The Last Bass Outpost

Dingwall seems to have had some issues too. Apologies if someone else has posted about this. I couldn't see it in my skim of the 8 pages.

"To all our friends and customers,
Due to circumstances beyond our control we are discontinuing the award-winning D-bird model. In it's place we are introducing the D-Roc. The good news is that all the performance features that made the D-bird such a standout will be carried over to the D-Roc, the only changes will be to the body profile and headstock. Early feedback to the new D-Roc has been unanimously positive so we see this as a very positive move. Customers receiving a D-Roc will be getting the first run of a new and exciting design. We appreciate everyone's patience and support as we faced this challenge to steer things to a successful and positive outcome for our customers. We are very proud of the efforts of the entire Dingwall team and suppliers.

Best regards,

Sheldon Dingwall"

Apparently there were other posts from Mr Dingwall that referenced nasty letters from Gibson, which I can't find now.

D- Roc


D Bird

Quote from: uwe on March 29, 2019, 04:39:31 PM
My discounted hourly rate is EUR 600. Plus VAT and expenses. 

*** https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/shortsale.asp

Thank you, Good Sir.

Quote from: uwe on March 29, 2019, 05:25:20 AM
In the course of the day ...

Sensible metric measurements or that crappy inches stuff?

Sensible metric by preference, please.

^ Eggscellent!

Hey guys! Anyone here have a Gibson Shortsale TBird? A friend is after some details for a build he is doing.
What is the neck width at the nut, neck width at the 12th, neck width at the treble end of the fretboard, neck thickness through at the nut, neck thickness through at the 12th?

Also is the neck a laminate like a full scale Gibson TBird?
Is it set neck or neck through?

Thanks in advance.

Quote from: Dave W on January 03, 2019, 07:48:02 PM
It sounds positive to me.

As the article says, he just took over on November 1st. Unfortunately there's no shortage of people of limited intelligence dumbasses who don't realize that instant change won't happen.

CME just announced a limited run of custom color SG Standards, at no extra cost, and the Gibson bashers are already at it in the comments on Reverb. Not that Gibson didn't deserve bashing for Henry's disastrous last few years, they did, but that's over now; now the new Gibson is being trashed for offering a limited run. No pleasing some people. And there are the usual complaints about the price, even though the competition is that expensive or more.

Those SG Guitars are getting a bashing on a certain anti Gibson bass forum.

Quote from: Dave W on October 06, 2018, 06:18:42 PM
Are you talking about Allen Eden? I think veebass was talking about Gibson, since there had been no Gibson importer in Australia for a while.

Yes I was- sorry for being unclear.

There is even now n importer and distributor for Australia- the prices seem to have gone up a bit. Oh well.

Quote from: amptech on July 11, 2018, 11:21:12 PM
He has the complete 2019 gibson bass lineup

Probably as many as their total production. 

Quote from: gearHed289 on July 10, 2018, 11:37:25 AM
It's gotta be the photo, but that Ripper looks HUGE!

Which do you like better, the 335 or the Midtown?

The Ripper is the early bigger body model, but yes it does look big in the pic.
I like the sound of the ES 335 sound a little better. I can look at that Midtown all day long and it plays beautifully.

Quote from: 4stringer77 on July 10, 2018, 07:26:02 AM
Nice collection Veebass. Do you have a favorite from that group? ...and shame on planetgaffnet for not having at least one Gibson! 

Hard to say.... I probably use the black Epi Vintage Pro TBird most at gigs. I love the sound of the Gibson TBird with Chinabuckers too.  I use the Les Pauls/ ES 335 and Midtown a fair bit as well. The Ripper is an old favourite.

Quote from: slinkp on July 10, 2018, 08:24:27 AM
Is that a Greco II over on the right, or a Gibson?
Looks like a hint of a 3-point peeking out from a bridge cover, and the only place I've seen a 3-point with separate tailpiece was on Grecos like my IV. And now I notice there's no logo

Yes, it is a Greco. The previous owner sanded Greco off the TRC. I sprayed it gloss black.

Includes two Grecos.

Quote from: Christine on June 25, 2018, 02:18:10 PM
Going on how very simple and quick Fender basses are to make I would say that Fenders are less value for money than a Thunderbird, or to rephrase that, I imagine Fender probably make more profit per bass than Gibson do with the Tbird

Higher labour costs and more desirable headstock stickers have to be a big factors.
See how low US Gibsons have been blown out.
The Epi VP is essentially made the same way as a Gibson TBird except the finish.
Can't fault my Epi, but I can usually find a fault somewhere in my US Gibsons.
Just saying.

Quote from: Dave W on June 24, 2018, 07:15:27 PM
Here's a sold Midtown Signature from Elderly without Grover stamped on the tuners.

Hard to know whether yours were made by Grover or another company copying the Grover style to Gibson's specs, but there's no reason to think yours aren't the original tuners.

Thanks. I was confident- but it doesn't hurt to see another exactly the same. Mine's a 2014 stamped one as well.