We’re showcasing two very different basses….both ‘classic’ basses but very different beneath the skin.
The Fender ’58 Relic P-Bass was a limited edition run for NAMM 2005 and only 10 pieces came to the UK costing around two and half grand each. Its entirely ‘period accurate’ (including its tone) and is the nearest most of us will come to experiencing what it was like to play an actual 58 Precision. This one is fitted with flats…as you might expect!
The Valenti is an evolved, 5 string Jazz bass which plays and sounds like what it is - a modern instrument! Its not surprising that it embodies much Sadowsky DNA given that luthier, Nuno Valenti, worked with Roger Sadowsky in New York for several years. These basses are handbuilt in very small numbers from top quality materials and components and they very rarely come back onto the market so here’s your chance….
