Behold! A Record Setting Sadowsky

[chanson]

Yowza

 

[Andy Brown]

Shipping Tuesday... I cannot freaking wait. Five months was nothing. It's these next few days that will be grueling.

 

[mongo2]

I've heard light weight basses can have a "thinner" tone - do you think that's the case with this bass?

Lightweight basses are just as subject to the whims of the tone gods as are any other bass.

Just one example...I have a Mustang RI re-bodied with a Paulownia body and Gotoh 350 tuners that weighs just 4lb 13oz and it sounds much more full and huge than any other bass I've ever played.

 

[derekd]

Gorgeous man, thanks for posting. Enjoy!

 

[Mike Shevlin]

My cat weighs 10lbs. ~ ur bass is WAY lighter than a cat!

 

[zac2944]

Holy Crap! I love it! As a fan of lightweight gear I find that truly impressive.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

That's a great bass AJ. Believe it or not, I recently played a 44-02 that probably weighs within 5 oz. of your Sadowsky.

 

[Andy Brown]

Holy Crap! I love it! As a fan of lightweight gear I find that truly impressive.

As you can see, your case will be on its way shortly.

 

[FL Knifemaker]

That's the exact same weight as my tiny bodied Ibanez headless (Axstar) bass. Sheesh!!

 

[bikeplate]

HI

Awesome, Andy. My 24/4 was 7.35lbs. That was featherish. Cant imagine a bass a half pound lighter.

Rob

 

[chanson]

Is there anything unique about this Sadowsky that made it so light?

 

[whoapower]

Very nice. Is it active? No battery=less weight?

 

[Andy Brown]

Very nice. Is it active? No battery=less weight?

Yup. Active. I think the main factor is that it's a 4-string. Otherwise, I may have gotten lucky with the slab of Ash pulled off the pile for this one.

 

[KJung]

Yup. Active. I think the main factor is that it's a 4-string. Otherwise, I may have gotten lucky with the slab of Ash pulled off the pile for this one.

For some reasons, the 'Modern' type body style NYC's are very light(most in the mid 7 pound range). Not sure why that is, since I assume the same ash and routing is used in the vintage models.

Cool... that is REALLY lightweight! I'll be interested to hear your take on the tone. I actually spec'd my NYC ash/maple vintage to not be routed and come in around 8.5 pounds or so for a little more 'balls and meat'. The Moderns, with those big soapbars, have plenty of 'electronic meat' to them, and the lightweight works out pretty well. I'll be interested to hear if a bass this light with those J pickups has enough balls and bounce to it.

 

[Andy Brown]

I'll be interested to hear if a bass this light with those J pickups has enough balls and bounce to it.

FWIW they're Sadowsky Single Coils

 

[KJung]

FWIW they're Sadowsky Single Coils

I like those! That bass looks pretty awesome. That is REALLY lightweight... almost Rob Allen lightweight! Should be fun!

 

[Sterling_Bass]

Not only is it a gorgeous looking bass, but the added perk of the weight is incredible. I'm looking forward to your review. Congrats AJ!

 

[David Jayne]

I'll be interested to hear if a bass this light with those J pickups has enough balls and bounce to it.

FWIW they're Sadowsky Single Coils

I bet it will kick @$$. Big, punchy tone on the way. Betcha.

 

[Jazzdogg]

Heresay! Heresay!
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Out of curiosity, are you trying to misspell heresy or hearsay?

 

[wld3]

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Thanks for posting this link. Very interesting.