I’m pretty sure that Nolly Getgood and the success of his NG2 and NG3 signature basses are what made Dingwall the “it” bass for Metal.
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Dingwall: More than Metal
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I’m pretty sure that Nolly Getgood and the success of his NG2 and NG3 signature basses are what made Dingwall the “it” bass for Metal.
I follow Lee Sklar on YouTube and he favours a Dingwall. Don't think he is playing much metal these days....
True. And then I find out that he's a guitarist now? (I'm not into metal at all and likely haven't never heard him play a note.)
He was always a guitarist. That is probably why he is such a good pick player on bass.
He has been with them for a long time and is the reason for the small frets on Dingwall's basses.
Mr. Sklar wanted mandolin frets on his bass, Mr. Dingwall did it, liked the results. Lee Sklar's signature basses come in mandolin size, most other Dingwalls are banjo sized frets.
Nice and thin, not very tall.
I loooove me them small frets.
I have been eyeing the RG3 5 for a while and pulled the trigger about 6 weeks ago.
I have used the bass on several gigs and recording sessions, none of them metal.
The Darkglass preamp sounds wonderful, but the magic is the bass. The B and E string sound ridiculously true and clear in the fundamental note the instrument produces.
The bass with three pickups approximates Pbass, Jazz with both Pickups, Jazz in the bridge position, and Stingray single humbucker using the stock selector. I can't imagine wanting more choices but a replacement selector gives you a couple more, should you need more. These are not metal sounds. These are electric bass sounds we have come to treasure, only better because of how the bass resonates.
Now, if you want metal or rock sounds, add some overdrive, whatever kind and flavor you like, and this bass instantly sounds like the Nolly Getgood demos you hear so often. That is available without trouble.
In short, very versatile bass for any genre and noticeably clearer and stronger fundamental note clarity than you are used to hearing. Whether you are playing Jazz, Gospel, Rock, singer-songwriter music, or death metal, I think you will be blown away by how well this bass works for any of these genres.
I have used the bass on several gigs and recording sessions, none of them metal.
The Darkglass preamp sounds wonderful, but the magic is the bass. The B and E string sound ridiculously true and clear in the fundamental note the instrument produces.
The bass with three pickups approximates Pbass, Jazz with both Pickups, Jazz in the bridge position, and Stingray single humbucker using the stock selector. I can't imagine wanting more choices but a replacement selector gives you a couple more, should you need more. These are not metal sounds. These are electric bass sounds we have come to treasure, only better because of how the bass resonates.
Now, if you want metal or rock sounds, add some overdrive, whatever kind and flavor you like, and this bass instantly sounds like the Nolly Getgood demos you hear so often. That is available without trouble.
In short, very versatile bass for any genre and noticeably clearer and stronger fundamental note clarity than you are used to hearing. Whether you are playing Jazz, Gospel, Rock, singer-songwriter music, or death metal, I think you will be blown away by how well this bass works for any of these genres.
Saying a bass is just for metal is like saying that butter is just for bread.
The technology for metal fingers isn't there yet. Unless, of course, you're a pick player like me...
I'm assuming you mean Music Loft on College Rd? Them some good folks. Never anything less than super friendly every time I've been in there.
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Yep.
The tongue-in-cheek joke among Periphery for some time was that Nolly was the best guitarist in the band.
He throws down a ripper of a solo here about 1:05 in
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In 2005 I bought a five string Voodoo sight unseen and jumped in with both feet. Fantastic bass; actually, I played it in the metal band I was in but also for my church's worship team (not metal but wish it was
). I really liked how close the string-to-string tone was (open E vs. 'E' on the B string). And it played great - but I came from a bubinga Cirrus 4 and it also played and sounded fantastic. I have great sounding and playing basses in both 34" and 35" scale lengths so I'm not all that motivated to chase another down quite yet.Due to the string tension it was hard for me to feel when I was pressing down between frets - I think Kaliums are slinkier than Dingwall strings so probably not an issue any more. I'd love to own another when the right one comes available (and when that coincides with the presence of a bunch of Benjamin's available for the purchase). A Prima six string would be nice...
Raz
There’s a lot of examples that check this box. The thing is that this bass and many others have the made for metal look.
Robots do exist. You can probably even make one that plays with one finger faster than Jamerson.
Famous heavy metal artists 101 (apparently…
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It’s a bit like Wal basses and Geddy Lee/Justin Chancellor [delete as applicable]. There’s so much more to those basses than Rush and Tool.
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Yes. They work in other styles more than fine 
Yes. They work in other styles more than fine
That may be the best looking Dingwall I have ever seen! Is that a reverse Super-P?
