the G to 34.25” on the E
4 position rotary P/U Selector (J soloed, J+P parallel, J+P series, P soloed)
Passive Tone Fusion control (counter-clockwise, standard vintage-style treble rolloff, clockwise, a mid-scoop).
Included in sale:
Two pickguards (Black/White/Black, one each for standard and reverse-p configuration--the body is routed for both.)
Hipshot drop-D tuner (installed)
Dunlop dual action straplocs
Dingwall wrench set (It came to me with no tools, but I ordered the Dingwall set and will include it.
A fresh unopened set of Dingwall nickel medium roundwound strings (bass is wearing DR Lo-Riders now.)
Dingwall gigbag.
Condition: some minor dings and scuffs, (see pics) most fairly hard to see except up close. It was gigged and used on sessions by the original owner, a Dingwall endorser.
One thing I really love about this bass is the almost invisible natural polyester finish. The few minor dings and scuffs are hardly noticeable unless you look really closely, whereas even a perfect gloss finish shows every smudge and fingerprint. What you notice most on this bass is the beautiful solid ash body, maple neck and morado fretboard.
Not looking for trades except possibly a Lee Sklar or other Dingwall 5.
Thanks for reading a way-too-long post.
Start a conversation if you have questions. I’m in no great panic to sell, but thought I’d better get it out there for the tax-refund season so I can move toward Phase 3 of my plan.
Pics are from the original owner’s sale thread (SOLD - Dingwall Super PJ!!!), (I bought it from the second owner) and the bass is unchanged from those pics. Happy to provide additional pics on request.
