Models

Dingwall NG-3

Adam 'Nolly' Getgood signature multiscale electric bass model

The NG-3 is Dingwall's Adam "Nolly" Getgood signature multiscale (fanned-fret) bass and is the three-pickup version of the NG line, while the NG-2 carries two pickups. It uses an alder body and a bolt-on five-piece maple neck with three Dingwall FD3n neodymium pickups feeding a Darkglass Tone Capsule preamp that has an active/passive switch. Offered in four-, five-, and six-string versions, its bodies and necks are made in China and finished with fret-leveling and setup in Canada; the five-string fans from a 37-inch low B down to a 34-inch G.

Marleaux Consat

Custom handcrafted electric bass model line

Electric bass · Germany

The Consat is Marleaux's flagship handcrafted electric bass, a bolt-on, ergonomically shaped model offered in 4-, 5-, and 6-string versions on a 34 in scale. It pairs two Delano quad-coil humbuckers with the Marleaux BC3 3-band active/passive preamp and an ebony fingerboard with zero-fret.

Overwater Progress

Through-neck electric bass model line

Electric bass · United Kingdom

The Progress (Series IV) is Overwater's flagship UK-built electric bass line, using multi-laminate through-neck or bolt-on construction with Overwater SB4 pickups and an active 3-band preamp. The current series consolidates the earlier Perception and Evolution ranges and is offered in 4- to 7-string versions, with 34 in (4-string), 34.5 in (6-string), and 35 in (5-string) scales.

Warwick Corvette

Versatile double-cutaway electric bass family

Electric bass · Germany

A double-cutaway electric bass family made by the German manufacturer Warwick, introduced in 1992 and now one of its most popular ranges. Offered in bolt-on Standard and Proline forms and the twin-humbucker Corvette $$ (also in neck-through), it is the most versatile and widely played Warwick, spanning warm, round tones to bright, aggressive attack. Built with woods such as swamp ash or bubinga bodies, ovangkol necks and wenge fingerboards.

Warwick Thumb Bass

Ergonomic solid-body electric bass family

Electric bass · Germany

A signature Warwick design with a compact body and dense exotic woods such as bubinga and wenge. The Thumb Bass is known for its punchy, growling midrange and, in its neck-through form, a notably neck-heavy balance.

Dingwall Combustion

Multiscale electric bass model

China

The Combustion is Dingwall's most affordable multiscale (fanned-fret) electric bass, using the brand's angled frets so each string sits at its own scale length for clearer, tighter low notes. It has a swamp ash body, a bolt-on five-piece maple neck, and two Dingwall FD3n neodymium pickups feeding a three-band preamp with an active/passive switch. It is offered in four-, five-, and six-string versions; the bodies and necks are made in China and each instrument receives a final fret level and setup in Canada, with the five-string fanning from a 37-inch low B down to a 34-inch G.

Maruszczyk Frog

Ergonomic set-neck electric bass model line

Electric bass · Poland

The Frog is Maruszczyk's ergonomic set-neck electric bass, offered in 4-, 5-, and 6-string versions in Alpha, Beta, and Omega variants that differ in tonewoods and electronics. It uses an alder or ash body with a three-piece maple set neck and configurable active or passive electronics.

Vigier Passion

Solid-body electric bass model line

Electric bass · France

The Passion is Vigier's flagship electric bass line, sharing the 10/90 carbon-reinforced maple neck and zero-fret design. It uses a flamed maple and alder body, an active 3-band EQ, and a single bridge saddle per string, offered in 4- and 5-string versions on roughly a 34 in scale.

KLOS Apollo IV Bass

Carbon-fiber-neck electric bass

The Apollo IV is KLOS Guitars' four-string electric bass, pairing a wood body with the company's carbon-fiber bolt-on neck. It uses a 34-inch scale, 24 frets and a roughly 40 mm nut width, and is offered in standard, custom and short-scale configurations.

Steinberger Spirit XT-2

Headless electric bass model

Electric bass · United States

The Spirit XT-2 is Steinberger's headless, lightweight 4-string electric bass on a 34 in scale, with a basswood body, three-piece maple neck, and dual humbuckers (HH). It uses the patented DoubleBall double-ball-end string bridge and 40:1 Direct-Pull tuning.

Atelier Z Beta

Modern electric bass model

Electric bass · Japan

The Beta is Atelier Z's more modern, aggressively shaped bass with a deep treble-side cutaway and a 24-fret neck, on a 34 in scale with a two-piece ash body and the Atelier Z AZ-3B 3-band preamp.