Dingwall Prima Artist Custom Shop 5-String Bass 

DESCRIPTION

The Prima Artist is designed without compromise, fueled by Dingwall's desire to present the best bass guitar to the world. It takes bass-building art and engineering to a whole new level, and each piece is a unique work.

This specific Prima Artist has a major unique feature: the first-ever Pale Moon Ebony fingerboard on a Dingwall bass (also, with no front facing fingerboard inlay in order to show off the beauty of this piece of wood). Ish Guitars and Dingwall collaborated over several months to make this happen, and we are thrilled with the result both tonally and aesthetically.

Another major feature of a Prima Artist bass is the use of a higher density wood (in this case figured Walnut) for the bass side to accentuate the highs and give power to the lows without affecting the treble strings. Dingwall then uses a lower-density wood (in this case flamed Maple) for the treble side to bring out the resonance and warm up the highs without affecting the bass strings. The results are dramatic for such a simple idea – warm, punchy treble strings with solid snappy bass strings, without affecting the treble strings. 

SETUP & INSPECTED BY OUR TECH TEAM

All of our guitars come with a FREE professional setup to a comfortable action as specified by that instrument’s manufacturer. Our setups always include inspection of (and necessary adjustment to): action, intonation, tremolo angle, truss rod, frets, nut, bridge, and more. We can accommodate special setup requests - additional charges and/or shipping delays of 1-2 business days could occur.

INDIVIDUALLY PHOTOGRAPHED

After 15 years of innovation in our photography process, Ish Guitars has developed a way to get you the most accurate true-to-life color of every instrument we sell. We never embellish, oversaturate, or misrepresent our images, so that your buying experience can be as much like visiting our showroom as possible. Keep in mind that various computer screens can show colors a bit differently, so the color on your screen may not match the real thing perfectly no matter how hard we try. Also, unless otherwise noted, we individually list and photo every piece of gear that comes through our doors.

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Case: Gig Bag

Weight: 9.7lbs

Year: 2024

Body: Dual Density Walnut Burl and Flamed Maple 

Contrast Layer: Flame Maple

Finish: Natural

Preamp: Darkglass 3 Band w/ Series/Parallel Toggles

Neck: Maple/Wenge/Flame Maple

Neck Carve: Thin, flattened C shape

Fingerboard: Pale Moon Ebony

Pickup Shell/Battery Cover: Walnut Burl and Flame Maple

Bridge spacing 5: 18 mm – .709″

Nut width 5: 45.5 mm – 1.8″