New Headless Dingwall!

[ric4682]

I think it’s sick! As a lover of headless basses (it’s the superior design) I think this is masterfully done. It looks like the string clamps might be able to be used without an allen key, and fold out “headstock” for hanging stands!

 

[nonohmic]

Gonna buy a Headless Dingwall and run it through a Darkglass Anagram into a Mesa Boogie 800D.

Talkbass is gonna flip.

 

[five7]

The video is quite the tease.

 

[pingvuiini]

Cool! I hope lefties will be available.

I've been posting lately that one of the best headless innovations in the past few years is a top mounted bridge tuning system like NS Designs or Riviera. This eliminates the traditional tuning knobs sticking out beyond the butt of the body, which required a notch or arch to be cut to recess the knobs and protect them from damage but often times made it difficult to turn the knobs. Good to see Dingwall adopt this new trend with what appears to be their own top mounted headless bridge design.

 

[ric4682]

Cool! I hope lefties will be available.

I've been posting lately that one of the best headless innovations in the past few years is a top mounted bridge tuning system like NS Designs or Riviera. This eliminates the traditional tuning knobs sticking out beyond the butt of the body, which required a notch or arch to be cut to recess the knobs and protect them from damage but often times made it difficult to turn the knobs. Good to see Dingwall adopt this new trend with what appears to be their own top mounted headless bridge design.

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I totally agree that top mount seems superior! I actually have a custom Otto Bass on order with the Riviera hardware and I’m excited to see how it performs.

 

[bholder]

Siggy model??

 

[gklijs]

Ik quite like the way it's done on Bogart basses, although you need to be a bit careful how to put them in a stand. The Dingwall used a nice system, much like the Alusonic headless basses.

 

[jonartimus]

Very cool! I'm interested in how the strings are held at the nut end. I had a headless Kiesel with the tiny hex nuts and it was a nightmare for me. Hopefully they have something better.

 

[monsterthompson]

 

[Gilmourisgod]

True enough, headless IS superior in most respects, but you still hear the "too ugly" knock.... from people who haven't played one. What's with the levers on the "headstock", string end clamps?

 

[ric4682]

True enough, headless IS superior in most respects, but you still hear the "too ugly" knock.... from people who haven't played one. What's with the levers on the "headstock", string end clamps?

I think the fold out wings/levers on sides are to allow it to hang on Hercules style guitar stands. The long finger-like things do seem to be some kind of string clamp; no idea how that works though! I’m looking forward to hearing more about it.
If I can change the strings on a headless without an allen key then that would be amazing. That’s the only part of the design that’s a weakness for headless basses in my opinion

 

[ctmullins]

oh so subbed

 

[scottycameron]

wow, this would need to be cross shopped w/ the Mayones...

 

[PrimitiveMan]

some more pics via reddit

 

[TTA]

I think it’s sick! As a lover of headless basses (it’s the superior design) I think this is masterfully done. It looks like the string clamps might be able to be used without an allen key, and fold out “headstock” for hanging stands!

i think i will cricut black dingwall text logos to put on my ab1’s.

 

[ric4682]

It’s a bummer it’s a custom shop model and not a standard model. I’m sure it’ll be $$$$$$$

 

[Obese Chess]

today's IG post also mentions something about a "lever" system inspired by Philip Kubicki. Incredibly interested in more details, even if it'll be way out of my price range.

 

[IceBlueBoogaloo]

I’m a simp for Dingwall and I’m not afraid to admit it.

 

[pbass2]

I bought an AB1 five string very early on, the passive one. Great sounding bass. I sometimes regret letting it go. Will likely get back in the Dingwall waters again at some point. The headless looks pretty darn cool.
Big Lee Sklar fan, which was one of my inspirations getting one. I never would have expected that Dingwalls would come to be associated with all these heavy music styles--it's rare to see a demo of one (or even DW's own marketing) where one is played with a straight up clean sound! I mean, at a certain point with all that dirt, it could be pretty much any five string bass with roundwounds and a bunch of OD/distortion slapped on!

 

[bass12]

I actually like the look of these better than the headstock models. I don't much care for the "wings" but otherwise it's a slick design.