Hey all,My uncle has this Valley Arts Strat that he has had for many years and is basically unplaced for the most part. I believe it's pre-Samick and pre-Gibson that has a one piece flame maple body, a flame maple neck with an ebony fretboard and a Floyd Rose. The EMG pickups have an older decal on them that I'm guessing are 80's, I've never seen them before and I have EMG's that are pre-current design logos, so I know they're old.

It's in a natural finish with a slight tint, maybe age, maybe not but its pristine. I'd post photos but he hasn't gotten around to e-mailing them, but I'll try to locate a similar one on the inter-web.He wants to sell it, or at least find out its value, I really want it badly because it is AWESOME, but I'd feel like a bit of an ass if I asked him for it, and I know I don't have nearly enough to buy it from him anyhow. I played it a bit last week, did a string change and setup as well as all the intonation and used some wax polish on it.

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It's funny how I'm just siting there falling in love with this thing and he hasn't played it for more than 4 hours he said after buying it, so I'm baffled but he's a LP guy (no idea why) and doesn't like Floyds. So the question is are they desirable? Are the pre-Samick/Gibson era ones sought after and is it even well known enough to have a good value, he also had bought it brand spankin' new.When I get photos I will add them.' I view the strat like an acoustic instrument.

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It's up to you to get the sounds' Y.J.M. Multiple Valley Arts guitarsMy brother passed away recently. He was a great fusion player. He discovered Valley Arts through me a number of years ago. I'm going to be getting in touch with Martin re: values but thought I would show them. These were all gifts from me to him. One I'm not showing and will keep.

One is a California Pro with the old black headstock and gold lettering, apparently made immediately after the transition. There is a later California Pro, a pre-Samick Standard Pro, and a Custom Pro with engraving and floral paint. This one is signed by Mike.

I have some shots but can't figure out how to post them here. Hate to sell them but I'm not a Floyd Rose fan plus I had to pay for his funeral. Killer fusion player. Played at the Montreux Jazz Festival when he was in his early 20's. Thanks, thought I would share. Here's the signed Custom Pro. These are very sought after pieces ashcastermetal, especially as it seems likely to be a Custom Pro model and I agree wholeheartedly with John C's assessment in that they are hard to value.

Valley Arts goes in and out of the public eye, their most recent high visibility offering being the Brent Mason signature Custom Pro tele. John C may be a little exuberant in his value rating but possibly not. There is no Beckett's Guitar Collector Guide such as there is with collector sports cards so actually rating guitars is somewhat subjective. Some collectors will utilize an A, B, C, type rating system while others will use the more familiar mint, near mint and so on. The vast majority of collectors simply will use the 'how much value does this piece have to me' type of system and drive on from there.

I subscribe to this one and based on your description, it seems to be in very little played, as new condition. Totally desirable by any standard.The pre everybody else Valley Arts guitars were true custom crafted instruments and sort of like a mid 60's Cadillac, available with every option in the book, some more coveted than others. Both ash and alder bodies were offered and if the flame pattern you describe really is present then it is more likely to be of ash than alder which is more desirable for instance. Machine heads and bridge hardware from various manufacturers were available as well in your choice of chrome, nickel or gold. Multiple selections in electronics and.well, you get the idea. I'm pretty sure there's a registry out there so with a bit of research, you may find that it's a rarity.As a bit of advise, I'd keep tabs with John C since he seems to have insider information available which could prove invaluable.

I know you mentioned that you may not have the wherewithal to purchase it yourself? Perhaps you can make arrangements? I would.Side note to Bloomz: Great score.I'm envious. Click to expand.Thanks for the vote of confidence but actually I don't keep that kind of track of Valley Arts - I just turned up that website when I was doing some research on them. At one point I thought about trying to build a 'genealogy' of all the various custom builders that sprang up starting in the 1970s and maybe even trying to submit it to Vintage Guitar magazine or something crazy like that. I found that site when trying to refresh my memory as to what happened with Valley Arts.

In the early 1990s I was living in the Akron area and there was a Valley Arts dealer up in Cleveland, and I remember them telling me about Samick taking them over so they were going to drop Valley Arts in favor of Tom Anderson - that was right about the time we left Akron in early 1994.