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F*@! yeah!
Let's get this out the way - DHL are awful, but I finally got the bass in my hands and it's a stunner.
It's everything you want and hope it to be. This is not a 'budget' Dingwall - it far exceeds them in *usable* versatility and tones, and is just as playable. Don't mistake this as a being a consolation option just because it's cheaper.
The pickups are a huge improvement on the muddy old Bartolinis that Ibanez usually load in, with plenty of clarity and none of the thinness/harshness that the Dingwalls have.
I have no desire yet to parallel + rotary mod them as some do, though it may be an option in the future if I want more tonal options.
The slick multiscale neck does it's thing with aplomb, giving nice tight lows and easy fretting all over. The profile is just perfection and is one of the easiest basses I've played despite the extra inches. Eq options are good too, though I usually run everything flat anyway for consistency when recording or going into a rig, and then eq from there.
As for the build, this is probably the best indo Ibanez I've seen in a long while. QC is hit and miss there but this one is near perfect. Very neat all over with only some small signs of cost cutting in the finishing, wood selection and assembly, including the triangle of shame behind the nut of course. Otherwise its clean and well finished, with the open pore matt finish being particularly nice to hold and play.
Sounds great, plays great, built well and nicely priced for a bass of this quality.
It's everything you want and hope it to be. This is not a 'budget' Dingwall - it far exceeds them in *usable* versatility and tones, and is just as playable. Don't mistake this as a being a consolation option just because it's cheaper.
The pickups are a huge improvement on the muddy old Bartolinis that Ibanez usually load in, with plenty of clarity and none of the thinness/harshness that the Dingwalls have.
I have no desire yet to parallel + rotary mod them as some do, though it may be an option in the future if I want more tonal options.
The slick multiscale neck does it's thing with aplomb, giving nice tight lows and easy fretting all over. The profile is just perfection and is one of the easiest basses I've played despite the extra inches. Eq options are good too, though I usually run everything flat anyway for consistency when recording or going into a rig, and then eq from there.
As for the build, this is probably the best indo Ibanez I've seen in a long while. QC is hit and miss there but this one is near perfect. Very neat all over with only some small signs of cost cutting in the finishing, wood selection and assembly, including the triangle of shame behind the nut of course. Otherwise its clean and well finished, with the open pore matt finish being particularly nice to hold and play.
Sounds great, plays great, built well and nicely priced for a bass of this quality.
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A tone beast
A late review, i love this bass. Actually i wanted a fan fret bass that isnt that "djenty" as Dingwall. Its phenomenal.
The only problem i found is that the neck is a bit more sensitive than expected when touring. It needed daily adjustments.
That's something classic for multiscale basses, but i feel its a bit too sensitive at tempratures changes.
The only problem i found is that the neck is a bit more sensitive than expected when touring. It needed daily adjustments.
That's something classic for multiscale basses, but i feel its a bit too sensitive at tempratures changes.
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Good bass, not great QA
It's a good instrument, sounds good, feels good. Can't complain about the sound or features, and it also looks good.
But the QA was a miss. Majority of the frets on both sides are quite sharp to the point that I can't ignore I'll have to take it to a luthier to file them down. No idea whether it's only this one bass or if it's a common issue of this lineup. In any case, it's an extra expense I'd rather not have since the bass itself already isn't cheap.
But the QA was a miss. Majority of the frets on both sides are quite sharp to the point that I can't ignore I'll have to take it to a luthier to file them down. No idea whether it's only this one bass or if it's a common issue of this lineup. In any case, it's an extra expense I'd rather not have since the bass itself already isn't cheap.
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