spacecowboy Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 (edited) Hey guys this is my latest buy! Updated Obligatory rig shot added! Cheers Edited May 20, 2010 by spacecowboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleblob Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Nice, I even like the bright lime green colour Must admit I'd love to try fanned frets someday - just out of curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 [quote name='purpleblob' post='829306' date='May 6 2010, 08:42 AM']Must admit I'd love to try fanned frets someday.[/quote] Sooner rather than later i hope, there is no learning curve you just find your fingers naturally rest where they should and your second nature in playing will take over and you'll forget them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 that is fantastically bonkers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Love it. Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 I'm green with envy - superb bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 That is the most ridiculous but at the same time brilliantly amazing bass i have seen today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 (edited) SC this is frickin awsome.. would love to try a Dingwall...IMO Sheldon really is a pioneer whats the specs, weight, tone etc..anyone know how they compare to the US models? can you give us a bit of a review...oh i do love a good bass guitar review.... much better than Razzle Edited May 6, 2010 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 SAHWEEET! I really want to try a Dingwall soon too as these are (currently) the only basses that are giving me GAS. Great colour too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legion Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Looks like something from the future! awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 [quote name='throwoff' post='829369' date='May 6 2010, 09:59 AM']that is fantastically bonkers[/quote] [quote name='peted' post='829488' date='May 6 2010, 12:11 PM']Love it. Congrats [/quote] [quote name='niceguyhomer' post='829540' date='May 6 2010, 12:47 PM']I'm green with envy - superb bass [/quote] [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='829759' date='May 6 2010, 04:18 PM']That is the most ridiculous but at the same time brilliantly amazing bass i have seen today.[/quote] [quote name='ezbass' post='829768' date='May 6 2010, 04:24 PM']SAHWEEET! I really want to try a Dingwall soon too as these are (currently) the only basses that are giving me GAS. Great colour too.[/quote] [quote name='Legion' post='829839' date='May 6 2010, 05:20 PM']Looks like something from the future! awesome[/quote] Cheers guys, its a genuinely fantastic bass, i recommend everyone to try one, for its price *£1200* its one of the best basses in its field, glad people are digging it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 [quote name='bubinga5' post='829767' date='May 6 2010, 04:23 PM']SC this is frickin awsome.. would love to try a Dingwall...IMO Sheldon really is a pioneer whats the specs, weight, tone etc..anyone know how they compare to the US models? can you give us a bit of a review...oh i do love a good bass guitar review.... much better than Razzle[/quote] Hey Bubinga! The specs are, 2 pc Alder Body 5 pc Maple Neck with Sonokilin Rosewood Board wand Offset Dots Novax Fanned Fret System Medium thin D shape Neck profile Dingwall heavy duty truss-rods Candy Green Urethane Finish Canadian Dingwall FD3-A Pickups EMG BT Preamp and Circuit cant weigh much its half the weight of my Streamer Stage II easilly, i can try and get a weight sorted this weekend as well as much more indepth and glamourous photos! I'll do a review to at somepoint this weekend! Cheers, I compared this bass against the Canadian ABZ, and Canadian Afterburner II, while those two basses where fantastic, i loved the Combustion for A) Being Active and having the layout of Pickup Volume, Pickup Volume, Treble and Bass, this is how i like my basses as its incredibly easy to dial in many different tones, i plan on doing a video playing a few different Jamiroquai songs with this bass to show how versatile it is, the ABZ was a passive bass and the combination of Ash and Maple was a bit too zingy for me and it sounded muted compared to the Combustion, the ABII sounded huge and played beautifully, but for £3000 i would expect so, i felt more comfortable using the Combustion on a daily basis and not keeping it under lock and key! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleblob Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 That's a damn good spec. I hadn't realised they were active as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 Very nice. I'd love to have a go with some fanned frets, just so I can try and understand what they're all about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 Well you're not exactly many miles away! Gimmie a shout if you want to pop round and give it a go at some point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubs Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 [quote name='spacecowboy' post='830438' date='May 7 2010, 10:24 AM']Well you're not exactly many miles away! Gimmie a shout if you want to pop round and give it a go at some point![/quote] I'm scared that I won't be able to leave the SSII with you!! Cheers for the offer, something I'd deffo be up for at some point. They look so impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 7, 2010 Author Share Posted May 7, 2010 [quote name='Dubs' post='830447' date='May 7 2010, 10:37 AM']I'm scared that I won't be able to leave the SSII with you!! Cheers for the offer, something I'd deffo be up for at some point. They look so impressive.[/quote] Haha well you may be in luck i'm just waiting for a French guy to send me the money for the Stage II, then it will sadly be gone! Can't believe i'd ever sell it, but i am, I'll cry with my Dinger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Hey Ben Love the new dingwall, great colour ( i used to have a green streamer lx i loved it) ive really wanted to play the fanned frets for a while a fantastic idea!!! one question are you (like me) leaving warwick all the best - lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilb Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Are the scratchplate screws extra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Can't blame you at all Ben for the change from Warwick to Dingwall as I've been admiring the various Dingwall basses for some time now but I'm unlikely to 'risk' getting a new one, I'll have to just keep my eyes peeled for a used one... however with converts like Ben I'm unlikely to find one used! Oddly enough my drift away from Warwick has been reversed of late but my oh my some of the basses that are being flashed around are testing me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 [quote name='neilb' post='831205' date='May 8 2010, 08:33 AM']Are the scratchplate screws extra?[/quote] I'm guessing its stuck on with double sided so if you ever want to take it off you don't have any ugly holes in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 [quote name='neilb' post='831205' date='May 8 2010, 08:33 AM']Are the scratchplate screws extra?[/quote] Not quite, I'm waiting for some black ones to come, however the bass without scratchplate looks incredible so I'm not even sure I want to permanently drill screw holes in the finish... Might just keep it for my next one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 [quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='831239' date='May 8 2010, 09:53 AM']I'm guessing its stuck on with double sided so if you ever want to take it off you don't have any ugly holes in it [/quote] not quite nothing is holding it on yet as I'm still very undecided on the finish I'd hate to ruin the green! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecowboy Posted May 8, 2010 Author Share Posted May 8, 2010 [quote name='lee650' post='831163' date='May 8 2010, 01:43 AM']Hey Ben Love the new dingwall, great colour ( i used to have a green streamer lx i loved it) ive really wanted to play the fanned frets for a while a fantastic idea!!! one question are you (like me) leaving warwick all the best - lee[/quote] Hey Lee, well yes almost, I just found myself incredibly curious with the Dingwalls I was very interested with the fanned fret system I'm a furniture designer so I deal with ergonomics on a daily basis, what I found when I tried the Dingwall was that the Novax system actually bloody works and fantastically so, the bass is the most comfortable I have ever played and the tone thanks to the custom pickups and individual string lengths and tension is something I have just never heard before, if playing Dingwalls means I have to abandon standard basses then I'd be happy to do so cause this bass is fantastic, oh and it sounds great through that Markbass head Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 [quote name='spacecowboy' post='831261' date='May 8 2010, 10:21 AM']not quite nothing is holding it on yet as I'm still very undecided on the finish I'd hate to ruin the green![/quote] Can we see it without the pickguard please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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