Well....three months in, and here are a few FWIW thoughts:
First, the roasted neck is just simply awesome. Beyond awesome. It has a matte finish on it and feels like a completely "broken in" Pre-CBS Jazz neck. Except it has a 24 fret board. More on that in a minute. But, the roasting has quite definitely made this neck considerably more stable to moisture swings. The bass just stays right in tune, hardly deviating more than a few cents, while our summer monsoonal flow comes and goes here. Pretty amazing.
Second, I continue to be amazed by the resonance of the chambered body. I'm sure the roasted alder doesn't hurt either. Bass only weighs seven pounds; but, with the electronics package, still sounds like a bulldozer. A resonant bulldozer.
Here's one thing that you could view several ways. Between the downsized body and the 24 fret board with access cutaway, this bass feels only distantly related to a Jazz Bass. Honestly it feels more like a Tobias that just happens to have a strong Jazz Bass influence, in all the right places. Folks who claim Roger is just making Fender clones have absolutely zero clue what is going on. Sadowsky basses absolutely stand on their own as uniquely crafted master level instruments, where you can pretty much get what you seek, if you know what to ask for.
Three months in, this is still my perfect bass; even if I am fortunate enough to have some other cool ones.
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