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The Valenti Megathread

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#723
Nino Valenti said:
Here you go!!!!
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Mine, Mine, Mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :bassist:
 
#724
That quilt top with the burst finish looks great.
I just sent in my down payment last week for a PJ5 and joined Group #2.
My spec started with AJ Brown's #027 with some of my own mods added:

5 string P Bass with J bridge pickup
34" Scale
Alder Body with Antique White Finish
Maple neck with Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard
Nordstrand NPJ5S pickups
Aguilar OBP-2 Preamp(18V) with Passive Tone Control
2 Tort p/g. one standard P and one reverse P
Chrome Hardware
HipShot Ultralite tuning Gears
HipShot A Style Bridge
19mm string spacing
Schaller StrapLocks
Hardshell Case

I'm looking for a vintage vibe with some modern edge and a big support tone.
Really looking forward to see how the Nordstrand NPJ5S and Aguilar OBP-2 play with the alder/rosewood combination. :bassist:
 
#727
Eublet said:
Okay, after talking with several people here in PM, I think I'll be getting one of these. Just sent Nino an email. Right now, that J/MM bass of Mike's looks amazing. I followed the thread where it was being built rather loosely, but I'm about to go back and reread it all. I was getting close to pulling the trigger on a 55-94, but this seems to be more of what I want here.
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You mean this: (ANY excuse to post a pic if this thing!! LOL!!!)
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Keep in mind that there are differences between a 55-94 and my bass.

The biggest is the pick-up location.
In a nutshell, the humbucker on a 55-94 is closer to the bridge by about 1/2". My humbucker is in the exact Music Man "sweet spot".
So it will do the MM thing solid.
Also, IMO, the two band Sadowsky pre is a GREAT fit with the Norstrand MM pick-up. Gives it a real nice punch and warms it up a tad.
Great combo of the two, but I can imagine that maybe an Aguilar pre would be cool as well.

Fit, finish and over all construction of the basses, as any one here will tell you, is equal to any other high end bass out there. And I've owned some of the "best".
Trust me, this sits right there with them.

BTW Nino, I LOVE the location of my input jack.
Don't know why mine is closer to the rear strap button, but I actually think it's a better location than the "typical" lower position that every other bass usually has.
I vote to make this the standard for your basses!;)
 
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MikeBass said:
You mean this: (ANY excuse to post a pic if this thing!! LOL!!!)


Keep in mind that there are differences between a 55-94 and my bass.

The biggest is the pick-up location.
In a nutshell, the humbucker on a 55-94 is closer to the bridge by about 1/2". My humbucker is in the exact Music Man "sweet spot".
So it will do the MM thing solid.
Also, IMO, the two band Sadowsky pre is a GREAT fit with the Norstrand MM pick-up. Gives it a real nice punch and warms it up a tad.
Great combo of the two, but I can imagine that maybe an Aguilar pre would be cool as well.

Fit, finish and over all construction of the basses, as any one here will tell you, is equal to any other high end bass out there. And I've owned some of the "best".
Trust me, this sits right there with them.

BTW Nino, I LOVE the location of my input jack.
Don't know why mine is closer to the rear strap button, but I actually think it's a better location than the "typical" lower position that every other bass usually has.
I vote to make this the standard for your basses!;)
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Thanks, Mike. That's what Ken told me about your bass, and it realy helped sway me toward it. I miss the MM/Stingray tone, but I want a J up front to round it out a bit when necessary. Plus, 19mm string spacing is a huge plus for me.

I hadn't yet noticed the output jack, but I think that's a great spot as well. I usually use angled chords, but the occasional straight can be a problem on a Jazz bass, especially if your sitting down on the floor or something else flat where it keeps hitting things.

Oh, and by the way, I saw where you mentioned posting sound clips. PLEASE, OH PLEASE do this! :D If you want, you could email a quick video clip and I could extract the audio portion for you.
 
#729
MikeBass said:
You mean this: (ANY excuse to post a pic if this thing!! LOL!!!)
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Mike, That gorgeous beast of yours is one of my favourite Basses on TB. Partly because it's just so damned pretty, and partly because of the amazing story behind it.

I hadn't noticed the location of the jack before, though. Doesn't it create an issue when you put the bass on a stand? I could see a cable getting a kink right and the plug...

Are you using that bass on any of the tunes on your Myspace page?
 
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BTW Nino, I LOVE the location of my input jack.
Don't know why mine is closer to the rear strap button, but I actually think it's a better location than the "typical" lower position that every other bass usually has.
I vote to make this the standard for your basses!;)[/QUOTE]

I never noticed the jack location before, but it makes sense if you're someone who really likes using the angled jack. It would put less wear and tear on the cable as it wouldn't have to bend around as much.

Glenn

PS: Nino, have you thought about doing full-on straight ahead shots of your basses? (maybe hanging from a wall hanger like Sadowsky does it) I find that the angle of the floor shots you take "warps" the shape of the basses just a little. Makes the "passenger" side (the half of the bass closest to the ground) seem a little too enlarged.

Anybody else notice this or is it just me?

PPS: I'm doing my research for a Valenti. Just figuring out exactly what I want.
 
#731
roadkill2309 said:
Mike, That gorgeous beast of yours is one of my favourite Basses on TB. Partly because it's just so damned pretty, and partly because of the amazing story behind it.

I hadn't noticed the location of the jack before, though. Doesn't it create an issue when you put the bass on a stand? I could see a cable getting a kink right and the plug...

Are you using that bass on any of the tunes on your Myspace page?
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Thanks! Yeah, the story....amazing, but thats not what this is about, it's to celebrate Nino's amazing work!

99.9% of the time, when it goes on the stand, the cord is unplugged. So for me no issue.


Eublet, no, none of the clips are of my Valenti, but I may take you up on the extracting part.
I just got a MacBook from work and it has iVideo on it. So I'm gonna mess around and see if I can pull some stuff this week and post up of the bass.
I'll try and get something up of it.
 
#735
roadkill2309 said:
Mike, That gorgeous beast of yours is one of my favourite Basses on TB. Partly because it's just so damned pretty, and partly because of the amazing story behind it.

I hadn't noticed the location of the jack before, though. Doesn't it create an issue when you put the bass on a stand? I could see a cable getting a kink right and the plug...

Are you using that bass on any of the tunes on your Myspace page?
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The Hercules or Genesis hanging stands work GREAT for basses with output jacks near the bottom of the instument (like the MTD basses). I love these stands.. very sturdy, and you can leave the cable plugged in to any bass for the entire gig, which is what I prefer.

Beautiful bass... I'm one of the 'PM' guys that sung the praises of this bass that Eublet mentioned. Top notch instrument, and the best "MM" vibe of any boutique I've heard.
 
#736
Any plans to recreate a Valenti Darryl Jones Signature "hybrid" bass with 4 and 5 strings? This because your basses had a headstock design similar to Darryl's own A Bass. 5-string Laklands had 3+2 tuners and your basses feature the 4+1 design (not all, some had 5-in-line tuners). "Hybrid" means that the body & pickguard shapes are fashioned after Darryl's Lakland signature models and the headstocks are reminiscent of the Darryl Jones Signature A Basses.
 
#738
I saw you a fan of Geddy Lee, as many of your creations are strongly inspired by Geddy's famous black 1972 Fender Jazz Bass, but with a wide selection of pickups, bridges and electronics, as well as the obvious choice of 4 and 5-string versions, 34 or 35"-scale length with 20, 21 or 22 frets; the rest of the features list is pure "Geddy"-like: black alder body, 3-ply W-B-W pickguard, maple neck with black binding and black block inlays. Other models are heavily borrowed from the successful formula of the American Deluxe Series basses, but with a little "twist" on the original Fender design. How do you think?
 
#739
funkymachine said:
I saw you a fan of Geddy Lee, as many of your creations are strongly inspired by Geddy's famous black 1972 Fender Jazz Bass, but with a wide selection of pickups, bridges and electronics, as well as the obvious choice of 4 and 5-string versions, 34 or 35"-scale length with 20, 21 or 22 frets; the rest of the features list is pure "Geddy"-like: black alder body, 3-ply W-B-W pickguard, maple neck with black binding and black block inlays. Other models are heavily borrowed from the successful formula of the American Deluxe Series basses, but with a little "twist" on the original Fender design. How do you think?
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He thinks he isn't gonna do a Darryl Jones one sounds like to me.

You want a metallic white ash bodied bass, with maple neck and fingerboard, pearl blocks and white binding, I'm sure Nino could whip something up for you!:D

But that goofy Darryl type shape........
 
#740
I'm pretty confused by your question. :confused: How do I think about what?
funkymachine said:
I saw you a fan of Geddy Lee, as many of your creations are strongly inspired by Geddy's famous black 1972 Fender Jazz Bass, but with a wide selection of pickups, bridges and electronics, as well as the obvious choice of 4 and 5-string versions, 34 or 35"-scale length with 20, 21 or 22 frets;
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I built 3. None of them had 35" scale. None of them had 20 frets. Only one had a BAII, one had an Alder body, NONE of them had custom body shapes. They were all shapes that Warmoth offered. The two 5 strings were based on the Fender Deluxe J5 because that's all Warmoth offered. I've since stopped using Warmoth and the my 5 string body shapes are different.

funkymachine said:
the rest of the features list is pure "Geddy"-like: black alder body, 3-ply W-B-W pickguard, maple neck with black binding and black block inlays.
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:confused: These are basic options that I offer. None of this has anything to do with Geddy Lee except that it looks like a 70's Maple/Maple J in black with a white p/g and black body w/black blocks and binding.

funkymachine said:
Other models are heavily borrowed from the successful formula of the American Deluxe Series basses, but with a little "twist" on the original Fender design. How do you think?
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When I used to use Warmoth, they only offered one J5 body and it was based on the Fender American Deluxe 5 string. I currently, as stated above, no longer use Warmoth and the Deluxe 5 style body is no longer available. This is what my current 5 string body looks like:
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But I've made the treble side cutaway slightly deeper for easier access to the 21st fret:
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Lets say the Daryl Jones bass was only available in Lake Placid Blue w/matching headstock on a maple/maple neck with pearl blocks and it was a very popular bass with the public. If I built a bass on my standard body shape, people would dub it the Valenti "DJ style" bass because it looks a lot like the DJ bass... because it's only available in one color.
 
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