Having two pickguards made...planned to go with the Vintage Pearl, but then Lisa suggested the Light Black Pearl! Which one gets installed, and which gets tossed in the case???Suggestions, please...
Vintage Pearl, all day long!
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Vintage Pearl, all day long!
i definitely like lisa's idea of the black pearl because it ties in with the abalone better. i'd go vintage pearl if you had regular mother of pearl dots. lisa is a very good source for suggestions as well as a fantastic builder imho. awesome bass, btw. grats!Well...my final NYC will be completed next month. 5-21 JJ (hc’s) Ash/Maple, Light Vintage Trans White, Abalone dots! Having two pickguards made...planned to go with the Vintage Pearl, but then Lisa suggested the Light Black Pearl! Which one gets installed, and which gets tossed in the case???
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I was at the shop on Monday .I was very close to taking that one home. It felt great. It looks so much better in person.
Well...my final NYC will be completed next month. 5-21 JJ (hc’s) Ash/Maple, Light Vintage Trans White, Abalone dots! Having two pickguards made...planned to go with the Vintage Pearl, but then Lisa suggested the Light Black Pearl! Which one gets installed, and which gets tossed in the case???
Black Pearl... (mic drop).
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Holy smokes.....
Just heard an interview with Jason Aldean.
Tully’s bass from the night of the shooting has a bullet lodged in it.
@Tullykennedy
Wow man.
Just simply wow.
Just heard an interview with Jason Aldean.
Tully’s bass from the night of the shooting has a bullet lodged in it.
@Tullykennedy
Wow man.
Just simply wow.
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There was a thread on here about it. Tully himself was nice enough to post a reply on it as well. Sorry don't have the link.
I have Lisa's autograph on my NYC J5 too. My 'go-to' bass still after some years.
Joeykun
pronounced ジョーイくん
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Since we are showing some love for Lisa!
She built my Purple Bass too.
She built my Purple Bass too.
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Totally agree!
Yes. Lisa has put together pickguard/color combos for thousands of basses. Trust your gut, but if you want an opinion from someone who has seen it all—you should ask her.
Celebrating five years since taking delivery of my NYC Will Lee in February 2013 She is still looking fabulous and sounding amazing! I love this bass
She is still looking fabulous and sounding amazing! I love this bass Ok, I've been lucky to be able to buy 2 Sadowsky basses last year, a Will NYC 4 and a metro MV5. Those basses are the bomb. I 've toured with it, recorded with it , the thing is I saw a Modern NYC 5 24 satin ( it's now sold ) and damn I thought to myself that it would be cool to get another one... I should be satisfied ( and believe me I am) but even I got me a pino palladino Pbass later in 2017, but sometimes I tell myself that I should maybe get a sadowsky p or Pj instead...
Yep Sadowsky are great basses, but problem is that once you tried them, if you like 'em, you'll end up wanting (and owning I guess) several of them!
Yep Sadowsky are great basses, but problem is that once you tried them, if you like 'em, you'll end up wanting (and owning I guess) several of them!
This is the dangerous truth of Sadowsky basses... they are like Lays potato chips, you can't have just one.
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My V4PJ was originally shipped with a parchment guard that I picked (it is an antique shoreline gold finish). I always regretted not getting a 2nd pick guard. Just got my tort one from the shop on Friday. I'll take a pic tomorrow in the light to show it off. If you are doing a custom order, get a 2nd pg. It is nice to be able to change with your mood, if you get bored, etc. Some basses can really take on different characters too. When I had my translucent black Metro Will Lee, the black pearl pickguard looked great in my metal band, while the tort pickguard looked great to give it a more vintage/traditional look for other gigs.
I’m waiting for the white vintage one to be on 75% off sale and I’m running over there with cash in my pockets. It’s been there awhile, it could happen....
I did that with the seafoam green they had a month ago 7 lbs , played like a dream. Then one day I saw out of stock on their site.
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My V4PJ w the new tort pg above. Below w original parchment pg.
