Grand Wazoo

[quote name='famstd' post='1133485' date='Feb 19 2011, 03:40 PM']I've had a couple of J and P before this one. Rosewood and Maple. This one at least to me, looks and feels perfect. I really think I'm going to hang on to this one. [/quote] That looks great! Oly White with tort and maple board is an unbeatable combo.

[size=4][b]Well here it is at last!![/b][/size] Home safe and sound, I went to collect the new Super J and I took along with me another (Dingwall) forum member which I've met for the first time, jonnyrok101 (John) because he has a Super J 5 too and wanted to see how the P/J would be different from his own. The bass plays superbly, very well setup, and oh boy! it's got one hell of a punch on the low B, I can't recommend enough that new Precision style pickup they've just brought out it's killer! The real P bass sound right at your fingertips but with a vengeance: turn the active preamp on and run for cover! Well here are a few shots for your delight:

[quote name='Meenie' post='1132510' date='Feb 18 2011, 05:55 PM']Hi Wazoo, I knew you had an ABZ and an AB2, whats the other one?[/quote] The 3rd one I am picking up tomorrow morning is this: Super J 5 strings with a P/J pickup configuration

The term being "wet" to someone in a job like mine, means I am not presently ashore on dry land (terraferma) but sailing instead.

[quote name='Meenie' post='1132467' date='Feb 18 2011, 05:16 PM']I have been lusting after a Dingwall for some time now after a few chats with Sheldon and Mark at Bass Direct it seemed like it was gonna be the bass for me and i'm pleased to say i have actually gone at got one! I managed to skive the afternoon off of work the other day and drove up to Warwick with the idea of just trying them out.... Well as soon as i sat down with the ABZ i had been drooling over (even before it had been shipped!) i knew i wasnt leaving there alone!!! My god, what a bass! Sheldon trully is a genius, i would totally reccomend anyone having a go on one even if you are not in the market for a new bass, the Novax Fanned fret system is just so easy to play, i didnt really even have to think about adjusting my playing, i just dropped right in there and was off...easy as that! Believe me, i'm no awesome bassist either but it was just rediculous how much it just wasnt an issue. As for the bass itself, well it just sounds amazing, such a range of tones! I am absolutely thrilled to bits with it and cant wait to gig the hell out of it! Cant end without giving Mark some props either, he's a proper nice bloke who makes you feel really welcome in his little alladins cave of a shop, really cant reccomend Bass Direct highly enough, Mark really knows his stuff. ...Rant over![/quote] Welcome aboard the Dingwall galaxy. It's a cool place to be. I went from 0 to 3 Dingwalls in the space of 6 months, and from 5 MusicMan to 0 in even less because of Dingwall HAHA!

I've got an email form the Bass Gallery: my Super J has arrived. Too bad I am "wet" today and can only collect it tomorrow, I get off this ship at 02:00am, go home, get somes zzZZzzz's and then off to the Gallery. Pics and review to follows Happy Days!

[quote name='Sibob' post='1131739' date='Feb 18 2011, 12:34 AM']Flats on the P.....sorted! Si[/quote] [quote name='Linus27' post='1131613' date='Feb 17 2011, 10:10 PM']Now before anyone say FLATS, may I stop you there and say, no way, I hate them[/quote] www.specsavers.com

Epiphone EBO, the one with just the one pickup right up the neck. I tried one and was blown away by the over the top depth of sound, almost sub sonic. Horses for courses, wasn't exactly my cuppa but I think it would be spot on with the project you've described. [size=4][u][b][url="http://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/Bass-Guitars/Bass-Guitars/Bass-Guitars/sc1114/p6974.aspx"]Try this link[/url][/b][/u][/size]

I am in heaven with my Lollar which I've.... "picked up" no pun intended for £40 on the bay, otherwise they are close to £90 but it's the best I have ever tried, period correct, plenty of growl and some, and some, and some more... warm, deep, you need a decent set of pots to go with it, like original american CTS, proper wiring with a nice sprague capacitor and your there! (In heaven)

Seymour Duncan's Quarter Pound pickups, God have mercy on your amp.

Some chap - with very good artist skills - on the Dingwall forum made 2 sketches of a quasi- 50's Precision Bass with a Dingwallesque fan fret design. You know, if they produced that as standard, I would undoubtedly be all over it. Wouldn't you? Check it out!! It' very Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) it's even got a reversed headstock, me likey.

Hi Ben, nice to see you've followed my advice to join, you'll love it here... shame you've moved out of UK but, I guess it had to be done. if ever you are back visiting the kids or mates, come by yah! Fran

White or mint, but that tort one was like wearing socks with flip flips..... lol

Ok I have enough basses and amps so admittedly today I didn't buy a bass but I fulfilled a life long dream and I've booked myself a 4 hours track day including 1 hr with instructors to [i][b]The Formula Ford Experience[/b][/i] at Brands Hatch Indy Circuit. I've been wanting to do that for ages and this was my chance. I've done Brands on bikes many times before and I know every bend, every bump, but I've never had the chance to go round it in a Formula Ford car, so the date is set for April 16th early evening after their scheduled Stock car races. This should be exciting, watch this space! YAY!!!! [url="http://www.buyagift.co.uk/Category/Id/610/Name/Product/Id/4281/Name/Race_Master_Driving_Experience_for_One_EC"]http://www.buyagift.co.uk/Category/Id/610/...ence_for_One_EC[/url]

[quote name='hhoward' post='1129717' date='Feb 16 2011, 02:57 PM']hi grand wazoo [email protected] please add me if you are with yahoo, to let me know about it[/quote] Why are you asking me, I am not the one selling it! I said its a great pedal and you'd be mad to miss out on it, I also said I haven't tried the Ashdown one so I can't pronounce myself on that one. I have recommeded you a more expensive Mark Bass which is a lot of dough (about £180) and it stands on the ultimate end of the scale, with studio like performance and tube drive, (yes it's got an ECC83 inside!!) here is a review of it [url="http://217.64.194.186/risorse/allegato_pro.php?id=152"]http://217.64.194.186/risorse/allegato_pro.php?id=152[/url]

[quote name='fatback' post='1129628' date='Feb 16 2011, 01:45 PM']TE SMX is totally fab. And I just happen to be selling mine [/quote] someone lucky buy this pedal, it is a fantastic compressor

Compression, huh? ok.. hmmm now, what does that mean and what can it do related to a bass amp? Let's analize it. You pluck a note, and the speaker literally spouts it out flapping the cone paper for the duration of your note with all the nuances of your individual touch, the vibrating force of the strings and with all its peaks, both wanted or unwanted, sometimes your touch can push out more volume/power than you actually need and in a song an excessive peak can quite possibly make you sound like you are overdoing it and place you way above the required volume intended. If a plucked note gives out more than you intended, your only other option is a softer approach, turn the amp down or pal muting, or using bridge mutes or anything you feel comfortable with to keep your presence stable but not too impeding over the other members of your band. A compressor / limiter, takes the guess work out of your picking style by channelling (read forcing) all your strokes into a defined range, now what that does, once presetted to an optimal range, enhances those strokes you played too weak or puts a cap on those you played too hard that would otherwise make you sound too loud. I am really talking basic terms, but that is the idea. A good compressor is indeed your friend in many occasions, it becomes particularly good to compensate for those dodgy venues where all your sound is strangely dispersed like for instance a raised stage, that can often suck the bass from underneath and no matter how much you turn up you are always losing half your attack making you fight with your own performance song after song. Now I have not tried the Ashdown Dual Band, but... you know that Trace Elliot used to make a dual band compressor called the SMX or something which was a SUPER pukka compressor and if I appreciate that Ashdown basically morphed from Trace Elliot that their pedal can only be as good as Trace's used to be if not better. However if you are flush I can only recommend the Mark Bass Compressore as the leading edge compressor pedal out all the other ones I have tried. One last thing, a Dual compressors allows you to enhance/limit individually two different sonic ranges: LOWS and HIGHS separately, the Trace Elliot one also had an overall eq knob so that your 2 enhanced frequencies could be adjusted to be more or less within the same peak, I am not sure if the Ashdown has something similar but that EQ knob was extremely useful because if you mocked up with the compression of the LOWS you could make the final adjustments with it. Good luck

[quote name='jimmyb625' post='1128837' date='Feb 15 2011, 08:14 PM']Nice one Fran! I had one of those yesterday as well, Happy Days!! Check your letter again though, mine was for tax year 2009-2010, so yours may be as well. I had a feeling something was due, as I'd been made redundant in 2009, but had forgotten about it. I'm pretty sure there'll be another on coming my way this time next year as well!![/quote] Yes it was 2009-2010, was too excited to check properly. yay.

[quote name='Meenie' post='1128663' date='Feb 15 2011, 06:06 PM']I'd like to be a boob inspector in my next life.[/quote] Nah, you'll soon get bored, once you've seen one pair, you've seen them all, trust me.

[quote name='sprocketflup' post='1128440' date='Feb 15 2011, 03:20 PM']So how much is that after tax? [/quote] There ain't no after tax! that's what I got for them taxing me too much over the financial year April 2010 to April 2011, that rebate it is 100% mine. I have a nice salary, but my job is one of huge responsibilty. The funny thing is I never noticed I was getting taxed so much, so the taxman must be onto a good scam. now that is a job i'd like in my next life.

I've found this from Premier Guitar Website One of the smallest parts of a guitar is also the most discussed one - the nut. The nut is the area where the strings hit the guitar first, which makes it very important. Nuts are made of a variety of materials and they all can influence your tone – for better or worse – so I think this important part of your guitar deserves a little discussion. [size=3][b]Indirectly, the nut also influences the overall tone of a guitar because the nut transfers the vibrations of the strings to the neck, so the material and density are crucial.[/b][/size] Nut materials are an oft-discussed topic, and everything from forensic physics to esoteric urban legends can be found on the internet to explain the differences. Here are my two cents, mostly based on the “try and listen” method of research. Plastic Plastic nuts are the most common – even some higher-priced guitars have cheap plastic nuts. Plastic nuts are not very durable, and before too long, the strings will saw through the nut slots. Besides this, low-quality plastic nuts will kill your tone, especially your sustain. It is always a good idea to replace a plastic nut if you get a guitar that has one. Plus, the standard “rhinestone white” color of plastic nuts isn’t the sexiest look, and gives you just one more reason to replace it. "High-Tech" Plastic High-tech plastics are materials like TUSQ, Corian or Micarta. These are industrial materials with even, high density. They imitate natural bone in structure and color. The advantage of these materials is that they are artificial, offering the evenness of density without natural irregularities found in bone. These materials are used by a lot of companies, and I would recommend trying them. I can’t hear any differences when compared to a bone nut; I have a Micarta nut on my ’69 Fender “Pink Paisley” Tele, and I’m totally satisfied with it. Some luthiers claim that these materials are actually better than any bone nut – Martin has used Corian for some time. If it’s good enough for an expensive Martin guitar, it’s definitely worth checking out. Graphite Black in color, graphite is also very popular, especially for guitars with a tremolo. The biggest advantage to graphite is that it is “self lubricating” for low friction. A good graphite nut helps with tuning stability in combination with a tremolo. Cheap graphite nuts, however, tend to kill your sustain, so take care to get the good stuff. Brass/Metal Brass and metal were very popular during the eighties, and some companies still use brass today. It is the most durable, and will probably last forever, but it is heavy. Brass gives a very unique tone that you will have to try out to see if it is for you. The open strings can get very loud and shrill, but some heavy metal guys are into it because it helps the tone stay clear and defined when using heavy overdrive. Bone [b]Bone remains the “king of nuts,” and is the historically correct material for vintage guitars.[/b] Nothing is as sexy as a polished bone nut on a one-piece maple neck! [u]The tone is very balanced and the open strings are never too loud or shrill, and it will last a long time.[/u] It is important to use unbleached bone, because it naturally self-lubricates, which helps you stay in tune when using a tremolo. Plus, cosmetically, unbleached bone can be polished to a higher shine than bleached bone. I prefer unbleached camel bone. It is comparable to ivory in tone and appearance, and has a very even density. Fossil Ivory Ivory is said to be the premium material for guitar nuts, providing the best tone. However, the material is questionable from an ecological point of view, and buying ivory is risking that an elephant or walrus is being killed for it. The only acceptable way to get ivory is what is referred to as fossil ivory. Fossil ivory comes from animals that died naturally millions of years ago and has been found throughout the planet. To my ears, it sounds warmer, mellower and more defined than bone. The difference is very subtle, but still audible. Another bonus is the range of colors, from creamy white to yellowish to dark brown. When polished, it can be breathtaking. Fossil ivory is not cheap, so you’ll have to decide whether it is worth it for you. Ivory While real ivory offers a superb tone and appearance, I highly recommend not buying this stuff. It is forbidden in most parts of the world, but like most illicit substances, it is available through underground sources. As a matter of completeness I include ivory in this list, but I urge you not to buy or use it. Keep in mind, endangered animals will have to die for your tone. As you can see, there is a wide range of nut materials to choose from, and there is one out there for you. Personally, nothing beats the tone and charm of an unbleached camel bone nut for me.