I have always thought the Dingwall headstock had a cheap look about it. The first time I saw one in public, I thought it was a Dean. The new headless design is better IMO.
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New Headless Dingwall!
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The only thing the headless one has working against it is if you wanna go full Lee Sklar and have detuners on there. I think he has one on his B and E string.
I love the design so much! Can't tell if it's an import or Canadian? Either way, it will be well out of my comfortable price range 
i have to agree with the meme for me. only headless i have considered to date. i like blue also
Kahler had a locking nut that had lever-locks and it looks like this could be the same basic mechanism.
Lots of great stuff going on with this bass and it might look like the only major thing lacking is body contours.
The first pic is what the SR-71 looked like to tracking stations on the ground as it crossed into Libyan airspace.
Oh, good point. If it ends up having no body contours that will be inexplicable and a (theoretical, since I can't afford one anyway LOL) deal breaker.
Dingwall Effigy 5-String Headless Bass - Message us to Pre-Order
Lots of pictures here.
Once again Sheldon shows how design should be done!
Lots of pictures here.
Once again Sheldon shows how design should be done!
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Not for me. I don’t like contours anyway. Just a rounded - or preferably chamfered - edge will do.
We're talking in broad terms here with the primary focus being anything the softens sharp edges.
Anyways, in other news I just found this.
I have two headless basses, a Zon and a Keith. Both have bridges with the usual roller tuners, and I've grown accustomed to them. They are recessed, and I love that these basses are nearly always in tune (perfectly in tune!) when I pull them out of the case.
OTOH the nut end of the Dingwall headless is perfect. The no-tools clamping design, and retractable wings which allow it to be used with a hanging stand... absolute genius, and I'm green with envy that my Keith and Zon don't have those features.
I'm not going to buy a Dingwall headless, they aren't my style, but deepest respect to them for quality (I've played a few) and innovation.
OTOH the nut end of the Dingwall headless is perfect. The no-tools clamping design, and retractable wings which allow it to be used with a hanging stand... absolute genius, and I'm green with envy that my Keith and Zon don't have those features.
I'm not going to buy a Dingwall headless, they aren't my style, but deepest respect to them for quality (I've played a few) and innovation.
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Wow Bob Wow - I'd also love to hear about that Phil Kubicki referenced detail, and yes... more to look at and ponder.
Really like to see the Kubicki drop-D lever in the future too, four string of course.
I just bought my NG3 half a year ago, but man... if the price is right and they produce a 6 string model of it, I'll be there.
The body is going to be more heavy because of the extra thickness, which is not a design choice but imposed by tuners instead. Hence the thinning out on the neck side.
Those tuners seem like they have a really short travel, could be "bottoming out" frequently (during setup).
The headstock length is not a solution really, a headless that still has half a length of a regular head is...marketing?
How good are those string clamps? Ibanez made a mess on EHB series, so many broken and unwound string due to half-assed design that saved the company a few coins.
Head wings are a solution but not by someone who plays a headless bass.
Looks like a rushed prototype. Here, a solution on the same level (sorry that its an EHB on the image):
Those tuners seem like they have a really short travel, could be "bottoming out" frequently (during setup).
The headstock length is not a solution really, a headless that still has half a length of a regular head is...marketing?
How good are those string clamps? Ibanez made a mess on EHB series, so many broken and unwound string due to half-assed design that saved the company a few coins.
Head wings are a solution but not by someone who plays a headless bass.
Looks like a rushed prototype. Here, a solution on the same level (sorry that its an EHB on the image):
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He said custom shop “for now”. At least $4k would be my guess.
More than likely mine too. Though not that color and I’d want another string on there so I can do F#-G.
