eddking Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 After a few beers at Christmas I ordered a knock off Dingwall from Ali express.. I woke up the next morning to an email from the seller asking what “customisations” I wanted.. what a treat.. a custom bass!!… so I went to town, orange finish, 3 x pickups, maple neck… and a custom headstock logo! It arrived this morning - it’s awesome!! Obviously it’s not actually a finely crafted, custom instrument - but the finish is pretty clean and it sounds good, all the electrics work and it’s very playable!! The hardware is a bit lightweight… but for £279… it’s a lot of bass! 16 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowB_FTW Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 15 minutes ago, eddking said: 😂 Mark 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 I’ve been drunk many times in my life, but never Ali Express Dingwall with a Tesco logo drunk 6 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 27 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: I’ve been drunk many times in my life, but never Ali Express Dingwall with a Tesco logo drunk Tesco Value, not even Tesco Finest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 40 minutes ago, Russ said: Tesco Value, not even Tesco Finest? Finest? Not round these parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelDean Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 Love it! I've often wondered what those are like and I'd like to try it against my real Combustion. I spotted this a while ago and keep going back to look. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) Tesco Value. Comedy Gold. For the life of me I want to have a look but every time I try Ali Express I just get a ? on every item. Do you have a link.? Edited March 1 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 4 hours ago, eddking said: After a few beers at Christmas I ordered a knock off Dingwall from Ali express.. It looks like the people making it had a few beers too 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddking Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 10 hours ago, bubinga5 said: Tesco Value. Comedy Gold. For the life of me I want to have a look but every time I try Ali Express I just get a ? on every item. Do you have a link.? Here ya go: https://a.aliexpress.com/_EIo757B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I just got my custom bass body from AliExpress, ordered a couple of months ago but they were very busy. I’ve had to make some adjustments to the neck pocket but that’s to be expected when they didn’t have the neck to check it. Overall I’m happy with it, pretty nice work and finish. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddking Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 13 hours ago, Russ said: Tesco Value, not even Tesco Finest? Value seems to more accurately match my expectations 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddking Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 15 hours ago, Russ said: Tesco Value, not even Tesco 16 hours ago, eddking said: After a few beers at Christmas I ordered a knock off Dingwall from Ali express.. I woke up the next morning to an email from the seller asking what “customisations” I wanted.. what a treat.. a custom bass!!… so I went to town, orange finish, 3 x pickups, maple neck… and a custom headstock logo! It arrived this morning - it’s awesome!! Obviously it’s not actually a finely crafted, custom instrument - but the finish is pretty clean and it sounds good, all the electrics work and it’s very playable!! The hardware is a bit lightweight… but for £279… it’s a lot of bass! Finest? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I can’t say that it’s my kinda thing as I only really play fenders, but if you’re happy with it and it plays and sounds good then it’s not a bad price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahambythesea Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Is the price you’ve quoted including VAT, import duty or delivery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 This builder is going to be paying the OP commission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 What are the scale lengths? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Result! I've been tempted many times to order a Chickenbacker, but Ali Express anxiety aside, the import process here in Bulgaria can be an absolute nightmare and it's just not worth the hassle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unnus Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 How’s it sound? Could you post a demo for us?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 On 02/03/2024 at 09:07, Rolf said: I just got my custom bass body from AliExpress, ordered a couple of months ago but they were very busy. I’ve had to make some adjustments to the neck pocket but that’s to be expected when they didn’t have the neck to check it. Overall I’m happy with it, pretty nice work and finish. This does not help my GAS for an 8 string... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauron_ Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 OMG the Logo 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddking Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 On 04/03/2024 at 17:35, Grahambythesea said: Is the price you’ve quoted including VAT, import duty or delivery? It included delivery - There was about £60 import on top 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddking Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 On 04/03/2024 at 17:53, Owen said: What are the scale lengths? 37” - 34” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddking Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 12 hours ago, unnus said: How’s it sound? Could you post a demo for us?? It sounds pretty good!! No buzzes or hums and the active EQ works well - I’ll pop a video together at some point soon 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingRayBoy42 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 That looks like a LOT of Bass for less than £350, nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlfer Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 On 02/03/2024 at 08:59, eddking said: Here ya go: https://a.aliexpress.com/_EIo757B Excellent, great looking bass. HOWEVER!!!! I blame YOU https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005529661834.html?spm=a2g0o.detail.pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller.32.6204uOeauOeaiD&gps-id=pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller&scm=1007.40050.354490.0&scm_id=1007.40050.354490.0&scm-url=1007.40050.354490.0&pvid=7aef0bf3-9c59-4fa8-b803-3a0be196ef85&_t=gps-id:pcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller,scm-url:1007.40050.354490.0,pvid:7aef0bf3-9c59-4fa8-b803-3a0be196ef85,tpp_buckets:668%232846%238111%231996&pdp_npi=4%40dis!GBP!245.81!245.81!!!2185.00!2185.00!%40211b615317097527388344834e3506!12000033429025718!rec!UK!!AB&utparam-url=scene%3ApcDetailBottomMoreOtherSeller|query_from%3A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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