charic Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Well during the week myself and my rather bored looking girlfriend had a "quick visit2 into the bass gallery. Where I tried out some amazing basses. First and foremost was a dingwall 5 string super J. It was a lovely beast probably the nicest playing bass I have tried. The fanned frets felt absolutely natural except while 2 finger tapping. 2nd was a 6 string sei singlecut, poplar burl. Played well but as said before on this site very polite sounding. I failed to get a real rock tone out of it and the output seemed fairly low in comparison to other basses through the same rig. Although I didnt mess around with the EQ on the amp as I was checking more for playability of basses on the visit and trying some higher end stuff I hadnt before. Last I tried a 6 string status. I loved the neck, the graphite really is a work of art. It was a green 6 string stealth, sound was good if not QUITE to my taste I felt with more tweaking i could of managed to find a sound that had really tweaked. I had trouble playing the basses by the way do to trapping myt right hand thumb in the hinge of my door and having to have the nail drilled to release the pressure The staff seemed great and even allowed me a little look round their workshop downstairs gotta run now, rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Ahh...the Gallery - a wondrous establishment (with some lovely and massively talented staff!). Are you sure the Singlecut was poplar burl? If it's the used (but mint!) one, it used to be mine and I think the top is Amboina - I can't quite remember. It plays absolutely beautifully and the output is/was fine - indeed, it's very even across the range (though, I too think the bass sounds fairly polite - perfect for some situations and tastes and a super bass for fast, jazzy riffing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted July 10, 2009 Author Share Posted July 10, 2009 Ah it could of been, it looked like dark poplar burl. But that was just a guess. Yes very even sound and I guess that yes it would of worked well for fast riffs. However with my semi-retarded thumb playing fast was beyond me Not that I play jazz anyway :ph34r: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geilerbass Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 I tried the Status a few weeks ago - absolutely loved it! The Dingwall also impressed with how playable the fanned fretboard was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 [quote name='lozbass' post='537473' date='Jul 10 2009, 08:30 PM']If it's the used (but mint!) one, it used to be mine and I think the top is Amboina[/quote] I shook myself out of laziness and checked - the top is Thuya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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