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The Valenti Megathread

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#825
Mourners Lament said:
I'm sure this question has been asked at least 12 times in this thread but about how long does it take him to make a guitar? There's 42 pages and I'm not going through them all.
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Currently, I'm not taking any new order until March '08. The current batch of basses I'm building have a 6-7 month lead time due to me switching supplier and some unforeseen CNC programing delays.

When I start taking orders again in March, I'm hoping to be able to offer a shorter lead time, in the area of 4 months.
 
#826
BuffaloBass said:
#42 is in the for sale pages. It was here in Buffalo. If it was a 35" ( which I've decided I prefer ergonomically ), I'd be on it like a cheap suit. Even though green aint my thing.

( well there is a green beret in mothballs in my closet!)
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That was actually # 41.. I usually prefer a 35" scale myself, but that bass played and sounded nice...
 
#828
BuffaloBass said:
Its the higher regisiter work SCT, where the fret spacing of a 35" 24 fret helps me.( needing all the help I can get)

Nino's going to build me a 35" 24 fret ebony board 5 string P bass with a Dark Star.( in DEEP PURPLE w/headstock) But he dont know it yet! ;) Waiting on the pup.
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You're preaching to the choir here!!


Let me know when you get this one, it would be interesting to check it out..
 
#830
Just a quick appreciation note as we approach the new year. In the last few months, my Valenti 5 has been successfully stealing market share from my other main instrument, which is itself an extremely well crafted bass.

The Valenti is light, articulate, sits nicely in a mix, is classy looking, and feels as solid as a rock. I've really appreciated having it in the herd, and as I said it is sitting right up there near the front these days.

Sadly I don't have any performance shots with it yet - it seems like nobody brings the camera on the nights when I play it. But here it is at home:

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I'm beginning to think about another one, which would probably be a fretless, ash body, quilt top, some kind of black/red burst finish, ebony board, single Nordstrand MM pickup in the sweet spot, and a preamp to be named later.

Happy New Year to all, and thanks, Nino!
 
#832
jzbass6 said:
Super nice combo!!!, +1, it's my Valenti or my 6 string, maybe one day Nino might venture into the 6 string market.
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Thanks - I think the quilt top, tort guard, and the maple board are an unusual combination. But I saw a picture of Sadowsky #4511, which is like that too, and just fell in love with all of the modern and retro contradictions that the combination suggests. I had to have one like it!

I also have a clear and a parchment pickguard for it. The clear one makes it look like a modern J instead of a vintage one - nice look, I had that guard on it for a few months. The parchment guard is the one you would expect on that body and board combination, so I got that one too on Nino's recommendation. I find that look to be a little obvious, so I don't use it much. I suppose it's nice to have, just in case. It does look nice, only in a more expected way, if that makes sense.
 
#834
jazzbo58 said:
I think it looks great with the Tort guard! It would be an awesome looking bass either way.

Cheers,
Jim
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+1!

WJGreer,
I just ordered another J style bass and while it doesn't have a beautifully figured top like yours, it's a sunburst with a maple neck, and I definitely went with the tort guard. Way cool look!
 
#835
Vic said:
I just ordered another J style bass and while it doesn't have a beautifully figured top like yours, it's a sunburst with a maple neck, and I definitely went with the tort guard. Way cool look!
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Cool - I do think it's an interesting combination, glad I went that route. Not something you see every day.
 
#836
tGuys, I'm not ready to post this in Classifieds yet, but I'm going back to 35" compound radius neck, i.e., Lakland. Nino's #008 will need to be sold to fund the JoBo. ( J 5, Nordy's ,active, birdseye neck/board/Lake Placid blue. )Figured I'd give you folks a heads up. Awesome bass, No issues. Mint. Nino does excellent work. The bass should have been a keeper, but flatter 35" necks fit me best for some reason.

MODS: I am a supporting member and will use the Classifieds. Jsut thought I'd give a heads up here.

And I still have a 35" ebony board purple P bass in my dreams,"Purple Haze" . Nino will have to make that one. I dont know how we can get a puple sunburst, but I have some crackerjack auto paint guys as buds, they can do just about anything.
 
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