admiralchew Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 I’ve only written one new bass day post before but I’ve been very excited to share this one because it’s the first bass I’ve ever had built to my spec: a Dingwall D-Roc Custom 5-string in matte ari gold. I’ve had it a couple of weeks now but it’s taken me a short while to get around to writing the post. I would love to blame the delay on spending all my time playing the bass but I’m hoping that time is to come. From ordering to having it in my hands playing it took just shy of a couple of years, although I think the expected wait times have slipped out a bit since then. I was playing my Thunderbird a lot at the time of ordering but wanted a good five string. Ian Allison serendipitously released a video comparing the Thunderbird to a D-Roc and I was quickly on the phone to Bass Direct checking what was possible. The bass is effectively the D-Roc Custom stock spec except, like the ari gold D-Roc in Ian Allison’s video, it has a wenge neck. In a divergence to the one in the video, I asked for no face dots, no pick-guard and uniform dark wenge to go for a sleek black/gold look. It came out exactly as I hoped it would. I’m looking forward to spending more time with it. I’m relatively used to fanned frets from playing an NG3 but it would be good to spend more time building some muscle memory. The tone is more growly than that of the NG3, which is what I was hoping for. It’s also the first fully-passive 5-string bass that I’ve owned. It’s a bit strange not to be playing with a fully-featured preamp but the 4-way pick-up selector means there are a variety of tones available. I would write/gush more but I have a bass to play! 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 That little streak of gold on the headstock is a nice touch! That looks absolutely killer. Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackroadkill Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Hmmm, until I saw this I'd have said "no, not my thing at all", and now I want one! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigwan Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 That's beautiful! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admiralchew Posted August 26 Author Share Posted August 26 Thanks all! 1 hour ago, LeftyJ said: That little streak of gold on the headstock is a nice touch! I really like that feature because it's quite subtle. It may seem a bit daft to say it about a bass this shape but I was going for as sleek and simple as a bass in that colour/shape could be. The headstock detail added a little class to a bass that could quite easily (and to some people probably is) garish. 1 hour ago, Jackroadkill said: Hmmm, until I saw this I'd have said "no, not my thing at all", and now I want one! Thanks! That's how I reacted when I saw and heard Ian Allison playing his. I've not had such an immediate reaction to a bass before. I've been excited about this arriving for a seeming age. 16 minutes ago, Bigwan said: That's beautiful! Thanks very much! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted August 27 Share Posted August 27 Wow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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