Not your father's jazz bass.

[jd56hawk]

Okay, it's not a typical jazz bass, not a Fender or a Squier or one of the countless clones, but it does have jazz pickups...and it doesn’t have the dreaded 60-cycle hum.

Italia is not a brand you hear being lauded by bassists, but the people at Italia put together a very nice bass...Wilkinson pickups, bridge and tuners. I have no experience with Wilkinson, but everything seems spot on.

I've always liked the look of the Imola, so I took a bit of a gamble and bought it online without being able to try it out...payed off!

New price is $899, but I got it for $400 and it looks like it's never been played.

GHS black tapewounds make this a real winner!

Edited June 29, 2021 by jd56hawk

[Doctor J]

That looks cool, though personally, I'd love to see more of that yellow (is that Monaco yellow?).

[EssentialTension]

Very nice, although I can't say I like the pickguard.

[jd56hawk]

6 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

That looks cool, though personally, I'd love to see more of that yellow (is that Monaco yellow?).

I wish I knew.

Never saw another Imola with this finish and the seller didn't mention the color.

The big pickguard is part of the charm, I think.

[Doctor J]

I built assembled a strat in Monaco yellow, it looks quite similar. The pickguard is good but I just love that colour. A transparent or slightly tinted one would show it off well.

[jd56hawk]

I've heard the name before.

Just not sure where.

Sure beats calling a yellow finish natural when it's not.

(I think Reverend does with the older Thunderguns.)

Edited June 29, 2021 by jd56hawk

[Skybone]

IIRC, the Italia line was designed by Trev Wilkinson as well.

[LeftyJ]

Yep! I had an Italia Torino Bass once that was great fun - but weighed a ton. It had a big, solid maple center block that made it really heavy. Sounded huge, was really fun to play (short scale) and was really well-made. The cream finish looked nice too, although I would have preferred a finish that made the cream bindings around the top, back and F-holes pop out more.

[Grahambythesea]

Reminds me of the old Ampeg bass.

[Happy Jack]

57 minutes ago, Grahambythesea said:

Reminds me of the old Ampeg bass.

+1

[Steve Browning]

Nicky Wire used one of their basses on Your Love Alone. They seem to have had the video taken down from YouTube.

[jd56hawk]

5 hours ago, Steve Browning said:

Nicky Wire used one of their basses on Your Love Alone. They seem to have had the video taken down from YouTube.

Thanks, I didn't know that.

[Steve Browning]

[jd56hawk]

33 minutes ago, Steve Browning said:

I would've been happy with that one.

Hard to pick a favorite among these..