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royd_en
Published on 12/02/08 at 13:35
-Made in Korea
-22 Frets, dual Mini Chrome Humbuckers
-Tune-o-Matic with a Bigsby Tremelo
-Two Volume Knobs, Two Tone Knobs, Three Position Pickup Switch
-Maple Neck
UTILIZATION
The neck is Maple and it feels pretty good. Definitely more fender-sized neck, rather than the wider Gibson style. I'm able to reach all frets easily, and it's comfortable to hold the guitar. It is very light, moreso than other hollowbodies even.
Dipinto is a cool choice if you're looking for something different. If you want classic tones and a classic look, you should probably look elsewhere. When I first bought this guitar, I was playing in a funk band, and it was perfect for the style of flashy music we played. I've since moved on to folk, rock, alt-country kind of sounds and it stands out quite a bit, but sounds great.
SOUNDS
I've been playing guitar for 20 years and I've owned the Belvedere Deluxe for the last three. It is great for twangy rock, country, rockabilly, or folk. I've never had a problem getting a variety of other sounds for different types of projects. The neck pickup reminds me of a Telecaster, very bright but not thin like a bad tele knock-off.
I play with 12's for strings, so I'm not sure how beefy it would sound if you preferred light strings. My set-up is Belvedere into Boss tuner, Boss Tremelo, Xotic overdrive, MXR Micro Amp, Boss Delay, and a Holy Grail Reverb. After the pedal board, it goes into a hand-built tube amp based on the circuit of a Fender Bassman. The speaker is also hand-built, a 1x15 with a Swamp Thing speaker.
I play both clean and distorted, lead and rhythm. I like the DiPinto most for Twangy rhythm, like Rolling Stones type tunes. It's not as good for beefier rock or punk guitar tones.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had the Belvedere for 3 years, and I really like it's style and sound for funk or Rockabilly. I tried every DiPinto model and like this one best. Great value, you can't really get a decent guitar for 500 bucks new anymore.
I probably would not buy another DiPinto, because I've grown accustomed to the thicker Gibson necks.
-22 Frets, dual Mini Chrome Humbuckers
-Tune-o-Matic with a Bigsby Tremelo
-Two Volume Knobs, Two Tone Knobs, Three Position Pickup Switch
-Maple Neck
UTILIZATION
The neck is Maple and it feels pretty good. Definitely more fender-sized neck, rather than the wider Gibson style. I'm able to reach all frets easily, and it's comfortable to hold the guitar. It is very light, moreso than other hollowbodies even.
Dipinto is a cool choice if you're looking for something different. If you want classic tones and a classic look, you should probably look elsewhere. When I first bought this guitar, I was playing in a funk band, and it was perfect for the style of flashy music we played. I've since moved on to folk, rock, alt-country kind of sounds and it stands out quite a bit, but sounds great.
SOUNDS
I've been playing guitar for 20 years and I've owned the Belvedere Deluxe for the last three. It is great for twangy rock, country, rockabilly, or folk. I've never had a problem getting a variety of other sounds for different types of projects. The neck pickup reminds me of a Telecaster, very bright but not thin like a bad tele knock-off.
I play with 12's for strings, so I'm not sure how beefy it would sound if you preferred light strings. My set-up is Belvedere into Boss tuner, Boss Tremelo, Xotic overdrive, MXR Micro Amp, Boss Delay, and a Holy Grail Reverb. After the pedal board, it goes into a hand-built tube amp based on the circuit of a Fender Bassman. The speaker is also hand-built, a 1x15 with a Swamp Thing speaker.
I play both clean and distorted, lead and rhythm. I like the DiPinto most for Twangy rhythm, like Rolling Stones type tunes. It's not as good for beefier rock or punk guitar tones.
OVERALL OPINION
I've had the Belvedere for 3 years, and I really like it's style and sound for funk or Rockabilly. I tried every DiPinto model and like this one best. Great value, you can't really get a decent guitar for 500 bucks new anymore.
I probably would not buy another DiPinto, because I've grown accustomed to the thicker Gibson necks.