The Valenti Megathread (Mk. II)

[MikeBass]

Sweet pics and I still want to test drive that Valenti. Was that a church gig or band gig?

Church.
10 services- 3 days.
Band was SMOKIN' hot.

I just got a DVD of one of the services, the mix to DVD isn't the best, but everyone said the house was slammin.
I stepped out front in the house a few times and pulled my IEM's out and my Valenti sounded like a million bucks and a few cents! (the room holds somewhere shy of 2000).

 

[jerry]

I dig that bass Mike, that's on my me-want list.

 

[BuffaloBass]

Nice pics. I'm afraid I'll never look as good as Mike.

Gigged the Valenti last fri and I'm deeper in lust than ever. Found that hard digging lost its voice, so I promptly tightened that neck up, raised the saddles a freckle and now she's in

" you cant hurt me muthaf - play it hard" mode. I am ususally a soft touch layer ( nbacking a vocalist), but I went insane on Sweet Child to see how well it took the hard and fast thing. Uh, bliss.

Bass takes a setup very, very well. I have no idea what "neck issues" the prior owner had, but she's straight and strong.

 

[Smurf-o-Deth]

I just put down my deposit for a (P)J4. Stoked beyond belief.

 

[capnsandwich]

Church.
10 services- 3 days.
Band was SMOKIN' hot.

I just got a DVD of one of the services, the mix to DVD isn't the best, but everyone said the house was slammin.
I stepped out front in the house a few times and pulled my IEM's out and my Valenti sounded like a million bucks and a few cents! (the room holds somewhere shy of 2000).

I've got to get up to your church as visit one day. That place looks awesome, at least from the pictures.

 

[grayta]

I just put down my deposit for a (P)J4. Stoked beyond belief.

Perhaps business is speeding up a bit for Mr. Valenti.

 

[Nino Valenti]

Perhaps business is speeding up a bit for Mr. Valenti.

2010 has started off very good. 3 customer order, a few Stock basses I'm working on and building Sadowsky basses. Life is good.

If I could only beat this cold and pounding headache, life would be great.

 

[Nino Valenti]

For those interested, I basically asked Nino for a P-bass version of Valenti #35:

We're close!!!!

 

[Darkstrike]

Oh my, that is hawt!

 

[Chef]

no holes for controls or output jack...?!?

 

[Nino Valenti]

It's passive so the Volume, tone and input jack will be on the pickguard.

It's rear route in case Jared wants to put in a preamp in at a later date so I will route the top cavity.

 

[Chef]

OK!
I thought maybe it was "no volume, no tone, internal wireless..."

 

[Jared Lash]

If Nino hadn't posted the pictures I would have. I'm very happy with how it's coming out.

It will also have the old school pickup cover and be strung with flats. Exactly the kind of modern meets vintage that I wanted.

 

[Jared Lash]

More update pics on my Valenti P5

Passive but with a control cavity routed in case I want to add a preamp in the future:

5 strings, strung with flats:

Almost done:

Close up:

 

[coolrunner989]

Wow!!!! Put a J pickup on it and you'll have to hide from me. And I might come find you as it stands anyway

 

[GregC]

Oh man, that's turning out really nice, Jared! The trans blue looks great. Is that a Nordy pickup? If so, that's what Lakland's been using in the Glaub 5s they've built so far and the two guys I know who have one really dig it. (One uses flats, the other rounds.)

 

[Smurf-o-Deth]

Looks killer, oh biggest of Ohs. I can't wait to see mine!

 

[ahbassman]

I am friends with the current owner of this beautiful bass.

Hands down, the most incredible bass I have ever seen/felt/played, etc.

I hope to buy it from him one day....

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Closing this one up due to length- the new thread can be found here:
http://talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8583635#post8583635