“If you can handle the fanned frets, this is a bass you’ll cherish for decades”: Dingwall John Taylor Signature review

Dingwall Guitars JT Signature.

You couldn’t escape John Taylor’s bass parts in the ’80S because they were all over the radio and MTV, from mid-heavy Rickenbacker lines through to slicker parts played on an Aria Pro II. Slippery, 16th-y and beyond catchy, Duran Duran’s basslines demanded both low-end girth and crispy mids, a requirement that Taylor fulfilled with a signature Peavey in later years.

He’s been using a custom Dingwall on the last couple of Duran tours, fitted out with Rio decals in honour of that album’s 40th anniversary, causing us to wonder if a signature model would be on the way at some point.