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Valentino Villevieille (valvil)
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Username: valvil

Post Number: 1
Registered: 7-2002
Posted on Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 8:24 pm:   Edit Post

I had this one made last year, and it's a fantastic bass; neck with Fender Jazz width, Cocobolo front & back, deluxe purpleheart laminates, continuous backplates and truss rod cover. Since it is a bit on the heavy side, I used that excuse to convince myself to buy one more ( that wasn't really too hard) so I ordered another one , hollow & smaller, which is coming in a couple of weeks or so. Same neck , same top, ash body,maple & vermillion accent laminates, knobby peghead, Rogue Electronics, Fat boy pickups, Dual Omega Cutaway Body based on a modified essence body by Mica. I am obviously waiting for my new baby with great anticipation; this will be Alembic #4; I also own a 90s custom Signature Deluxe 4 fretless in coco bolo and a 1981 XY bass , a single pickup Distillate Bass which I believe was made for the Japanese Market in a limited quantity of 300 all in Zebrawood ; originally it was a medium scale bass, but I had Alembic rebuild it with a long scale neck a few years ago. I will post pictures of my other Alembics as soon as I take same.
application/x-macbinaryValentino's Custom Signature Deluxe fretted 4
Custom Signature 4 st Cocobolo (143.5 k)
Valentino Villevieille (valvil)
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Username: valvil

Post Number: 2
Registered: 7-2002
Posted on Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 8:54 pm:   Edit Post

Obviously my attempt to post the picture was a bust. I'm not sure what I did wrong, I followed the instructions as listed here on the website and followed the software prompts. I can tell that my other attempts so far would have failed in exactly the same way , so I avoided reposting a lame link. Do the pictures have to be in a specific format? Mine is a jpeg, but I could convert it to something else if had to. In terms of size the picture is only 140k. If anyone has any suggestions I'd be grateful.
Valentino Villevieille (valvil)
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Username: valvil

Post Number: 3
Registered: 7-2002
Posted on Thursday, July 04, 2002 - 9:15 pm:   Edit Post

Valentino's Custom Signature 4 string I figured it out :-)
Jonathan Johnstone (stoney)
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Username: stoney

Post Number: 2
Registered: 7-2002
Posted on Monday, July 22, 2002 - 12:08 pm:   Edit Post

That's one beautiful instrument. Bet it's an eye-catcher and sounds great.
Valentino Villevieille (valvil)
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Username: valvil

Post Number: 4
Registered: 7-2002
Posted on Monday, July 22, 2002 - 10:51 pm:   Edit Post

Thank you Jonathan...yes, people do double & triple takes when they see it..and it does sound like the end of the world, especially with the new Fat Boy AXYs I installed in it this weekend. :-)
57basstra
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Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 388
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 6:25 pm:   Edit Post

Hello, Val. Do you still have this one. It is superb!
valvil
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Username: valvil

Post Number: 968
Registered: 7-2002
Posted on Monday, December 18, 2006 - 2:59 pm:   Edit Post

Hi David,

did not see this one until today. Yes, I still have it & love it.

Valentino
olsonsw
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Username: olsonsw

Post Number: 17
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 9:11 am:   Edit Post

Uhmp....huff....
the shape of the bass is soo perfect.
I just imagine if i play this bass, maybe my level of handsomeness will increase..
hahaha..
Good on you Val.

Olson
jags
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Username: jags

Post Number: 44
Registered: 12-2006
Posted on Monday, February 12, 2007 - 6:34 pm:   Edit Post

hey val, going well i hope. is it to much trouble to put up a pic of your bass with the "madagascarian rosewood top"? lucky guy

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