Who Wants a Dingwall???

NO!

GAS...rising!....RISING! AGH!!!!

 

*DROOL*

 

This comming from a completly un-educated Bass player so dont slap me round but that must sound realllllly good....looks cool too.....go for it....

 

Can some one give me a little background on dingwall? How do they sound and play. What do they cost usually etc?

Thanks

S

 

I think that guy from Low End Basses Store is bidding on it and I wonder how much will he sell the bass at his store. Aaaaah ,the joy of business.

 

The neck looks a bit twisted to me.

 

I just thought I'd mention how strange it is that, being from Canada, we usually get shafted on the exchange rate because our dollar is really low compared to the U.S.. We're continuously having to pay more money for products that come out of the States. However, Dingwall basses which are made in Canada, and seem to go for much less here than they do in the States. Of course there are customs, tariffs, and all those other things that have to be paid once a product crosses the border, so I'm sure that does make a difference.

My point being is that dingz2 mentioned a new Dingwall runs for about $3000 - $4000 U.S., whereas in Canada, the highest I've ever seen a Dingwall was listed at $3700 Cdn. It was a 6, their highest model I believe, with Bartolini's and the drop A tuner on the B. It was a really beautiful bass. I was thinking of getting it but went for a Cirrus instead.

So $3700 Cdn. works out to approx. $2400 U.S.. Quite a change I thought. My buddy also picked up a Dingwall 6. Same bass and everything as the other, minus the drop A tuner, for just under $2000 Cdn. The thing had been a demo at Namm 2000 he was told so Sheldon let him have it cheap.

Anyhow, enough blabbering. I find I always talk about this subject and I'm sure most people don't give two hoots about it. But, the moral being , next time you visit your neighbours to the North, bring your bass, trade it off, and come back with a shiny new Dingwall, and maybe you can save yourself $1000! That's if you don't let Uncle Sam know, but not like I would do it...

 

I didn't think that looked like ash either. Looks like a maple burl, but it's not so distinctive that I'd be sure of it.

I wonder if Brian's (TheLowEnd guy) policy is to bid on basses that don't seem to have any interest, or if he decides he has to have a bass he'll outbid others. I could see the former as a valuable service - he takes the time to keep an eye out for interesting Ebay finds, and makes it easy for people to find them later - his website (or again on Ebay). The latter though, gobbling up all interesting basses and reselling them, would bother me. Does he add anything to the process (professional setup, ... )? I guess one benefit is that you're dealing with a known seller when you buy from him.

 

As someone who sells used gear, eBay is one place he can find things. I would guess he'd want to get it at a point where he could still make a profit selling it.

I don't have a problem with that... anyone can bid on the basses when they're on eBay.

 

Well, he just bought a black '79 Stingray for $711 on Ebay, and his site lists it for $1450. Everybody can use their own judgement on that one.

 

I understand your point but what "should" he sell it for? He got a great deal on eBay... that anyone who follows eBay could have bid on. Should he sell for what he has in it?

I found a like new Peavey Cirrus 5 at a local pawnshop for $600. If I sell it, what price should I ask; what it's worth or what I paid for it? Got a 78 Jazz last year for $500... same question. It's worth triple that, by what you're inferring if I sold it it should be for $500.

I look at it as someone running a business using the available supply chain. Brian's not the only one doing it, there are several storefront dealers who do the same... and believe it or not, sometimes they get stuck. Should they leave the stuff for others? I can't see why.

Anyone can do the research and find this stuff. Brian found that one and won the auction. I guess what I'm saying is... in my judgement, if I wanted that bass for less than Brian's asking price I should have followed eBay and bid on it. Besides, he's not your biggest potential competition on eBay because he needs to buy at below what he thinks its worth.

 

OK. Good points. I was going to continue but this isn't really the place, so I'll leave it at that.

 

Thought this might be interesting: in the last month or so two basses that I was going to buy were purchased by someone else and listed for sale shortly thereafter... at a higher price.

Each is about $300 more than originally priced. I'm no longer interested

Ahh... the free market