SOLD
Tough times force me to sell my Valenti. Please read entire ad for full disclosure of the condition of this one.
This is a VERY versatile bass with a lot of possibilities. The neck pickup location is routed for either a Jazz setup, or a standard or reverse P setup. Included are 3 different pickguards, one for each setup. The P Pickguards are designed to fit a Nordstrand NP5 pickup(not included).
The bass is currently passive with Nordstrand NJ5 single coil Jazz Pickups. The control layout is a 3 knob setup with Volume/Blend/Tone.
I am the original owner of this bass, and I have played it quite it a bit. This bass is definitely in "player" condition. Nicks,bumps,swirls...you name it, this bass has it. The only cosmetic flaws on the back of the neck are a couple small nicks near the 9th fret. Also, there is a pretty good gouge on the back of the neck near the nut. I never notice either getting it the way of playing.
FULL DISCLOSURE: This bass does have a very strange neck issue. It is a bit difficult to pinpoint, but the upper range of the B and E string has some sort of fret/fingerboard level problem. That range of the bass almost has a "phase" sound to it, acoustic or amplified. I sent the bass to Nino Valenti to have the electronics overhauled a few months ago and to check out the neck. He did some fret leveling in that range and it definitely helped a bit, but it is still there. I have tried many different strings and setups and the issue remains.
It still is
very much a playable bass as-is, but someone in a better financial position than I could look deeper into the options of repair/replacement of the neck.
Included is a used but functional Sadowsky labled TKL "soft/hard" case.
Specs:
Alder Body
Black Finish w/Matching Headstock
Maple neck w/Pau Ferro fretboard
34" Scale
1 7/8" @ nut
12" Radius
Graphite Reinforced neck
Nordstrand NJ5 Pickups
3 hole control plate
Tortoise Shell Pickguard for J
Black Pearl Pickguard for Standard P(never installed. plastic still intact)
BWB Pickguard for Reverse P(the most "used" of the guards.)
Chrome Hardware
Hipshot B Style Bridge
19mm String Spacing
Hipshot UltraLite tuning gears
Pics are here:
http://s69.photobucket.com/albums/i6...75/Valenti067/
I tried to take pics illustrating the true condition of this bass. If there is anything else you would like to see, let me know.
Here is what it looked like new:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...67_P_McDaniel/
Here is a
video with the bass in action. Keep in mind, it was loaded with and Nordstrand NP5 at this time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prbZAEP4seI
Some
recorded examples can be found on tracks 1,4,6,8,9 of this album:
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Motet/Dig+Deep
Due to the neck issue, I am selling this for
$1025 Shipped (US only) OBO Paypal E-Check or postal money order.
. Congrats on the sweet bass.
