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2 hours ago, SumOne said:
I'm sure an SP1 is great, and I might treat myself - but I think I'll feel like I've paid a bit much if they rise much above £2k. Not least as the D-Roc 5 is about £1,750 and I can't see many (any?!) reasons the SP1 should cost more to produce. (the D-Roc often being about 4.4kg rules that out for me though).
Supply and demand, i.e. D-Rocs are readily available. The Super P is new, more traditional and has sold out immediately, thus price increases are a safe bet for retailers (as well as some of the price increase being at source of production).
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3 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:
This is done using LCD labels, updated from a hand-held controller. No need for printing, these days.
I am unsure of the costs of such a system, especially integrating with a guitar hangar ?
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14 minutes ago, Gank Bass said:
I stopped using my local one after they took all the prices off for some reason and replaced with qr codes. I asked one of the guys how much a pedal cost and he sarcastically said "why, don't you have a phone?"
The logic behind this was to avoid printing off new label cards every few days, as prices are subject to regular change when price matching with online stores.
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2 hours ago, Wombat said:
Gear4music is still there?
Yes, but not a physical store in the UK.
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Firstly my sympathies are with any affected staff.
However unfortunately I feel it was fairly predictable. I felt their stock was very mainstream and they became box shifters with very little USP.
I have fond memories of the old Birmingham store and spent a lot of money there in the 2000s. Unfortunately this is a sign of the times, stores need a specialty and just trying to undercut other retailers is a race to the bottom.
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42 minutes ago, SumOne said:
Nice one. I should've got in there with the original Bass Direct prices, their prices have now gone up to £2,050.
I think they must have locked in a price for the first batch and prices went up following this.
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Sounds great @Chadu25, I raised mine a fair bit too, as well as dropping pickups a few mm.
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51 minutes ago, SumOne said:
A bit off topic, but just for my education - why drop A? Do you use the low A or is it more for helping with certain chord/open string stuff across all strings?
The songs we are playing are in Drop A on guitar (some are F#, where I use a detuner pedal), so for simplicity I just do the same - means I can get the low note in to match the guitar. My other band will be standard tuning.
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11 hours ago, Musicman20 said:
The tones from those pickups sound great, it looks fantastic, no doubt plays great but the smaller banjo frets and cost aren't for me.
I am surprised their import basses are now 2k+. I realise manufacturing location doesn't mean much now, heck look at Apple and how insanely high quality their products are, but....it's a lot for a modern take on a PJ from China.
It's actually Indonesia. Also all import Dingwalls are shipped to Canada for QC and setup before going out to stores.
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26 minutes ago, MichaelDean said:
I sometimes wonder if Bass Direct get a preferential buying rate from Dingwall. They always seem to have the lowest prices. Or maybe they take a smaller margin from the sale price on Dingwalls?
Impossible to answer, I'd probably expect a smaller margin with little 'bonanza sale' wiggle room.
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2 hours ago, SumOne said:
Once Bass Direct have them in stock I'll make a trip there to try it out vs the new Ibanez EHB. I think I'll probably prefer a few things on the SP1 like the tone and front facing jack, 22 frets (more room in that plucking area), body shape, and the look...but I expect the Ibanez will stack up in a similar way for scale lengths, tone, and playability and will be about 0.5kg lighter (and £250 cheaper) so it'll be a tough call.
That EHB will sound VERY different. I've had a bass with those Fishman pickups and could not get on with them - very 'EQ'd' sound, like a more extreme EMG. I would also say the Dingwall quality will exceed the Ibanez.
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Summary - I don't think anyone is going to be disappointed with the SP1.
The setup was decent but a little 'on the edge' for me, I felt it benefited from lowering the pickups and raising the action a bit (truss relief) to let the strings ring a bit more.
Soundwise the P pickup is sublime, fat and with clarity, also the J is definitely not thin (it's actually a 6 string sized pickup from Combustion model). Blended in parallel they give an excellent balanced tone where neither pickup is overpowering, and in series it takes on a totally new character - but without overwhelming the output (which is an issue i've had on ALL Combustion based models).
It has the Fender vibe to the looks and tone, but with Dingwall zest, it could easily be a 'one to rule them all' instrument. However as I practice bass polyamory, that won't happen with me.
n.b. now features block inlays (Neck Illusions) and Canadian knobs
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1 hour ago, Chadu25 said:
Nice! Where’d you order from? Getting the same one from BassDirect.
GuitarGuitar had one 5 string in stock (one 4 string still available).
From the packaging it was sent directly to someone at GG head office, rather than being a bulk delivery.
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I fitted one to a Combustion 5. They are definitely an improvement on the stock bridges, but I felt the design was a little off (e.g. very close to body edge on B side) as well as the semi-visible routing hole where ground wire emerges seemed odd to have not designed away by after test fits.
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What exactly is it in the active sound you want ? An active Fender Jazz and something like a Spector with EMG humbuckers will sound very different.
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The SP1 is doing the multiscale thing - but on the treble side more than the bass, so the higher strings will sound softer and warmer than a 34, and definitely a 35" bass (which can be quite pingy on high strings)
I am expecting a decent B, but not as good as a 37".
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Whilst true, the harmonics/timbre of the hand position are relative to the string scale, which is compensated for by the angled pickups.
One thing to note about the previous Dingwall models (Combustion/NG/D-Roc), is that the pickups inside the case are split coils, so the 'playing line' is additionally compensated for:
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GuitarGuitar have stopped stocking them - BassDirect have started to recently, but a lot have sold:
https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/product-category/bass-guitars/?_brands=lakland
Also TheBassGallery seem to have a few - but check stock with them before ordering:
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On 06/05/2025 at 22:22, Harps said:
How does black on black look?
Like this:
Thanks @AndyTravis for facilitating.
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I expect these to land in the UK within the month. Have also played the demo model and I felt it wasn't setup very well, but sounded great.
Will be checking them out for sure, but doubt they will replace my D-Roc / JT5.
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10 minutes ago, Harps said:
How does black on black look?
I'll be fitting that Friday hopefully (when Mr Trav sends to me).
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PMT - physical shops going downhill?
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I think the coincidentally humorous name was not an issue for musicians.