Dingwall 2024

[nightsprinter]

Yeah, the D-Roc/Birds are an acquired taste, and definitely takes some acquiring.

If I had gotten one first, I'm not sure if I'd have gotten on the Dingwall train.

I will say the 4-string "just works", the proportions just lead to a more workable bass for that shape. But who buys Dingers for 4s?

Makes sense, Max. I figured that it was a gamble going after the roc instead of just forking over the dough for an NG, but I'll try one eventually. It's clear dingwall makes good stuff.

 

[lattjeful]

If you want to audition for my band you better have a blackmachine or a sakashta.

Fuck no. Rick Toone or bust.

 

[narad]

Fuck no. Rick Toone or bust.

We're not that kind of band. The Killick Hinds kind of band.

 

[yanlin]

Any speculations on where the new sig basses will be made?

Maybe made in canada for Umansky, and China for ayumu, since they’re based on the z and combustion, respectively?

 

[nightsprinter]

Well afaik the NG-3's are Chinese, so if Nolly can't get a Canadian mass-produced model, I'm gonna guess Umansky ain't getting one.

I vote crafted in china on all the above.

 

[Crungy]

Unless they go to Korea? Or is that no longer happening?

 

[Chanson]

I'm pretty sure Jacob said the signature is an important at one point in his social media.

 

[GenghisCoyne]

I think I saw some stuff in the background of this video we could probably all speculate endlessly about

 

[Riverview]

from a local dealer . Wonder how much , I’m gonna say 250-300$ CAD minimum . With so much competition with other companies and how common multiscale instruments are , I’d be hard pressed to pay more for a Dingwall based off my poor experience with China - Canada QC . Would happily pay whatever for a Korean - Canada version .

Wonder if updating the bridge was a significant factor or not , as the old version was more than fine . Also curious if this applies to just production models or the custom shop Canada models , because it seems better to just pay the extra amount and get an ABZ model for not a whole lot more and not have to worry if you’ll get improperly sanded fretboards , finish issues , or lopsided pick guards lol

 

[LordCashew]

I think I saw some stuff in the background of this video we could probably all speculate endlessly about

"Would you like to try a prototype headless?"

*Beeeeeeep*

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[Merrekof]

Dingwall owners: what is the comfort level like playing sitting down? Eyeballing both a D-Roc 5 and an NG3. Leaning more toward the D-Roc for now, knowing that if I love it so much that I just NEED to get a 2 octave 6-string, I can always get an NG later. Sticker shock isn't as bad on the D-Roc since I can get one under 2k which is the # that my sensible side is telling me not to exceed.

I have a Combustion V, AFAIK the same shape as an NG3, and they're very comfortable. I only play sitting down and I have no complaints about it. The bass is balanced very well.

Can't comment about the D-roc

 

[crushingpetal]

Fretnation has the new price for an NG3 5-string, $2780. Or is that because it's a special color? I dunno man, that's gettin' a bit rich.

 

[Merrekof]

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Fretnation has the new price for an NG3 5-string, $2780. Or is that because it's a special color? I dunno man, that's gettin' a bit rich.

Damn! And I thought my Combustion 5 was expensive at €1800

 

[nightsprinter]

Fretnation has the new price for an NG3 5-string, $2780. Or is that because it's a special color? I dunno man, that's gettin' a bit rich.

If that's the real cost with the price increase announcements, then I'm sorry but it's too much. I know I am gaining a reputation for bitching about price increases across the board and subsequently being told "you must live under a rock because the market says that..." or whatever. I don't deny it. But I recently bought and sold a D-Roc 5 that I spent about $2000 on and I felt that for what it was, it was way overpriced. They're cool instruments but there's a lot of multiscale competition popping up for (at the moment) lower prices.

I'm sure they'll continue to sell a zillion basses so they won't miss my patronage.

 

[Crungy]

I'm not sure what to make of what Fret Nation says. I talked to them about some NG2's a couple years ago and he said they're being discontinued, yet I've see new ones pop up continually since then.

I'm not seeing NG2's on Dingwall's official site now, so maybe they're discontinued now and everything else out there is new old stock.

 

[Merrekof]

I'm not sure what to make of what Fret Nation says. I talked to them about some NG2's a couple years ago and he said they're being discontinued, yet I've see new ones pop up continually since then.

I'm not seeing NG2's on Dingwall's official site now, so maybe they're discontinued now and everything else out there is new old stock.

Not that I'm an expert in the matter but I do feel like Dingwall is always behind schedule. Like right after I bought my Combustion, they announced new colours for 2019, but these new colours weren't available until 2020. So yeah, they might've said they would discontinue the NG2 line but it took them another year (or two) to build and sell the final batch.

When online window shopping for new Dingwall basses, I mostly see all listings as "out of stock" or "delivery in 7-10 weeks".

Aside from Bass Direct in the UK, they seem to be the only one that has a large stock of Dingwall basses, here in Europe. Now that you mentioned it, there are no new NG2's anymore aside from one model in black. But it's on backorder so it might be possible that this is NOS.

And my Dingwall is still being sold, except it's now €2250 instead of the €1900 I paid back then. I'm glad I bought it back then, even though I wasn't in a financial position to afford it.

 

[Blues Cat]

Not really as far as I know. Bass Central is like the #1 import Dingwall dealer out there, and just recently they started getting stock consistently again. They were the first to get the "2 to 3" conversion kits as far as I know.

But it seems Dingwall is going by "first in, first out" as far as allocation.

Though Sweetwater "stocks" all kinds of stuff that they rarely, if ever, get in stock. It just stays as a placeholder listing. A lot of the boutique stuff is like that, or really high end artist stuff that's low volume.



I think it's just them reading the room. One of the biggest critiques of the import stuff since launch was the bridge, and Payson has been making good money selling their replacement.

As for preference, having both, I don't see what the big deal is. The individual bridges aren't that bad, and the single unit isn't that great. But if it makes folks happy, why not?

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