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check out this incredible Olinto Select P5 we just made! Roasted ash body core, quilted maple top and back, roasted maple neck, and Birdseye maple board!

so if you know Jimmy Carbonetti and his builds, this is SO him. We had some extra anodized aluminum lying around, so we thought we’d let him go nuts. He might make an anodized control plate as well. Thinking maybe we’ll have him do a whole series of “Carbonetti” Olintos like this with his...

nope, we use regular size screws like fender! Neck pocket is still the same, just the body is thinner

Yep! All our bodies are 1.5”. It’s actually based on a handful of Fenders made in the early 60s with 1.5” bodies. Not sure if they were mistakes and Leo decided to sell them anyway or if he was actually trying something out, but it didn’t stick. When Eric first decided to start up Olinto, a...

so we started with only P basses and did that exclusively for a few years, then came the P5, then the J4, and eventually the J5. All of the same level of quality and R&D have gone into all of our models, so it’s hard to say if one is better made or “optimized” than another. I think if you’re a P...

A recent P4 build in our “British racing green”!

Hey guys!! Mitch from Olinto here! Decided it was time to get involved here on TB to answer any questions and help steer people on specs for their builds. I’m also going to be listing any “shop basses” we occasionally make in the classifieds so you guys will get a crack before they go up on...