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Volume 17, Issue 9, Week of March 5, 2018
The passion of Sheldon Dingwall Instrument builder’s refusal to compromise leads to success Sheldon Dingwall’s bass guitars can be heard around the world. (Photo by Joanne Paulson) Joanne Paulson Saskatoon Express We build every instrument with passion and reverence. The promise on Dingwall Guitar Inc.’s website seems to be verified at the beginning of a tour of the premises. In a tiny room, the company owner himself TA030508 Tammy is slowly, carefully applying a decal to a
sleek bass guitar, destination Mexico. Sheldon Dingwall has recently introduced a budget version of this bass, which he displayed at a recent trade show. Everybody wanted one. This particular instrument, he explains, is off to a bassist who plays in a Mexican version of the Foo Fighters. “We’re setting it up as a loaner for
him, to take it out and get some road feedback,” he says. This guitar is a warm, dark gray; it stands out against the deep purple and bright blue basses hanging in the lobby. The bright colours are important to Dingwall, who admits to being highly influenced by cars. “As a kid, I remember being fond of
Chargers and Barracudas,” he noted, leading the way into the custom shop areas. He points to the computer-directed machine that cuts out the body of the bass, which is then sanded and finished into its perfect, rather human shape. He stops in a room containing the blocks of wood that become the instruments, and the slender, (Continued on page 5)