John Taylor Signature Dingwall Combustion

[Napalmnun]

This is gorgeous and seen in the wild at Guitar Summit. DIngwall announces tomorrow the new electronics in it. 

[Lozz196]

Given how prolific he was with his Aria in the 80s I’m surprised he didn’t have a sig one of those. That Dingwall looks nice tho.

[Eldon Tyrell]

Looks cool. Has some strong Rio vibes.

 

[TheRev]

1 hour ago, Lozz196 said:

Given how prolific he was with his Aria in the 80s I’m surprised he didn’t have a sig one of those. That Dingwall looks nice tho.

There's the Aria SB-1000JT  - not an official signature bass but essentially the same bass he used back in the day.

 

 

[Lozz196]

See what you mean re the Rio vibes @Eldon Tyrell, that`s a pretty nice touch, discreet enough to not be off-putting for a non-DD/JT fan who just likes the bass itself. 

[LeftyJ]

11 hours ago, Napalmnun said:

This is gorgeous and seen in the wild at Guitar Summit. DIngwall announces tomorrow the new electronics in it. 

 

Interesting to see a lefty 6-string Combustion too! So far I had only seen 4- and 5-string Combustions and NG2's/3's. Shame it's hanging upside-down 

[Napalmnun]

Definitely based on the Rio album cover and its got a Glockenklang custom circuit inside too. Dingwall just released this video, if you goto 18:20 Sheldon talks about the JT Signature bass and its features. 

 

[Eldon Tyrell]

3 hours ago, Napalmnun said:

Definitely based on the Rio album cover and its got a Glockenklang custom circuit inside too. Dingwall just released this video, if you goto 18:20 Sheldon talks about the JT Signature bass and its features. 

 

Cool stuff. 82 will be available (Rio got released in 82) in this finish but it sounded as if there could be other finishes coming out too.

 

Are you sure about the Glockenklang preamp? Sheldon mentions Rupert Neve and that Neve (Design) came up with the custom preamp. 

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

I like that a lot. Wonder what the price pint will be? Fancied having a Dingwall again for some time.

[ped]

4 hours ago, Napalmnun said:

Definitely based on the Rio album cover and its got a Glockenklang custom circuit inside too. Dingwall just released this video, if you goto 18:20 Sheldon talks about the JT Signature bass and its features. 

 

Looks like Harry Enfield there!

[Napalmnun]

55 minutes ago, Eldon Tyrell said:

Cool stuff. 82 will be available (Rio got released in 82) in this finish but it sounded as if there could be other finishes coming out too.

 

Are you sure about the Glockenklang preamp? Sheldon mentions Rupert Neve and that Neve (Design) came up with the custom preamp. 

I thought the design was by Neve, but built by GK

[Eldon Tyrell]

3 minutes ago, Napalmnun said:

I thought the design was by Neve, but built by GK

Could be. Let's hope they'll release some more info soon!

[itu]

2 hours ago, Napalmnun said:

I thought the design was by Neve, but built by GK

GK looks a lot like Gallien-Krueger, although it sounds a bit like Glock-n-Klang.

[CJPJ]

Oooh. This looks interesting.

[Steve Browning]

15 hours ago, ped said:

Looks like Harry Enfield there!

I thought the very same thing.

[40hz]

Looks awesome. I like the fact they've gone proprietary on the Pre-amp, too. Colour me curious about the price!

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

1 hour ago, 40hz said:

Looks awesome. I like the fact they've gone proprietary on the Pre-amp, too. Colour me curious about the price!

I've e-mailed a UK dealer.

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

1 hour ago, 40hz said:

Looks awesome. I like the fact they've gone proprietary on the Pre-amp, too. Colour me curious about the price!

That was quick - an almost instant reply....

 

"I think the price point will be slightly higher than the NG-2 basically, but I will let you know once I have a solid answer."

 

I think they probably mean the NG-3 rather than the NG-2, so we're looking about £2k I would think.

Edited September 13, 2022 by hiram.k.hackenbacker

[40hz]

Just now, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

That was quick - an almost instant reply....

 

"I think the price point will be slightly higher than the NG-2 basically, but I will let you know once I have a solid answer."

 

I think they probably mean the NG-3 rather than the NG-2, so we're looking about £2k I would think.

That's really not that bad at all! (Relative of course). 

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

2 minutes ago, 40hz said:

That's really not that bad at all! (Relative of course). 

No, not hideous given the prices of basses these days.

[Misdee]

I really enjoy John Taylor's bass playing and I like the design of this bass, but I don't really want the Rio graphic. To my eyes it's always been a very poor album cover. I certainly don't want it spoiling my Dingwall. I suppose it could be worse; they could have put something to do with Rio Ferdinand on the front of the bass 

 

My only reservation about Dingwall basses is how much sense the fanned frets ect make for a four string bass. Otherwise I am all-in on one of these.

Edited September 13, 2022 by Misdee

[msb]

I loved his Super P in a four , but it was just beyond my snack bracket at the time.

[SuperSeagull]

This is a shockingly unhelpful development. I’ve been battling with myself about the need to buy a Dingwall for a while and the head has been winning vs the heart. This could be a game changing moment. 

[msb]

I feel the pain , I’ve had a number of close calls but they’ve been just outside my budget , I could sell some stuff but I’m still more inclined to hang on to what I have than order a Dingwall. 
I’d be looking at the smaller SuperJ or SuperP if I did.

[MichaelDean]

6 hours ago, Misdee said:

My only reservation about Dingwall basses is how much sense the fanned frets ect make for a four string bass. Otherwise I am all-in on one of these.

 

Everyone goes on about the "best B string in the business". I think the E sounds pretty huge too. Almost like you get more of the fundamental like with a short scale, but with the tension of long scale.