First off, this thing is amazing. I really haven't been able to put it down this weekend. Even on my little Peavey Microbass practice amp, it sounds good!
I haven't played a real "woody"-sounding bass in a while, and man, it's good to have one again.
5 strings, 24 frets, dual Dingwall (don't know the model) hums, master volume, pickup/coil selector (believe it's neck, series, parallel, bridge), bass boost, treble boost, bluEQube midrange boost/cut switch, active/passive switch.
Favorite so far is in passive, 3rd "click", which I think is parallel, bass boosted, treble at zero, mid-boost off. Haven't jammed it much with my Nav/QSC and Schro/AG gigging rig yet, but on my practice amp this is best so far.
Playability really IS a breeze (as I was told) once you get the hang of it. I like doing a lot of upper-register chording, so that's gonna take some time to practice and adjust. However only about the 17th fret up does it get really skewy. All the way back down to 1 though is nothing.
String to string clarity is insane. Droning the A w/ the D and G strings fretted is a beautiful thing. The tension thing really does make a difference, especially slapping. People say the B is the best part b/c of the 37" scale, but IMO it's having the upper strings, D and G, be so bright and snappy. It sounds just so good.
Plus, it's got a really smooth and flat neck that I like. Not as extreme as the Modulus Quantums, but close. Very, very comfortable. Even after a few hours of sitting watching football, just noodling around my left hand wasn't straining.
The tone is IMO pretty dark. I've heard some of the upper-end Dingwall's classified as "hi-fi", but I don't think this one does. Maybe it's because I haven't even taken it out of passive mode yet, ha! It just sounds so good like this. Even if it was an ABI I'd still take it, knowing you can get these kind of tones.
18V pre, w/ the awesomely ingenious magnet-covered battery compartment. Should be standard on ANY active bass from hereon out!
All in all, I think this is it. I'm already deciding what options I want on my next one that I'll order straight from Sheldon.
You really really owe it to yourself to try out a Dingwall when you can.
I gushed when I got my Q5 fretless, but this is worlds better.
I'm a convert for life!
Me and my AfterBurner II #3606...
Enjoy!!
I haven't played a real "woody"-sounding bass in a while, and man, it's good to have one again.
5 strings, 24 frets, dual Dingwall (don't know the model) hums, master volume, pickup/coil selector (believe it's neck, series, parallel, bridge), bass boost, treble boost, bluEQube midrange boost/cut switch, active/passive switch.
Favorite so far is in passive, 3rd "click", which I think is parallel, bass boosted, treble at zero, mid-boost off. Haven't jammed it much with my Nav/QSC and Schro/AG gigging rig yet, but on my practice amp this is best so far.
Playability really IS a breeze (as I was told) once you get the hang of it. I like doing a lot of upper-register chording, so that's gonna take some time to practice and adjust. However only about the 17th fret up does it get really skewy. All the way back down to 1 though is nothing.
String to string clarity is insane. Droning the A w/ the D and G strings fretted is a beautiful thing. The tension thing really does make a difference, especially slapping. People say the B is the best part b/c of the 37" scale, but IMO it's having the upper strings, D and G, be so bright and snappy. It sounds just so good.
Plus, it's got a really smooth and flat neck that I like. Not as extreme as the Modulus Quantums, but close. Very, very comfortable. Even after a few hours of sitting watching football, just noodling around my left hand wasn't straining.
The tone is IMO pretty dark. I've heard some of the upper-end Dingwall's classified as "hi-fi", but I don't think this one does. Maybe it's because I haven't even taken it out of passive mode yet, ha! It just sounds so good like this. Even if it was an ABI I'd still take it, knowing you can get these kind of tones.
18V pre, w/ the awesomely ingenious magnet-covered battery compartment. Should be standard on ANY active bass from hereon out!
All in all, I think this is it. I'm already deciding what options I want on my next one that I'll order straight from Sheldon.
You really really owe it to yourself to try out a Dingwall when you can.
I gushed when I got my Q5 fretless, but this is worlds better.
I'm a convert for life!
Me and my AfterBurner II #3606...
Enjoy!!
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