Price Drop: $1700 shipped CONUS!
I bought this Valenti VTP5 (#162) new from Bass Specialties in May, 2013. What impressed me immediately about this bass was its light weight and balance (no neck dive), its deep rib contour, the spoke-wheel truss rod adjustment, the impeccable fit and finish (super tight neck pocket), and how resonant it is. This bass is pretty loud acoustically, similar to the Sadowsky basses I have had. This bass is very Sadowsky-like (no surprise given Nino's background and approach), but since it is passive with the Nordstrand pickups and the Hipshot hardware it seems closer to a Nordy VP5. The neck is quite thin front to back.
I modified the electronics a bit. It came setup as Volume-Blend-Tone, with a 250K volume pot. I found it a little too warm for my liking (even with the ash/pau ferro combo), so I changed it to Volume-Volume-Tone with 500K CTS pots. This opened up the tone nicely to allow more high-end through. Note that all original pots come with the bass.
This Valenti is in excellent condition. I'm only selling it because I find myself more at home on a 4 string and there's a US Lakland Glaub I have my eye on. In the interest of full disclosure, there are two ant-sized dings in the front above the P-pickup - these are impressions that don't break the paint. There are also some light scratches by the output jack.
Specs:
8.15 LBS.
Swamp ash body
Sherwood green finish (metallic) with matching headstock
Graphite reinforced maple neck (satin finished back)
Pau Ferro fretboard
1 7/8 nut width
34-inch scale
Nordstrand NPJ5S pickups
Hipshot vintage style bridge
Hipshot USA ultralight tuning gears
Lightweight TKL Case (similar to the standard Sadowsky ultralight case - not the Portabag shown in the pictures)
New 6/15/14 - $1700 shipped UPS (US only)
Here are a few pics that I got from Nino...
I bought this Valenti VTP5 (#162) new from Bass Specialties in May, 2013. What impressed me immediately about this bass was its light weight and balance (no neck dive), its deep rib contour, the spoke-wheel truss rod adjustment, the impeccable fit and finish (super tight neck pocket), and how resonant it is. This bass is pretty loud acoustically, similar to the Sadowsky basses I have had. This bass is very Sadowsky-like (no surprise given Nino's background and approach), but since it is passive with the Nordstrand pickups and the Hipshot hardware it seems closer to a Nordy VP5. The neck is quite thin front to back.
I modified the electronics a bit. It came setup as Volume-Blend-Tone, with a 250K volume pot. I found it a little too warm for my liking (even with the ash/pau ferro combo), so I changed it to Volume-Volume-Tone with 500K CTS pots. This opened up the tone nicely to allow more high-end through. Note that all original pots come with the bass.
This Valenti is in excellent condition. I'm only selling it because I find myself more at home on a 4 string and there's a US Lakland Glaub I have my eye on. In the interest of full disclosure, there are two ant-sized dings in the front above the P-pickup - these are impressions that don't break the paint. There are also some light scratches by the output jack.
Specs:
8.15 LBS.
Swamp ash body
Sherwood green finish (metallic) with matching headstock
Graphite reinforced maple neck (satin finished back)
Pau Ferro fretboard
1 7/8 nut width
34-inch scale
Nordstrand NPJ5S pickups
Hipshot vintage style bridge
Hipshot USA ultralight tuning gears
Lightweight TKL Case (similar to the standard Sadowsky ultralight case - not the Portabag shown in the pictures)
New 6/15/14 - $1700 shipped UPS (US only)
Here are a few pics that I got from Nino...