Bass Tone Secrets w/Sheldon Dingwall (Can YOU tell the difference?)

[@jamescoderre9595]

Hello from Vancouver, I finally bit the bullet and purchesd a D-Roc 5 Standard in Vintage burst 2 weeks ago, and I can't stop playing it, I love everything about this bass, including the pickups and quad pickup selector and the neck on tbe D-Roc 5. Standard is to die for. Thank you, Sheldon and the Dingwall team. This won't be my last Dingwall purchase 😊

[@yevhenrevko]

The clarity and coherence are just insane on these

[@gadrockduke]

So distinctive, I can even hear the difference on my phone speaker. A Dingwall is my bass holy grail. And if finances weren't the only thing keeping me from getting one, it would be the Lee Sklar signature Combustion in Ducati White.

[@57precision]

Love the selector on my D Roc. It's like 4 basses in one. Ready for a deep-dive into the new Neve preamp though, haven't seen a lot of content on it yet.

[@likwidflame]

Bass Dentists?

[@57precision]

@@likwidflame yeah you probably have to be a dentist to afford one.

[@likwidflame]

@@57precision or a boomer who got lucky

[@DingwallGuitars]

We have content coming soon!

[@ThugNerd]

"might ruin the mood" - what a small but important phrase man, bass is all about bringing the mood to music

[@morbidalex666]

I own the D-roc 5. The completely passive selector does not do anything special - it dampens and phase cancels as all other passive means of pickup selection. I don't say that the bass does not have a clear sound (not bad for a passive instrument at least), I say that the selector has nothing to do with it.

[@JonesHess]

I love my NG3 but I wish that there wasn't such a big volume bump when selecting the bridge+middle option compared to the other ones.

[@MaxRyles]

I asked my local engineer to split my middle pick up to parallel. Solves the output problem and personally i think it makes the mids sound better.

[@JonesHess]

@@MaxRyles thanks! I'll give that a try for sure

[@hyperplayability6290]

You could also go for a custom rotary switch with middle and bridge in parallel instead in that configuration Sadly the output thing is just due to science (series wiring has more impedance than parallel)

[@EsmeTheBassic]

I replaced my 4 way with a 6 way switch that added bridge and middle in parallel, as well as an option for neck in parallel with the bridge and middle in series. Highly recommended

[@MaxRyles]

I swapped my D roc 5 Quod tone for the NG3 one. Its the perfect tone!! D rocs sound naturally big in the mix anyway. Giving it thew ng3 tones just made it even more versatile

[@cavetroll666]

love the tone selector on my D-roc 5 string :)

[@MythixMusic1]

You just can't beat these basses. I genuinely feel like there is something wrong with anyone that doesn't understand the hype

[@bassplayer807]

Could you picture Geddy Lee playing a Dingwall OMG! I mean the only active basses I think he played was WAL and Steinberger….. I would take a WAL too but they are so expensive and Dingwall is probably 🇨🇦 answer to the 🇬🇧 WAL. My future bass collection: 1. Dingwall- probably JT signature 2. Tony Franklin Fretless Jazz I might sell my Geddy Lee Jazz, and my Rickenbacker 4003 once I get my Dingwall, I’ll definitely keep my Fender Jazz American standard though. I’ve played a Steinberger, but sold it cause I didn’t like the feel.

[@MythixMusic1]

​@@bassplayer807I really dislike the fashion aspect of bass guitars where it may not look correct for a certain genre. A Dingwall can literally do anything. Doesn't bother me how it looks in any scenario

[@Ocarinacraft]

Really hope one day I can get one of these basses. 🤞🤞

[@majasha259]

Finally got my hands on a 5-string Combustion 3, loving it and still can't decide which is my favourite pickup choice. Not a bad problem to have as they all sound great! 👌🖤

[@adamcornell6738]

I got an NG3 switch for my combustion to replace the Dbird switch and it changed the bass from a regret purchase to my favorite bass.

[@szalame631]

Is this also the case with separate volume knobs?

[@djons2517]

Are the bridge and middle pickups in series or parallel in the NG3?

[@marcelvandenoever8500]

In series.

[@francoishtzl157]

huuuuh, okay so They are in Serie together. But the middle is wired in parallel and the bridge is wired in serie individually

[@CHEWYCHEWYQQ]

Has dingwall ever considered 5 or 6 way switches? 4 gives you every combination on a 2 pickup bass, but you'll always be missing some sounds for 3 pickup basses. It's particularly weird since strats have 5 options.

[@WartornNOR]

You'd need even more to cover everything... parallel vs serial as well.

[@DerRiot]

Can you describe the setup line for the NG5? Is it straight into the desk?

[@llub888]

is all the way clockwise the bridge pickup?

[@lu.salinas]

Dingwall axes are indeed versatile ones, try any freaking genre out there and you'll be surprised. 😍

[@DingwallGuitars]

Thanks amigo!

[@NicleT]

So when it's red, it's playing or it's cut?

[@DingwallGuitars]

Red is playing

[@nicaisegonthier4331]

Best invention ever

[@leukiposs9119]

Its a shame ng3 cant do the all-three pickup selection.. ://

[@lucmichel7588]

👍👍👌

[@Benni3e]

Dingwall 4 lYfe

[@SebTheSaviour]

there's a slight difference in tune between 1st and the second player lol

[@kcseabass4454]

I love Dingwall basses, but being a short-arse, the scale length is really unwieldy…unfortunately.😂

[@joconnorwi]

sigh....someday......

[@moroboshidan7960]

Weird, the pickups are so close to each other, and yet very pronounced tone changes.

[@RussInCanada]

Check out what Aria from Freeze The Fall is doing with her Dingwall Combustion! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5XKmJ2aZcmSmcksi=6qb7XbIs-dU2qzET

[@tigerscott2966]

You have to have "gimmicks" if You expect someone to fork over $3,000 for one bass.

[@tigerscott2966]

The music business is BAKED... $1,200 gets the new Sire Z3 4 String and 5 string models. That'😂s a. Better deal.

[@TheMemo659]

Own a combustion. Remember being blown away at how P the P setting is, how J the J setting is, etc etc. That versatility is fantastic and all but I wound up in passive, J setting, bass full, mid and treble half and the settings have been there ever since. I'll mess with the nobs occasionally only to go "nope, I was right, back to how it was." My other basses have gotten VERY little playing time since that purchase, and now I'm lusting after a super J. Go figure.