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The Valenti Megathread Part III

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#143
Nino Valenti said:
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Is it me, or does the lower cut-away look "deeper" for better access up high??

Which brings up the question......can you get an extended cut-away for better access as an option Nino?




Side note: we just started live streaming video of our mid-week service at church. I didn't know it was up and running yesterday, but I used my Valenti last night (and pretty much every night really).

Next month (first Wed) I'm up again in rotation for our mid week.
I'll throw up the link and ya'll can tune in if ya like.
I think they'll have the video from last night posted in a day or so.
I'll toss that link up as well when it's available.
 
#144
MikeBass said:
Is it me, or does the lower cut-away look "deeper" for better access up high??

Which brings up the question......can you get an extended cut-away for better access as an option Nino?
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This was a bass I built when CallowHill was making parts for me. At this time, this is no longer available.
 
#145
Nino Valenti said:
This was a bass I built when CallowHill was making parts for me. At this time, this is no longer available.
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Ahh...gotcha.
Thanks Nino.




BTW, here is the page/streaming video I spoke of earlier:
(Warning- Christian music content. NOT a post for any religious reasons. Just to hear a Valenti in a live band/mix)
http://www.kensingtonchurch.tv
Click on the "Lent Week 3"
Move the slider forward about 1/4 way.
Don't expect any chop laden playing. Just my Valenti in the mix with acoustic, electric guitars and drums.

Signal:
Bass set completly flat, pick-ups panned even (center).
Sadowsky pre with nothing boosted. VTC fully open.
Nordstrand J/MM pick-ups.
Demeter Compulator set with just a hint of compression
Line out from Genz Benz Shuttle 9.0 post EQ.
EQ: bass at 1:30, mids at about 900hz/1k -mid cut at 11:00, treble flat, no bass boost/mid cut/treb boost engaged.
No processing at board except for over-all compression etc on full mix (nothing added to bass signal).
Mind you it is streaming video, so it does get squashed and crap.
AccuGroove Tri110 strickly for stage monitor.

It's all fingerstyle playing with a good bit of low B and some higher playing in spots.
Again, nothing flashy, just playing the parts.
 
#146
Dayng, y'all got some fancy church bands! I thoroughly enjoyed it. The sound was good even given the media. BTW, I noticed she has the same nasty , nasal "A" that they use around here in Buffalo. Heard at the end when she says "dance". Sheesh, and folks think a Brooklyn accent is bad!

Rock and roll is so much simpler. I plug into an overdriven tube amp and GO!

We just did a music video featuring ol #067. Edits may take up to 2-3 weeks, but I'l ensure to post the vid. There will be closeups of the bass as the bassist had a few riffs to rip thru.

To bad the bassist is one ugly mutha.... but ol #67 shines ! ( the recording is done with a Lakland however, the vid is a synch job, and the mix isnt my cup of tea) .
 
#147
MikeBass said:
Ahh...gotcha.
Thanks Nino.




BTW, here is the page/streaming video I spoke of earlier:
(Warning- Christian music content. NOT a post for any religious reasons. Just to hear a Valenti in a live band/mix)
http://www.kensingtonchurch.tv
Click on the "Lent Week 3"
Move the slider forward about 1/4 way.
Don't expect any chop laden playing. Just my Valenti in the mix with acoustic, electric guitars and drums.

Signal:
Bass set completly flat, pick-ups panned even (center).
Sadowsky pre with nothing boosted. VTC fully open.
Nordstrand J/MM pick-ups.
Demeter Compulator set with just a hint of compression
Line out from Genz Benz Shuttle 9.0 post EQ.
EQ: bass at 1:30, mids at about 900hz/1k -mid cut at 11:00, treble flat, no bass boost/mid cut/treb boost engaged.
No processing at board except for over-all compression etc on full mix (nothing added to bass signal).
Mind you it is streaming video, so it does get squashed and crap.
AccuGroove Tri110 strickly for stage monitor.

It's all fingerstyle playing with a good bit of low B and some higher playing in spots.
Again, nothing flashy, just playing the parts.
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I got to the page and says that the "event is over now".
I could not find it.
 
#148
Russell, hit the 'on demand' button and look for Lent 3.

While I havent found need for a preamp, but would agree on the magnetics. While Nordy's are nice and clear, they arent "in yer face" enough for me, anyway. I like the more agressive and seemingly "darker" ( really its lower HZ reponse) of other brands like AERO.

I do like the Spector sound, it mixes well in rock. I was thinking of what preamp would allow my single coil J5 to emulate that. Sadowsky isnt the answer as they seem too artificially "smooth" to my ears. YMMV of course.

Nino, I asked the vid production co if they could maybe do a short vid on the Valenti in action. I hope the headstock is clearly visible. See in a couple of weeks. Its professional and should be of "network" quality. Ralph ( owner) lives up here in Buff, but he's from BROOKLYN, so I asked him politely if he could help out this bass builder from his home town with a pro edited clip of the bass being played.
 
#151
BuffaloBass said:
Russell, hit the 'on demand' button and look for Lent 3.

While I havent found need for a preamp, but would agree on the magnetics. While Nordy's are nice and clear, they arent "in yer face" enough for me, anyway. I like the more agressive and seemingly "darker" ( really its lower HZ reponse) of other brands like AERO.

I do like the Spector sound, it mixes well in rock. I was thinking of what preamp would allow my single coil J5 to emulate that. Sadowsky isnt the answer as they seem too artificially "smooth" to my ears. YMMV of course.

Nino, I asked the vid production co if they could maybe do a short vid on the Valenti in action. I hope the headstock is clearly visible. See in a couple of weeks. Its professional and should be of "network" quality. Ralph ( owner) lives up here in Buff, but he's from BROOKLYN, so I asked him politely if he could help out this bass builder from his home town with a pro edited clip of the bass being played.
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BuffaloBass:
My name is George ( ;) ) I am not Russell. :D
Thanks for the pointers. I went by your directions and saw it.
I do not know if it was my computer or maybe the server but I had audio all the way but the video ran for about 1 min then it went al black.
I heard the bass but not saw it for a long time.

Mikebass:
I like the way the bass sounded . to me the high-hats and snare overpowered it. I wanted it to be more audible than the hi-hats (I know this is a mixing issue) but it sounds good. :) I like your Valenti :bassist::bassist::bassist:
 
#152
I like to be in the mix about like Paul McCartney in "Rain" off Revolver. I read somewhere he made the engineer put the bass 1db over everything else in the mix; which sounds right to me;)
 
#154
Chef said:
I like to be in the mix about like Paul McCartney in "Rain" off Revolver. I read somewhere he made the engineer put the bass 1db over everything else in the mix; which sounds right to me;)
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*derail warning*

Rain was a few months before Revolver, but I was under the impression that it was only released as Paperback Writer's b-side (single). Was it ever on a later album (other than future compilation albums)? I am not a Beatles historian, just curious. I really like that song.
 
#155
I probably heard it wron then, but, at any rate, that's where I like the bass in the mix: pretty dominant, not mixed way the heck back.
 
#156
I've got my first Valenti on its way to me now...#27 PJ. Can't wait to get it!

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Specs:
Alder Body
Tobacco Burst Finish
Maple Neck with Pau Ferro Fretboard
12" Radius
Graphite Reinforced neck
Tortoise Pickguard
Nordstrand NPJ5S pickups
Aguilar OBP-1 w/passive tone control
Chrome Hardware
Hipshot B Style Bridge
Hipshot Ultralites Tuners
Schaller StrapLocks
Contoured heel for easier access to the upper frets
 
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