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The Valenti Megathread Part IV

#821
Pic of my bass!

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#826
Chef said:
Oh!
I can, in fact, come up with one tiny little nit-pick about this bass!
The flat-top knurled control knobs.....they have a tiny little dot indented into the top.
I guess that's intended to be used as a "pointer" or reference point as to where your pots are set.
You totally can't see that on stage.
Or, really, even just sitting around practicing.

That's not how "proper vintage P bass knobs are."
Being a long time Fender P bass player from 1972 until....2000-ish when I finally quit the P-bass thing for the J-bass thing (and the G&L's I also used from 1980-2000-ish) I always just placed the knobs on the pots such that the set screws pointed at me with the pot wide open.
That's a much easier visual reference point than a teeny dimple in the top of a chrome flat top; which really you can never see, unless the bass is on your set-up bench.

So.
I said it.
I'd prefer "true to vintage" knurled flat tops.
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I like the black knobs with white line on J-styled basses (depending on the preamp) and chrome knobs on P-styled basses.

I prefer the way the chrome knob with the dot look compared to a standard P chrome knob which never has an indicator.

If someone wants the black knobs with the black line on a P-styled bass, I would use it unless it's a Nordy pramp with a stack pot or an Aggie OBP-2 or OBP-3 with a stack pot because the stack pot doesn't fit.

I hope that makes sense. It's late and I'm tired. Lol.


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#827
First off;
That post was really meant in jest!
Near as I can recall, I've never found even some tiny little thing about any of your basses to nitpick about.
They're just knobs and easily changed to meet user preference

Seriously tho:
Can anyone see those little dots on top while on stage?
That's why I point the set screws at me, for full on.
Very easy to see.

It's totally not a big deal :D
 
#829
To chefs post.

To be honest I can't recall if I could see any of my knobs marks on stage of different style knobs but I don't look. I always go to a stop point (on or off) and reset unless I know in my mind where I am already and just want to add or remove a bit based on my ears.
 
#835
Haven't gigged it yet, but, maybe better.
The single pole pickups like that (versus jazz type with two poles per string) is really focused.
So, the upper mids and highs can be kinda harsh.
This seems to ease that a little.
These are Sadowsky flats, because that's what I had, but, if I stay with flats, I'll probably get TI's for it.
 
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#836
Chef said:
Seriously tho:
Can anyone see those little dots on top while on stage?
That's why I point the set screws at me, for full on.
Very easy to see.

It's totally not a big deal :D
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Chef, I do the same with the set screws. I can't see the dots on stage, but I can while I'm practicing. I usually roll the tone all the way up and then back a smudge for my stage sound. So it really is no problem for me. The only "problem" i have with my Valenti...is that I don't have two.
BTW, nice rig there.
-Chad
 
#838
"Knobs"
Again, that "complaint" was totally a joke on my end
I've used the set screws as "pointers" on my fenders since 1972 or whenever.

It's a total non-issue, other than whoever designed the newer version of those knurled barrel knobs to include the "pointer dot" is just silly.
 

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