NBD: Italia Maranello - blue sparkle!

[spindoc]

ZOING!!

 

[P. Aaron]

Dude! Where's my pic?!

 

[bolophonic]

No pics = you are playing air bass on a tennis racket.

 

[spindoc]

Try a refreshing refresh - pics are up.

 

[Immigrant]

That is spectacular! I don't normally use that word, but that bass warranted the use.

Congratulations! Two things:

1) Cool control cover!
2) Good background choice!

 

[Barca_bass]

The headstock and hardware are a nice combination. Congrats on a beautiful bass. Sound clips?

 

[PBnJBassist]

Woah... Oh, my... That bass is beautiful!! Congrats!!

 

[spindoc]

Thanks guys. Sorry, no sound clips. Loving the tone. Strong low mids, but clean. You can add in the bridge pickup for some nice burp.

 

[GBassNorth]

Spindoc - nice bass! I think you mentioned you purchased it from a company I was looking at buying a bass from but had never heard of before. Did the transaction go ok and would you buy from them again? If so, I may jump in with a purchase of one of their instruments as well.
Again, nice bass, very unique finish and look. Can't wait to hear how it sounds, you don't see many (or any) of these anywhere else.

 

[spindoc]

Hey GBass - yeah, great transaction with Elevation Music. I posted something about it yesterday on the thread you started about them. What are you thinking of getting from them?

 

[ClassicJazz]

That there is some series Blue Sparkle! Must look awesome under stage lights!

 

[GBassNorth]

Hey GBass - yeah, great transaction with Elevation Music. I posted something about it yesterday on the thread you started about them. What are you thinking of getting from them?

That's great news. I was kicking around the idea of getting one of the Italia Sitar guitars for a project I'm working on. Looks kinda fun and interesting.

 

[ubnomnar]

That is spectacular! I don't normally use that word, but that bass warranted the use.

Congratulations! Two things:

1) Cool control cover!
2) Good background choice!

I'm having a sparkle attack... which of my basses do I send to Marty Bell?

 

[spindoc]

I was kicking around the idea of getting one of the Italia Sitar guitars

Them are cool. That YouTube demo with the guy playing "Paint It, Black" and "Behind the Sun" makes me wish I could play like that.

 

[GBassNorth]

Them are cool. That YouTube demo with the guy playing "Paint It, Black" and "Behind the Sun" makes me wish I could play like that.

Not saying I can play like that, but it's easier than it looks with the right guitar. A lot of the sound you hear is a drone or symathetic string ringing out which is relatively effortless and really adds a lot of "fill" to the overall sound.

 

[phillybass101]

Man I like those sparkles. I have a Carlo Robelli Silver Sparkle 8 String that I like. The DiPinto's are nice too. Congrats.

 

[woodyng]

Very cool bass,what do think of the overall quality? It looks very well made to me,especially for the $. I have a korean made Danelectro Hodad bass,and it has been quite reliable,and fun to play.

 

[Rob Martinez]

Congrats! I used to have one of these in silver sparkle. Nice basses, solid build.

 

[Joe Murray]

What's the weight like on that beauty?

 

[spindoc]

Man I like those sparkles. I have a Carlo Robelli Silver Sparkle 8 String that I like. The DiPinto's are nice too. Congrats.

Thanks. Wow, I hadn't seen the DiPintos before your mention of them. They seem like the American counterpart of Italia - retro-inspired with modern components, plenty of style slathered on, made in Korea and moderately priced.