PTB Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 (edited) I have my eye on something for sale here so here, reluctantly, is my Dingwall. It's an Afterburner I (AB I) 5 string, made in Canada about 6 years ago, with a natural alder body, a five-piece maple neck and a wenge board. It is in good condition. There is a ding in the varnish on the back but nothing serious. Between the pick-up's, there are a few scratches in the varnish where the previous (first) owner affixed a Willis ramp with double sided tape. I'll include the ramp for those so inclined. It has Bartolini p/up's. This model is a passive bass but the previous owner added an EMG BTC pre-amp with stacked bass & treble control. I have added a push/push volume pot to switch between active & passive at the suggestion of Mr Dingwall himself who I had a very nice chat with at Bass Day. The middle control is a 4-way pickup selector (Bridge, both parallel, both series, Neck). The fanned frets give it a very even sound and feel regardless of which register you play in. It has recently been set-up with new Dingwall strings and comes with a SKB hardcase, EMG pre-amp instructions, a set of used Dingwall strings, the Dingwall owners manual and colour-coded allen keys. A new one would be around £1,750 so I think £975 is a keen price. Edited July 14, 2011 by PTB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Really Lovely. It's on my must-have list but pending the sale of my grandmother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbassist Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Great looking bass, I would love to try one of these. Good luck with your sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted June 29, 2011 Author Share Posted June 29, 2011 Bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJim Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 I've got the matching one to this with aflame top and I did the same but with a Nordy pre! Amazing basses and the AB1 is a great bass. People who don't like 5 string basses love these!!! Someone help this guy out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 Thanks for all the kind words above. I am adding a picture of the control cavity as requested via a PM. There's a deal brewing so I'm hoping this may be on its way to a new home very soon...... P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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