That is cool! I really like the Ducati white in your review video, also loving the white swirl finish. *I can only apologise for the gratuitousness of these flip paint shots Soon, my current avatar logo is going to be updated to colour to match my favourite 'flip of choice'. The only colour choice to go for is a flip paint finish. I've seen youngsters handling a double bass, so the extended (37") scale length of the low B should be ok to adapt to. Everything else is a breeze, it just takes a little readjustment. Fan Frets are dead easy to get used to and I do agree that the only thing I can think of that can be a bit of a stretch is if you are in to chordal work and are used to parallel fingerings. Indeed it led me to buy my two (now one sadly due to extortionate bills). This is the most reliable system you will find in this price range.Thank you so much for the tag! It's true, I have been seriously lucky to have been able to review some pretty amazing Dingwall kit.
#DINGWALL COMBUSTION 4 STRING FANNED FRET BASS INSTALL#
We wanted the Combustion to be as reliable as it is great sounding and looking so we install the amazing socket style jack plate with a Switchcraft brand jack. It’s the most likely to suffer abuse so needs to be rugged in order to be reliable. The jack is one of the most critical electronic components of a bass. Knobs The NG now features smoked chrome knurled push-on knobs. Pre-amp Option N/A Pickup Switching Rotary pickup selector. Pickup Options 2 pickup neck/bridge 3 pickup neck/middle/bridge Exotic wood shells, matching wood shells N/A Standard Electronics The NG2 features a Master Volume, 4 position Rotary pickup selector, 3-band Darkglass pre-amp with an Active/Passive toggle switch. They feature Neodymium magnets which offer high output and a smooth but aggressive tone. Pickups The FD-3N pickups are made to our specifications. Position Markers and Inlays 3 mm plastic face dots, 2 mm plastic side dots. Although its size is smaller than standard bass fretwire, its service life is about the same. This is the same size as you’d find on most guitars from the 50’s and 60’s. The advantages are a more woody, less metallic tone, smoother glissandos and a faster feel. Through email they helped me pick out what i wanted from their in-stock selection. Thanks to this forum I discovered Dingwall guitars. I was also interested in trying a fanned fret neck. Lee Sklar turned us onto the benefits of small frets. I tried an 8 string guitar and it reminded me of how fun bass was. Fingerboard Options Maple Fretless Option N/A Fret Options We use 18% hard nickel silver fretwire. Its the lowest priced model but it features extremely high quality. To maintain stability, we also finish the neck shaft with the same finish. The Afterburner I is the most popular of all the Dingwall Bass Guitars. We now finish our maple fingerboards with satin polyurethane. Maple has a nice snappy top end that really enhances the attack of the note. Headstock options N/A Standard Fingerboard The results are excellent balance and solid performance.
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We combined the minimalist shape of the Afterburner headstock with the lightest import tuners we could find.
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Headstock design – Flat, string retaining bar. Neck Carve Medium thin C shape Neck Reinforcement Heavy duty truss-rod Headstock Years of experience have proven this design to be extremely stable and reliable. We’ve experimented with many different laminations and have found a 5-piece maple construction to be among the best. Each string gauge and string winding length has been fine-tuned for the ultimate balanced feel and tone. The Dingwall Nickel Plated Steel Long-Scale strings are custom wound specifically for Dingwall basses. For Dingwall Combustion, Afterburner, Z-Series, or the Prima Artist Bass. Many state that their Dingwall necks are as stable as their graphite necked instruments. Dingwall Nickel Plated Steel 'Long-Scale' 4-String Set. Touring musicians are constantly amazed at how stable Dingwall instruments are. Many of these problems could have been minimized through simple design changes and materials choices. In my years in the guitar repair business I constantly had to deal with humidity related problems made worse by the huge temperature and humidity swings of our local climate.