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I'm still not sure that Sheldon fully grasps the timeline of Queen Elizabeth's though 😎.

I keep coming back to look at this. Sexy as f**k, but I've no need for it and I've never owned a Pedulla. Doesn't stop the GAS though.

I ventured just 14 miles from my house tonight to play a gig at a pub I didn't even know existed.

We arrived around 6.30pm, by which time it was still relatively light. Going inside the pub, it was unusually dark by virtue of lengths of tarpaulin hung by bits of string in front of the windows. Blinds were obviously too much of an extravagance.

It was a bit rough and ready, obligatory 'wet floor' triangle in the Gents making the populace aware that the floor was partially flooded around the urinals, as if you could fail to notice.

The licensee was very friendly though. Seems he had recently taken over the pub and had reintroduced live music every weekend. He found that managing it was a bit onerous and had scaled it back to just once a month.

After loading in, we were asked to set up in an alcove. I didn't have high hopes for what was to come, but the kit was going to be mic'd and my rig was right at the front, so I hoped for the best.

Midway through set up, the drummers throne collapsed. Apparently there were three screws holding the base to the seat and it had been living on one screw for a while. The remaining screw sheared off and there was nothing to be done.

Cue frantic drive home for him to get his spare throne.

Meanwhile, I go to the loo and find this....

....now looking at this, you could probably be forgiven for thinking we are a Ska band (we're not). The rest of the set is Queen, The Stranglers, Deep Purple, The Who etc.

To be fair, we do play one song each from the bands shown (Night Boat to Cairo, Too Much Too Young and Mirror In The Bathroom), but that's it as far as that genre goes.

Drummer arrives back two minutes before our start time and we start our set with no sound check.

I walk out front during the opening song (Hush) and it sounds unexpectedly good. I turn myself up slightly, but other than that, it's fine.

I return to my space and realise I can see nothing of my fretboard. I spent the first few minutes wishing I had optioned Luminlays on my Shuker, then managed to kick one of the LED light units around so I could actually see something. It wasn't ideal, but it was better than nothing.

The first set went well, they certainly like their music. Obligatory drunk dancing type persons getting dangerously close to P.A. bits and our guitars, but no damage sustained.

During the break we get asked to do Mustang Sally, Sweet Caroline and Geno to which we say no. We could have blagged Geno as 75% of us know it, but we elect not to try.

We kick off set two with A Little Respect, which catches them off guard and they're now quite into it.

No real issues for the rest of the gig. Someone comes up and asks us to play Dakota again. No, once is enough thank you.

We get two encores after the end of the set and then finally get to turn the amps off.

Being the incredibly self critical type I am, I feel it was a good gig, but there was room for improvement. This is our first gig with our new keys player and it doesn't feel 100% yet.

We then get presented with this which was left by one of the punters....

What a lovely gesture. I wish I could have thanked them personally.

All in all, an enjoyable and satisfying night.

I cannot think of a single person I know who underrates Roxy Music. Hugely influential across decades.

31 minutes ago, simisker said:

6 of the 10 reserved already, as of an hour ago

 

Better get your skates on if you want a piece of this hotter-than-the-video-for-Girls-On-Film Cranberry Pearl action.

 

Also, I've seen screenshots on Talkbass that suggest the black/white/seafoam finishes will maintain the stripes and therefore not be quite so bland. So I retract my earlier yawns

Aren't the images just mock-up's though?

7 minutes ago, Machines said:

I saw the BD post and really considered ordering one, but I don't like Duran Duran, 4 strings, or pink.

 

Dingwall are great at advertising.

Ahem, it’s Cranberry Pearl sir 😂.

1 hour ago, markbunney said:

Can I ask how much deposit you had to put down, and what the total was, when final payment was due?

 

Thanks

You can certainly ask, but I didn’t have a definitive answer at the time I paid my deposit, despite asking several times.
 

I paid £250 on the understanding it was fully refundable, not knowing what the full price would be.

I’ve since seen the FB post from BD stating the price will be £2500, which coincidentally marries up with the deposit being 10%. Why they couldn’t have been up front with that in the first place I don’t know.

P.S. I received one of their daft open ended invoices with a pay by date of 13/5 and even I know the instruments won’t be shipped until

the 3rd quarter of 2023 🤷‍♂️.

36 minutes ago, simisker said:

 

I contacted BD earlier, and yeah... make that "at least two of them are spoken for"

Good man 👏. Anyone else pulled the trigger? I don’t think I’ve ever put a deposit down on a bass without knowing what the balance will be. I’m excited to be back in the Dingwall ‘club’. I’ll replace the Sklar one day, but really looking forward to this now.

3 hours ago, Kev said:

Think it's safe to say Bass Direct will have a few of them, probably worth keeping an eye out, or even hitting Mark up now if you're serious about wanting one.

Bass Direct will be getting 10 of the 82. At least one of them is spoken for 😎.

#officiallyoutofthe2023abstinence

9 minutes ago, matbard said:

in CAD were 3.365,00. I think "$2,700" are in USD

Ah, I see. $2,700 USD still doesn't quite equate to £2000 GBP though. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

20 minutes ago, BigRedX said:

So it's question of unlocking the saddle and moving it manually? In that case IMO it's a terrible design. 

I've only ever owned one Dingwall (a Lee Sklar Signature) but I never had the need to adjust it.

If Sheldon's intonation video is anything to go by (accepting that it's the individual bridge piece design rather than what we have here) it suggests that once the locking screw is unlocked, the saddle can be moved back and forth easily and once it's in the correct place it can be retightened. Sheldon may be many things, but being terrible in the design phase is not generally one of them.

3 minutes ago, markbunney said:

I didn’t see myself, but someone in the Instagram comments said they were $2,700 

1 minute ago, matbard said:

 

GBP 2,000

$2,700 Canadian is a lot less than £2000GBP though. 

Did anyone see the Dingwall page when there were any for sale directly from them and if so, what was the price point?

@ASW

@ASW

Just now, MichaelDean said:

 

There has been talk of this bridge becoming the new standard and it being available for retrofit to existing Combustion/NG/D-Rocs. I emailed Bass Direct a while ago to see if I could get on a waiting list. They're saying they've heard nothing from Dingwall so far, or are keeping shtum. I'm hoping for a NAMM release 🤞🤞🤞

I contacted them this morning and there’s no update.

I was interested in the JT Sig, but even more so now having listened to Sheldon speak about the pre-amp.

Learning a whole Queen set at the moment. We’re having to do it in chunks of 4/5 songs at a time as it’s too much to refine in one go.
The current batch is Keep Yourself Alive, Another One Bites The Dust, You’re My Best Friend, Under Pressure and Now I’m Here.

Under Pressure is no problem as I played it for years in a Bowie tribute. Another One Bites The Dust is not exactly taxing either.

You’re My Best Friend is an interesting tune as per the studio recording, but John played a lot of the high stuff lower on Live Killers which is what we’re using as a template. Now I’m Here and Keep Yourself Alive we’re equally interesting. The guitarist properly has his work cut out for him, but he’s doing a fantastic job. He’s not that keen on playing the Brian May guitar he’s bought though. He’s ordered one of the proper expensive ones hoping it will be better. I’m sure it will be.

Dang I want another Dingwall after watching that video 😎

It does annoy me slightly that most of the playing content was distorted within an inch of its life. The exception being the amazing Lee Sklar which wasn’t exactly a hi-fi recording and was also cut short 🤷‍♂️

There is an update on the Status site....

"We would like to thank everyone for the incredible response
to our 40th Anniversary and Limited Edition 2000 basses.

It may take a while to get all the basses allocated but I expect
to be able to contact everyone later today or first thing tomorrow."
 

29 minutes ago, NikNik said:

 

That name sounds familiar.

Yeah, I think he had one the 30th Anniversary basses as I recall. A really nice example too.

1 hour ago, joe_geezer said:

I'd be very surprised if any were still not sold after about 5 minutes of that email being sent 

You may well be right.

Doesn’t sound like anyone here has contacted Rob about any of these instruments.

I sent a message registering my interest, but have heard nothing.

Anyone had any response?

23 minutes ago, TheGreek said:

I had a message from the owner of the Rick...the bass has been returned to a lost property office and she has collected the bass.

All is well and she is happy to have the bass back. 

Ha ha. They thought they’d stolen a decent bass and were disappointed to find out it was a Rickenbacker 😂.

(it’s a joke - I own one myself)