much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message dingwall guitars type private industry musical instruments founded saskatoon saskatchewan canada headquarters canada products stringed instruments electronics website http www.dingwallguitars.com dingwall designer guitars is a manufacturer of bass guitars and electric guitars based in saskatoon saskatchewan canada . 1 it employs the fanned fret system started by novax guitars 2 for manufacturing basses increasing the scale length of the strings on the bass side of the guitar compared to the treble side . this design is more akin to a piano or harp giving the bass strings length that increases the sustain . 3 4 contents 1 instruments 1.1 basses 1.2 guitars 2 models 2.1 basses 2.2 guitars 3 references instruments edit basses edit all dingwall bass guitars are constructed using fanned frets . 5 this extends the scale length of the 5th string on most of their models to 37 rather than the more common 34 achieved using traditional parallel fret bass designs . 6 reviews for dingwall basses have mostly been positive . in a review for the afterburner series of basses bass player magazine concluded that the afterburner was an exceptional bass . the extra scale length clearly improves low note focus and pitch definition and dingwall s uncompromising workmanship is world class . 7 another review for vintage guitar magazine also complimented dingwall s tone and craftsmanship in a review of the super j bass every component from the pickups and electronics to the selection of tone woods and the hardware are all well conceived and executed and the craftsmanship is superb . 8 other reviews have noted though that the fanned fret design can make dingwall basses more challenging to play . in an early review bass player magazine concluded that the fanned fret design isn t as difficult to play as you might think ... but you will have to spend some time adapting your technique to get the most out of this innovative design . the review also noted the need for special strings to optimize the tone achieved from the basses as the strings are longer than standard guitar strings . 9 guitars edit in 2010 dingwall reintroduced electric guitars to the instrument lineup . while only a few have been produced so far early models have been well received . the music community harmony central reviewed a dingwall custom i stating the look of the dingwall custom i is pure rock n roll ... the bridge pickup nails the crunchy yet warm classic rock tone with a distinct almost cello like character . 10 models edit basses edit combustion afterburner series super j series super p series z series lee sklar signature prima artist guitars edit custom i custom ii custom 3 only prototypes were built of this model references edit guitars guitar manufacturers and makers . highwayhome.com . retrieved 2012 02 13 . instrument sales . novax guitars . retrieved 2012 02 13 . information technical lecture . novax guitars . retrieved 2012 02 13 . clay 2009 03 10 . on the bench what s up with those frets . projectsonthebench.blogspot.com . retrieved 2012 02 13 . dingwall bass specifications side by side comparison . dingwall guitars . 2008 08 25 . retrieved 2012 02 13 . 5 string buddingh terry bass player magazine may 2002 feser phil dingwall super j jammin j style . vintage guitar magazine january 26 2010 malandrone scott bass player magazine january 1996 view everyone only notes 2010 09 23 . news dingwall guitars dingwall custom i guitar . harmony central . retrieved 2012 02 13 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title dingwall designer guitars & oldid 720830204 categories bass guitar manufacturing companiescompanies based in saskatoonhidden categories articles lacking reliable references from july 2011all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa olsvenska edit links this page was last modified on 18 may 2016 at 05 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view