Guest Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I see that after what feels like 10 years of saying the details on their website are subject to change whilst the website is under construction, Dingwall finally has a nice new website. The expanded galleries for each model are cool, especially the Sklar (one of my new favourite basses). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted December 19, 2022 Share Posted December 19, 2022 Newly acquired matching Aqua NG3, with optional white pg. Gigged it Saturday and it was 👌. The D-Roc is taking a slight back seat, but they're different enough that having both is totally reasonable and i'm sure they'll rotate evenly. (Orange NG2 sold to pay for this) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Unashamed duo shot. Recorded with the NG last week, sounded IMMENSE. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwmlondon Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Machines said: Unashamed duo shot. Recorded with the NG last week, sounded IMMENSE. Sparkly!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowregisterhead Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) My Combustion 5/3 nicely highlighted at last night's gig. Very blue, but then we are a blues band.... Edited February 11, 2023 by lowregisterhead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentext Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 This is a 2012 Dingwall Combustion B-Stock purchased directly from Dingwall for about £500-600 at the time. It’s B-Stock due to a paint defect under the pick guard which i’ve never bothered to investigate as you can’t see it and the Dingwall logo if off centre on the headstock. Serial number is 00314 so it’s an early one. It also has a B stamped into the wood next to the serial number to show it as B-stock. It’s a real workhorse and sounds fantastic and i’m guessing pretty rare. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 On 23/02/2023 at 22:24, greentext said: This is a 2012 Dingwall Combustion B-Stock purchased directly from Dingwall for about £500-600 at the time. Wow, can't believe how cheap they used to be. Sounds like that was a 100% cosmetic b-stock and there's nothing wrong with it really, that logo looks fine from the pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, Machines said: Wow, can't believe how cheap they used to be. Sounds like that was a 100% cosmetic b-stock and there's nothing wrong with it really, that logo looks fine from the pic. I'll look at it the other way and be disbelieving about how expensive they are now! I think I paid £1,100 for a new NG2 in what must have been around 2014/2015, and at the time I thought that was a HUGE amount of money for a Far East instrument. And now they're over £2k... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentext Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 52 minutes ago, Machines said: Wow, can't believe how cheap they used to be. Sounds like that was a 100% cosmetic b-stock and there's nothing wrong with it really, that logo looks fine from the pic. Yh it was very very cheap, im assuming there where clearing down some old stock. The bass was literally fine in every way not a thing wrong with it haha. I owned another trans black Combustion of the same era but not B-stock, and actually preferred the B-stock red one haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentext Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 53 minutes ago, Kev said: And now they're over £2k... Insane money for what it is in my personal opinion, i've moved away from the fan-fretted Dingers in recent years as I got the P-Bass bug, but enjoyed my time playing them. Do miss that spanky low B tho..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwmlondon Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 7 hours ago, greentext said: Insane money for what it is in my personal opinion, i've moved away from the fan-fretted Dingers in recent years as I got the P-Bass bug, but enjoyed my time playing them. Do miss that spanky low B tho..... yeah Anderson’s we’re doing the Combustion 5-3 on sale for £1599 about it 14 months ago so I kind of pounced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentext Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 1 hour ago, kwmlondon said: yeah Anderson’s we’re doing the Combustion 5-3 on sale for £1599 about it 14 months ago so I kind of pounced! fair play my dude, as long as you love it all that matters. I dont i'll own one again personally but yh was good fun for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwmlondon Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) 50 minutes ago, greentext said: fair play my dude, as long as you love it all that matters. I dont i'll own one again personally but yh was good fun for a while You playing 4 string mainly now yep? I have a Singray 4 string that always makes me smile but I always go back to the Combustion. It just works really well for me, it’s moved my playing on for sure, though I can totally understand why you’d get tired of it. I do like a good Pbass tho! Edited February 25, 2023 by kwmlondon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentext Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 12 minutes ago, kwmlondon said: You playing 4 string mainly now yep? Hmmm I play a 5 string Trace Elliot T-Bass as my main bass as the lowest I need to tune is B standard, back when I had the Dinger's, I was playing in drop F sharp or something insane, which meant I needed that extended range for the tension in the low tuning. Also used the Dinger in drop A shortly after and was great but by then I could get away with the Ibanez BTB 35' inch so no need for the Dinger anymore. 18 minutes ago, kwmlondon said: I have a Singray 4 string that always makes me smile but I always go back to the Combustion. It just works really well for me, it’s moved my playing on for sure, though I can totally understand why you’d get tired of it. Absolutely love a Stingray and owned a few myself over the years. For me as well, in the metal scene I was part of at the time, everyone had a Dingwall Combustion going into a Darkglass pedal, and it just got really borinngggg. Everyone sounded the same, now dont get me wrong it was a GREAT sound, but once everyone had it there was nothing original about turning up to a metal show with that set up. Sooo just to be a bit different I stopped playing that stuff all together to separate myself from just being a copy paste of everyone else, does that sorta make sense? Not saying I ever got as good a tone as the Dingwall/Darkglass days but at least I was trying to do my own thing. I dont know just my 2 cents on that haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwmlondon Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 48 minutes ago, greentext said: Hmmm I play a 5 string Trace Elliot T-Bass as my main bass as the lowest I need to tune is B standard, back when I had the Dinger's, I was playing in drop F sharp or something insane, which meant I needed that extended range for the tension in the low tuning. Also used the Dinger in drop A shortly after and was great but by then I could get away with the Ibanez BTB 35' inch so no need for the Dinger anymore. Absolutely love a Stingray and owned a few myself over the years. For me as well, in the metal scene I was part of at the time, everyone had a Dingwall Combustion going into a Darkglass pedal, and it just got really borinngggg. Everyone sounded the same, now dont get me wrong it was a GREAT sound, but once everyone had it there was nothing original about turning up to a metal show with that set up. Sooo just to be a bit different I stopped playing that stuff all together to separate myself from just being a copy paste of everyone else, does that sorta make sense? Not saying I ever got as good a tone as the Dingwall/Darkglass days but at least I was trying to do my own thing. I dont know just my 2 cents on that haha. Ha! I use a Darkglass pedal… but I don’t play metal or even distorted that much. I play pop/rock/funk so the whole Dingwall/Darkglass is a bit Leftfield. It’s immense for disco!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentext Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 1 minute ago, kwmlondon said: Ha! I use a Darkglass pedal… but I don’t play metal or even distorted that much. I play pop/rock/funk so the whole Dingwall/Darkglass is a bit Leftfield. It’s immense for disco!! haha see disco, dingwalls and darkglass never crossed my mind in those days, had a very one track mind of just being a metal guy but have since broadened my horizons massive and could see how that would be an awesome combo! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwmlondon Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 10 minutes ago, greentext said: haha see disco, dingwalls and darkglass never crossed my mind in those days, had a very one track mind of just being a metal guy but have since broadened my horizons massive and could see how that would be an awesome combo! I met Sheldon Dingwall couple of years ago, he was very pleased that I get funky with my Dingwall, bless him! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentext Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 1 minute ago, kwmlondon said: 13 minutes ago, greentext said: I met Sheldon Dingwall couple of years ago, he was very pleased that I get funky with my Dingwall, bless him! thats rad, i have him Facebook and wishes me happy birthday every year, never met the dude but what a guy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 1 hour ago, greentext said: For me as well, in the metal scene I was part of at the time, everyone had a Dingwall Combustion going into a Darkglass pedal, and it just got really borinngggg. As someone still part of such a metal scene, can confirm not a lot has changed in that regard! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentext Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Kev said: As someone still part of such a metal scene, can confirm not a lot has changed in that regard! nollynollynollynolly hahha no for real its a great sound and all that but yh defo got a bit boring for me, each to there own! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwmlondon Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Just now, Kev said: As someone still part of such a metal scene, can confirm not a lot has changed in that regard! It’s tough though as the combination has such definition and punch even when tuned down, but they’re good for a lot more…. Just ask Lee Sklar or John Taylor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greentext Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Just now, kwmlondon said: Just ask Lee Sklar or John Taylor yh seee thats the other side of it I never saw until after i'd got out of the one track mind, what Sklar does with the Dinger is unreal, a true pioneer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJonJonJonJon Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 Resurrecting the thread with my new to me Super PZ-5 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Napalmnun Posted October 9, 2023 Share Posted October 9, 2023 New Dingwall Z3 bass which arrived today. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 @Napalmnun Nice score. I don't want to know how much that cost 🤤. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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