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Just got the tracking number for this baby!
Pretty excited I have to say! this ones been a couple of years in the planning to add to the arsenal and it sure looks sweet!
I'm hoping the PJ will be a nice option tonally to add my two JJ Standards?
Thanks Kevin, Roger and crew!
Hi everybody,
I have a little story to tell.
Back in the 90's I decided I was going to order my first custom bass to celebrate my upcoming bachelor's degree in music. I had almost no money given that I was a cash strapped music major at the University of Miami. I went through all my options at the time and made a real effort to play everything to figure out what I would order and who would build it. This included more than one trip to Roger's old shop in Times Square.
Well, I fell in love with the idea of something really expensive from Brooklyn. I decided I would parlay my newfound experience evaluating the best basses around into an internet buying and selling venture in order to flip my way up to the bass I had in mind. I began in ernest with a meager amount of money and found lots of basses for sale for less than they were worth. Eventually a Sadowsky Standard 4 with a tobacco sunburst quilted maple top and maple neck in mint condition crossed my path for...get this...$700. You can imagine how my eyes widened when I thought how much I could make reselling that baby.
The Sadowsky arrived at my apartment, and it only took a second to fall in love with it. It was so light and punchy, aggressive, and warm. I made the mistake of taking it to a rehearsal and a gig, where it killed (of course). Then I sold it with a little tear in my eye, thinking "I'm a 5 string guy," and ordered what was my dream bass at the time (which turned out great).
Lots of basses have come and gone. I have never owned another Sadowsky, yet I have always been haunted by that brief encounter with that tobacco maple 4 string. I've watched for it to resurface ever since.
Well, here I am two decades later, and I just bought the tobacco burst, maple neck, quilted maple top, Standard 5 currently in the TB classifieds. It looks like my old one, but with an extra string. I'm still a working musician in Boston, and I'm finally back in the fold. Very cool!
-Ryan
Update: Now on order, expect it in May, fortunately I have this to play with while I wait.
Just got the tracking number for this baby!
Pretty excited I have to say! this ones been a couple of years in the planning to add to the arsenal and it sure looks sweet!
I'm hoping the PJ will be a nice option tonally to add my two JJ Standards?
Thanks Kevin, Roger and crew!
Just got the tracking number for this baby!
Pretty excited I have to say! this ones been a couple of years in the planning to add to the arsenal and it sure looks sweet!
I'm hoping the PJ will be a nice option tonally to add my two JJ Standards?
Thanks Kevin, Roger and crew!
Hi everybody,
I have a little story to tell.
Back in the 90's I decided I was going to order my first custom bass to celebrate my upcoming bachelor's degree in music. I had almost no money given that I was a cash strapped music major at the University of Miami. I went through all my options at the time and made a real effort to play everything to figure out what I would order and who would build it. This included more than one trip to Roger's old shop in Times Square.
Well, I fell in love with the idea of something really expensive from Brooklyn. I decided I would parlay my newfound experience evaluating the best basses around into an internet buying and selling venture in order to flip my way up to the bass I had in mind. I began in ernest with a meager amount of money and found lots of basses for sale for less than they were worth. Eventually a Sadowsky Standard 4 with a tobacco sunburst quilted maple top and maple neck in mint condition crossed my path for...get this...$700. You can imagine how my eyes widened when I thought how much I could make reselling that baby.
The Sadowsky arrived at my apartment, and it only took a second to fall in love with it. It was so light and punchy, aggressive, and warm. I made the mistake of taking it to a rehearsal and a gig, where it killed (of course). Then I sold it with a little tear in my eye, thinking "I'm a 5 string guy," and ordered what was my dream bass at the time (which turned out great).
Lots of basses have come and gone. I have never owned another Sadowsky, yet I have always been haunted by that brief encounter with that tobacco maple 4 string. I've watched for it to resurface ever since.
Well, here I am two decades later, and I just bought the tobacco burst, maple neck, quilted maple top, Standard 5 currently in the TB classifieds. It looks like my old one, but with an extra string. I'm still a working musician in Boston, and I'm finally back in the fold. Very cool!
-Ryan
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!!!!
Going into the soundroom for play testing
