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  1. bassmayhem
    other than 33" scale, what are the specs for the seven string beauty? - String spacing? - Neck profile? - Weight? - Sale only, or open for trade? Very nice piece of wooden art...!
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    Since I don't use a microphone, but just the LifeLine, I manage without the phase switch. Also, I do not encounter problems that have to be "notched out". I just roll off a bit of low end on either amp, and then go...
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    Bolt-on or set-neck? Impossible to see. Nice bass!
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    I took out the passive circuit from my Super P today and installed a Stellartone Tonstyler. I got hold of an old 16 click bass model; they are not made anymore. Just: WOW! This is how it should be... - First position is straight to the output jack, bypassing the filter. Crisp and crunchy! - Second position is like a regular tone pot fully open. - All others have a steep roll-off, leaving much meat and potato all the way up to where it cuts. No wet blanket syndrome... - The last position is all about the dub, but with a nice full and warm low mid, giving body to the tone. Here is a nice YouTube clip demoing... No going back!
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    Well, not really. It is a buffer that really "buffers up" the signal. You won't need a dedicated preamp for the upright bass. It is potent enough to send direct to mixer without DI-box. I rename the thread...
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    I have a super nice Bulgarian upright bass, a custom built - but not for me - instrument with some strange dimensions. The scale is 4/4, but the body is 3/4, built with massive tone wood. It is nothing short than huge. I had to get a new car to be able to transport it smoothly. Anyway, the bass is huge, the tone is huge. The instrument is built 2012, so I wonder how the tone will be in a hundred years when it is this big and full now... I've used a David Gage Realist on the bass, but it didn't work well. A lot of ugly "mid artifacts" that demanded heavy filtering to sound decent amplified. I sold the Realist and bought a Realist LifeLine and an adjustable bridge. The bass loved the LifeLine; it was the opposition to the Copperhead... I've used the bass with a Fishman Platinum Pro EQ/DI, and with my BasSwitch preamp, but when I got my little Quilter BassBlock 800 I could amplify the bass without preamp. Then I got a Vanderkley Spartan, and that one did NOT like the piezo pickup at all. The input impedance on the amp was a real mis-match to the LifeLine. Then my eye caught the little Redeemer Beltpack from Creation Audio Labs. It has an input impedance over 20 Mohms(!!!) making any pickup work well with any amp. I ordered one, and Lo and Behold! The tone is big and full. No gain problems. No need for eq-ing other than cutting some low bass. Best preamp I've ever used. So far the Beltpack isn't finally mounted on the tailpiece of the bass, I have to think a bit more before I get the proper design for the fastener. Anyway, the bass hasn't sounded petter amplified...
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    Not for sale anymore.
  8. bassmayhem
    Ooops! What Modulus do you have?
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    New pic's...
  10. bassmayhem
    PM sent!
  11. bassmayhem
    OK, How was it wired with the J-Retro? Not "the usual Dingwall 4-way way", I presume...
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    For sale is my super nice Dingwall Super J5 of the old now discontinued model, with the narrow pickups and "proper 70's bridge pickup placement". The new Super J's are not offered with the Fender type control plate and pick guard anymore. I find five Canadian Dingwall's being at least two too many, so I start with letting this beauty go. (I got one six string, two five strings and two four strings...) Only trade of interest is a five string graphite neck bass, Modulus, Zon or Status. More pictures on request by message/PM. The bass comes with the original Dingwall bag. It can be sold in a Hiscox case, but with a slight addition to the price. In that case(!) I keep the gigbag. Shipping on buyer's expense...
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    PM'd!
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    My third black bass: Dingwall Super J5: the perfect match to my black/maple Super J4...
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    You looked at the wrong bass; it is even more expensive, the Presentation II... Price – USD $35,000 Specs for the Anthony Jackson Presentation II: Hybrid Design Alder Body Hand Carved Holly Topwood and Back 3pc Red Oak Neck Ebony Fingerboard Fodera / Duncan Dual Coil Pickup 36″ inch scale, 28 large frets, 6-strings 19.0mm String Spacing Passive Electronics Titanium Hardware
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    This bass looks fantastic! More pictures, please!
  18. bassmayhem
    Is that a hum cancelling "dummy bobbin" in the middle, like on Alembic basses?
  19. bassmayhem
    Dingwalls and Laklands in all its glory, but NOTHING with four strings sound better than a real all carbon fiber/epoxy Steinberger through a good amp and ditto cabinet. Nothing!
  20. bassmayhem
    I agree! What wood is in the "center block"? It looks kind of green-ish in the picture...
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    I play mostly Dingwall basses; I'd like to try a nickel string with exposed core on these. But I need the 37" playing length. My Super J's and P are shorter, so they will surely work... My fretless basses are 35" Dingwall string thru and 34" 70's Jazz Bass...
  22. bassmayhem
    This one looks nice. What is the string spacing?
  23. bassmayhem
    Nice build! Seems like a very flat radius on the fingerboard, or is it just an illusion? What strings do you use? I like that taper wound on five(?) of the strings. Also: I liked that first generation of Q-Tuner pickups. Had them on a bass a few years ago...
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    I found the Bassics BPA-1 not to be my cup of tea so I sold it. Now I have three pedalboards, one small "non-effect board", my medium big and my super big under build. Here is my Metro 24 with just a Polytune, a Diamond Bass Comp and a Two Notes LeBass: perfect for rock stuff. I found the LeBass a bit hard to tweak at first, but now I've nailed it. The Novo 32 with my Goliath Preamp/DI and some pedals, also the very nice FMR Audio A.R.C. compressor, also boost and DI on this one. There is space for my Relay G50 too, when I want to mount it. The Goliath gives a nice break-up when digging in; otherwise it is very, very pleasant... My big gig board isn't ready yet...
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    I feel like I repeat myself, but have you considered the little Quilter BassBlock 800? It is a very potent 800 Watt amp, weighing in at a mere 3.75 lbs. You have a lot of cabs to choose from, Barefaced, TKS and others...
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