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edwinhurwitz
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Congrats. As always, Pat"s work is out of this World.
edwinhurwitz
Supporting Member
I swapped out the tuners for the Res-O-Lite tuners and despite the over all loss of weight only being a few ounces, it made a big difference. They are also smoother. I stuck with reverse tuners.
I finally got to play a gig with my full Genzler rig and this bass is seriously punchy! Such a great sound and plays easily (although the fingerboard is pretty wide down by the nut).
I finally got to play a gig with my full Genzler rig and this bass is seriously punchy! Such a great sound and plays easily (although the fingerboard is pretty wide down by the nut).
Any one here have a Wilkins AND and Alleva Coppolo? Never gotten a hand on a Wilkins buy here such good things about them so curious if they compare with an AC at all.
Here is my "Cayenne" road tested jazz5. Spectacular bass. Has a killer Audere preamp as well
Not offhand, but I can make some. I have only used it for live gigs so far.
Here is one with a bit different electronics package.
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I bought this Dingwall D-Bird used, fully intending on eventually getting it refinished.
I intended to play it a while, first, but while setting it up, one of the threaded inserts for one of the pickups pulled out of the wood, by my own fault. Sheldon Dingwall was super helpful in describing how to fix it, in the Dingwall club thread, but advised that it should probably be done by a professional, if I wasn’t totally confident. So, I thought it might as well get it all done at once, and during a phone call to my Dingwall dealer about the bass I was getting made, I asked him for a recommendation.
Pat Wilkins, was his immediate response. I emailed Pat the next day, and he and I talked over what I had in mind for a few days, came up with a price, and off I sent it. We had a few more conversations to really nail down what I wanted, color-wise, and a while later, I got these pics:
And then it was dispatched via UPS.
Who lost it.
Who could not find it when I initiated a lost package search.
I was gutted, and Pat was about distraught, having never had an instrument go missing in shipment, in his whole career. If his customer service through the planning hadn’t been enough to make me rate him very highly, the extent to which he tried to fight our case with the insurance certainly was (package insurers suck, by the way), and he was still fighting them two months after the package went missing.
Then, one day, as I was awaiting a completely different delivery that I expected in a very long, instrument-like cardboard box, up rolls UPS, and when I looked at the sender’s address, expecting a foreign location, I saw “Wilkins Guitars,” and my heart absolutely leapt. The UPS driver was somewhat befuddled by the effusive thanks I gave him, and after a quick look to confirm (and a quick pic with my phone), the very first thing I did was email Pat. I felt that I owed him the news that would set his mind at ease.
I let it settle and acclimatize, and then I let myself lovingly explore it. The color was precisely what I wanted, and its taken its place amongst the Dingwalls, and amongst my VERY vibrant greens.
Pat would absolutely be my first choice for a refinish, because I trust him to get it right, and to care about the work he does, and the customers he has.
I intended to play it a while, first, but while setting it up, one of the threaded inserts for one of the pickups pulled out of the wood, by my own fault. Sheldon Dingwall was super helpful in describing how to fix it, in the Dingwall club thread, but advised that it should probably be done by a professional, if I wasn’t totally confident. So, I thought it might as well get it all done at once, and during a phone call to my Dingwall dealer about the bass I was getting made, I asked him for a recommendation.
Pat Wilkins, was his immediate response. I emailed Pat the next day, and he and I talked over what I had in mind for a few days, came up with a price, and off I sent it. We had a few more conversations to really nail down what I wanted, color-wise, and a while later, I got these pics:
And then it was dispatched via UPS.
Who lost it.
Who could not find it when I initiated a lost package search.
I was gutted, and Pat was about distraught, having never had an instrument go missing in shipment, in his whole career. If his customer service through the planning hadn’t been enough to make me rate him very highly, the extent to which he tried to fight our case with the insurance certainly was (package insurers suck, by the way), and he was still fighting them two months after the package went missing.
Then, one day, as I was awaiting a completely different delivery that I expected in a very long, instrument-like cardboard box, up rolls UPS, and when I looked at the sender’s address, expecting a foreign location, I saw “Wilkins Guitars,” and my heart absolutely leapt. The UPS driver was somewhat befuddled by the effusive thanks I gave him, and after a quick look to confirm (and a quick pic with my phone), the very first thing I did was email Pat. I felt that I owed him the news that would set his mind at ease.
I let it settle and acclimatize, and then I let myself lovingly explore it. The color was precisely what I wanted, and its taken its place amongst the Dingwalls, and amongst my VERY vibrant greens.
Pat would absolutely be my first choice for a refinish, because I trust him to get it right, and to care about the work he does, and the customers he has.
I am so glad that your beautiful Droc is finally in your hands! You picked a vibrant shade of green. Enjoy making good vibrations with it.
Gave the Wilkins a little Gig Love this weekend....
