Fanned Fret basses. Legit or BS?
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I’ve always been drawn to strange and innovative new basses – the ones that come loaded with every bell and whistle imaginable!
With their multi-scale design you might think that Dingwall’s fanned-fret basses are just another on-stage gimmick, but it’s a system that’s being embraced by a host of top-name players including Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood, Jacob Umansky, Duran Duran’s John Taylor and session ace Lee Sklar.
In today’s video, I’m going to break down everything I love (and don’t love) about fanned-frets, and tell you exactly how YOU can win the Dingwall NG3 I’m playing in this video!
As always, see you in the shed…
Scott 🙂
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Video Breakdown:
00:00 – Introduction to Fanned-Fret Basses
01:12 – What Are Fanned-Frets?
03:08 – Benefits of the Multi-Scale Design
05:27 – Challenges with Fanned-Fret Basses
07:46 – Why Top Players Use Them
09:35 – Final Thoughts and Giveaway Details
11:10 – Conclusion
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Im 2 yrs late for this dingwall
Man i need a bass i miss playing so much
teal colour?
Ehhhh. Doesn’t sound good?
I really want to try out a "Fanned fret bass", Looks like it would feel more natural on my left hand fingers, the short scale with the kappo was pretty damn cool
Fanned 4s are a little silly. Fanned 5s are magic
The whole 'turning a 4 string into a 5 string' wouldn't work on a p-bass would it? I think it would be super floppy right?
I have a Dingwall Combustion Nashville edition on order. 4 string because I’m a noob, easily D-tuned (D G C F) and perfect for funk basslines.
The most congested bass player ????
slate green
You need to do a better mix between your voice and the real sound of bass … really in this set up we don’t know the real
Sound … we ear only « the room sound « sorry if this offend you ❤
The best bass I have is a fanned fret Ibanez. Cost about $1,100. Luthier said I would have to pay over $3,000 to get a bass that plays better.
We called that a contrabass back in the 80’s. I did BEAD with my BC Rich Warlock
It's funny that there can be such a click bait title and it'll work because people don't understand basic physics.
Ross Valory tuned a 4 stringer BEAD many years ago.Sorry,but to me that bass sounds like crap.Possibly the way it was recorded.
Can’t hear the bass much but it looks cool.
Legit all the way!
For anyone who thinks it looks weird I can tell you, it takes about two minutes to get used to the fanned frets. After that, you don't even notice it. Though I also have to say, the difference in tonality and clarity is nominal – if at all. And I have to admit, I just don't love the look of them.
Fodera and Ken Smith get very good tone on their Low B with 34” scale. ????
It should use standard soapbar pickups instead.
Nice bass…killer B string too..
It's the price that keeps me grounded
In reality.
the weird color is called Black Forest 🙂
Leland Sklar brought me here
https://youtu.be/QhJu146OcRU?si=KyUW6huqPIMBGebn
This was written and played on a relatively cheap 4 string ibanez tuned to b f# b e. Thinking about moving on to a 5 string fanned to tighten tone a bit.
Any thoughts on that, particularly towards the end where that low b becomes a bit more prevalent?
"Legit or BS"? Doesn't seem like the question was really answered. Does the multi-scale bass really sound that much better? I don't think the traditional Jazz or P-bass have much to worry about…
I would think that that would destroy the nut, if it’s not cut for those string sizes.
I mainly here a load of rattling of the strings I'm sorry to say.
That not a treble ….
I’d love one of them if someone is getting back into playing again after a long hiatus from my years as jazz bass player
I have a multiscale Warwick Corvette and it does bass stuff. It's not that complicated!
What a beautiful instrument
Nightlords blue lol
"it actually doesn't feel weird when you play it", proceeds to play in the middle of the neck where the frets are in an almost vertical position.
I just started learning bass (at age 53) about three months ago. Have Squire 60's vibe P bass. Love learning and taking lessons. I was wondering if a bass so configured with the fanned frets would be advisable for a brand new player/learner.
On 5 string or above or low tunings for sure…
I picked out a Dingwall Combustion 5 this May and haven't turned back since. It's been such a joy to learn on and play. It sounds amazing too.
Been playing Dingwalls almost ten years. My ABZ6 is the bass I was looking for for years. It’s perfect for me in every way. My NG3 5 string is the gig bass. It took the place of my American made Modulus Q5 and outdoes it in every single way. Sheldon has really started something special.
What string gauge should I use if i want to play on one of these, Drop B?
I was at high end bass shop and tried out some basses. A few MTD’s Americans those were really nice, a few Spector basses, those were nice. A Fodera Bass, that was nice, an F bass, a used Pedulla, those were all nice. Tried a ding wall… and that was some bull????. All the pickup setting sounded basically the same to me. It was like $2600. For a bass made by cnc machines in China? No thanks. This bass is too gimmicky. Th body shape looks sweet though and the Pearl color was nice but, other than that though, I didn’t like it at all.
It sounds horrible with any setting! Not my cup of tea.
I love mine. Only “standard” scale basses I own these days are my fretless and my fender acoustic.
I'd call that color teal.
Getting used to Multiscale litterly takes hours or less. And switching back to normal frets is seemless. no adjustment needed.
I really love clarity on the lower notes. You have to stretch more on the lower frets on that point the bass is harder to play then a 34" or 35". But whatever, Work for that Tone ????its not a huge deal.
But why i wanted Multiscale is the aesthetics. Its just looks dope, i cant get enough of the look.
well ,done it sounds great and LOVE the versatility of it all. for once a vid where all the tones different. only criticism is a capo (not a bass Kaypo BTW) is just wrong, wrong, wrong. Wrong. there I've said it..
I’m going to de-fret a fanned bass, see how it works fretless / / /
Execution matters as much as fanned vs parallel frets. I have a Canadian Dingwall ABZ 5, and it's a keeper. I also have a mid-scale Ibanez EHB1005SM, and while the headless ergos are great, it's not a patch on the Dingwall, feel-wise or sonically.
Sounds very rattley.
1960'S CHRISTMAS BULB TEAL