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New Dingwall Z-1 Rastaburst Pics!!!!
- Thread starter BurningSkies
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That is IRIE! Friggin' amazing!
Let me borrow it for 5 minutes... I just want to play a few notes of Marley's Stir it Up... or Bedouin Soundclash's St. Andrews.... or Jimmy Cliff.....
Seriously, I love it.
Great bass....
Let me borrow it for 5 minutes... I just want to play a few notes of Marley's Stir it Up... or Bedouin Soundclash's St. Andrews.... or Jimmy Cliff.....
Seriously, I love it.
Great bass....
Absolutely awesome bass, Bill!! Get your band down to NYC so I can oggle it in person 
Have you still got the Bergie 115? How's Rastaburst sound through it??
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Have you still got the Bergie 115? How's Rastaburst sound through it??
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wow.....just wow.....i saw this when you posted your first thread, and now with the more detailed pics......i am in love.....as long time lover of reggea music (a genre i will listen to until the day i die), i just can't get over how beautifully, and tastefully crafted that bass is. congrats!
Killer one-of-a-kind Dingwall! Sheldon is one of the most talented / amazing bass builders on the planet.
"God is in the details." Mies Van Der Rohe
"God is in the details." Mies Van Der Rohe
That bass is sick man. I always thought Dingwalls looked awesome but this one is extra fine. Hows the fanned fretboard? Ive never played on one but Im interested as to how it feels...
Well put.
I am absolutely floored at the end result. And made by a Canadian to boot.
If you described this bass to me without me actually being able to see it, I would likely laugh and say "yuck". Seriously, I would probably think it would be extremely cheesy.
This is one of the nicest and most original basses I have ever seen.
Absolutely love it!
All that is missing is a big baggie of......never mind!
JAUQO III-X
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- Feb 20, 2005
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Its great for rootsy stuff (we played Concrete Jungle the other night and it worked perfectly!) but it really excels at Roots Radics style riddim, punchy quick and full of low!
Absolutely awesome bass, Bill!! Get your band down to NYC so I can oggle it in person
Have you still got the Bergie 115? How's Rastaburst sound through it??
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Hey Aram! I was thinking the other day that I haven't seen you around here lately...I DO still have the Berg, and when and if I need only a single cab for a gig, it's the one I take, otherwise it sits underneath my Schroeder 1212. I now use it with a LMII and it's a great combination. We're working towards shows in that area eventually, I'll let you know when something's on the horizon. How about you? what have you been up to?
Sheldon did an amazing job of making the bass 'over the top' but not obnoxious or TOO far out. It could have been a train running off the tracks, but the finish and build are so dead-on that it works beautifully. He really nailed the color tones for the finish, and I don't know how he made them so deep and vibrant, but the spalt isn't murky in the least.
The amazing part is that a lot of the details would be unseen to most...like the drill out and doweling of the strap pins, their sculpting and the way they're recessed, really counter-sunk into the wood a bit. The sculpting of the lines on the back of the neck where it meets the headstock is hidden but really beautiful as well. There's a pile of these type of thing that most would never notice but are done anyway.
This is my second fanned fret bass, and I can tell you that it isn't an issue at all. You'd be surprised at how instantanously acclimated you'd be upon picking one up. I don't even notice it in terms of playing...only in terms of what it does to my tone, timbre and note 'life'. Soon, with the release of Sheldon's new "Combustion" model, maybe you'll get your chance as it should be more available and affordable.
I don't have one of my own, but I do have one of Sheldon's, taken before it left the shop.
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Now, a few have asked about the two block inlays. They're at 5 and 12. And they're really a compromise with the playing situations I sometimes find myself in. I really originally planned for no markings. The bass has such an active finish, intricate wood and matching headstock, etc., that my idea was to keep the neck clean and unbusy.
But it became obvious in some of the bands I played with that neck markers would certainly make it easier on stage for other players. In a world where a singer might call a riddim or song I'd usually be the 'traffic cop' for the whole band (sometimes up to 12 or more people) and many times with sit-ins, and possibly with great players who had never had any formal training. Guys (and ladies) were having a hard time 'reading' my playing visually without any markers, the fanning of the board, the extra string (for most people 4 is still standard) made it hard for people to 'find me' musically from across the stage or practice room!
Thus the markers came to be. I wanted to keep the neck plain but still give some indication of my positioning. 5 & 12 are fairly evenly spaced, dividing the neck into 3 pieces. The blocks using the spalted maple and the colored finish was Sheldon's idea, and I jumped at it...even though he wasn't convinced of two blocks either!
That bass is beautiful
Thanks man! I know you have one of the old Voodoo basses I'd love to see how it differs in both the build and also the tone!
Call me crazy, but should we really be using "Dingwall shop" and "combustion" in the same sentence?
BTW, flippin' beautiful bass! I'm gonna go grab a few spray cans of Krylon and touch up my ABI 5.
Riis
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You're more than welcome.
Yes and it is a well crafted bass for sure with tone to die for.
One of the most interesting things I've noticed, is the effect it has on people who have never played a 6 string bass or a fanned fretted bass. First they are in shock to come across a Dingwall,(as if they've found the Loch Ness Monster
) let alone a 6 string one and once those who have not been afraid to touch it and I mean all,have fell in love with every aspect of it.Again your bass is beautiful.
- Feb 20, 2005
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True! Of course due to that horrible accident, Sheldon's been successfully naming basses for years! "Afterburner" was released right after the shop was rebuilt in direct reference to the fire.
You're more than welcome.
Yes and it is a well crafted bass for sure with tone to die for.
One of the most interesting things I've noticed, is the effect it has on people who have never played a 6 string bass or a fanned fretted bass. First they are in shock to come across a Dingwall,(as if they've found the Loch Ness Monster
Again your bass is beautiful.
Thanks! I agree. People love the fact that it's different. It really draws people to come up and ask about it and I always put it right in their hands so they can see and feel and not fear. They ALWAYS notice how amazingly built the instrument is and how great it 'feels'.
- Feb 20, 2005
- 27,956
- 20,348
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- Endorsing artist: Dingwall Guitars
That looks awesome, how does it play? Congrats
The action is excellent. Its got banjo frets (low and narrow), and the action is very low, without any buzzes. The fanning gives nice even tension and tone across the board and the extra scale length on the lower strings makes it cleaner and clearer than most standard basses.
Thus its very quick and easy...and very very fun!
