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Confession Time: I Am In Lust - With A SAMICK!

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This thread is definitely a bit tongue-in-cheek, as I hope the title makes clear, so I'm certainly not going to be offended by anyone who doesn't think this bass warrants any real interest...I get that Samicks (even the "in conjunction with Valley Arts Guitars" models) aren't exactly considered top of the line...:D
 
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Offer $100, if you dare.
The one Samick bass I tired was noisy, not only the bridge pickup, but also the precision style pickup, which I found odd.

I'm not understanding why there's a coll tap switch.

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They put a lot of effort into this line, so the bass is no joke. I haven't priced them used so I have no idea what fair market street value is these days. It's in a strangely form fitting "Charvel" hardshell. Anyone serious about this bass could do a lot worse, make an offer and see what happens.

For reference:

Samick Valley Arts Custom Pro Shop Bass Guitar Cherry Burst
 
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electracoyote said:
Looks like OP has had a hankerin' for one of these for some time. Hey, if the bass motivates you to play, you can't put a price on it. Just the same, the specimen in the OP seems a bit over-priced from what I'm seeing from various sources.

SOLD - SAMICK / Valley Arts Custom Pro Ash PJ 5-String Bass w/Nylon Tapewounds
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Busted! :D

Yeah, these Samick/Valley Arts have been on my radar for awhile now as a "if the right one comes along at the right price" kind of a thing. I'm sure some folks would tell me to bite the bullet and save up for an actual Valley Arts model - and there is at least one of those on Reverb right now, but it's priced over a thousand dollars more than the Samick model...not sure I could justify that price discrepancy, plus, the Valley Arts is a 4, and my somewhat monstrous hands prefers the extra width/radius that most 5ers offer...:cigar:
 
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nothing wrong with the pickup location
RIC puts them right at the neck

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and they only have 20 frets


electracoyote said:
The listing has ended. I merely posted it for price reference.
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I realize that, but...
It might be from the same custom shop & have a similar finish, but almost everything else about it is different.

pickups, bridge, 5 strings vs. 4

OTOH, you're probably right, & the one in the OP is a bit overpriced :cool:
 
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DWBass said:
Looks like a nice bass. I don't dig the pickup spacing. That P pup needs to be closer to the bridge. Can't comment on the price. I have no experience what they are worth.
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Yeah...the "actual" Valley Arts PJs (one of which is on Reverb right now) have the P pickup back closer to the bridge. I'd be kinda curious to know why the models they did with Samick have that pickup closer to the neck...
 
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Growlmonkee said:
The bass is nice looking, skeptical about exactly what the "coil tap" switch really does, doubtful that both pickups are coil tapped, and everything is made simple on one push pull switch.
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My guess is that it isn't really a coil tap and the owner just doesn't know what it does. The bridge pickup is already a single coil, and if you split the neck pickup, you'd only get half the strings, so....
 

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