Dingwall Custom Shop Effigy 3-5 - Ferrari Green - PRE-ORDER

Introducing the Effigy - A Headless Bass from the Dingwall Custom factory in Canada.

Not just another addition to the Dingwall Custom Shop range, we’re talking our very first headless bass guitar. Influenced by the Canadian architect Frank Gehry, as well as renowned guitar designer Philip Kubicki, the Dingwall Effigy offers a totally transformed playing experience.

Sleek, compact, lighter to wear and easier to restring, the Effigy is aimed at the contemporary, technical bass player who values a wide range of tonal possibilities.

If you’ve always dreamed of wielding a headless bass guitar, then we urge you to read on.

With its flowing curves and soft contours, the body shape is a continuation of the Dingwall Afterburner series, with the extra caveat that subtle sculpting has taken place. Inspired by the arch of a marimba bar, the Effigy’s body profile delivers clearer, louder and more resonant string vibrations that you can actually feel against your body.

It’s attached to a five-piece maple neck that’s topped with a wenge fingerboard, all while continuing Dingwall’s legacy of multi-scale innovation with a long-scale (34-37-inch) scale length. Removing the headstock and bringing that mass down to the body, as we have done with the Effigy, also lowers the centre of gravity, enhancing stability. If you suffer from back or shoulder pain then the Effigy might just be your go-to instrument.

The Effigy’s versatile bass tone shaped in no small part by its configuration of Dingwall FD3 pickups. Combined with (in this case) Darkglass electronics, it is about as versatile as it gets. The active EQ is accessed via an arc of control knobs that also comprises volume, tone and a rotary pickup selector. 

Not enough? Well, the Effigy is also fitted with a brand-new bridge unit (designed in collaboration with former F1 engineer Federico Pecci of Riviera Gear) that combines elements from our own Minimalist bridge and the Riviera Gear vertically integrated tuning system, offering a smooth, high-ratio performance.

At the other end of the neck, the tool-free string locks make string changes effortless. Once you’ve got the correct string tension dialled in, you can simply cut and insert the end of the string, close the lever and everything is locked in place. The tuning, incidentally, is super-solid. Tuned once, put back in the gig bag, no need to tune again. The Extendable Wing System allows you to safely mount the instrument on any regular guitar stand or hanger.

We have this bass on order at the Dingwall Custom Shop in Saskatoon Canada with the following specs:

Specifications:

• Scale length: 37-34 inches
• Body: Swamp Ash
• Neck: 5-piece maple, bolt-on
• Fingerboard: 7.25 inch radius (184mm)
• Fingerboard: Standard Wenge
• Inlays: White Pearloid OG Voodoo Combined Face & Side Markers 
• Frets: 24 banjo frets, Novax fanned-fret system
• Pickups: 3x Handmade Dingwall FD3
• Preamp: Darkglass Tone Capsule
• Controls: Master volume, 4-position Quad-tone pickup selector, active 3-band EQ
• Bridge: Dingwall/Riviera custom bridge
• String Locks: Dingwall Tool-Free String Locks
• Special: Dingwall Flip-Out Stand Adapter
• String Spacing at Bridge: 0.709 inches (18mm)
• Tuners: Riviera/Dingwall
• Finishes: Ferrari Green Gloss
• Dingwall Custom gigbag included
  

ETA: Q4 2026

Images are for illustrative purposes only. The final product may vary slightly in appearance.