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    [quote name='funkypenguin' post='975617' date='Oct 3 2010, 01:13 AM']Been down to Cardiff today to collect my latest addition, Matt's 97 Warwick Streamer LX6. Matt took a chance on me financially, trusted me and thus enabled me to get my mitts on one of the nicest warwick basses ive ever seen. I'm one happy chappie and would do business with Matt again without hesitation. Buy and sell to this bloke with confidence people :)[/quote]

    Thank you so much Ben, it was a real pleasure and just so pleased you are happy with a bass that served me well for so long. You were top to deal with and we shall hopefully catch up again soon. Take care.

    Cheers,

    Matt

    Dingwall Combustion

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    [quote name='bartelby' post='995210' date='Oct 20 2010, 06:50 PM']That's really nice looking!

    Dingwalls are getting more and more tempting...[/quote]

    Loving that Steve Harris Precision of yours Bartelby :) Which one is it. I've always wanted one but I know it would just be sat there. Very sweet though sir :lol:

    ***SOLD*** Yamaha TRB6p for sale in Translucent Blue ***SOLD***

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    Wednesday BUMP. Had some interesting PM's that have been replied. This is such a bargain for such an incredible bass and in a no often seen colour. Grab your self a bargain now folks. You know you want too :)

    P.S. Just so you know, this bass is not open to offers I'm afraid. These were around the £2.5 mark when first released and recently have been selling for between £1200 & £1600 so at £1000, this is a REAL bargain :lol:

    Dingwall AB1 Blackout 6 String

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    [quote name='EdwardHimself' post='981907' date='Oct 8 2010, 07:06 PM']Get the measuring tape out!!! lol this bass is seriously sexy though man. Any chance of any more shots?[/quote]

    :) This was the shot taken by Dingwall before they shipped it out, so I will definitely take some more pictures and post them this week-end :lol:

    Dingwall AB1 Blackout 6 String

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    [quote name='Sheldon Dingwall' post='981844' date='Oct 8 2010, 06:10 PM']The C is actually 33-1/4" which makes it sound a little bigger and feel a little more supple than 34"[/quote]

    Thank you for letting me / us know, I was told 34" so it is nice to know the correct spec from the man himself :)

    Dingwall AB1 Blackout 6 String

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    [quote name='RhysP' post='980402' date='Oct 7 2010, 11:56 AM']I'm calling dibs on first refusal for when you decide you still prefer your Yamahas.... :)[/quote]

    Not gonna happen this time my friend :lol: The TRB6p has gone and I am just left with the TRB6. The intention of this bass was to find the bass that was going to be my bass for now and the foreseeable future. I am totally fed up of all the searching and changing of basses, so after much research, a lot of travelling, a lot of contemplation and a lot of money ( :) ) here I am with my Dingwall and very happy I am too :)

    Dingwall AB1 Blackout 6 String

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    Ha ha ha ha ha :) That seems to be the general reaction and was the reaction I first had when I saw it. It is simply stunning and a joy to play. Hopefully, and I don't want to tempt fate here, but just hopefully my GAS has been satisfied for a long while :lol: :)

    Dingwall AB1 Blackout 6 String

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    Here is a picture of my new GAS purchase. I've wanted one of these since the first time I saw them and when I finally got to play one I just had to have it. This is the first time Dingwall have done what they call the "Blackout" which means they have blacked out the headstock and heal on the bass. I am so chuffed with it and it plays like a dream. Can't wait to take it out on tour. Hope you like it :)

    Dingwall AB1 Blackout 6 String

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    Here is a picture of my new GAS purchase. I've wanted one of these since the first time I saw them and when I finally got to play one I just had to have it. This is the first time Dingwall have done what they call the "Blackout" which means they have blacked out the headstock and heal on the bass. I am so chuffed with it and it plays like a dream. Can't wait to take it out on tour. Hope you like it :)

    The big bad Bongo (or a Sterling HS)

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    [quote name='Musicman20' post='973981' date='Oct 1 2010, 01:51 PM']Thanks again! I think before I venture down EITHER a Big Al or Bongo route, I need to actually play one. Sterling 5 is a no brainer, I love the sound and the neck is the same as my Ray 5HS.[/quote]

    No worries and I agree. Try a load of them and try them back to back with you Ray 5HS - it will be become clear very quickly which path you will take. Keep us all posted :)

    The big bad Bongo (or a Sterling HS)

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    [quote name='Musicman20' post='973915' date='Oct 1 2010, 01:20 PM']Thanks for your input. Was it too modern, too much etc?

    I must admit I am quite old school in my tone department so Rays/Ps and sometimes a J bass are my main tones. I worried the Bongo will be just far too different for me and too modern. This is why the Sterling HS appeals to me, as its the old Ray 5 elecs in a slimmer body and more 'Ray 4' style pickguard. Plus, I love the sound samples ive heard.

    My worry is that ill get the Bongo, and the Ray 5/Sterling 5 gets more attention.[/quote]

    For me, it wasn't modern enough. My mainstay bass, until I got the Dingwall, was a Yamaha TRB6p which has a real "modern" attack to it. When I played them back to back, they were chalk and cheese and I just wasn't expecting that (though I should have known really and probably did!). I bought the Bongo because of John Myung from Dream Theater but of course he runs it through multiple stages to get the sound he achieves. Even though I run through a SansAmp Bass Driver into my Hartke rig, the sound was still fundamentally different and not what I was looking for. The Yamaha in the end became a little too noisy, for me when the treble was boosted and that had to go too hence why I bought a passive Dingwall.

    I really think if you like that old school tone but want some tonal variation, then maybe the Bongo will be well worth exploring but if you know what you like and I am learning that lesson really quickly, stick with what feels right. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! The problem, I find, with trying to find a new bass or just having GAS, is that you never know how it's going to perform / behave in the environment your used to playing in and unfortunately, there are no options to try before you buy, especially when your main environment is live work. If there was, I could have saved myself thousands of pounds and loads of heartache :)

    Good luck sir :lol:

    The big bad Bongo (or a Sterling HS)

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    I had a Bongo 6HH and I have to say it was one of the nicest basses I have played. The neck felt lovely and I did love the look of it too. However, I was not a fan of the 4 band EQ and I really didn't like the sound it produced. I laboured for quite a while to get the sound I wanted as I desperately wanted to hang on to it but I realised in the end that to get what I wanted I would have had to change the pups and circuitry which kind of defeated the object of having the Bongo in the first place. I don't know if that helps but give it a try and hopefully it will work for you. Great construction and top of the pops looks too. Good luck and keep us posted :)

    P.S. Why not try a Dingwall 5 string if you want to try something a little different. I just bought the AB1 series 6 string version and I have to be honest, it is stunning in every sense - very, very happy!!

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