Muzz Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Just picked this up from Bobpalt of this parish in one of those one-in-a-hundred long shot situations, and it's very, very nice indeed. It may only be the 4, but the long scale E (and A and D) really really works well - gives an evenness and clarity across the strings I've never encountered before on anything, and I've had a few basses in my time. Dropping the E with the Hipshot Xtender (to D and even C) does not, for once, adversely affect string tension and feel. The banjo frets and compound radius board work massively well, too - this thing plays better than almost everything I've played before. The pickup selector is, erm, idiosyncratic (four-way switch: Neck, both in series, both in parallel, bridge) but gives a huge range of sounds, most of which, uncultured heathen that I am, I'll never use. The tone control also has a more profound effect than any I've used before on a passive bass: it sounds like much more than the usual treble cut, and alters the character of the pickup considerably. Wasn't keen on the standard issue strings (thanks anyway Bob) with them being light gauge Stainless, but a set of medium gauge Nickels worked much better for me. It sits very nicely on the strap, and is clearly made from clouds and helium, because it weighs (by my digital scales) 7lb 9oz. Very very refreshing. Build quality is faultless, it's a solid top quality bass. I may still end up with a Dingwall P-tone in the neck position (see Uncultured Heathen above) but otherwise, it's an absolutely ideal bass. Thanks Bob. Oh, and because I'm well aware it doesn't exist without pics: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swanbrook Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Congrats, it was an Abz that made me fall in love with Dingwall. The "wonky" frets took me about two minutes to feel comfortable with Nice bass congrats again ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Wazoo Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 HAHAHA!!! Nice one! [IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r200/xt660/bbffd73b.jpg[/IMG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted March 16, 2012 Author Share Posted March 16, 2012 Y'see the 'wonky fret' thing is so natural, I'd completely forgotten to comment on it in the mini-review above! The only thing I would say about it is if you do a lot of chordal stuff above the 14th fret, there's some adjustment to be made. Yeah, like I do a lot of that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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