Up for sale is my like new Valenti VMJ5 5 String Jazz Bass
$1500 Shipped. $1400 local pickup (Chicago area). Ships in a nice TKL case... somewhere between a traditional hard case and gig bag.
Specs (From Nino's Site)
Tim Seisser
VMJ5 #126
Weight: 8LBS
Specs:
Swamp Ash Body
Black Finish
Graphite Reinforced Maple Neck
Maple fretboard
1 7/8" Nut Width
Nordstrand Big Single pickups
Passive wiring
HipShot Vintage Style Bridge
HipShot Ultra Lite Tuning Gears
Dunlop straplocks
Some other facts
34 in scale neck. 19 mm spacing. Although in my opinion both of these things (scale and spacing) feel bigger to me.
This bass is super light and feels great on the shoulders and back. Sounds like a jazz bass on steriods. Super punchy and cuts great in the mix. Killer slap tone and great tone from both pickups separate and even better together.
Knobs are set up for Volume/Balance/Passive Tone
There is some very nice subtle flame on the fingerboard and birdseye on the back of the neck. I tried to photograph them but the camera really doesn't capture it.
I took delivery of this bass in August 2011. It has been out to probably about 30 gigs between now and then. I had it professionally set up by jerry Loy of Player's Guitars. Will be sold with a brand new set of your choice of strings. (within reason price-wise)
This bass is in brand new condition with the exception of a very small, practically unnoticeable nick on the top of the headstock (see pics) and some minor swirling on the pickguard. Amazing clean finish. 9.5/10
The only reason I am selling it is that I cannot get used to the feel of the neck. I am too used to my Custom Bordwells to be switching between the Valenti and them. So I am having Cliff build me the duplicate of this bass with my usual neck specs.
NO TRADES! I need the money to pay off the balance on aforementioned Bordwell.
I am not in a hurry to sell this bass so please no haggling.
You can find more pictures on Nino's site under latest basses
Welcome to ValentiBasses.com
Scroll down to #126
You can also see a pic on the models page under the VMJ section
The Ding
And here are some videos of the bass in action
William Kurk Enterprise- "Footprints" (Wayne Shorter cover) - YouTube (bass solo starts at 1.30)
Flux Density Live @ The Elbo Room "Cold Sweat" - YouTube (bass solo starts at 3.40)
"Conclusions"- William Kurk Enterprise [Live at Mayne Stage] - YouTube
I can also get my heads on some pro studio recordings I did with it that are not quite finished yet.
