The 5-String club Part 2

[mark beem]

Should be arriving soon (hopefully)!

 

[TolerancEJ]

mark_beem - That looks great! I hadn't imagined that style in a 5-string. Which company/builder?

 

[mark beem]

mark_beem - That looks great! I hadn't imagined that style in a 5-string. Which company/builder?

Thanks! Nino (Valenti) is building it for me. Here are the full specs.

5 string
Vintage style
Forearm and tummy contour
Nordstrand Pickup (Cancelling "single coil" P)
Swamp Ash body
'59 finish
Graphite reinforced maple neck
maple fretboard with black dot inlays
35" scale
1-7/8" nut
Parchment Pickguard
Chrome Hipshot hardware
Aluminum Hipshot A style bridge (19mm)
thru body on B string
UltraLite tuning gears
String retainers

The bass pictured above is not mine but it will be very similar to it.

 

[TolerancEJ]

It looks (and specifications read) as a masterpiece. Enjoy!

 

[BrokeDownSouth]

Submitting my application for membership:

I think you forgot about me.....

 

[taylor16]

I'd like to submit my Lull M5V. It's dope.

 

[TolerancEJ]

#616 BrokeDownSouth (Sorry about missing your earlier post.)
#617 taylor16

 

[Andyman001]

Hey all, #531 checking in.

Ive also got a MIM Jazz 5 that is disassembled ATM.

 

[TolerancEJ]

Awesome!

 

[mark beem]

My newest 5 string addition.. Ibanez SR1405

 

[TolerancEJ]

That is a beautiful finish. I previously bought a Gibson Les Paul Studio through Sweetwater and had a great experience.

 

[mark beem]

That is a beautiful finish. I previously bought a Gibson Les Paul Studio through Sweetwater and had a great experience.

Thanks!

I too had a great buying experience with them (Sweetwater). Great customer service.

 

[michaelandrew]

#1 JaySeeDoubleYou
#617 taylor16
#665 wraub (Special request)
#667 johny martin (Special request)
#777 embellisher (Special request)
#780 michaelandrew (Special request)

I just noticed, my number changed - was and should be #765, not #780 - like the Yammy in my avatar.

 

[BrokeDownSouth]

Thanks!

I too had a great buying experience with them (Sweetwater). Great customer service.

Ditto. They also put a bag of candy in with my order. Nice....

 

[Rip Topaz]

Count me in. Picked this up a few months ago with the intention of trading it away right away.

I never really connected with a fiver before this bass. Tried a few times over the years but I always fumbled with the extra string, hitting the B when I meant to play the E, that sort of thing.

This one came to me at the right time, and I adjusted to it very quickly. It's now my main backup bass (my main player being an MIA P-bass), and has been my main player at band practice since I got it.

I like it so much I'm planning on getting another. The active preamp is awesome on this bass, with volume/blend/bass/treble and a stacked midrange with mid+frequency. She's a keeper.

 

[BrokeDownSouth]

Count me in. Picked this up a few months ago with the intention of trading it away right away.

I never really connected with a fiver before this bass. Tried a few times over the years but I always fumbled with the extra string, hitting the B when I meant to play the E, that sort of thing.

This one came to me at the right time, and I adjusted to it very quickly. It's now my main backup bass (my main player being an MIA P-bass), and has been my main player at band practice since I got it.

I like it so much I'm planning on getting another. The active preamp is awesome on this bass, with volume/blend/bass/treble and a stacked midrange with mid+frequency. She's a keeper.

What is that? Peavey?

 

[mark beem]

What is that? Peavey?

Ibanez BTB

 

[TolerancEJ]

I just noticed, my number changed - was and should be #765, not #780 - like the Yammy in my avatar.

Corrected.

 

[mark beem]

Just realized I never posted pics of my Valenti VTP5. The above pic was of a different bass I used for reference. Here's mine:

 

[TolerancEJ]

Very nice!