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Ive still never seen an ugly dingwall bass. Health to enjoy it. I loved my ABII but i dont have enuf money to have one as well as all the others I wanted.

I've tried the b3k and I think it's fair to say that it's a great sounding pedal and it has a very distinctive voice. If you are wanting that particular voice then it's the best I've heard for that sound. I was convinced I needed the b7k with the eq and the DI instead and I'm still pondering over it, but a conversation i had with someone has pointed my attention to the vintage as a better sound. Dare I even breathe it here, I was playing my behringer BD121 yesterday just practising at home as I'm nursing an injured limb and it sounds so good, for the simple boost and dirt in the sound I'm looking for. I'm struggling with the behringer tag though as I've heard so much about unreliability. But at £27 I could own ten backups for the price of one b7k........ Intriguing, I'm having a bout of emperors new clothes awareness lately and I'm wondering if this is one of these outfits. By the way before I forget. What's the new announcements about upgrades on darkglass ?

Thanks for all the replies. A real wide spread of opinion. I'm my own worst enemy for trying stuff to see for myself, but I get the feeling this could be an expensive project having read the replies because I won't be content with the bare minimum. Im liking the bass plus lead plus amp and see what happens attitude. I'm loathe to admit it but I think I might enjoy the challenge and won't want to admit I'm better without the distractions of more gear to fiddle with. It could be that all of us could discover we don't need half of what we drag around, obviously other than the instrument and the amp and cable.

[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1398098065' post='2430432'] I do find it bizarre really, when I started I thought about 200 trace elliot watts would be all I would ever need. [/quote] When i started a 15watt carlsboro combo was my amp. Prospect of 200watts of trace Elliott and I'd have been frothing at the mouth with excitement. Nowadays we talk 500watt heads like its totally normal. Has something changed?

Maybe this has been done before but after hours of browsing I'm not really swayed either way convincingly and if I talk to a salesman he will tell me I need lots of this and that...... But a simple question. If I start down the road of starting using a rack case for housing all my tuner, amp, power supply and the inevitable other guff which will get included will I regret not just keeping life uncomplicated with a clip on tuner, the same power as everyone else and minimal boxes of effects. Am I wrong to think I would be able to open the rack case, switch on and plug in and play without spending as much time setting up. Any thoughts ?

[quote name='cetera' timestamp='1397642023' post='2425890'] Enjoy mate! I have 5 white Spectors now (NS2, NS2A, Euro LX, NS2-JA and Bassman's Wimbish) and to my mind the most beautiful looking and best sounding basses known to man.... [/quote] I'm glad the wimbish is getting the attention it deserves. I loved the look just couldn't get to grips with the shape. Enjoy

Tick tock...... Nothin like havin to wait on a new bass

It was a doug wimbish signature spec with the same white gloss finish. The neck was incredible, only 40mm at the nut. I had two spectors but the body is too small for my liking so moved them both on. No reflection on the finish or the quality of the build, just not for me. The five string coda is a beauty, maybe some day will order a 35" neck on a coda.

I had one of these and they are gorgeous. Body just too small for my liking but sound wise was incredible and the neck was lush. I owned number NB12345

This one. All that is beautiful about Dingwall that I will forever gas for but never own due to being skint.

[quote name='theyellowcar' timestamp='1397412044' post='2423697'] It took me 2 solid years earning a decent wage to pay off my student excesses. Honestly, do yourself a solid and chop up the credit card now. [/quote] Can I just reiterate the point on credit cards and instruments in your situation all joking aside. If you have not got the money and you are intending to meet minimum payments kamikaze style, bass buying will lead in all seriousness to the situation I joked about before in a post above about minimum payments being all you can meet and the amount owed not changing months on. Then you will try to sell the bass at a loss to try to clear it and a end up with a shortfall and money owed with nothing to show for it. Credit cards are a nightmare once out of control and are wise for certain situations but unwise for what you are describing. I have tried this with the best intentions in the world and learnt a lesson. What's true is that a bass paid for with cash saved already is 1000% sweeter and totally guilt free and enjoyable. I ain't being a bore with this, I just wanna save you a bit of grief. Cheers

[quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1397394750' post='2423460'] This ^^ It is far more satisfying to buy kit from funds that you have than on the never-never. Credit cards balances typically attract some of the highest APRs outside of Wonga-land, so you will end up paying massively more for your bass. If you have a student loan, that will be bled from you over many years, but I would say make it a priority to pay off other existing debts. Believe me, it's a great feeling to be debt-free. If you really want the sound of a new bass, stay in one weekend and use the beer money saved to buy a new set of decent strings. [/sensible advice] [/quote] this is worth listening to. Wise words. Credit cards are bad..

Do it in style and buy a victor wooten fodera with all the trimmings. or a dingwall prima artist. That would be a clsssic tale to tell. you could then enable your wife to use it as a gravestone too cuz u wont be able to afford one of those either.

You will wish you hadnt wben the third bill arrives and the amount is about the same as the first bill because you are eating beans on toast continually to.save money for the minimum payment. Then you willl get fed up and try to sell it at a tragic loss which could take two months. By then you will have no wife and no friends due to uncontrollable flatulence from all the beans youve eaten. Simple. Opt for marriage and ask your wife to buy it.....

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1397329065' post='2422925'] I see plenty of Porsche (and other prestige car) drivers on the road who surely can't have passed any sort of driving test. Yet I, in my humble Polo, am the epitome of the careful, safe and considerate road user... [/quote] Still can't forget the spoiled muppet from school with the glitzy golf bag and the metal driver (before I even had a 2 wood) hacking at a ball from the first tee and bouncing it off the rear window of what I think was a 944 with a spectacular hook. He could not even spell golf never mind play golf but had all the gear. Is there a pattern here...? I drive a polo too, carefully. If there's a German car in your rear view mirror which looks like it's in your back seat it's so close, it's likely a BMW.

[quote name='Guinness21' timestamp='1397328172' post='2422918'] I've only been playing for a couple of years now and already I'm sick of GAS! I've just bought a beautiful stingray 4hh with an ash body. Got it for a great price and it sounds f***ing awesome! Yet already I find myself looking at what bass I might get next. [/quote] D o n t. Don't even go there. It's a slippery slope laced with silver tongued vendors who will ply you with various stuff to tantalise. It's a stingray 4HH you've got. You said it yourself, it's awesome......!

[quote name='Dingus' timestamp='1397317984' post='2422774'] Absolutely, it's their money and if they want to buy basses with it, that is their prerogative and if it makes them happy then I can't see the harm, but imagine how much more fun they could have if they learnt to play a bit? . I'm also sure there are plenty of people out there who are much better than me and would be critical of my own playing and I have no pretensions or illusions in that respect. However, what was shocking about some of these punters was that they really were just like complete novices, despite having pro quality gear, and it has happened on numerous occasions over the years. Who knows, when it comes to bass playing maybe I have got high standards and I don't realize it? Anyhow, I felt pangs of conscience in taking their money rather than telling them to buy a decent Squier and spend the rest on some lessons. Still took the money , though. [/quote] This makes funny and interesting reading. When you say novices how novice do you mean. Is it like the bloke/girl at the golf course with the latest and greatest in gadgets and golf clubs who nearly takes out the rear window of the secretary's Porsche at the first tee funny? If you have ever played golf you know this person. Or is it just that they have too much money and they think expensive basses will make them a better player? Expensive basses maybe look nicer in some eyes because they cost more but if you aren't plucking and fretting right and haven't a clue about even tuning the instrument you are in bother before you start.

[quote name='Number6' timestamp='1397305880' post='2422638'] I think if i had the money to buy the instruments i wanted it would initially be great to start collecting them.....but in reality unless you can have 1000's of pounds of basses sitting around doing nothing most of the time then it's great. But if i win the lottery....watch this space lol [/quote] True......either that or become a test pilot for fodera or something you love - if you don't love fodera.....

[quote name='chrismuzz' timestamp='1397225520' post='2421992'] I don't have this problem with basses, since I exclusively play peaveys... only strings so it's a bit cheaper [/quote] A five string peavey grind is the bass I owned the longest. Lovely piece of kit. Simple, heavy, solid and bombproof. Looks pretty cool with the mahogany and maple I think it was

[quote name='Musicman20' timestamp='1397218717' post='2421892'] The Yamaha's are lovely! [/quote] The yamaha BB2025 basses are absolutely beautiful but i think they are 19mm spacing and I can't get on with that as well as smaller spacing. The BB1025's aren't too shabby either. Here I go again....