5/1/2023 0 Comments Valley arts interlock neck![]() ![]() Many pros replaced these pickups, as was the case here a Seymour Duncan set has been installed. Original electronics were an EMG set – SA / SA / 85. ![]() A Floyd Rose system was of course standard. Valley Arts Custom Pro models from this period are built with solid Maple for the body – a single piece, not bookmatched or built up, and a Maple neck – here with a Rosewood fingerboard. All of the wear on this guitar comes from pro use. ![]() This instrument is an early Valley Arts Custom Pro, in the 7/8th size and 25.75 inch scale format and with the ultra rare interlocking neck joint, built during 1987 at the expanded Valley Arts shop in North Hollywood, California.Īs was the case for many other early Valley Arts guitars, this example was originally purchased and used regularly by a top-rank professional guitarist for many studio and performance engagements. Valley Arts Guitars was founded in 1975 by Al Carness and Michael McGuire in North Hollywood – a suburb of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley.Ĭarness and McGuire ran a music store and repair shop, and their clientele included players like Steve Lukather, Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton and Tommy Tedesco – the top ranks of the studio and touring world. Early models, perhaps 28 in total including this example, use an interlocking neck joint allowing better access to the upper frets. ![]() The Valley Arts Custom Pro USA line was introduced in 1987, and available in a full size model – 25.5 inch scale – and a 7/8th size with 24.75 inch scale. ![]()
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