Used Dingwall Afterburner One 5 String Bass With Case

Core Wood – Alder on Afterburner I

Alder is the traditional wood for the electric bass. It can’t be beat for a traditional warm tone with strong mids, damped highs and warm but not overpowering lows.

The Afterburner I is available with or without a Flame Maple top.

The average weight of an Afterburner I is a low 8.5 lbs

Polyester Finish on Prima Artist, Lee Sklar Signature, Z Series, Super J, Afterburner I

We use a special polyester that’s been formulated for electric guitars. It not only looks great, but it sounds great too.  The bodies almost look like they’ve been dipped in glass, yet the finish is extremely thin allowing it to be acoustically transparent.

Neck Construction on Lee Sklar Signature, Z Series, Super J, Afterburner I, ABZ and Combustion

We take neck construction very seriously due to our extensive experience in guitar repairs coupled with our geographic location and corresponding extreme climate.  In my years in the guitar repair business I constantly had to deal with humidity related problems made worse by the huge temperature and humidity swings of our local climate.  Many of these problems could have been minimized through simple design changes and materials choices.

Touring musicians are constantly amazed at how stable Dingwall instruments are.  Many state that their Dingwall necks are as stable as their graphite necked instruments.

We’ve experimented with many different laminations and have found a 5-piece maple construction to be among the best. Years of experience have proven this design to be extremely stable and reliable while minimizing dead spots.

Afterburner Series Headstock Design

Headstock design – Flat, counter bored.

The design goal was to utilize a flat headstock design.  Materials and labor savings are significant with this design.  The only problem was that a flat headstock needs a string tree to create proper downward angle at the nut.  It took some creative thinking and custom made tuners to solve this problem in the most elegant way possible.

The headstock features special counter bores that when combined with our custom tuners allows proper break angle at the nut.

A side benefit is that these special made Hipshot Ultra-lites are even lighter than the originals. Combined with the minimalist Afterburner headstock shape, the improved balance is significant.