VINNY VALENTINO
From his debut, The Distance Between Two Lines, to his latest 2016 recording Groove Blue, Grammy-nominated guitarist and composer Vinny Valentino has expanded the confines of guitar and musical composition.
A versatile and experienced musician, Vinny has played guitar since age six. Influenced by the music of George Benson, Vinny chose to pursue Jazz as a career at age 16. Vinny earned his Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies at Howard University. In 1988, he released his first solo recording, Vinny Valentino, and now has 12 recordings to his credit.
Throughout his career, Vinny’s shared the stage and studio with many respected artists including George Benson, Tom Coster, Russell Ferrante, Chick Corea, and Dave Weckl. He’s also appeared with his band as featured performers on BET’s jazz cable program, Bet on Jazz.
Among the first musicians to perform live on the Internet, Vinny continues to be a pioneer in the digital music space with online clinics, performances, and lessons at vinny.com. His new Play Along Jazz website (playalongjazz.com) allows musicians to download tracks and play along with their favorite music genres.
ADD THESE PATCHES TO THE PATCH POOL
- VV Std RCD - Volume pedal standard reverb, stereo chorus, delay.
- VV Funkstr - Volume pedal stereo chorus, auto wah, reverb, delay.
- OctiVe^ - Volume pedal, stereo chorus. pitch shift, reverb, delay.
- Add Pld DS - Pedal adds distortion, reverb, stereo chorus, delay, Looper.
- Nast Sust - Thick distortion, with reverb, stereo chorus, delay.
- Bringin8tv - Pedal octive up with reverb and added gain at the end for more sustain.
- Then 8tv - Pedal octive up with looper pre reverb, chorus and gain.
- ACO Strmer - Strummy type of acoustic guitar sound.
- Stringy - Multiple delays and chorus for lush volume swells.
- OUT V11 - Spacey strange sound for efx and looping .
- BoutDaBass - Simple but thick real bass sound.
- Rhythm Sec - Start with a bass loop and add drums for a complete rhythm section.
- V's Lesley - Lesley simulator almost a B3.
- Jimi Stock - The Marshall rig with guitar volume gain adding distortion, Wah pedal, reverb and delay... think Jimi.
- Hey Mikey - Fender Twin w/ SPX 90 style Mike Stern clean sound.
- Scoforit - UK Class A amp a la John Scofield volume gain adds distortion, reverb, optional ring modulator, with a hall reverb.
- Meo1a+Vibe - Mesa Boogie rig with add hybrid vibe.
- BogTive dw - Bogner rig and an octave.
- WalkThisWy - Combination of a Marshall head and a Fender twin cabinet give this the sound of Walk This Way lick.
- VVerb Jazz - Simple hall reverb I use for straight a head jazz gigs.