Meenie Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I have been lusting after a Dingwall for some time now after a few chats with Sheldon and Mark at Bass Direct it seemed like it was gonna be the bass for me and i'm pleased to say i have actually gone at got one! I managed to skive the afternoon off of work the other day and drove up to Warwick with the idea of just trying them out.... Well as soon as i sat down with the ABZ i had been drooling over (even before it had been shipped!) i knew i wasnt leaving there alone!!! My god, what a bass! Sheldon trully is a genius, i would totally reccomend anyone having a go on one even if you are not in the market for a new bass, the Novax Fanned fret system is just so easy to play, i didnt really even have to think about adjusting my playing, i just dropped right in there and was off...easy as that! Believe me, i'm no awesome bassist either but it was just rediculous how much it just wasnt an issue. As for the bass itself, well it just sounds amazing, such a range of tones! I am absolutely thrilled to bits with it and cant wait to gig the hell out of it! Cant end without giving Mark some props either, he's a proper nice bloke who makes you feel really welcome in his little alladins cave of a shop, really cant reccomend Bass Direct highly enough, Mark really knows his stuff. ...Rant over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Well i dont believe you Meenie....i think you need to post pics to prove it...and we can drool over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenie Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Heh! I promise its true, i'll be living on beans on toast for the rest of the year now as my bank balance took a bit of a pounding! I havent taken any pics as yet but you can see the one i bought here...... [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/ABZ5_Nat_Black.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp..._Nat_Black.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Wowzer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gub Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I have heard that sue ryder are doing a fanned version ,may have to wait for that lol .. as above pics pleseeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 [quote name='Meenie' post='1132467' date='Feb 18 2011, 05:16 PM']I have been lusting after a Dingwall for some time now after a few chats with Sheldon and Mark at Bass Direct it seemed like it was gonna be the bass for me and i'm pleased to say i have actually gone at got one! I managed to skive the afternoon off of work the other day and drove up to Warwick with the idea of just trying them out.... Well as soon as i sat down with the ABZ i had been drooling over (even before it had been shipped!) i knew i wasnt leaving there alone!!! My god, what a bass! Sheldon trully is a genius, i would totally reccomend anyone having a go on one even if you are not in the market for a new bass, the Novax Fanned fret system is just so easy to play, i didnt really even have to think about adjusting my playing, i just dropped right in there and was off...easy as that! Believe me, i'm no awesome bassist either but it was just rediculous how much it just wasnt an issue. As for the bass itself, well it just sounds amazing, such a range of tones! I am absolutely thrilled to bits with it and cant wait to gig the hell out of it! Cant end without giving Mark some props either, he's a proper nice bloke who makes you feel really welcome in his little alladins cave of a shop, really cant reccomend Bass Direct highly enough, Mark really knows his stuff. ...Rant over![/quote] Welcome aboard the Dingwall galaxy. It's a cool place to be. I went from 0 to 3 Dingwalls in the space of 6 months, and from 5 MusicMan to 0 in even less because of Dingwall HAHA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenie Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Hi Wazoo, I knew you had an ABZ and an AB2, whats the other one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenie Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Ok, Here are some pictures of dubious quality...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 [quote name='Meenie' post='1132510' date='Feb 18 2011, 05:55 PM']Hi Wazoo, I knew you had an ABZ and an AB2, whats the other one?[/quote] The 3rd one I am picking up tomorrow morning is this: Super J 5 strings with a P/J pickup configuration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenie Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 [quote name='Grand Wazoo' post='1132539' date='Feb 18 2011, 06:16 PM']The 3rd one I am picking up tomorrow morning is this: Super J 5 strings with a P/J pickup configuration [/quote] I trust they thought better of adding the matching coloured headstock insert on the pink ones as it would probably look a bit rude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigster Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 interesting reading about the frets and keeping them small - do they really create a more woody sound? my probs with more modern basses is that they feel exactly that: modern!!!! My instinct is that maybe the Dingwall ABZ offers an old school vibe?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 [quote name='Meenie' post='1132524' date='Feb 18 2011, 06:05 PM']Ok, Here are some pictures of dubious quality...... [/quote] That's seriously sexy looking. Although I'd love a '51 P-bass inspired one like the one in the drawings Wazoo posted a couple of days ago. Yum. I think one day i'll buy one, if only to mess with the minds of drunks in the bar Heh, imagine a cross between fan-fretted Brian Eastwood type of bass: [url="http://www.brianeastwoodguitars.co.uk/bender.html"]Brian Eastwood - Bender[/url] "whoa, like far out man!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Dingwall Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Glad you're liking it Meenie. I love that finish. So far that's the only one like it. We're thinking seriously of adding it to the option list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Very nice - I'm going to Bass Direct today, could very easily be tempted by a fanned fret beauty like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleblob Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) Very nice ! Must admit I've wanted to own a Dingwall for a while, but I've pretty much realised that an E-C tuning is the way ahead for me. For those in the know (such as Sheldon or ofcourse any other owners of these lovely instruments), would I be correct in saying that the scale length etc. has been pretty much designed for the low-B or could one replace the strings with a high C tuning ? Or is this just a really dumb question ? Edited February 19, 2011 by purpleblob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 It never occurred to me to try stringing mine E-C but I'd guess that a 37" E string would be an absolute monster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markstuk Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) oops, just realized you said E-C not E-G :-) How about a 4 string ABZ? [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/ABZ4_Amber.html"]http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_sp...ABZ4_Amber.html[/url] [quote name='purpleblob' post='1133053' date='Feb 19 2011, 08:20 AM']Very nice ! Must admit I've wanted to own a Dingwall for a while, but I've pretty much realised that an E-C tuning is the way ahead for me. For those in the know (such as Sheldon or ofcourse any other owners of these lovely instruments), would I be correct in saying that the scale length etc. has been pretty much designed for the low-B or could one replace the strings with a high C tuning ? Or is this just a really dumb question ? [/quote] Edited February 19, 2011 by markstuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenie Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 [quote name='Sheldon Dingwall' post='1133029' date='Feb 19 2011, 04:09 AM']Glad you're liking it Meenie. I love that finish. So far that's the only one like it. We're thinking seriously of adding it to the option list.[/quote] Nah, leave it as a one off! No seriously though, its a proper beauty and i think you would shift a fair few in that finish. I'm so absolutely stoked with the bass, every time i pick it up it just seems to get better and better! I took it round to Beat the red ligh HQ last night and it was drooled all over by the band, cant wait to gig it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicman20 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I want a White/Tort/Rosewood Dingwall 5 but unfortunately I've got absolutely no way of taking time out to try these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheldon Dingwall Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 [quote name='purpleblob' post='1133053' date='Feb 19 2011, 02:20 AM']Very nice ! Must admit I've wanted to own a Dingwall for a while, but I've pretty much realised that an E-C tuning is the way ahead for me. For those in the know (such as Sheldon or ofcourse any other owners of these lovely instruments), would I be correct in saying that the scale length etc. has been pretty much designed for the low-B or could one replace the strings with a high C tuning ? Or is this just a really dumb question ? [/quote] E-C on a Super J (32" to 35" scale) is no problem. On our long scale 5's sourcing strings would be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Been to Bass Direct, tried a few Combustions....nice...tried a couple of ABZs....ooh very nice and then there was the Afterburner 1 ...meltdown. Gotta have one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblett123 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 [quote name='niceguyhomer' post='1133623' date='Feb 19 2011, 05:39 PM']Been to Bass Direct, tried a few Combustions....nice...tried a couple of ABZs....ooh very nice and then there was the Afterburner 1 ...meltdown. Gotta have one of them [/quote] Gday Alan, So is the fan thing ok then? comfy to play? The long scale bit puts me off a tad, don't know if I could play it! There's now an ACG fanned one coming, maybe he'd do a shorter one for someone with stunted arms like me?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I'll tell you the truth Chris, I picked up a Combustion and played a few riffs on it and never ven noticed the frets were wonky. I've never played anything with fanned frets before and it was like I've been playing them all my life. Bit tricky when you get past the 12th fret but no big deal. The build quality is stunning on the Afterburner and ABZ and they're very light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexbassman Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 [quote name='niceguyhomer' post='1133659' date='Feb 19 2011, 06:16 PM']I'll tell you the truth Chris, I picked up a Combustion and played a few riffs on it and never ven noticed the frets were wonky. I've never played anything with fanned frets before and it was like I've been playing them all my life. Bit tricky when you get past the 12th fret but no big deal. The build quality is stunning on the Afterburner and ABZ and they're very light.[/quote] Yes, I played an Afterburner at the bass gallery and the fanned fret thing was not a problem. I will be getting myself an ABZ at some point because it has the sounds I want. Just need to stump up the dosh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SisterAbdullahX Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 [quote name='Sheldon Dingwall' post='1133029' date='Feb 19 2011, 04:09 AM']Glad you're liking it Meenie. I love that finish. So far that's the only one like it. We're thinking seriously of adding it to the option list.[/quote] Hi, not wishing to hijack this thread but could I ask you where you get that lovely Baltic Amber scratchplate material from? I'm tempted to have one made for my white Jazz. Your white Super Jazzes with the Baltic plates are almost pornographic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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