John Taylor Signature Dingwall Combustion

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

7 minutes ago, krd said:

The stripes also bend on the cover, which is why they aren’t straight on the bass

Which is what I said.

Maybe I should have placed some punctuation in there….

“You’re quite right and I don’t think they’re supposed to be - as per the album cover.”

[krd]

32 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said:

Which is what I said.

Maybe I should have placed some punctuation in there….

“You’re quite right and I don’t think they’re supposed to be - as per the album cover.”

whoops I thought you were saying “I don’t think they’re supposed to be [wider]”

[markbunney]

Saw Duran Duran tonight and John was using the Rio Dream bass. 
 

It sounded great, and now I wish i had ordered one.

 

looks like he swapped the pick guard to a white one.

[Rayman]

Dingwall really is the buzzword at the moment isn’t it? Sheldon seems like a top fella, and the basses seem to be really highly regarded? My mate swears by his Combustion…. it replaced his beloved stealth Bongo as his favourite.

 

Me….. I’d rather have an SB1000, but I’d certainly like to have a go on one of these to see what all the hype is about?

[matbard]

10 hours ago, markbunney said:

looks like he swapped the pick guard to a white one.

The white pickguard is included in the Limited Edition Rio Bass package as an alternative for the black one.

[CJPJ]

I suspect he could have asked for any colour he wanted

[krd]

On 02/05/2023 at 18:55, markbunney said:

Saw Duran Duran tonight and John was using the Rio Dream bass. 
 

It sounded great, and now I wish i had ordered one.

 

looks like he swapped the pick guard to a white one.

Ever since I saw these pictures I have been torn on which pick guard I will use!!!! Now I’m almost leaning white 🤔

 

I’m seeing them in September which feels soooo far away… jury’s out on whether the show or the bass will arrive first 

Edited May 5, 2023 by krd

[markbunney]

45 minutes ago, krd said:

Ever since I saw these pictures I have been torn on which pick guard I will use!!!! Now I’m almost leaning white 🤔

 

I’m seeing them in September which feels soooo far away… jury’s out on whether the show or the bass will arrive first 

They put on a great show 

[lidl e]

I got invited to aee them on sunday here but i turned it down.

 

Should i be going?

 

 

[markbunney]

I would go if you get the chance.

 

they played lots of the hits, so even if you are only a casual fan it’s worth it.

 

production and stage show was great

 

and failing that, there were at least 3 nice Dingwalls to see & hear

 

[BigRedX]

I saw them in early 1980 when they were still young and fabulous...

[simisker]

Remember these? Now not expected until the New Year [2024]

 

I have to admit, I thought these would have been ready - or nearly ready - to ship soon after deposit time, just after the NAMM show in April. These aren't bespoke, after all.

 

Was that naive of me? 🤷‍♂️

[Kev]

2 hours ago, simisker said:

Remember these? Now not expected until the New Year [2024]

 

I have to admit, I thought these would have been ready - or nearly ready - to ship soon after deposit time, just after the NAMM show in April. These aren't bespoke, after all.

 

Was that naive of me? 🤷‍♂️

I don't understand how or why this happens with big companies.

 

I understand smaller builders, effectively testing the water and seeing what interest there is before launching a production run based on pre-orders, but Dingwall knew these would sell like hot cakes, so why not just wait until the first run is ready to go before announcing?

[Woodinblack]

On 03/05/2023 at 10:27, Rayman said:

Dingwall really is the buzzword at the moment isn’t it? Sheldon seems like a top fella, and the basses seem to be really highly regarded? My mate swears by his Combustion…. it replaced his beloved stealth Bongo as his favourite.

 

I am assuming some combustions are better than others. Having had one, I wouldn't actually buy another dingwall unplayed. Never had a more dissapointing bass. I would be prepared to believe that the canadian ones were better, but once bitten and all..

[Muzz]

I've played a couple of Combustions and liked them, but my Canadian ABZ is night and day better...

[Kev]

I think when the Combustion range was around the £1k mark at the start, that was fair.  At the price they are now...nah, that's a lot of money for a mass produced bass built in the same factory in the far east as a lot of others.  

 

But, on that logic, that's rules out a hell of a lot of the market at the moment.  Prices have just gone insane.  It doesn't seem long ago people used to laugh at the idea of Warwick basses being £3k new, and now £3k only just buys you a Stingray 🙃

[Harlequin74]

I think Bass Direct have sold their quota of 10 red ‘Rio’ basses.

 

anybody on here a lucky owner, and what do you think of it?

 

thinking of buying in black…..

 

thanks

[Machines]

They were sold before stock landed in the UK. They still haven't arrived.

[Guest]

Coincidently I was watching some live clips of a few songs from Rio last night. In couple of recent ones, JT was playing his Dingwall. Unsurprisingly, it made a very Dingwally sound, which is to say, not really like his sound on that album.

[Rayman]

(should’ve stuck with Aria) 

[martthebass]

Can't help but think this is a 'cashing in' exercise, to me Rio will always be an Aria SB1000....

[simisker]

I've got a deposit on one of BD's allocation of Rio Dream editions.

 

Have to admit, the GAS has subsided a fair bit since the excitement of ordering. But, y'know, let's see how I feel when it turns up

 

Edited January 17, 2024 by simisker

[Burns-bass]

Reckon it looks cool. I would have wanted a case though for that price…

[Rich]

1 hour ago, martthebass said:

to me Rio will always be an Aria SB1000....

To me also.

[hiram.k.hackenbacker]

On 17/01/2024 at 12:30, simisker said:

I've got a deposit on one of BD's allocation of Rio Dream editions.

Have to admit, the GAS has subsided a fair bit since the excitement of ordering. But, y'know, let's see how I feel when it turns up

How much did you put down?

Edited March 6, 2024 by hiram.k.hackenbacker