LaBella Olinto Basses

[ezbass]

This came up on my YT feed; me likee very much.

 

 

[OliverBlackman]

1 hour ago, ezbass said:

This came up on my YT feed; me likee very much.

 

 

Me on my way to La Bella after hearing that. What a tone!

[ezbass]

2 hours ago, OliverBlackman said:

Me on my way to La Bella after hearing that. What a tone!

His other videos are a bit good too, but that Olinto stands out.

 

 

[bassadder]

I can attest to Olinto P basses being the bomb…. Mine is fabulous and Scott loves his…..

[Reggaebass]

I’ve watched lots of videos on the olinto flats as I was looking for some and the P basses look really great, but you don’t see them for sale very often, is it the price do you think or the availability 

[ezbass]

6 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

I’ve watched lots of videos on the olinto flats as I was looking for some and the P basses look really great, but you don’t see them for sale very often, is it the price do you think or the availability 

Probably a bit of both, coupled with a lot of buyers not knowing much about them. 

[Reggaebass]

Out of curiosity I enquired about these, they certainly make some lovely basses, especially the precisions , unfortunately their P basses only come with a 44.45mm vintage nut , which is a little wider than I prefer, and they are $4400.00 , here’s a few I like 

[LeftyJ]

Dear lord, the fingerboard on that sunburst one is gorgeous! What is that wood? 

[Bassassin]

14 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Out of curiosity I enquired about these, they certainly make some lovely basses, especially the precisions , unfortunately their P basses only come with a 44.45mm vintage nut , which is a little wider than I prefer, and they are $4400.00 , here’s a few I like 

 

 

Once I got over the shock of $4400 for a Precision copy with an ugly headstock, I recovered enough to appreciate that that's an incredible looking fretboard.

 

Still wouldn't pay that much for it, particularly with a 44.45mm nut, but that's stunning!

 

Just now, LeftyJ said:

Dear lord, the fingerboard on that sunburst one is gorgeous! What is that wood? 

 

Beat me to it!

[Reggaebass]

I couldn’t find exactly what wood was used on the fretboard, it’s on their custom gallery, I think there’s something about it on facebook but I don’t have it 

[BassAgent]

It reminds me of some slabs of macassar ebony I've seen. And it's killer!

[Misdee]

I'm sure these are top quality basses but I don't think I could live with that headstock shape. 

[Reggaebass]

1 hour ago, Misdee said:

I'm sure these are top quality basses but I don't think I could live with that headstock shape. 

I know what you’re saying, but I don’t think they look that bad , I quite like the moollon precision’s but really can’t do that headstock 

[Reggaebass]

2 hours ago, LeftyJ said:

Dear lord, the fingerboard on that sunburst one is gorgeous! What is that wood? 

Found a picture on talkbass and apparently it’s marble wood fingerboard on an Alder body with a passive 10 position Tonestyler

[OliverBlackman]

If I was to go for one it’d have to be a clean finish. The wear doesn’t look well done IMO. Quite a different bass but if I had that money for a Fender copy I’d be looking at Alleva coppolo despite the headstock haters.