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Gear Discussion Forums => Other Bass Brands => Topic started by: Denis on February 09, 2016, 06:28:33 AM

Title: DiPinto Belvedere bass
Post by: Denis 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.

(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l111/bigtreebluesea/belvederestdbassgold_zpsurm87jre.jpg) (http://s94.photobucket.com/user/bigtreebluesea/media/belvederestdbassgold_zpsurm87jre.jpg.html)

Title: Re: DiPinto Belvedere bass
Post by: leftybass on February 09, 2016, 07:14:33 AM

I love mine.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/250571_4625004032310_1010008034_n.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/iamthebassman/media/250571_4625004032310_1010008034_n.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/eggland010.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/iamthebassman/media/eggland010.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/IMG_20121013_210806.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/iamthebassman/media/IMG_20121013_210806.jpg.html)

Title: Re: DiPinto Belvedere bass
Post by: Highlander 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...?

Title: Re: DiPinto Belvedere bass
Post by: Pilgrim 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:

Title: Re: DiPinto Belvedere bass
Post by: nofi on February 11, 2016, 07:20:27 AM

one lone f hole always looks out of place to me. to each his own.

Title: Re: DiPinto Belvedere bass
Post by: gearHed289 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)

Title: Re: DiPinto Belvedere bass
Post by: Dave W 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.