Up for sale is this beautiful NYC Sadowsky 5-string, recently acquired from TB'er rodneyat.
-- Natural AAAA Koa on Mahogany
-- Brazilian Rosewood board, 12" radius
-- 1 7/8" Nut Width, 19mm bridge spacing
-- Black hardware
-- 9.3 lbs
-- Sadowsky Soapbars in J Locations
-- Sadowsky 2-band preamp with VTC
Original listing from Sadowsky here:
4612
No functional issues - plays like... a Sadowsky
, low action, no significant fretwear, neck true, balances perfectly. 2 small surface dings on body edge near input jack and one more on upper edge which is visible only with very close inspection. Protective stickers still in place on the back and over the control plate.
This bass sounds even better than it looks. Huge B-string, no honkiness in the mids, and when you solo the neck pickup you'd swear you were playing a P-bass. Only reason I'm selling is my growing realization of my distinct preference for a narrower nut width than 1 7/8".
$3100 (USPS money order or Paypal with confirmed address ONLY, no cashier's checks) including ground shipping to the lower 48. No international sales - Hawaii or Alaska will be negotiable.
Greatly prefer straight sale over trades. Having said that, if these conditions are met I might consider a trade + cash, but don't be offended if I decline (my GAS list is pretty short):
-- High end 5-string
-- 1 3/4" nut (or very close to that, no 1 7/8", please)
-- 18 or 19 mm bridge spacing
-- Fretted (my fretless needs are satisfied for now)
-- less than 10 lbs.
-- 34" scale
Will be happy to discuss things with you further by phone or email if you like - PM me and I'll send you my info. Note that I'm sleeping days this week so if I don't get back to you right away it doesn't mean I'm ignoring you. Or at least not necessarily.
Here's one of Rodney's more recent pics I borrowed:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...sses1969-1.jpg
More pics forthcoming when I get 'em done.
