FS: Spector Coda 4

[pickles]

Bought this on a whim since I was curious about it, I'm going to stick with my Sadowskys. Passing on the great price I got, $1525 shipped to the lower 48.

Weight is 9lbs 12oz, pickups and electronics are all Aguilar, condition is very good, there's a ding by the strap button but that's the only issue I see.

As for trades, if you happen to have a late model NYC Sadowsky, ash body, braz or madagascar board, 59 burst, and you're willing to price it reasonably ... let's talk

[snowtraveler65]

Curious as to why you prefer the Sadowsky over the Coda...

[pickles]

Just the reasons anybody would prefer one j bass over another, I just love the way my particular sadowskys (I've had 10, kept 2) respond to my touch.

I'd take the coda over a few of the sadowskys I've had along the way.

[snowtraveler65]

Got it. Just curious if there was a particular problem involving quality, etc. In some other posts people were complaining about the Coda only having 20 frets. Seems odd as that is the standard fingerboard for a strict j-bass. Only Sadowsky (as far as I could find) makes a j-bass with a slightly longer (21 fret) finger board.

[snowtraveler65]

P.S. I noted that the Coda 4 is strung through the tail of the bridge whereas a Fender American J strings through the back of the body and has a high mass bridge. Definately has an effect on tone. Can't tell from the photos on the Sadowsky site how they are strung and nothing is mentioned in model descriptions... Just curious. Thanks

[MikeBass]

Sadowsky is strung thru the bridge.
To my ears, I couldn't ever tell a difference.
But some people can I guess.

[snowtraveler65]

Thanks. Stringing through the body seems to cause the instrument to resonate more, hence potentially more depth of tone and sustain. Like you said, probably not discernable to most. The only objective comparison that could be made is between Fenders anyway; as the American Jazz and Precision are the only basses I know of that can be had with either style bridge. With the Fenders, I would have to say that the difference is more in feel than discernable tone nuances. I prefer the feel of the Fender Jazz with string-through-body bridge over their top load bridge.

[pickles]

The only difference is that strings through body causes the string to arc past the saddle (under its own stiffness), resulting in a different string feel. I've had many basses that could do both, most notably 2 lakland USAs, and found that pressing hard at the witness point to flatten the arc eliminated the difference entirely. If you raise your saddles a tiny bit you get a very similar effect to that arcing string feel.

[Joel Graham]

Originally Posted by pickles

The only difference is that strings through body causes the string to arc past the saddle (under its own stiffness), resulting in a different string feel. I've had many basses that could do both, most notably 2 lakland USAs, and found that pressing hard at the witness point to flatten the arc eliminated the difference entirely. If you raise your saddles a tiny bit you get a very similar effect to that arcing string feel.

Now that, to me, is interesting! Thanks for the observation!

[pickles]

On hold.