Models

Ritter Roya

Carved one-piece electric bass

Germany

The Roya is a high-end electric bass by Jens Ritter Instruments of Deidesheim, Germany, offered in 4- and 5-string versions. The Roya Concept is carved entirely from a single piece of flamed maple, exemplifying the sculptural bodies and luxury appointments for which the Ritter workshop is known.

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.

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.

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.