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Been a while since I've posted......
Don't know if I've ever seen one like this before:
Ash P body unchambered.
Modern Pickup placement
Unlined Ebony board with 20 'frets' (because Jaco only needed 20 frets......and didn't need a b string....but well that's besides the point!!!!!)
Heading my way later this week!!!!
Don't know if I've ever seen one like this before:
Ash P body unchambered.
Modern Pickup placement
Unlined Ebony board with 20 'frets' (because Jaco only needed 20 frets......and didn't need a b string....but well that's besides the point!!!!!)
Heading my way later this week!!!!
Thanks! I've always wanted to hear what this pickup placement could do for that fretless 'mwah!'.
Hold requested... CC info sent. I hate TIME ZONES!
'59 P-Bass up on the blocks
Getting it anyways.
'59 P-Bass up on the blocks
Getting it anyways.
Chef
In Memoriam
Been a while since I've posted......
Don't know if I've ever seen one like this before:
Ash P body unchambered.
Modern Pickup placement
Unlined Ebony board with 20 'frets' (because Jaco only needed 20 frets......and didn't need a b string....but well that's besides the point!!!!!)
Heading my way later this week!!!!
Wow! Really nice!
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Hold requested... CC info sent. I hate TIME ZONES!
'59 P-Bass up on the blocks
That's a cool P, what bass had your name on the new update?
I'll let you know after I hear from Kevin. I don't want to jinx it.
edit: 6223 - I was a few minutes too late... I'm on the waiting list for something similar, or if the buyer backs out I'm next up.
Ahhhhhh.
I tell you what, Roger really think of everything. I am extremely impressed with ow well I think he can read the minds of bass players! I play a '65 Fender Jazz as my main bass and was looking for a new bass that I could bring to all my gigs and I had literally tried everything because I didn't know what I wanted. I've had Alleva Coppolo's, Foderas, Lakland's and everytime I would play them for a few weeks on the road and come home and play my '65 Fender Jazz and decide to sell because I just loved the sound and feel of my old Jazz. I also loved the weight, I don't know the exact weight of my '65 but it's light.
I also was constantly looking for good gig bags, strong and firm but not too big because I'm always having to get them into the overhead compartments on planes.... I always loved the original InCase gig bags and actually own a few since they became hard to find when they went out of production.
Needless to say the Sadowsky (and the gig bag and sadowsky strap) fit the mold right out of the box.
I think the nut on my '65 is a little narrower than most and that is what first drew me to the Will Lee model. Then it was the spoke wheel adjustment for the truss rod (that's always been my preference and I honestly don't know why every bass hasn't switched to that) then it was this particular bass that had an alder body (like my'65) but a nice flamed top. I am currently selling 2 Foderas with flamed KOA tops and always seemed to like the look. Then the final straw was that the Will Lee model had true single coil pickups. I never really felt like the hum canceling single coils reacted the same as my single coils in the Jazz bass. I don't really know the difference, but I feel that the single coils are a little more punchy and aggressive when you want them to be.
So I ordered the bass and it arrived today.
The gig bag is like an improved version of the InCase bags that I love so much, very nice.
The strap I ordered from Sadowsky actually had holes in the ends that perfectly fit the strap lock buttons!!! I can't tell you how many times I have had to fight and even cut holes bigger on straps to get the strap button to go in.... I don't think this is an accident but just more proof that everything has been thoughtfully planned out wit Sadowsky.
Then the bass, after a few minutes adjusting the string height and the mid adjustments I was able to get a VERY comfortable feel and the warm punchy tone I love from my old Fender.
The icing on the cake was when I stood up with the bass, the strap felt perfect and the weight of the bass seems even lighter than my '65!
I can't wait to start wearing the bass in and seeing how the tone opens up even more as the bass is played.
Not sure why it took me so long to consider a Sadowsky, but I'm glad I did and I glad that someone like Roger exists who put so much time and attention into a product that is worth every penny.
oh, and the fuzzy guitar stand covers to protect the neck finish is just over the top.....
I tell you what, Roger really think of everything. I am extremely impressed with ow well I think he can read the minds of bass players! I play a '65 Fender Jazz as my main bass and was looking for a new bass that I could bring to all my gigs and I had literally tried everything because I didn't know what I wanted. I've had Alleva Coppolo's, Foderas, Lakland's and everytime I would play them for a few weeks on the road and come home and play my '65 Fender Jazz and decide to sell because I just loved the sound and feel of my old Jazz. I also loved the weight, I don't know the exact weight of my '65 but it's light.
I also was constantly looking for good gig bags, strong and firm but not too big because I'm always having to get them into the overhead compartments on planes.... I always loved the original InCase gig bags and actually own a few since they became hard to find when they went out of production.
Needless to say the Sadowsky (and the gig bag and sadowsky strap) fit the mold right out of the box.
I think the nut on my '65 is a little narrower than most and that is what first drew me to the Will Lee model. Then it was the spoke wheel adjustment for the truss rod (that's always been my preference and I honestly don't know why every bass hasn't switched to that) then it was this particular bass that had an alder body (like my'65) but a nice flamed top. I am currently selling 2 Foderas with flamed KOA tops and always seemed to like the look. Then the final straw was that the Will Lee model had true single coil pickups. I never really felt like the hum canceling single coils reacted the same as my single coils in the Jazz bass. I don't really know the difference, but I feel that the single coils are a little more punchy and aggressive when you want them to be.
So I ordered the bass and it arrived today.
The gig bag is like an improved version of the InCase bags that I love so much, very nice.
The strap I ordered from Sadowsky actually had holes in the ends that perfectly fit the strap lock buttons!!! I can't tell you how many times I have had to fight and even cut holes bigger on straps to get the strap button to go in.... I don't think this is an accident but just more proof that everything has been thoughtfully planned out wit Sadowsky.
Then the bass, after a few minutes adjusting the string height and the mid adjustments I was able to get a VERY comfortable feel and the warm punchy tone I love from my old Fender.
The icing on the cake was when I stood up with the bass, the strap felt perfect and the weight of the bass seems even lighter than my '65!
I can't wait to start wearing the bass in and seeing how the tone opens up even more as the bass is played.
Not sure why it took me so long to consider a Sadowsky, but I'm glad I did and I glad that someone like Roger exists who put so much time and attention into a product that is worth every penny.
oh, and the fuzzy guitar stand covers to protect the neck finish is just over the top.....
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