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The Valenti Megathread (Mk. II)

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#381
I know, I know.........:o;)

Right now, I'm getting ready to head out the door to the local music store with it, though. I wanna try out the new Eden all-tube head they have there with it. Today might be an expensive day.

Pics to come later on, I promise.:)
 
#382
Nino Valenti said:
one thing that came out exactly the way I wanted was the color....it's perfect

AWESOME!!!! That's a huge weight that's been lifted off of my shoulders.
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Nino, I know you where nicely trying to tell me NOT to order that color as you where afraid you would get stuck with a bass that would be hard to move but honestly the color came out EXACTLY the way I wanted it too.

I still have not had more then 5-minutes to play it but hopefully Saturday I will get to spend some valuable time with it!
 
#389
Here's the next Valenti Bass for Randy R (not sure if he's a TBer) and it's not blue or pastel. ;)

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#394
Had a few minutes this morning to set the string height up on my new bass and so far so good:D, still deciding if I am going to take the Sadowsky strings off or just wear them out before I put a set of Elixir strings on it :hmm:, I am so used to playing coated strings that these feel wierd too me.
The bass plays great but I won't get a chance to play it through one of my real bass rigs until next weekend, for now I have it kicking through my mega powerfull 15w Fender practice amp :eek:. Next weekend it will get used in three different venues from small to large club to a outdoor festival, plus it will be played through my Eden WT1205 & D610xlt :hyper:

A few more pic's of a bass that is not blue :hiding:
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#399
Well, I finally feel that I can do a review justice. Here's a paraphrase from an email that I sent to the wizard behind the curtain:
-- Here are my first impressions of the bass. Upon taking it out of the
-- case for the first time, I almost put the bass through the wall. It was
-- much lighter than I expected! (A blessing, for sure). Also, it's gorgeous.
-- I've never seen birdseye with that much figuring, and the body's finish is
-- top notch. The quilted maple is a little bit 2-dimensional, but the
-- pattern is beautiful enough that I wouldn't dare complain about something
-- so trivial. Let me restate, before the bad news: the appearance and feel
-- of this bass are AMAZING! The neck is fast, and feels good in the hand.
-- There are no construction flaws to speak of. I can't speak highly enough
-- of how the bass is put together.

The "bad news" I referred to in the above should in no way reflect on Nino's workmanship. I was having trouble finding usable EQ points on the OBP-1 (my first boost-only preamp, it was strange!) with a couple of the string sets I had on hand. 5 sets of strings later, I found a set that gave me the sound I wanted.

My original goal for this bass was to find a way to improve on the 55-02 that I owned (which is my favorite bass that I've owned), in a jazz body profile, for less than the price of a 55-94. At the very least, this bass meets all my expectations. In attention to detail, it blows them away.

Heh, I got to the end of my review and realized that I haven't taken any pictures! I'll do that tomorrow morning, and regale you all.
 
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fitbass3p said:
Well, I finally feel that I can do a review justice. Here's a paraphrase from an email that I sent to the wizard behind the curtain:
-- Here are my first impressions of the bass. Upon taking it out of the
-- case for the first time, I almost put the bass through the wall. It was
-- much lighter than I expected! (A blessing, for sure). Also, it's gorgeous.
-- I've never seen birdseye with that much figuring, and the body's finish is
-- top notch. The quilted maple is a little bit 2-dimensional, but the
-- pattern is beautiful enough that I wouldn't dare complain about something
-- so trivial. Let me restate, before the bad news: the appearance and feel
-- of this bass are AMAZING! The neck is fast, and feels good in the hand.
-- There are no construction flaws to speak of. I can't speak highly enough
-- of how the bass is put together.

The "bad news" I referred to in the above should in no way reflect on Nino's workmanship. I was having trouble finding usable EQ points on the OBP-1 (my first boost-only preamp, it was strange!) with a couple of the string sets I had on hand. 5 sets of strings later, I found a set that gave me the sound I wanted.

My original goal for this bass was to find a way to improve on the 55-02 that I owned (which is my favorite bass that I've owned), in a jazz body profile, for less than the price of a 55-94. At the very least, this bass meets all my expectations. In attention to detail, it blows them away.

Heh, I got to the end of my review and realized that I haven't taken any pictures! I'll do that tomorrow morning, and regale you all.
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We'll be waiting for those pics.
 
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