Dingwall NG3 5 2025 - Pegasus Red

Here is the new Dingwall NG bass designed for Adam “Nolly” Get good from the band Periphery. Made with lightweight Alder body, Maple neck and fingerboard and equipped with Neodymium pickups, Darkglass 3 band preamp, lightweight tuners and new custom mono saddle bridge both finished in smoke chrome. The neck is fast and comfortable and the tone is clear and precise with a range of punchy tones ideal for music of all styles.

BODY & NECK

Anyone familiar with the Combustion will feel immediately at home with the NG. Having been through a long development cycle involving Periphery bassist Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood, the NG shares many of the same characteristics as the Combustion, including the body shape and general layout. However, the body wood is alder instead of the customary swamp ash of the Combustion, which is paired with a bolt-on maple neck and fingerboard. “Nolly had been touring and recording with two Combustions,” explains Sheldon Dingwall. “He had given his custom Dingwall ABZ plenty of testing, too. The NG combines everything he liked best about both models.”

“Our first look at the NG3 itself brought one word to mind: ‘gnarly.’ They are just cool-looking instruments. With the body contours and the fanned-fret neck. This bass rocks in every sense of the word.”

PICKUPS & ELECTRONICSLike the frets, the Dingwall FD3n neodymium pickups are also slanted. They’re wired to bass, low-mid and high-mid controls courtesy of the Darkglass Tone Capsule preamp, along with master volume and a 4-position Quad-Tone pickup selector that lets you solo each pickup or dial them in conjunction with one another.Quad-Tone Pickup Selector;Position 1: BridgePosition 2: Bridge & Middle (MM-style)Bridge & Neck (J-style)Position 4: NeckAll of which is augmented with an active/passive selector switch. “As soon as I tried a Dingwall, I knew right away this was the sound I wanted to have with Periphery,” says Nolly. “The low strings have clarity beyond anything I’ve ever heard before. You owe it to yourself to try one! I guarantee you’ll be blown away.”HARDWAREThe NG is kitted out with tour-grade hardware appointments, including lightweight open-gear Hipshot tuners and a staggered bridge design for greater sustain and resonance. We collaborated with Hipshot to modify their Ultra-lite tuners, which resulted in a shorter tuning peg that allows proper downward angle at the nut for maximum sustain and improved stability.

“The string spacing works well, while the multi-scale layout feels quite natural after a few playing sessions. Take it from Lee Sklar: fanned-frets work just fine! Hipshot open-gear machine heads keep the headstock weight down. Extra touches include a recessed jack socket and the easily removed magnetic plate covering the battery cavity. Tuning stability is equally impressive across the whole instrument.”

DINGWALL STRINGSDingwall strings have been meticulously tested to maximize performance and deliver a tone that blends effortlessly with any style of music. We were the first company to design strings specifically for multi-scale instruments. Available in both nickel and stainless steel, our strings provide an even tension for optimal balance, letting you experience the warmest highs and the tightest lows possible.

Note: basses are shipped with Dingwall Nickel Strings as standard.

• Made in: China/Canada (Hybrid Manufacturing)
• Body: Alder
• Neck: 5-piece maple, bolt-on
• Fingerboard: Maple, 24 ‘banjo-sized’ frets, 9.45-inch radius
• Scale Length: 34–36.25″ (4-string), 34–37″ (5-string), 33.25–37″ (6-string)
• Pickups: Dingwall FD3n, Neodymium magnets
• Preamp: Darkglass Tone Capsule
• Controls: Master volume, 4-position Quad-Tone pickup selector, 3-band active EQ (Bass, Lo-Mid, Hi-Mid), Active/Passive toggle switch
• Bridge: Dingwall individual string bridge units
• String Spacing at Bridge: 19 mm (4-string), 18 mm (5- & 6-string)
• Quad-Tone Pickup Selector: Position 1 – Bridge; Position 2 – Bridge & Middle (MM-style); Position 3 – Bridge & Neck (J-style); Position 4 – Neck
• Tuners: Licensed Hipshot Ultralite
• Nut: Graphtech Black Tusq
• Available Finishes: Metallic Black, Ducati Pearl White, Ferrari Green, Celestial Blue
• Pickguard: Carbon fiber print
• Case: Dingwall padded gigbag included