Interesting ...

[uwe]

Sheldon Dingwall knows what he is talking about.

[gearHed289]

I'm currently playing a 32'' scale Alembic, tuned down to C#, and it sounds incredible. The end.

See, I know what I'm talking about too! 

[Basvarken]

Sheldon Dingwall knows what he is talking about.how to sell it.

[morrow]

Heck , I usually use short scale basses , and I'm quite happy. I'm an old fashioned four string guy. I have a number of friends that are diehard Dingwall people. Those that like 'em tend to do the deep dive.

He has a lot of very satisfied customers. Nice to see him find some fame.

[Ken]

Thanks for posting that.  I enjoyed it.  He seems like a great guy.

[ilan]

I get the multiscale thing but not the "longer is better" part. I'd buy his bass if it were 30"—34", not 34"—37".

[Basvarken]

Me neither. Seems unlogical that the perfect scale length for a B string would be an exact inch size.

[Son of Dave W]

I get the multiscale thing but not the "longer is better" part. I'd buy his bass if it were 30"—34", not 34"—37".

I don't know about the 'longer is better' part either, but I've played a couple of them and didn't have any issues with the scale length, something with the multiscale/fanning.  I usually play 34/35" w no issues, but I never felt like the Dingwall was unmanageable.

[Basvarken]

Yes, I can confirm that playing a multi-scale bass feels surprisingly comfortable.

[Highlander]

Fretless negates the entire issue... 

[Basvarken]

No it doesn't. 

[Dave W]

I got through about 3 minutes. Clanky tones are the opposite of what I like, and I had to look up Nobby whatever.

The multi-scale principle is valid, if you need or want the amplitude of the high overtones to approach being equal to the fundamental. I don't. It's not what I call pleasing.

More power to those who do. I'll keep playing what pleases me.

[uwe]

I actually do think that his principles make sense for a bass played in a heavy metal band where you have to battle loud guitars and pummeling double bass drums + play a lot of downtuned stuff.

[Pilgrim]

I dislike clanky tones as well, but when I listen to iso tracks of Entwhistle, I'm amazed at how bright and clanky his sound often was. I think "it depends..."

[Highlander]

No it doesn't. 

"Razzer"...