NBD: Dingwall John Taylor 5

[dub_junkie]

I've wanted one of these since they first appeared so seeing a used one at Guitar Guitar the other day I had to have it. Anyway the bass arrived at tea time and I took it straight to band rehearsal and unsurprisingly it acquitted itself brilliantly.

What a bass - tonally its right up my street and the Neve 2EQ sounds terrific - though GG shipped it with a couple of dud batteries so I noodled around on it in passive mode till I could put 2 x9v in there. Love the magnetic battery cover btw! 

Love the neck too - and the fit and finish is top drawer. 

Whats not to like? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lozz196]

Nice, looks great

[HeadlessBassist]

Now that looks amazing, DJ. Congratulations on your lovely new bass! I was only playing along with "Rio" & "Hungry Like The Wolf" on my GB the other day.  Enjoy!

[Grezza 1]

Very nice my friend…very nice!👌

[Machines]

Superb basses - I had one for a bit (white) and it was awesome, the Neve preamp is great. 

[krispn]

Was this the one in the Edinburgh shop? I was planning on having a rip on that this weekend 😀

[RichT]

I don't really play anything other than short scale these days but doesn't stop me lusting after one of these. It looks amazing, congrats!

[police squad]

I fancy a 4 string like this. But I'd probably not use it enough to justify the expense

[dub_junkie]

18 hours ago, krispn said:

Was this the one in the Edinburgh shop? I was planning on having a rip on that this weekend 😀

Yes it did come from the Edinburgh store.  

[Geek99]

Is it just the photo or does the green stripe look wonky? Nice though 👍

[RichT]

4 hours ago, Geek99 said:

Is it just the photo or does the green stripe look wonky? Nice though 👍

 

Yes it's wonky, deliberately so to echo the Rio album artwork 🙂

 

Edited 10 hours ago by RichT

[Geek99]

Sorry - for some reason I didn’t recall it well enough to remember they were wonky 

[Kev]

On 01/10/2025 at 00:44, dub_junkie said:

 

Whats not to like? 

 

The stripes....but that's just me!

 

Bet its a lovely bass with that pre, would love to hear a straight comparison tone wise between this and an NG.

[krispn]

They have a stealth version. 
 

How’s that eq sounding @dub_junkie have you tried previous Dingwall models to compare? I think many of us are dying to hear how that neve bass boost sounds! 

[dub_junkie]

I think the Neve on the John Taylor 5 sounds absolutely brilliant especially with the master tone control there to tailor (taylor🤪) the overall tone further. Preamp sounds strong/full bodied with no unusable extremes.  Dont know the frequencies but wouldn't be surprised if these were kept secret.

 

Unfortunately I haven't owned a Dingwall NG or Combustion to compare it to but Waynesworld on here lives local to me and he has just bought an NG3 five string so I will hopefully be doing a comparison over the coming days. 

 

I feel I have been very late to Dingwall but better late than never as these basses are sooooo good!!

[krispn]

I gigged a Super P for about 5 yrs and loved it. Just a wonderfully made and exquisite bass to play. 

[kwmlondon]

I honestly think the Neve is the most usable preamp I’ve ever had. Brilliant thing.