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Kawentzmann Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1062 Berlin, Germany	Posted on Nov 29 2007 04:59 AM Maui I only keep the crayons if I like the color......... Any color looks good in the right context. — The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy. Top
Dan_Francisco Joined: Sep 21, 2007 Posts: 105 Las England.	Posted on Nov 29 2007 06:34 PM Seems to be settling in very well! image Its a lovely guitar, sounds and plays just great-I still dont sound like Daddy-O Grande though! I have a slight issue with a flaw on the neck, but i'll deal with that. (Minor finishing flaw-just needs flattening, and its somewhere where my hands dont go! ) — http://www.myspace.com/surfpunkdiscopanzer Top
P2gee Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 264 Waco Texas	Posted on Nov 29 2007 11:11 PM Yeah.....looks like it's settling in alright. It's already kicked the Fenders off the couch and on the floor!!! — 2012-2013: FILTHY POLAROIDS Top
jp Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City	Posted on Nov 30 2007 09:31 AM That Tele looks sweet. Is that a Baja Tele. That is on my wish list for 2008. — The Exotics 1994-Current The Chickenshack - www.wmse.org www.thedoghouseflowers.com www.uptownsavages.com Top
CaptainSensible Joined: Nov 08, 2006 Posts: 650 Leesburg, VA	Posted on Nov 30 2007 03:27 PM Enjoy your new Galaxie. I got one back in October and I really like mine. I purchased a sunburst. For the money it is a great surf guitar. — Sean Top
Dan_Francisco Joined: Sep 21, 2007 Posts: 105 Las England.	Posted on Nov 30 2007 06:13 PM Thanks guys. @jp, yep, its a baja tele, that thing is a journey into tone! 5 position selector, and a tone limiter type filter/freq cut off in the volume. Great guitar. Looks like crap, but its a great guitar! (mind you, it matches our bass-players rare long horn jazzmaster to a tee!, and a matching set of guitars is 20% of a good band straight away!) — http://www.myspace.com/surfpunkdiscopanzer Top
jp Joined: Feb 09, 2007 Posts: 917 Brew City	Posted on Nov 30 2007 06:22 PM a matching set of guitars is 20% of a good band straight away! I strongly agree with that statement. Off of the Dipinto topic, but I think it's the pickguard that makes the tele look a bit off. I'd put a black guard on it personally. I have played the baja several times at the store and Just love the pickups. The first guitarist of the Nelsonics had the same DiPinto that you have and he loved it. I hope that you enjoy yours. — The Exotics 1994-Current The Chickenshack - www.wmse.org www.thedoghouseflowers.com www.uptownsavages.com Top
TVTheWiredTurtle Joined: Dec 03, 2009 Posts: 859 Sandy Eggo	Posted on Feb 21 2013 01:13 PM Rio wrote: They were being sold at major discounts a few years ago through one of the big internet vendors, MF or somebody... I got one for $399 or something like that, with the Eddie Angel style toggle switch, rather than push buttons pickup selectors. They're kinda funny guitars, definitely not great hardware or electronics, and the description of the sound as kinda "generic" is about right too... I wouldn't get one to be my only guitar, and if you're going to pay the full price (which I think is around $800 or so), I think there's better choices, but they're kinda fun, in their own way. My music teacher can get great jazz tones out of it, surprisingly... Not my cup of tea, but it says something about their versatility (or my teacher's talent) got a picture of the Eddie Angel toggle switch on his galaxy? Is that his only mod? — http://www.thenocturnebrain.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nocturne-Brain-Preamp-Zombies/240721872969 Top
Noel Joined: Mar 15, 2011 Posts: 8528 Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.	Posted on Feb 21 2013 01:40 PM I've really liked the ones I've played. And I've heard them enough times live and in person playing some pretty heavy surf music to know how good they sound. I like 'em a lot. — This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got. Top
TVTheWiredTurtle Joined: Dec 03, 2009 Posts: 859 Sandy Eggo	Posted on Feb 21 2013 02:07 PM I'm fishing for good picts of Eddie Angel's Galaxy and these toggle switches he's put on his — http://www.thenocturnebrain.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nocturne-Brain-Preamp-Zombies/240721872969 Top
JONPAUL Joined: Apr 29, 2010 Posts: 2472 Venice, CA	Posted on Feb 21 2013 02:10 PM Tavo, here ya go... What's even more telling, however, are photos of what the guys choose to play when they're not on stage with LSJ. Or, from before they inked the Dipinto deal. image image — Insect Surfers The Tikiyaki Orchestra The Scimitars Lords Of Atlantis Fiberglass Jungle - Surf Radio Last edited: Feb 21, 2013 14:46:22 Top
knucklesnuclear Joined: Jul 07, 2011 Posts: 61 Dallas, GA	Posted on Feb 21 2013 04:00 PM Maybe I got lucky, but I REALLY like mine...Seafoam Green, I couldn't do the sparkly thing, lol - Chris DiPinto was a pleasure to deal with...guitar came set up perfectly, a little Big Bends 'nut sauce' & zero tuning issues! I have big hands, & the neck was just perfect for me.... Top
TVTheWiredTurtle Joined: Dec 03, 2009 Posts: 859 Sandy Eggo	Posted on Feb 22 2013 01:56 AM JONPAUL wrote: Tavo, here ya go... What's even more telling, however, are photos of what the guys choose to play when they're not on stage with LSJ. Or, from before they inked the Dipinto deal. image image I love you maaaaaan! — http://www.thenocturnebrain.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nocturne-Brain-Preamp-Zombies/240721872969 Top
rockndawg Joined: Aug 06, 2018 Posts: 63	Posted on May 29 2024 06:11 AM Old thread, But if nothing else I think Los Starightjackets look WAY cooler all playing Dipintos! As a side note, I have a Dipinto Los Staightjackets and a bunch of CS Strats and I play the Dipinto just as much as them. Top
Pihabeach82 Joined: Sep 29, 2015 Posts: 479	Posted on May 29 2024 02:37 PM I have a dipinto galaxy 4 with signatures from all the los straightjackets members on it. I dont really play it. Its cool and I have used it live from time to time. Always gets comments. For my tastes I find the neck a but slim and flat radius. Other will prefer this I appreciate. The pickups do sound good, particularly bridge position alone and neck alone. The other positions not so much. The silver sparkle/clear coat is veeerrrry thick poly. So if thin nitro is your thing then maybe not for you. All in all a cool guitar Top
Bango_Rilla Joined: Jan 06, 2019 Posts: 181 Bananas, TX	Posted on Jun 02 2024 10:11 AM Glad this zombie thread got resurrected! Good for a few monkey-chuckles! — Bango Rilla! DiPintos, Fenders and Reverb (oh, my!) The GO-GO Rillas Bandcamp \| Facebook \| Instagram \| YouTube \| TikTok \| Threads: thegogorillas \| Spotify Top
rockndawg Joined: Aug 06, 2018 Posts: 63	Posted on Jun 03 2024 06:34 AM For all the old Dipinto owners out there with the funky super ugly Rickenbacker bridge, Tavo turned me on to this so you can use a normal bridge. https://www.ebay.com/itm/135020195620 Just came in the mail, when its installed I will add a picture. Top
Bango_Rilla Joined: Jan 06, 2019 Posts: 181 Bananas, TX	Posted on Jun 03 2024 08:03 AM I think I posted this warning elsewhere, but if you order the Winfield bridge, as of now you'll likely get 6/32" poles now and not the metric 4M (unless you happened to just get one out of old stock), which means the poles may or may not match the hole sizing on the bridge you are sticking on it. The last time I ordered, Winfield retrofitted the baseplate with M4 poles for me which saved this ape some bananas, because all the Tru-Arcs I have are M4 drilled, I don't have any bridges that are 6/32" drilled. — Bango Rilla! DiPintos, Fenders and Reverb (oh, my!) The GO-GO Rillas Bandcamp \| Facebook \| Instagram \| YouTube \| TikTok \| Threads: thegogorillas \| Spotify Top
rockndawg Joined: Aug 06, 2018 Posts: 63	Posted on Jun 03 2024 10:48 AM My new Winfield bridge adapter came with 6-32 studs which are .138 (not 6/32 dia) So my Gretsch Compton bridges fit. Maybe a little loser than I want, but probably close enough. Wish I knew I could have got 4mm when I ordered. Oh well. If it ends up to lose I might pick up a Tone Pro roller bridge, being they have that little set screw you can lock down. Bango your True Arc looks GREAT! How did the intonation come out? Top
Bango_Rilla Joined: Jan 06, 2019 Posts: 181 Bananas, TX	Posted on Jun 03 2024 11:23 AM Intonation is fantastic, zero problems. Using the Winfield allows some compensation because it's got slotted screw holes. I've got three Galaxies with Winfield plates and Tru-Arcs and it's my standard setup. That said, I just converted one (my fourth?) of my Winfield/Tru Arc guitars back to a stud mounted Graphtech conversion which I like a lot (I followed up with another Graphtech on my latest Galaxie, and the adjustable saddles just make it easier to get gig ready faster) I have a ton of Galaxies, so the above is probably not making a ton of sense. Lol BANANAS!! — Bango Rilla! DiPintos, Fenders and Reverb (oh, my!) The GO-GO Rillas Bandcamp \| Facebook \| Instagram \| YouTube \| TikTok \| Threads: thegogorillas \| Spotify Top

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