The Valenti Megathread

[Vic]

Scale length???

For a 4-banger, 34" all the way. No question.

 

[jokerjkny]

holy crap,

that's all i can say about my valenti.

 

[Hollow Man]

holy crap,

that's all i can say about my valenti.

When did you get yours, Jae? Did I miss a thread/pics somewhere?

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

So who currently owns the Geddy Vee with the matching headstock? guy n. cognito was the last person I knew of, but he sold it and I didn't know where it ended up.

 

[jokerjkny]

When did you get yours, Jae? Did I miss a thread/pics somewhere?

i think i've posted this pic at least 24 times already...

badass...

 

[trainyourhuman]

Love that bass joker.

 

[Ostinato]

Ok I've looked at the pictures again and I've seen it's possible. Cool, makes me want one even more!!

Only things left to decide are scale lenght and bridge.

Current wishlist

Alder P style Body
2-tone sunburst
J width maple neck with maple fretboard
No dots, side dots only
21 frets
Contoured heel for easier acces
Lower cutaway cut until 21st fret
Passive with volume control only
Input jack mounted on pickguard
Nordstrand NP4 pickup
Single ply matte black pickguard
Black Hardware
Hipshot ultra lite clover tuning gears
Shaller straplocks

Bridge ???
Scale length???

Fingerboard radius???

 

[jmain]

badass...

 

[Willem]

For a 4-banger, 34" all the way. No question.

My current bass is a 35" 4-banger and I really like the way it plays, so not sure yet.

Fingerboard radius???

I thought that was 12" standard...

 

[Willem]

I know now:

Alder P style Body
2-tone sunburst
J width maple neck with maple fretboard
12" radius, 34" scale length
Black dots, black side dots
21 frets
Contoured heel for easier acces
Lower cutaway cut until 21st fret
Passive with volume control only (500k pot)
Input jack mounted on pickguard
Nordstrand NP4 pickup
Single ply black pickguard
Black Hardware
Hipshot ultra lite clover tuning gears
Hipshot A style Brass Bridge
Shaller straplocks

Does anyone know if nitro finishes are available?

 

[bigtexashonk]

So who currently owns the Geddy Vee with the matching headstock? guy n. cognito was the last person I knew of, but he sold it and I didn't know where it ended up.

#18 is a permanent part of my stable now.

 

[Nino Valenti]

Another question for Nino...

The heel can be contoured for better acces to the upper frets... But can the lower cutaway be contoured/cut deeper for easier acces to the upper frets too? How far can they be cut? I mean until which fret?

This is something I've been working on. I'm going to try to have it so you can easily reach the 21 fret.

 

[Nino Valenti]

Does anyone know if nitro finishes are available?

I'm only using Poly. Nitro is too delicate to work with and I'm like a bull in a China shop.

 

[Willem]

LOL! But I wouldn't mind... I want nitro for the delicacy, I love the worn out look from an old and used bass (not a fake reliced one).

Thanks for your answers!

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

#18 is a permanent part of my stable now.

A quote like that is an almost infallible sign that it'll show up in the classifieds one day

 

[David Wilson]

#18 is a permanent part of my stable now.

great! It was mine originally, glad to see it's went to a good home!

 

[bigtexashonk]

#18 is my first foray into the world of anything more than 4 strings and I'm over the moon with this one. Very comfortable neck - playability is second to none. If there's anything better I'm not sure I want to know about it. This is the only 5 I own and at this point I can't see that changing! Very cool bass and I'm over the moon to have it.

 

[jmain]

#18 is my first foray into the world of anything more than 4 strings and I'm over the moon with this one. Very comfortable neck - playability is second to none. If there's anything better I'm not sure I want to know about it. This is the only 5 I own and at this point I can't see that changing! Very cool bass and I'm over the moon to have it.

Hey Bryan, I think he's trying to say he's "over the moon" and it should be in the classifieds next week.

Just ribbing ya, man. That's a sweet bass you got there. Congrats!!

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

It just seemed as though I had the cash to get it whenever it wasn't for sale, and didn't when it was

 

[bigtexashonk]

#18 is my first foray into the world of anything more than 4 strings and I'm over the moon with this one. Very comfortable neck - playability is second to none. If there's anything better I'm not sure I want to know about it. This is the only 5 I own and at this point I can't see that changing! Very cool bass and I'm over the moon to have it.

I guess my nickname should be "moon unit" now. <g>