Super short scale neck #2 under guard...
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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!
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thank you, ill be going and buying some Lemmy Kilmister stings, hopefully, today, but I have to boil my slink's on my custom bass
EB2 I think, some configuration like that. See some while fishin on the Bay. Always funny to me how I find something new and see half a dozen or better right after that point.
You got a nice collection.
So here's my current display. The top row are my personal collection:
B.C. Rich Warlock NJ Series - Transparent Blue (hard to tell from pick) | B.C. Rich Mockingbird MKIII - Quilted Maple | Ibanez X-Series Destroyer - Custom Swirl by myself, active EMG P-J set | ESP F-104 - Custom Swirl by myself, Active EMG soapbars | Epiphone Thunderbird Goth
Bottom row:
The two lefties are my little brothers, I keep these on display after his passing | Jackson Rhoads V - Custom Swirl by myself, EMG Kerry King pickup set | B.C. Rich Warlock Bronze Series - Custom Swirl by myself (for sale) | Ibanez Mikro - Custom Swirl by myself
It's an ever changing display wall as things come and go. Currently there's a Fender Rumble 150 in the corner (new addition) and a couple future swirl projects waiting for me to get to them. I'm looking to add a 6 string bass to my personal collection. Not that I'm some amazing player, but I don't have a 6 string in the collection, so it would be a cool addition. And who knows, maybe I'll learn some new tricks.
B.C. Rich Warlock NJ Series - Transparent Blue (hard to tell from pick) | B.C. Rich Mockingbird MKIII - Quilted Maple | Ibanez X-Series Destroyer - Custom Swirl by myself, active EMG P-J set | ESP F-104 - Custom Swirl by myself, Active EMG soapbars | Epiphone Thunderbird Goth
Bottom row:
The two lefties are my little brothers, I keep these on display after his passing | Jackson Rhoads V - Custom Swirl by myself, EMG Kerry King pickup set | B.C. Rich Warlock Bronze Series - Custom Swirl by myself (for sale) | Ibanez Mikro - Custom Swirl by myself
It's an ever changing display wall as things come and go. Currently there's a Fender Rumble 150 in the corner (new addition) and a couple future swirl projects waiting for me to get to them. I'm looking to add a 6 string bass to my personal collection. Not that I'm some amazing player, but I don't have a 6 string in the collection, so it would be a cool addition. And who knows, maybe I'll learn some new tricks.
My 40 year old Fender P-bass...
My newest toy... a Squier short-scale Jaguar bass.
Whoa! What is that? Diggin' the offset pickups and bridge!
Dingwall is one of the premier names in fanned fret designs. Not trying to knock any others, but it seems to be Dingwall's specialty... like, literally... do they ever *not* do fanned frets?
Never heard of Dingwall! Does it take some getting used to playing a fretboard like that? Is it comparably heavy to the original P-bass?
I've yet to try fanned frets; myself, been itchin' to... I would say it really depends on the person... I wouldn't buy one w/o playing it several times first. I've *heard* it can take some people a few weeks to get accustomed to it, but I don't know...
I think there are a few *very* early Dingwall necks out there that may have parallel frets, but they have only made fanned fret basses for a long time now.
Getting used to it...it may be hard to believe, but it really isn't a factor most of the time. This bass is (I think) 32" on the G string and 34.25" on the E, and it doesn't feel or look any different when you play standing up. The only minor asterisk to that comment is that it can be a little confusing above the 15th fret, if you ever reach that far.
As to weight...I have a bunch of Fender Precisions, from 1970 to 2013. It is on the lighter side of my collection of P's ... probably between 8.5 and 9 pounds.
I bought my first Dingwall in 2006 without playing it...honestly, Dingwall is so focused on quality that there wasn't much risk. I also can't agree with it taking a few weeks to get accustomed. It may take a while before muscle memory fully kicks in, but it takes seconds to minutes to be comfortable, IMHO.
Dingwall makes art.
