Valenti Vintage J4 #55

**smperry** · #1 04-10-2010, 12:30 PM

$1250 (plus shipping unless you are local). International is okay with me if buyer pays shipping & fees.

All of this information is straight from Nino's site.

Swamp Ash Body
Aged Cherry Burst Finish
Maple neck w/Birdseye Maple fretboard
1 1/2" @ nut
34" Scale
12" Radius
Graphite Reinforced neck
Nordstrand NJ4 Pickups
Aguilar OBP-3 preamp
White Pearl Pickguard
Chrome Hardware
Hipshot B Style Bridge
20mm String Spacing
Hipshot HB-1
Schaller StrapLocks

Pics:

Again, I'm just swiping Nino's content for now. The only damage of note is a ding towards the input jack...I'll take a picture of that (and updated pictures of the rest of the bass) sometime soon for seriously interested parties.

This is a fantastic, no excuses bass. Even after hearing all the praise for Nino's work, I still found myself impressed by the workmanship. I'm only selling it for two reasons: I prefer five stringers and I'm ordering two custom basses. Due to the second reason, I'm not as interested in trades as I usually am.

Thanks,
Marshall

**nostatic** · #2 04-10-2010, 03:16 PM

Weight?

west*coast*bass · #3 04-10-2010, 03:19 PM

Gorgeous bass!!

**smperry** · #4 04-10-2010, 04:18 PM

Thanks Mark.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nostatic

Weight?

By digital bathroom scale method (me+bass) - (me) = 8.7 lbs

rdwoody1 · #5 04-10-2010, 04:22 PM

This is the sexiest Valenti I've ever seen! Good luck with the sale. I wish I had the cash to pick this beauty up.

**smperry** · #6 04-14-2010, 05:02 PM

Sorry for the delay! Here are some more photos (with glare)...the bass looks great, but does have the ding (to the wood) near the input jack. I should have stuck a dime nearby for reference, but hopefully you can see that it's quite tiny. I also didn't get a great picture of the birdseye maple fretboard.

While taking pictures, I noticed that the bass could use a setup...it's not bad by any stretch, but could use a truss rod tweak. If desired, I might be able to adjust it before mailing.

Other than this, the bass is in beautiful condition and sounds fantastic.

**smperry** · #7 04-19-2010, 08:57 AM

Bump. I'm currently selling two basses, but only have one case that is good for shipping. If the Nordy sells first, this bass will be off the market for a while.

**smperry** · #8 04-20-2010, 01:51 PM

Price drop to $1250 + shipping

**smperry** · #9 04-23-2010, 12:32 PM

PMs back. Still available.

spankyc52 · #10 04-24-2010, 01:25 PM

man if this this is still around by fall when my student loans come in....its freakin gone

**smperry** · #11 04-25-2010, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spankyc52

man if this this is still around by fall when my student loans come in....its freakin gone

That might happen; I'm actually going to close this thread temporarily. I thought I had a buyer, but he hasn't responded in a little while. The case that I would use to ship it is going with my Nordy (partially sold). I'm going to wait until I get my other equipment out of storage and have a suitable hard case. In the meantime, I'll enjoy the Valenti.

**smperry** · #12 04-27-2010, 08:28 AM

Never mind; looks like this bass is on hold.