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DiPinto Belvedere bass
« on: February 09, 2016, 06:28:33 AM »
DiPinto supplies guitars and basses to Los Straightjackets.
Looking at their website, they have one particular bass which is really nice looking! Retails at $767.

http://www.dipintoguitars.com/product.php?id=13

Belvedere Standard Bass
 
  Specs:
 
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Ebony with dot inlay and white binding
Construction: Bolt on neck on semi hollow body
Frets: 22
Scale: 34"
Pickup: Two chrome single coils
Selector: Three position toggle switch
Controls: One volume, one tone
Bridge: Tune-o-matic with trapeze tailpiece
Tuners: Enclosed gear, pearl button machines
Colors: Gold & Black or Black & White
Pickguard: Clear
Available in Left Handed
DiPinto recreated the look and feel of the old sixties molded plastic bodies with its patented double layer semi-hollow wood body.

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Re: DiPinto Belvedere bass
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2016, 07:14:33 AM »
I love mine.


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Re: DiPinto Belvedere bass
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2016, 12:28:04 PM »
Each too their own... shape is LP, obviously, but the f-hole looks like someone had a spare one and just slung it at the target and cut where it hit...?
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Re: DiPinto Belvedere bass
« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2016, 05:01:55 PM »
When the Straitjackets are all lined up with their metalflake instruments, it's just TOO cool!!  :mrgreen:
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Re: DiPinto Belvedere bass
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2016, 07:20:27 AM »
one lone f hole always looks out of place to me. to each his own.
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Re: DiPinto Belvedere bass
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2016, 07:55:56 AM »
Now that you mention it, it does seem a little oddly positioned. A little too much of an angle. Still a cool looking bass, especially in b/w. Also, they need to do a re-count on the number of frets.  8)

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Re: DiPinto Belvedere bass
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2016, 10:42:31 PM »
The f-hole is at an odd angle to the body curve. Maybe there's a reason.