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Killer Dingwall and Bongo Tone
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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To me it says they like covered pickups (or lost all the screws). The tips of fingers can get hung up on the sharp pole edges. Masking tape solves the problem.
Return the Bongo's what? Apostrophe makes a word possessive.Maybe they wanted to return the Bongo's after the recording
It's technically impressive, and it's cool and all but I get tired of it after a while. I don't want to feel like I'm trying to solve math problems for so long 
Good to get some interesting rhythmic ideas from though, and actually learning one of those songs is a good practice exercise and study in stacatto and complex rhythmic playing.
Tone wise, it is indeed tricky to find a good-quality Dingwall (or Darkglass) demo video that isn't grinding riffs played with a pick.
I'd choose the Bongo, tone-wise.
Good to get some interesting rhythmic ideas from though, and actually learning one of those songs is a good practice exercise and study in stacatto and complex rhythmic playing.
Tone wise, it is indeed tricky to find a good-quality Dingwall (or Darkglass) demo video that isn't grinding riffs played with a pick.
I'd choose the Bongo, tone-wise.
Really played out tone in that genre, I've noticed a lot of bands moving away from the Dingwall/Darkglass tone just because it has become so ubiquitous and expected.
Nice vid @Dr. Cheese ;
The nice thing about Dingwall is there are other preamp options besides Darkglass, even within the Combustion line. They can also do passive. And I must admit they are the only brand that could entice me to stray from my go to brand of basses for the last 30+ years.
The nice thing about Dingwall is there are other preamp options besides Darkglass, even within the Combustion line. They can also do passive. And I must admit they are the only brand that could entice me to stray from my go to brand of basses for the last 30+ years.
Technically impressive. Tone-wise, a $500 sample playback synth can produce almost the same tones.
It seems that Dingwalls have become popular with those grindy and distorted tones, which is not to be unexpected with the endorsement and signature Adam "Nolly" Geetgood models. They do really well in other situations as well.
I have been playing Dingwall basses almost exclusively since 2004 and rarely go for a distorted sound.
Check these ones out:
I have been playing Dingwall basses almost exclusively since 2004 and rarely go for a distorted sound.
Check these ones out:
That 23 video games video is super impressive. Pros at work.
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“Ever wanted to sound like the 90s version of what a robot playing a robo bass would sound like? Buy a Dingwall today!”
There was tape over the neck pickups on the Dingalls too. Only the B and E strings. Bet it's to prevent noise from the string slapping the pole pieces.
I have never heard or played a better sounding B-string than on the super long scale model Dingwalls.
