It's been a while, but we've once again received some new stuff from the Dingwall Customshop. And what a treat it is every time! The basses from the Canadian Customshop are built with exceptional craftsmanship and an uncompromising eye for detail.
This Z is no exception, despite the fact that this example -by the standards of a Z- is a relative plain built and with one clear purpose; to get past all the frills and with the goal to create the fattest, sleekest solid tone possible.
Normally, a Z is built with a dual density body (a mix of weight-selected Nothern and Swamp). This one has a body of two parts Nothern Ash, as Dingwall did in the early days of the Z. Nothern Ash is heavier, harder and denser than Swamp Ash. This does make the bass a bit heavier than usual, but also makes the low end insanely tight and the bass has all the definition in the world. The neck is the standard 5-piece maple neck with wenge fingerboard with off-set dot inlay and Dingwall logo at the twelfth position and matching headstock; Bronze Age Metallic, a beautiful solid metallic finish that finds the middle ground between a traditional gold finish and bronze. The multiscale divide for this 5-string bass is 34-37".
Regarding electronics, this bass features three optional Super Fatty pickups (neodynium) combined with an active Glockenklang pre-amp.
In a way, this Z reminds us of the Nolly Getgood Combustion from the Ready-to-play series and for the same target group (metal) this would be an absolute killer bass, perhaps the ultimate!
This bass comes with a deluxe Dingwall soft case and accessory bag. The bass weighs 5 kg / 11 lbs.
We had this Bass signed by the man himself: Sheldon Dingwall!
More Information
Brand | Dingwall |
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Ean Code | 6096023114170 |
Color | Gold |
Lefty | no |
Body wood | ash |
Fingerboard | wenge |
Top | niet van toepassing |
Construction | bolt on |
Amount of strings | 5 |
Active / passive | both, switchable |
Finish | polyurethaan |
Koffer | gigbag |
Article number | 70730 |