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The Valenti Megathread Part IV
- Thread starter smperry
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- Apr 21, 2000
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- Gallien Krueger for the last 12 years!
Chef
In Memoriam
Well, nothing I ordered was out of the ordinary. When I ordered in August he gave me an estimated time and we went from there. It was just this past week when I went to make a payment we had a discussion and he suggested refunding my money. Again, I would rather he explain what's going on. It wasn't anything specific to my choice of instrument.
Still have the 33" scale orange crush 5 and play it regularly...using prototype GHS Progressives. In some regards, I wish it were a full 34" but it's made me realize I would never consider a 32" or 30" bass.
Riis
Riis
I just picked up a 2nd one back in August.. A Jazz 5 with Aguilar single coils and Nordy 2 band preamp...
- Apr 21, 2000
- 10,465
- 866
- 60
- Disclosures
- Gallien Krueger for the last 12 years!
- Apr 21, 2000
- 10,465
- 866
- 60
- Disclosures
- Gallien Krueger for the last 12 years!
They all have very distinct characteristics.
The SJ-5 is a very in your face aggressively voiced Jazz bass. Great slap tone.
The P4 is strung with La Bella Low tension flats and delivers a great vintage vibe and sounds great when played with a pick.
The PJ-5 is a great in the mix active bass that plays like butter. Admittedly I'm still trying to sort out the passive mode with my playing style.
SPECS:
SJ-5 Swamp Ash Body-Black Finish
Maple neck w/3A Flamed Maple fretboard-1 7/8"nut
35" Scale-12" Radius-Graphite Reinforced neck
Nordstrand Big Singles Pickups
Aguilar OBP-1 preamp
Black Hardware
Hipshot B Style Bridge W/19mm String Spacing
Hipshot UltraLite tuning gears
Dunlop StrapLocks
Verrazano P4-Alder Body- Arctic White Finish-Tortoise Pickguard
Graphite Reinforced Maple Neck- Rosewood Fingerboard- 1 5/8” Nut
34” Scale
Hipshot Vintage Bridge (19MM)
Hipshot HB-1 Tuning Gears
Aguilar AG 4P-60 Pickup
T21-P5 Alder Body--Shell Pink - White Pearl Pickguard
Graphite Reinforced Maple neck- 35” Scale – 1 7/8” Nut – Vintage Tint
Pao Ferro Fingerboard -Side Dots only-Matching Headstock
HipShot hardware-Black
Kickass Bridge, 19mm
Ultralite Tuners
Dunlop Straplocks
Nordstrand NP5/Big Split 5 Pickups
Sadowsky Preamp w/VTC
- Feb 2, 2001
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- Builder: Valenti Basses
There has been a few changes at my supplier's shop which has cause some really long turnaround times.
I've contacted all of my current customers and let them know of the longer turnaround for their orders. During this time I took a couple of new orders.
Time passed and the older orders are still not completed, they're in different stages of production and I can't get a an answer to when these will be done. Some of these older orders are from January/February. The newer orders I received are a couple of months old and have not been started yet.
I Offered those 2 customers a full refund because it seems the wait on any new order will be 12-14 months, which to me, is unacceptable.
At this time, I am not taking any new orders until either my supplier's new CNC operator is up to speed on running my programs or I find a new supplier to make my basses.
I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused any of my customers.
I've contacted all of my current customers and let them know of the longer turnaround for their orders. During this time I took a couple of new orders.
Time passed and the older orders are still not completed, they're in different stages of production and I can't get a an answer to when these will be done. Some of these older orders are from January/February. The newer orders I received are a couple of months old and have not been started yet.
I Offered those 2 customers a full refund because it seems the wait on any new order will be 12-14 months, which to me, is unacceptable.
At this time, I am not taking any new orders until either my supplier's new CNC operator is up to speed on running my programs or I find a new supplier to make my basses.
I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused any of my customers.
Good luck man! I really appreciated your honesty with me. You were cool to deal with and hope in the future we can try this again!
Hope you can get the supply chain issues worked out. Really enjoyed working with you and love these basses.
- Apr 21, 2000
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- Gallien Krueger for the last 12 years!
Okay, I have to say that I don't think Nino is capable of making a bad bass. There are a few basses that feel custom made out of the box, and his are in that category. I now have 2, and I love 'em both. To be honest, the first time I played one, I was underwhelmed, but then I was told that the owner had all of the settings flat, so that wasn't a true example of what they are. Now I know.
- Apr 21, 2000
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- Gallien Krueger for the last 12 years!
After a little soul-searching, I have decided to post my new Valenti pic.
- Feb 2, 2001
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I'm happy to say I began taking orders again. Current turnaround time on my orders is roughly 5-6 months.
A few options have been removed and I revamped my Models Page on my site. If you have any questions, feel free to ask:
www.valentibasses.com/models.html
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A few options have been removed and I revamped my Models Page on my site. If you have any questions, feel free to ask:
www.valentibasses.com/models.html
You may need to hit refresh if you've recently visited my site.
