[quote="Dingwall":1mnngy4j]I was wondering the price on the Z1 with the Jamaican colors. And what other specs are there and the prices on them. I'm new to Dingwall.[/quote:1mnngy4j]
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I'm not Dingwall Sales (he's got way more hair than I), but I can certainly answer questions about this bass. I'm the one who ordered, paid and own the bass.
The off the shelf features:
-Dual density swamp ash body
-Standard Dingwall Bridge
-5 piece maple neck. 24 frets
-FD-3 pickups that are internally switchable between series/parallel
-Aguilar OBP-1 2 band preamp, 18v, wired with Sheldon's proprietary hybrid treble control.
-Switching: Pre on/off; neck pickup S/P; Bridge pickup S/P
-4 way rotary switch for Neck/Series/Parallel/Bridge settings
-See the Dingwall Z-series webpage for more specific info.
Custom options:
- Maple fingerboard (at the time a special order)/Poly finished neck
- Discontinued Voodoo body shape (with new carve details)
-Top wood: Spalted/Flamed maple (premium select wood option)
-Matching pickup covers from top wood, matching finish
-Matching headstock, also from top-wood.
-Block inlays at 5 & 12, black bordered, matching finish & inlay wood.
Also, you should know that Sheldon and I had a gentleman's deal on this configuration/body shape/finish, etc. so that this would be a one-off, at least for now, so you'd have to talk with him to see if that's still in effect. Also, I believe that some of the options I chose are no longer available on Zebra series instruments.
In terms of price, what I paid was based upon 2005 pricing and now would have no meaning in relation to the current price (I haven't seen one for a year or two). I will say that "it wasn't a budget bass"...in terms of cost...but it was a bargain in relation to the pleasure I get from it. Worth every single penny.
ps: the colors aren't actually the colors of Jamaica (Black, Yellow, Green) but the colors of Ethiopian flag Green-Gold-Red.