Jimryan

Afternoon all, Well it happened didn't it. After much thinking and pondering I decided that with a bass as valuable (for me anyway) as the AB1, I'd be too precious with it and not want to use it out the house. So I set about getting a combustion. After a few emails and a phone call to Mark at bass direct, I put down my first payment on my first Dingwall. Really looking forward to playing it and can't wait for its arrival, but I think the AB1 will do me very nicely. Yep, irrespective of my own logic I went for the AB1. Heres the spec: AB1 5/3 candy cola finish maple board 3 pickup model Active preamp dual density ash body Dingwall USA strings Dingwall gigbag

Cheers Dan, As I posted this thread I was hoping you'd chime in. Especially as it was a few of your videos I watched regarding the combustion/NG2 models.

No, the stingray is the only exception here.

That's listed as an alternative as it'll be a YOB bass and I've always had it in mind that I'd like a stingray that's as old as I am.

Evening all, Once Christmas is out of the way, my 30th will come along quite swiftly and I've decided to treat myself to a new bass. As happy as I am with my bitsa basses, I've decided I want to invest in something a little more professional. In an ideal world, I'd find a great secondhand 1988 Stingray, but I'm not going to hold out for one. For years I've fancied a Dingwall, they feel great, look the part and sound awesome. The only problem is I can't decide on which model. Well, I can't decide between a choice of two. The only things I am certain on is I'm after a fiver and an active model. Budget wise I'm looking at spending £1500-2500. Now, I absolutely love the look of the NG-2 in ferrari green. However, Whilst browsing the bass direct website I spotted a used Afterburner 1 5/3 with an active circuit. Had I not seen that, it'd be the NG-2 all the way, but now I'm torn. I've tried (and loved) both a standard combustion and an Afterburner 1, so I know I'm happy with the playability and sound of both. The NG-2 has the price bonus, the AB1 5/3 has the versatility and more reserved look. I love both, I cannot afford both, help. I've YouTubed plenty of videos and reviews, I've tried variants of both but I just can't put my finger on which one I prefer. Any help greatly appreciated... Cheers James P.S. Can nobody buy the AB1 until I've made my mind up please.

Ive tried this with one of the older model ones (butterfly catches). All ready to trial it on a trip to rehearsal, two squire precision, a 4 string and a 5 string. Both fit fine, left my room, went down the first step on the stairs, the catches decided no (not hard, only took a light breeze for them to pop open even with a padlock fitted). Lots of banging and watching in slow motion as half the case and both basses made their way to the bottom of the stairs very quickly. Didn't try it again. In the end I toured with just one bass, but every time it come off the conveyor the case was in pieces. On returning home went through a lengthy complaints procedure to SKB. Originally they just sent new latches, but in the end caved and sent me the newer model with a combination lock. You'd probably be safe trying it with a newer one.

And apologies guys, I've tried it with my electric and been meaning to leave another review. I'll try and get it done tonight.

[quote name='Jimryan' timestamp='1496479705' post='3311723'] *NOTE - the Fuzz can only be used with the filter and cannot be used as an independent fuzz* [/quote]

[quote name='hookys6stringbass' timestamp='1496489133' post='3311857'] Great review... I'm very tempted... I'd love to know well the effects loop works... [/quote] You'll know when I do. Either way, I'm definitely keeping it and wired it all in this morning... [URL=http://s1258.photobucket.com/user/jimryan88/media/DSC_0696_zpsrsvsycsl.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii527/jimryan88/DSC_0696_zpsrsvsycsl.jpg[/IMG][/URL] With the help of a little super glue... [URL=http://s1258.photobucket.com/user/jimryan88/media/DSC_0697_zpsq7hsn6wi.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii527/jimryan88/DSC_0697_zpsq7hsn6wi.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

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Morning all, So, yesterday after work I got home early enough before my gig to have a quick play with this. So far I have only tried I with my upright, but hoping to have a proper play with this and my electric bass later today. Basically, I got in and played with it for long enough to get some settings I liked and like enough to take it along last night. A tad daunting putting my faith in this without properly trying it and deciding to test it live at a gig but oh well. It's a great little bit of kit though and I love it. From my basic limit test here's what I thought of all the sections in turn... The tuner - hold the comp/boost switch to kick in the tuner. For its first time it took a few seconds to wake up and realise what it was doing, but after that it was fine. I'll A/B it with my polytune clip later on, but all sounded fine. It also activates a mute whilst tuning. Comp/boost - this was the only section I didn't use last night. Before the gig I found that the boost switch really can add some though, without altering the tone at all. The compressor needs a bit more time to play with. Dirty Q - It's their attempt at a baseballs. With an upright it doesn't work as well (in fact with the fuzz engaged it doesn't work at all), but I imagine it'll be good with an electric bass. For upright though, I found that with the sensitivity turned up to anything beyond 11 o clock all you get is high pitched pops and clicks. Keep it at ten to eleven and you get an awesome little envelope filter/auto wah. I used it briefly for the second half of a solo but would rather practice a little more with this before using it live again. *NOTE - the Fuzz can only be used with the filter and cannot be used as an independent fuzz* Bass Amp - Again, would need to try this on its own, preferably straight into headphones to see how good this is. Last night I had it set so that for a couple of our original songs, I could have some boosted bass and scooped mids. For the tracks I used it on, with the settings I had, it made my upright sound like my electric and it can add its own boost too. My plan with this section is to find some settings I really like, dial them in and have it as an always on. Octave - One of my favourite bits on this so far. I've very little experience with octave pedals, so I've not really got any comparisons I can make. The first knob is your blend/volume, the second is level for one octave below and the third knob is the level for a second octave down. With a bit of tweaking you can get a sound similar to a meatbox but without destroying anyone's speakers or trousers. Where we do a cover of Gangsters paradise, I've currently got it set just right for the bass sound on the record. After hearing it my singer/guitarist described it a second "haunting" Chorus - Simple one knob chorus. Sound great though and got a fair bit of use throughout the night. The knob seems to only control depth, so there's no way to alter speed, but that isn't really needed. It's not a fast chorus and on upright sounds great both plucked and bowed. My plan with this is to try it with my electric next, incorporate it as an extra to my pedalboard (using the effects loop on this) and toy with running the thru output to a Headphone amp as a personal monitor. Would I recommend it? Yes. Definitely. It's a great piece of kit, bloody sturdy for its size (during our break I left it on tuner, to come back to find a few lights on where some woman had drunkenly walked on it. No problems at all. Like I said, despite the size it's solid), very lightweight, and fits nicely in the laptop bag I use for carrying my leads, head, invoices and spare bits. The lights are cool too. Cheers, James [URL=http://s1258.photobucket.com/user/jimryan88/media/DSC_0694_zpswjppve6w.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1258.photobucket.com/albums/ii527/jimryan88/DSC_0694_zpswjppve6w.jpg[/IMG][/URL]