Dingwall NG-3 5-String Purple Metallic Swirl B-STOCK

Includes Gigbag. 9.1lb. B-Stock condition due to solvent popping across the headstock and body. The ‘pop’ marks on the body are super super small and spread out and the ones on the headstock are a bit bigger and tighter. They are difficult to see unless you’re looking for them in the right light.  You have to get the perfect light contrast to even photograph them. There is one small spot on the body by the upper horn that is noticeable in any light, but that’s it. 5% price reduction for these small flaws!

NG3 5 Purple Metallic White Swirl, 3 Pickups, Maple Fretboard, Matching Headstock

SPECS

Scale Lengths and Dimensions
Fingerboard Radius
NG Fingerboard radius – 240 mm (9.45”)
The NG bass features a single radius (240 mm) fingerboard. This makes for a very comfortable playing experience.

Scale Lengths

5 string model - B E A D G

B: 37″
E: 36.25″
A: 35.5″
D: 34.75″
G: 34″
C: 33.25"
Bridge spacing 518 mm – .709″

Nut width 545.5 mm – 1.8″

Heel width 575 mm – 2.95″

Neck thickness @ 1st fret: 21 mm – .827″
Neck thickness @ 12th fret: 24 mm – .945″

Body
Body Core: Alder is the traditional wood for the electric bass. It can’t be beat for a traditional warm tone with strong mids, damped highs and warm but not overpowering lows.
Finish: The satin and gloss NG finishes are a polyester base topped with polyurethane color and top coats. This industry standard finish is long-wearing and beautiful for years of service life.

Neck
We take neck construction very seriously due to our extensive experience in guitar repairs coupled with our geographic location and corresponding extreme climate. We’ve experimented with many different lamination and have found a 5-piece maple construction to be among the best.

Neck Construction: In my years in the guitar repair business I constantly had to deal with humidity related problems made worse by the huge temperature and humidity swings of our local climate. Many of these problems could have been minimized through simple design changes and materials choices.

Touring musicians are constantly amazed at how stable Dingwall instruments are. Many state that their Dingwall necks are as stable as their graphite necked instruments.

We’ve experimented with many different laminations and have found a 5-piece maple construction to be among the best. Years of experience have proven this design to be extremely stable and reliable.

Neck Carve: Medium thin C shape
Neck Reinforcement: Heavy duty truss-rod
Headstock: Flat, string retaining bar. We combined the minimalist shape of the Afterburner headstock with the lightest import tuners we could find. The results are excellent balance and solid performance.

Standard Fingerboard: Maple on NG Models
Maple has a nice snappy top end that really enhances the attack of the note. We now finish our maple fingerboards with satin polyurethane. To maintain stability, we also finish the neck shaft with the same finish.

Fret Options: We use 18% hard nickel silver fretwire. Lee Sklar turned us onto the benefits of small frets. The advantages are a more woody, less metallic tone, smoother glissandos and a faster feel. Our standard size is “banjo” size. This is the same size as you’d find on most guitars from the 50’s and 60’s. Although its size is smaller than standard bass fretwire, its service life is about the same.
Position Markers and Inlays: 3 mm plastic face dots, 2 mm plastic side dots.

Electronics
Pickups: The FD-3N pickups are made to our specifications. They feature Neodymium magnets which offer high output and a smooth but aggressive tone.
Pickup Options: 2 pickup neck/bridge 3 pickup neck/middle/bridge
Standard Electronics: The NG2 features a Master Volume, 4 position Rotary pickup selector, 3-band Darkglass pre-amp with an Active/Passive toggle switch. The 4 pickup positions are: 1. Bridge soloed, 2. Bridge/Neck in parallel, 3. Bridge/Neck in series, 4. Neck soloed.
Pickup Switching: Rotary pickup selector.
Knobs: The NG now features smoked chrome knurled push-on knobs.
Jack: The jack is one of the most critical electronic components of a bass. It’s the most likely to suffer abuse so needs to be rugged in order to be reliable. We wanted the Combustion to be as reliable as it is great sounding and looking so we install the amazing socket style jack plate with a Switchcraft brand jack.

Hardware
Hardware color: Smoked Chrome
Tuners: We tested a lot of tuners when designing the NG. We were able to find an open-back tuner that met our requirements of light-weight and smooth feel. These tuners will provide years of trouble free performance. We also chose them to have the exact same hole specifications as both Gotoh and Hipshot tuners so replacement or upgrades down the road are a simple process.
Bridge: We started with an available bridge/saddle system that met our requirements for lock-down solid performance and great tone. Then we improved on it by designing a custom riser system to provide increased range of action adjustability.
Strap Pins: Standard