Yeah, that Vintage Microtubes at low settings is basically tube tone in a box!

I thought the same, he just put out a video!

You would think that but it’s surprisingly not called on a lot. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Was about to say that

Lee and his shiny new Dingwall in 2000: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ibx0fMqfrr_Ig3k.html

@@Therealchuckbailey oh for sure. This wasn't supposed to imply the video is useless, just that the bass community can be a little... illogical sometimes

Along with Lee Sklar

Nice seeing you here Lobster!

I've been spreading the word about your NG mod. Alot more Dingwallers are doing it now. :)

Toto didn't do metal but they were metal as hell

@@mark6302 Toto has some bangers. Incredible musicians.

Those proggy guys often had some hard songs, just like metal/punk bands would sometimes play around with proggier compositions

Yeah, I use a Darkglass Alpha Omicron on my worship pedalboard to give me a little more hair on bigger parts. It works great! I am now saving up for a Dingwall Combustion, and like you, Lee Sklar turned me on to them. On point Peter!

I have an Ampeg SVP-BSP for "the metals". I don't see that changing.

“It’s typically folks that sit at home wishing they could afford these basses and trying to justify in their head a reason to not want one.” Hit the nail directly on the head. It’s unfortunate that’s the truth…

Over the years I’ve found out that many of my favorite albums were recorded with p basses even though the bassist never used them live.

Warwick: 3000$ basses in bands that look like they sleep in dumpsters...

Thanks for being apart of it, dude!

Dude, your playing was NIIICE

A dark blue D Roc Standard is on my list. $1,900 with a case (not sure if that's a gig bag or an actual hardshell tho).

Happy New Year, TJ!

It’s probably a gig bag, but it is definitely one of the nicer bags I’ve experienced.

Watched this again and love this video just as much the 2nd time.

Good point and something to adjust for while playing.

Second time I post my comment, because the first time it magically got deleted: I don't want to troll this vid. Just to put some things into perspective. The vast majority of Dingwall basses, that regular people have to work their asses off, save up and buy, come with bright and relatively aggressive neodymium pickups, compared to say, alnico ones. I can't blame people for thinking the general orientation of these basses is for metal - although if one is flexible, smart and make certain compromises, he/she can make them work for any style. Want to change them up for your favourite pickups? You can't. Proprietary shape. You can change to another Dingwall pickup, when you can get one. I recently came across a Dingwall pickup upgrade kit. The price was kinda ridiculously high in my opinion. And there was a sticker on the underside "G&B pickups". Korean mass producing pickup company that provides pickups for several well known companies for their "import" made models - PRS being one of them. So, not that they are bad pickups, but not the best either for my taste and probably many other people's tastes. But no way at that price. No way at all. Strings. When I started out on bass, coming from years of guitar playing, I must have spent around 400 bucks, just to find the bass strings that I prefer. So I can say that having been in and out of that rabbit hole, I am pretty much set in my string preferences. One that decides to get a Dingwall must be prepared to possibly say goodbye to their favourite strings, since not many make suitable strings for suck scale lengths. Flatwounds anyone? I have only played with a D-Roc 4 string and it didn't do it for me. I found it terrible for slapping also. So why am I saying all these? I almost pulled the trigger on a D-Roc, before I had the chance to play one, based on the hype (1600 bucks for a made in China instrument - yes hype does that to people - not that it's a bad instrument, but one that that should be a hell of a lot cheaper again in my opinion), the youtube vids (much like the present one) that comfortably omit certain things regarding the practicality of these instruments, focusing on the positive things. After having played the D-Roc, being a bit disappointed, I took a closer look into them, found what I found and what I found, I share here with you. I will not say that one brand is better that the other, I have no reason to - I do not get paid by anyone. KZfaqrs (the moneytized ones) on the other hand, shape our opinions for a living. Not a bad thing of course. But our opinions need to be our own. I hope I helped with what I wanted to do - put things in perspective. Happy new year everyone!

Yeah the sweet spot is on a diagonal like the bridge. Not a big deal. More noticeable with a pick - i've found.

@@morbidalex666 From what i know the Dingwall pick-ups are made by Nordstrand. The replacements ...i wouldn't know. They are overly bright, so I run the high mid on half and the low mid nearly all the way down. And use the middle pickup. Sounds nothing like 90% of NG2/3 vids on YT. The strings really are excellent and long lasting. I got 2 years out of my Stainless set, before they started dull and slip intonation. Played 2-3 hours a day, and washed in the sink more than 70 times! I like the shape of the D-roc - that's about it. The finishes look a bit cheap and it sounds vintage in a bad way. Though, hey it sounded ok for reggae in the vid haha. I'm sorry the D-roc didn't work out for you - sometimes you just can't play this stuff first. The hype train and the hate, seem to be coming from the fact that it's popular and Awesome , a non-trad design, still medium expensive but made partially in China... and most likely a long term Classic like the Stingray. That's enough to get people going alright. Cheers

I noticed that a lot too. I try to move my thumb placement closer to the neck as i go up the strings, that's really my only complaint with my NG3 though

It was a record I played on a few years ago with Kellyeann Keough, this song was called Too Soon. I am biased, but I believe this record to be the best of my career so far, and not because I played it. The songs are just really good :)

@@deadbeatstudios nice!! Ill give it a listen for sure!! Sounds reaallly good

You're far too kind :)

@@deadbeatstudios can you share what you ran the D-Roc through? It sounded fantastic, but modified.

Jayme just ran it through a WireTap. I ended up reamping his direct signal into the Heritage SVT in the Ampeg Suite.

@@TheBassChannel thanks for the reply!

One thing that helps is that most of the offset is at the bridge. I haven't measured, but I'd guess there is only about 1" offset at the nut, so at most it will feel like a 35" when reaching that first fret.

This ☝️

Hmm, me thinks a Eddie Lawson signature bass ?

@@t.s.racing A Jeff Ward signature bass. 🙂

It’s a weird thing that has circled since the Basses inception

Bass players are... special creatures

@@Therealchuckbailey not true because Dingwall was around before the brand blew up in the metal community. I've been using a 6 string Dingwall on and off for close to 20 years and in all genre's. Are Dingwalls versatile basses? Most definitely. Scale length on my Dingwall is. 33.25" 34" 34.75" 35.5" 36.25" 37

Dingwall makes that exact same range in the Super P and Super J models. They've had those for at least as long as the 37 to 34 models.

I have zero problem with metal. I have a problem with people unfairly judging and dismissing things as one-dimensional. Hence the video.

You can get a hand made Dingwall for under 4k as well.

​@@57precision Only the Custom Shops are Made in Canada, for everything else they say "Manufactered in China". Which Model are you talking about?

@@angrywhiteman Super J, Super P, D Roc Custom, ABZ, ABI and ABII all start at under $4,000.

@@57precision Seems like their not available here in Germany but good to know. Only found the Ready to Play stuff and the 6k Basses

Why do you say that? I’m genuinely curious

All basses are expensive now though. Fender is over here trying to sell us a MIM Flea Jazz bass for $1450! At lest with a Dingwall you get something designed in this century with modern electronics and appointments. Dingwall can also charge what they want because they dominate this space. All the other 5 string full scale fanned fret basses on the market that are cheaper than a Dingwall are turds. I know because I would have bought one over a Dingwall if there were any worth buying.

@@57precision it's a piece of wood with the simplest electronics you can make.how advanced and modern can something like this be?that flea thing is indeed fucked up.but all i know is that the tones i get from my 700e standard mim are not 5000e less worthy than a Dingwall

@@jacopasto3204 You're certainly right. I think it's a given that when we are talking about basses >1500 dollars that we are well into the realm of diminishing returns as far as reliability, playability, and sound go. Dingwall's are luxury instruments, it's in no way a value proposition to buy one. We all know that a Mercedes Benz gets you to the store the same way a Ford does, but there's still a market for the Benz.

Car-inspired designs and colors are a big part of the Dingwall brand identity. Sheldon and his team are perfectly willing to build you a Prima Artist or a Z that looks like a coffee table if that is what you desire.

Try an ibanez ehb... 35" B and its not way out west. Also a passive mode with (choir of angels) a Tone control. Plus it weighs nothing

@@PorchBass 37'' Ibanez BTBs are on the way as announced this week. Very affordable too, I just hope their new pickups sound decent.

There's plenty of players who play with their P bass' tone turned down. So is there something wrong with the P-bass sound then? Is it to honky for you?

@@craigmoran893 ok

Tell that to Leland Sklar.