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SHELDON DINGWALL is building MY DREAM BASS

#342
BurningSkies said:
While the Afterburner was clearly marked 'signature required' multiple times, what UPS did was go down the street and find a random to sign for it. When I followed up they said 'there's a note saying your neighbor signed for it'. That's not acceptable.
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FWIW, it's not the norm either. I don't want to be a UPS apologist but that was driver error, not company policy. Neither place is 100% secure from pickup to dropoff. I think you did the right thing having it shipped to your workplace.

Also, you people need to stop posting those Super Js. I don't need to be thinking about how nice an aged LPB Super J with a pau ferro board would be. My money's tied up for a while with recording gear. :crying:
 
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#345
BurningSkies said:
Well, the Dingwall site isn't updated regularly...so there's been some float on a whole variety of specs. I believe that in this day and age, you'll pay probably just north of 2 for a AB-1.
Right now, they're spec'ed with an alder body (either 2 or 3 pc.), maple top (although you can opt out on that one). It's a 5 piece maple neck oil/wax finished. The Fretboard is wenge, and currently unmarked.
The electronics side of things looks like this:
2 Dingwall FD-3 Mach II pickups, which are neo-magnet split coils. The Mach II denotes that they're each switchable between series and parallel internally.
There's the standard volume and passive tone roll off.
There's also a 4 way rotary switch, running: Neck-Neck/Bridge(series)/Neck/Bridge(parallel)/Bridge.
I believe that strap locks are also now standard.
The bass is served up with a standard issue SKB Freedom hard case.
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fullrangebass said:
You are absolutely right that the AB line is a Boxter and not a Carrera, still it's a Porsche (the Prima Artist line is an F-60 Ferrari but this is another story).
The "limitations" really are lack of Graphite stiffening rods (even though there have been 1 or 2 limited AB II with graphite reinforced necks IIRC), a little different body shapes and necks (less curvaceous thus less human labour and less time consuming to be produced, thus less costly), fewer body and top wood choices (they are still in the Boxter territory, not family car standards). Sheldon does not cut corners when it comes to playability, ergonomics and most important tone
This is the back of my AB I
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Thanks for the clarifications. :) I bet I could find out more exact details about all the models if I join the Dingwall forums.
That's right. I'm suddenly interested in more than just the Afterburner now. I can't help but be attracted to all those neat optional features.

I promised myself not to return to this thread, but here I am. And boy do I regret it.
Thanks a bunch to BurningSkies, for those pics, you sunovagun. You're gonna owe my wallet an apology sometime in the future. :D

Anways, CONGRATURATION. You (almost) have your bass finally!
Yeah, UPS can be a bunch of d*cks. When I was Cali, they once returned my bass which was sent from New York, saying no one claimed it and was signed to be sent back. I had no idea the ghost of christmas past was still in town.
It was a huge 70 bucks one-way for a $150 bass, and I had to pay triple the amount in shipping (to me, back to seller, then back to me). NICE.
I hate UPS. :bawl:

Guess for now we'll just have to do with looking at your pics!
I have a strange craving for a Fruit Roll-Up now.... :p
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#347
ghoulbug said:
Thanks for the clarifications. :) I bet I could find out more exact details about all the models if I join the Dingwall forums.
That's right. I'm suddenly interested in more than just the Afterburner now. I can't help but be attracted to all those neat optional features.

I promised myself not to return to this thread, but here I am. And boy do I regret it.
Thanks a bunch to BurningSkies, for those pics, you sunovagun. You're gonna owe my wallet an apology sometime in the future. :D

Anways, CONGRATURATION. You (almost) have your bass finally!
Yeah, UPS can be a bunch of d*cks. When I was Cali, they once returned my bass which was sent from New York, saying no one claimed it and was signed to be sent back. I had no idea the ghost of christmas past was still in town.
It was a huge 70 bucks one-way for a $150 bass, and I had to pay triple the amount in shipping (to me, back to seller, then back to me). NICE.
I hate UPS. :bawl:

Guess for now we'll just have to do with looking at your pics!
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Well, I encourage you to go and sign up on the Dingwall board. You don't have to be an owner to appreciate the art and sculpture that comes out of the Saskatoonian shop! There have been quite a few variants of different models along the way, so if you're looking for a used Dingwall it's always good to check and see how it's spec'ed.

If you're ever in my area, you're welcome to come and try out my basses.
 
#351
Thingus995 said:
how many more minutes until you receive it??
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Well, the pickup scan was done yesterday at 4.02pm, with an 'origin' scan happening at 6.37pm in Saskatoon.

Today at 5.05pm it was scanned in Winnipeg, and "forwarded to the facility in the destination city"

Its being shipped 'expedited international' which I guess could mean two days or it could mean three or more? I dunno! :confused:

I've been hoping for 'here by the weekend, just to put my UPS fears to rest, but who knows!!!!:hmm:


I've got my AB to keep me warm until it comes, and of course these pictures!

If it shows up early in the day (any day) at work, they know they won't get a 'lick' of productivity out of me. Too bad I've got meetings and logistics projects going on for the next few days!
 
#353
UncleBalsamic said:
I hope it gets to you safely. Enjoy that bass, it's pretty special!
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Thanks, its been a really wonderful experience for me, and the attention to detail by Sheldon (and I assume the others in the shop), has lead to a very unique bass that I know I'll treasure forever!

In the 'sour grapes' column, I sent pictures yesterday to my guitarist, who is in touch with his inner-jerk quite often...and his reaction was a single sentence:

"Lets hope it doesn't sound like ass"

He's been hassling me for years about it already...I think he's jealous of it, especially since he has too much 'life overhead' to afford such things. I on the other hand, get paid little, but live very cheaply so I can do this stuff. To those who think they can never afford a bass like this...I've done it without having a well paid job, etc.:)
 
#358
killin' me, just killing me with these Dingwall pics!!! :help:


great looking bunch for sure and the playability... well, the looks kind of get close to how they play :bassist:

can't wait to see the "Rastaburst" live and in action shots
 
#360
Its official, I now am in possession of the most beautiful instrument I've ever laid eyes upon.

I'm at work, so I only had about 5 minutes to handle the bass, but it came through safe and sound and is really as beautiful as the pictures suggest.

Tonight I'll be in the practice room putting it through it's paces with one of my drummers.

:hyper:

Today will be a very long day at work!
 

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