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Selling this outstanding Dingwall ABZ4 in a stunning black burst finish with the blackened head/heel option and active Glock pre. Lots of expensive extras on standard spec, Full blurb and Bass Direct spec: The new ABZ series from Dingwall brings together the brilliant fan fret technology with a more streamlined build that produces a Canadian hand made bass at a really good price. These basses are ideal if you are using drop tuning enabling tuning down to D or lower because of the 36 1/4" scale on E string gives a tight and punchy note! Lightweight easy to play, massive array of tones - this bass will take you to a new level of playability and tone. Time after time players are amazed at how easy and intuitive fan frets feel to play - most admit that it is actually easier and more natural., plus you have the benefit of class leading note clarity and punch that will let you be heard in any mix. •SPECIFICATIONS: •ABZ 4 string •Dingwall made in Canada FD3N pickups •Glockenklang 3 band preamp, Volume, Pickup selector (Bridge, both parallel, both series, Neck) •Active/Passive switching on volume (treble pot becomes passive tone control in passive operation) £320 option •Dingwall USA strings - buy HERE •Two piece swamp ash body •Trans Black burst satin finish •Blackout out head/heel - £160 OPTION •Maple Fingerboard - satin finish, 34 - 36.25" - £239 OPTION •Banjo frets •Novax® Fanned -Fret System™ •Maple neck •Hipshot ultralight tuners (black) •Optional rear strap button (allows to bass to hang 4 - 5 inches over to your right) •Custom Dingwall Bridge (Black finish) •Weight - 3.6kg 8ln 6oz •Manufactured in Canada I love this bass, but I am so much more comfortable on Warwick 4’s I’m struggling to find a permanent place for this, even though it sounds so much better. I will get more use out of another Warwick or a 5 so I’m being sensible. Its in good condition, Lettering fading on neck pickup and couple of small marks on the body that come naturally with use, but overall great and the neck/headstock is pristine. Comes with original gig bag. original bass direct sales page: http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/ABZ4_Blackburst.html Current photos available if interested, in the meantime my Instagram feed has a ton... http://www.instagram.com/kevinhidebass cheers! 12/03 reduced to £1,200 plus shipping.
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In the spirit of their typical 100% markup, did they really buy a bass off someone for over £6k?? I think not. No reason to see why its not genuine, but I bet a widow or otherwise vulnerable person has been fleeced here.
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Nope. But I’m holding out hope they’ll reconsider consider how far out they are with it.
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For me, yes. Sound, boring. Playability, A*
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Damn. I hate that I loved this so much!
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That bass originally belonged to Bill, bassist of Rag'n'Bone Man I believe, sounds nice but daft weight. It would have cost over double that new in 2015 with those options, easily (High Polish, Macasser ebony top, maple board, nordstrand pickups, matching headstock) although he may have benefitted from artist pricing I guess.
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Nice score, would love a Pro M. Lovely instruments.
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Unless you do a lot of chordal work at the dusty end, I think most people will pretty seamlessly transition.
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I couldn’t care less where it is built if the quality is there. Problem is, comparing how much it costs to build instruments in Indonesia vs Canada/UK/US and western countries in general, it’s so very, very expensive. And that’s before you simply compare it to their guitar costs...
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Secondhand Canadian Dingwall? http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/ABZ4_Blue.html Just short of £1k change...
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....and it’s built in Indonesia?!!! That puts it in direct competition with the Dingwall Combustion/NG range, an established market leading instrument, and it costs double...
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So, £3k. At least the prog bass is cheaper after all. Weakest at least ever though. I’m VERY surprised, incredibly bold to go in at such a high price for a first stab at building a bass. Crazy.
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*SOLD* 8x Boss Patch Cables - £30
Kev replied to PatrickJ's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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+SOLD+ 5x MXR 6" Patch Cables
Kev replied to PatrickJ's topic in Accessories & Other Musically Related Items For Sale
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That Standard is a good looking bass for sure, very keen to know the price on these to say whether its a no go or not.
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For me that's a starting point, how do you find the 210 + 110 combo compared to just the 210?
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Sorry to bring this back up, but I too am considering adding a One10 to my setup. @largo May I ask how you get/got on with your 3 One10 setup?
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Again on cost, preamp aside, the standard uses roasted birdseye maple as a fretboard, which must cost more than standard ebony. Other than the brown stain, those represent the extent of the differences, so the prices should be very close if not the same?
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Weight puts me off, I’ve never owned a super lightweight bass that can hold a candle to a heavier counterpart for depth of tone, but I guess tone wood is controversial 😂. And this does have a reason to be lighter, with the end chopped off and all. Darkglass preamp was around £50 odd less last time I looked, course Strandberg will have more buying power from Nordstrand with the pickups etc so they’ll get a better deal I suspect.
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Tone wise it’s nothing special or unique, prog model should be cheaper as it has a lower priced pre in it, but I bet it won’t be! It’s all going to be on playability for me. And yeah, the price will have to come in favourable to Dingwall to challenge that market. I’m more interested in why it has taken so long to come out and spent so long in the prototype stage.
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Thanks for stepping in, my efforts to get back on topic have been ignored somewhat and I keep getting baited back in by those naughty Spector folk! ;)