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trello.com might be useful for you. 

5 hours ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

 

Optimized sonically, and even more so ergonomically, to what, and compared to what, exactly?

 

To being basses, and compared to all other basses in existence?

 

Or to drop A/A standard tuning in specific? (though what have that to do with ergonomics?)

 

Hi there Baloney. Quick question: Are you intentionally misinterpreting my words or do you lack reading comprehension? I offered not only one, but two specific ergonomic comparisons.

 

Regarding the sonic aspects of their design: In short, yes. 

For further elaboration, please do read up on the differences of single- vs. multiscale by yourself (some of which people, entirely subjectively, see as advantages), watch some videos, or preferably, experience the thing in the flesh. Or don’t, you‘re your own person. 

As a resident Dingwall enthusiast I‘d like to point out that all of their basses are optimised not only sonically but also and maybe even more so [editor‘s note: only slight hyperbole] ergonomically. Any Dingwall will have less reach to the "money notes" than a 34" Spector or Warwick Thumb, and that reach can very easily be further reduced by doing this.

 

I don’t think many other manufacturers have understood this aspect of Dingwall’s design or have come close to replicating it. 

 

Oh come on, I had just finished my board … boards, really, to be honest. 

 

Very interesting, to say the least. Also found this one on the other side of the channel with a built-in arcade style tap/kill-switches:

https://looperwerk.de/shop/Arcade-XYAB-Joystick-Expression-Controller

2 minutes ago, SteveXFR said:

 

Just the Cali compact is over £300. You'll have to do some shoplifting 

Dang, you’re right, what was I thinking? I‘ll take my second favourite comp, then: Hyper Luminal, please!

I am most definitely an fx-loving bassist, but for £300 I‘d prefer a really nice foundation for the band over any embellishments. 

 

I’ll take a Cali Compact Bass and the best passive DI the leftover cash can afford. 

To the contrary, I‘ve found Marcus to be very helpful, quick with a reply (and an apology, if needed), actually. 

That’s awesome and if I hadn’t just bought a different bubinga beast, you’d have received my money already. GLWTS!

8 minutes ago, tonyf said:

Sorry, I'd not want to ship the bass to the EU. 

That’s a pity.  

 

Best of luck with the sale!

That is a beautiful piece of bubinga pommelé. Ebony fretboard as well, if I’m not mistaken?

 

Too bad there’s no clear picture of the fretboard edge: Does this have Warwick‘s Invisible Fret Technology or was that a later invention?

 

Either way, I‘d be pretty tempted if I could convince you to send this to the EU. 

2 hours ago, 6feet7 said:

and weight too please

should be around 2.8 kg. 

I‘ve had the new Diamond Bass Comp/EQ since last friday and posted a rather wordy review over on talkbass today, which may or may not be of interest to you. 
 

There‘s also a first comparison from someone else between the old and the new Diamonds - judging the new one rather unfavorably. 

11 hours ago, matbard said:

That’s the first time this bass is shown to have an AB bridge… which I‘d love to see on combustions, even though this is an all-out signature model. Intriguing. 

I was in contact with Flavius for more than a year regarding the sale of one of my Dingwall Customs. I decided to lower the price and check if he‘s still interested and we made the deal happen in two days, including payment via wire transfer and shipping from Germany to Romania!

 

Polite, quick, friendly communication. Great dude all-around. Deal with confidence. 

 

Thank you Flavius, and enjoy the new bass!

To me, this might just be one of the coolest looking basses ever. Love love love the black on black with chrome accents, even more so the body‘s mojo meeting the cleaned up/repainted hardware. 

Knowing G&Ls, it won‘t disappoint when plugged in, either. 

 

Unfortunately, I don‘t work out enough to wear basses beyond 4.0 kilogramms, but if I did… Man. This is beyond cool.

 

GLWTS. What a beauty. 

16 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

I think i might need to rig something up myself as having no luck finding what i want. I wont have an amp rack to attach it to so i might look at side of cab mounting but using smaller 25mm wide straps onto an L shaped bracket with it secured to cab handles at each side. I could make 2off as i always take 2 basses to gigs. My cabs have side handles like yours. I would glue rubber strip on the inside to rest against the cab with causing damage.

Dave

I had the same idea as you. I didn‘t feel particularly convinced about the "give" inherent to a strap that‘s not completely overtightened, however - and I didn’t like the idea of tightening that strap too much and thereby risking to pull the handles off my cab, either. 

 

Are you positive about not using an amp at all? If you don’t need one, you might steal the idea we ourselves stole from Caspian and just put a light fixture into a head shell - and affix your bass hanger to that. 

I built one myself with the help of a locksmith‘s online shop, from which I ordered a simple L-shaped piece steel band with a couple of precisely pre-measures drilled holes.

 

I then added a regular wall hanger to the front and a single rubber foot below (to be able to let it rest on the cabinet), and affixed the thing to my amp‘s head shell with a single (massive m10) butterfly nut to a respective bolt. Can easily be taken off for transport, is easily re-attached, and very solid.

4 minutes ago, Ashborygirl said:

I am the former owner of this bass & can confirm I bought it direct from Neil.  It is awesome in every possible respect.

Cheers mate, thanks for chiming in! It really is.

This ad has been online for 365 days now - I‘ll take this as a sign and will be keeping my bass and its lovely walnut neck! 

 

After enjoying this one for close to five years, I'm selling one of Sheldon Dingwall's best-kept secrets - namely  his four-strings being outstanding in at least the same way as the more widely known fivers: The slightly more relaxed scale length than on the five strings (34-36.25" instead of 34-37") and a - to me: still - astonishing featherweight of 3.43 kg (7 lbs 9 oz) were urgent arguments for me - besides the sound, general quality and playability - to import the bass from the UK.

 

Key data: 

Alder body with maple top, wenge fingerboard with compound radius (7.5-16"), Hipshot custom hardware, Neutrik jack, magnetic battery compartment, Dunlop straplocks.

 

Besides the incredibly three-dimensional flamed / curly maple top, the bass has a few special features which set it apart even inside the elusive realm of Canadian Dingwalls:

- a walnut neck with carbon reinforcements, which was usually exclusively available on the semi-hollow Afterburner II models. Currently, Dingwall has dropped the walnut neck option altogether. (To me personally, walnut feels even better - smoother, silkier - than the more widely known and much praised wenge necks that Dingwall prominently use on custom orders... I simply play my D-Bird more than the AB, so someone else may enjoy this).

- green luminlays in the fingerboard and its edge

- Hipshot D-Tuner

- Glockenklang 3-band electronic that can be deactivated via volume pull: In passive mode, the treble pot can still be used to cut treble.

 

I have learned to appreciate these special features very much, on stage as in rehearsals - no wonder, as the bass was built at the request of someone with a lot of experience. You can also see the bass in this video of his:

 

 

The bass was completed in Canada on 20/08/2012.

Since then it has picked up some minor visual  blemishes, which I have tried to show as best as possible in the photos - see red marks in the photos. These are dings (dents in the clear coat) only, there is no wood damage.

There are a few fine scratches on the black bridge which I have marked as well. Also the tuner shafts are no longer one hundred percent opaque black due to contact with string windings.

Neck/frets/trussrod are in perfect condition, though I like to inform people new to Dingwall beforehand what this means regarding frets: Please see this thread on talkbass (reply #30070 and following) for reference.

 

More photos or video chat (Facetime/whatsapp) on request.

 

The colour is called "Honey Amber" and shifts somewhere between a Bengal Tiger and a Tequila Sunrise depending on (stage) light. More than once after a gig I was asked what colour my bass actually was. It‘s also breathtakingly beautiful in daylight!

 

Comes with "birth certificate", tools and the fantastic Dingwall/Levy's gig bag, which I dread to let go almost as much as the bass itself.

 

Currently fitted with the four higher strings of a fresh Dingwall Nickelplated-Steel-5 set and tuned to EADG. The associated B-string comes with the bass, too, so you can opt for either regular or BEAD tuning: The nut will take both sets of strings as its slots have only been widenend, not deepened. 

 

Sound files in EADG available via wetransfer (i.e. your personal e-mail is required for download).

 

Available to check out in Cologne, Germany (following covid guidelines/precautions: FFP2 + personal distance + clean hands + current test) on Helix LT / Beyerdynamic DT-770 possible at any time. Test at band volume / in rehearsal space possible on request.

I am generally open to near offers / price suggestions. For orientation, please note: New price would currently be in the neighbourhood of £4,300 - and have a waiting period of 18-24 months. I can provide the current Dingwall price list.

 

Former ads by Neil and Ashborygirl for reference.

Please be aware that I’m considering the price I paid an utter bargain then and do so even more today: As prices for Canadian models and Combustions have risen substantially in the past years, I cannot in good conscience let this bass go for the same now. (See recent sale of an ABZ 4 on talkbass for reference.)

Also, this is not a fire sale. 

Payment preferably by bank transfer, alternatively Paypal (exclusively using the "Friends & Family" option to protect myself as the seller). I’m very open to and encouraging everyone to take further measures to build up confidence in preparation of an international sale (video chat, exchange of IDs, etc.).

Shipping worldwide in double box and lots of padding possible, but has to be arranged by buyer. Instead of the gig bag we could also organise the purchase of a case as the bass fits into any Fender-style case. 

Collection preferred to shipping, shipping inside EU preferred to outside EU.

Private sale, no warranty/return/invoice available.

 

No trade offers, please.

 

What a beauty. Very well done!

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