VALLEY ARTS GUITAR INFO

Posted by Billy Collins on Mon, 12/13/04 - 16:40:15.

HELLO I HAVE A VALLEY ARTS CALIFORNIA PRO THE ML2 THROUGH BODY NECK SERIAL # VA02641 ANY ONE HAVE ANY INFO IF ITS AN 80'S ORRIGANL OR NOT I CANT FIND ANY INFO ON THEM I DONT THINK ITS A SAMIK REMAKE IT DOESNT SAY SAMIK ANYWERE AND IT HAS THE VA SERIAL NUMBER ANY INFO WOULD BE GREAT THANKS

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Re: VALLEY ARTS GUITAR INFO

Posted by Daisy Girl on Mon, 12/13/2004 - 22:57.

: HELLO I HAVE A VALLEY ARTS CALIFORNIA PRO THE ML2 THROUGH BODY NECK SERIAL # VA02641 ANY ONE HAVE ANY INFO IF ITS AN 80'S ORRIGANL OR NOT I CANT FIND ANY INFO ON THEM I DONT THINK ITS A SAMIK REMAKE IT DOESNT SAY SAMIK ANYWERE AND IT HAS THE VA SERIAL NUMBER ANY INFO WOULD BE GREAT THANKS

Hey Billy, you're right up my alley. Eat your heart out Jeff. I once had a Valley Arts Custom Ash-bodied Tele, but I got nail polish on it.

Sounds like you have an 80's Custom Pro, or as you say California Pro. The real thing.

Valley Arts originally began as a retail store in N. Hollywood during 1967. They progressed into manufacturing there between 1979 - 93. In 1992, Samick was involved in a joint venture with VA, and in June 1993 Samick acquired the company entirely, relocating to the City of Industry, California.

Re: VALLEY ARTS GUITAR INFO

Posted by TommyBoy on Thu, 12/16/2004 - 19:06.

: : HELLO I HAVE A VALLEY ARTS CALIFORNIA PRO THE ML2 THROUGH BODY NECK SERIAL # VA02641 ANY ONE HAVE ANY INFO IF ITS AN 80'S ORRIGANL OR NOT I CANT FIND ANY INFO ON THEM I DONT THINK ITS A SAMIK REMAKE IT DOESNT SAY SAMIK ANYWERE AND IT HAS THE VA SERIAL NUMBER ANY INFO WOULD BE GREAT THANKS

: Hey Billy, you're right up my alley. Eat your heart out Jeff. I once had a Valley Arts Custom Ash-bodied Tele, but I got nail polish on it.

: Sounds like you have an 80's Custom Pro, or as you say California Pro. The real thing.

: Valley Arts originally began as a retail store in N. Hollywood during 1967. They progressed into manufacturing there between 1979 - 93. In 1992, Samick was involved in a joint venture with VA, and in June 1993 Samick acquired the company entirely, relocating to the City of Industry, California.

Gibson now ownes Valley Arts and they have a retail store located in Nashville. Extremely nice guitars.

California Pro

Posted by Runamuck on Thu, 06/13/2013 - 14:42.

Anyone give me info on Serial # VA02517
Thanks

Valley arts guitar

Posted by Bob on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 04:22.

I just acquired a red bodied valley the serial number is va02761 can you tell me about the year it was made? I bought it at a auction for a little over 500.00 with the original hard case. It has the style of the valley pro and was made in the USA. It's got the valley arts logo on the top of the head. I do not know much about guitars I bought it for my 14 year old daughter who wants to learn how to play. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Bob

Valley Arts Guitar

Posted by Jose on Sun, 12/04/2016 - 21:40.

Hello

I have a Valley Arts California Pro
Body Neck Serial #VA 03565.
It doesn't´t say Samik anywhere.
Anyone knows the original year?

Thanks

VA guitar date

Posted by Bill Smith on Sat, 01/21/2017 - 13:38.

Hi Jose,
from memory Samick bought into Valley Arts after 1992, and some guitars were built from remaining parts that were undamaged by the fire.However the model named " California Pro " was not introduced until a few years later. So
in fact the guitar you own is a Samick produced model from around 1994/95 hope this helps

best regards
Bill Smith

Valley arts custom pro bass

Posted by Vince on Tue, 02/07/2017 - 20:28.

Hey guys I was wondering if any of you could help me out. I recently picked up a valley arts custom pro bass and I'm trying to find more information about it. The thing is the serial number is SVA01e4. Now that indicates to me right away that it could be a sammick valley arts, however the head stock seems genuine and it has the emg pick ups with the piano styled bridge that allows sound to resonate for probably over a minute. If anybody could help me out I'd appreciate it.

Thanks

Valley arts standard pro

Posted by Dan davis on Sun, 02/19/2017 - 16:56.

I have a red valley arts standard pro sn 0846. Any idea of age and value. It bear mint condition

Help with a Valley Arts serial Number

Posted by John Frederick Morris on Tue, 02/21/2017 - 05:16.

Hello, Can you tell me anything about a Valley Arts Custom Pro guitar serial Number: VA 01737? Im wondering specifically if it is a pre-Samick VA guitar?

Thanks for the help!

HELP!!!

Posted by Anonymous on Fri, 03/10/2017 - 07:42.

Hello, I just bought a Valley arts custom pro ser. VA 05496 USA.
It's probably a prototype guitar, it has an all quilt maple body, birdseye maple neck with rosewood fretboard, EMG SA 120+EMG 85 one humbucker in the bridge position and one singlecoil in the neck position.

Can someone please tell me is it a pre-Samick/Gibson guitar and what year was it made??

Thanks!!!!!

VA CALIF PRO, SERIAL NO VA03133 USA

Posted by Joe on Thu, 05/04/2017 - 22:07.

hello,
i have a valley arts california pro with USA stamped below the serial no, which is VA03133 USA
it has duncan designed pups. is this an entirely USA VA guitar or other?
Tks so much:)!
Joe
Reno, NV

Help with VA Guitar

Posted by AnonymousDude on Fri, 07/21/2017 - 06:13.

Hi,

I have a Valley Arts Custom Pro guitar (USA). The serial is 'VA02114' and is hard to read since the engraving is the natural color of the wood. Their is a (gold?) signature under the serial number on the back of the headstock. The guitar is surprisingly near mint condition. Some of the specs are:

Quilt top, Birdseye Neck, gotoh tuners, (not sure about the pups) but there are 3 single coil. Does this sound like a pre-Samick VA guitar?

Thank you,

Mark

Hi I have a valley arts

Posted by Jai on Sun, 10/08/2017 - 02:38.

Hi I have a valley arts California pro. It has gold hardwares and Seymour Duncans SSH pickups. Made in USA. However the serial number is CATH-8A/TBL. Is this the real thing?

Valley Arts CAL 01279

Posted by Doug Rixmann on Thu, 03/01/2018 - 22:42.

Hey Guys
I'm looking at what appears to be a Valley Arts Guitar, CAL 01279. The neck has "Valley Arts" with "Studio City, CA" written on it and at the end "California Pro" and "Custom Shop" written in a circle logo at the end of the headstock. I can't seem to find a match on the numbers on the main websites as they all start with "VA". Anyone heard of this?
Thanks

Serial starting with CAL

Posted by Anonymous on Thu, 08/23/2018 - 20:51.

Hey Doug, I have a similar question, I just bought CAL 01263 Cal Pro. It was purchased new in Aug of 1995. I am sumwut curious too. This is not from the glory days of "VA" I gather, But I am curious if this was a Gibson stepchild
or a "dreaded" Simick. I need to replace somehardware as well and cud use all the info I could get. So pass anything you get on to me please. Saludos, from La Paz, Mex

VA Custom Pro #0283

Posted by scholle on Mon, 09/17/2018 - 14:45.

Hello out there - can anyone tell me something about my VA CP, #0283, blue, with a tremolo-system us-patent 4457... year of building, history, value ? - greetings from hannover, germany

VA STEVE LUKATHER

Posted by Tibor on Sat, 01/05/2019 - 09:44.

hi.
I got a VA Steve Lukather custom pro signature model.
I like to know why is two different signatures on back of the headstock
Also serial number 00930 any ide what year could have been ?
Thx tibor.

Serial number

Posted by suds on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 00:33.

Hi guys...I have a valley art California pro that I bought in Indonesia 10 years ago serial number is VA03151
If anyone has any information on the year it was made would be much appreciated...cheers.

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