Mr. FedEx showed up. Will have better pics and a sonic report when I get home. First impression is - sick. The sound balance between strings is awesome and it feels like the bass disappears under me when I play it.
Very nice!
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Very nice!
Wow!! Out of curiosity, would someone be able to PM me the cost of a NYC 5-24 or NYC 5'er jazz? I am just looking for an approx cost that is.
I would like to give my UV70 a brother.... or sister.
I would like to give my UV70 a brother.... or sister.
To tell the truth, if this thing rocks as hard plugged in as it does unplugged, I might put my RV5PJ up for sale and order another NYC bass *and* guitar.
Sick...I'm sick I tell ya...
Sick...I'm sick I tell ya...
Beautiful bass! Love the color and the top. 
Oh and also, which case is that? It doesn't look like the Portabag on the website.
Oh and also, which case is that? It doesn't look like the Portabag on the website.
Mr. FedEx showed up. Will have better pics and a sonic report when I get home. First impression is - sick. The sound balance between strings is awesome and it feels like the bass disappears under me when I play it.
"It" just moved.....
That thing is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!
It is the portabag. And it rocks too. Funny because I was going to order one for my Metro and it turns out you have the option with a NYC of hardcase or portabag.
here it is
sorry for the pic quality
I'm normally not a fan of solid finishes, but this works really well with the black hardware. Interested to see a better pic of the whole bass.
A couple things...
EVERY Sadowsky I've ever played (in fact every bass I've ever played) sounds better plugged in than unplugged, which is why the "unplugged test" is so important to me as an evaluation technique.
HOWEVER, what you can't gauge from the unplugged test is the diffs between the PJ/JJ pickup configs, and that's significant. There's a lot more meat to a P pickup, and you can hear it in a big way when you play it.
Depending on your goals, they aren't necessarily direct replacements for each other. You may still like one better enough to cull the other, but be prepared to want to keep both.
Thanks! Looks like they need to update the pics on the website then. I much prefer the looks of the new bag.
This is interesting because they changed the Portabag design. I knew they were out of stock for a while, but I didn't realize it as a design change as well. Interesting!
A couple things...
EVERY Sadowsky I've ever played (in fact every bass I've ever played) sounds better plugged in than unplugged, which is why the "unplugged test" is so important to me as an evaluation technique.
HOWEVER, what you can't gauge from the unplugged test is the diffs between the PJ/JJ pickup configs, and that's significant. There's a lot more meat to a P pickup, and you can hear it in a big way when you play it.
Depending on your goals, they aren't necessarily direct replacements for each other. You may still like one better enough to cull the other, but be prepared to want to keep both.
I specifically went with the JJ ash/maple because I think that will be a great counterpoint to the PJ alder/rw. What makes me giddy is the feel of the NYC in my hands - it is almost 2 lbs lighter than the Metro. I haven't held them back-to-back, but given that I'm 48 now and have had back problems on and off since my teen years, that 2 lbs may make a big difference. If I'm still smitten with this JJ in a few days I'd then seriously think about ordering a NYC PJ 5 and selling the Metro.
And on the other side, Sadowsky will make a strat with a 1.75" nut, matching my OM-21 acoustic. Hmm...
Welp, there's no denying the niceness of losing that weight on the strap. My MVPJ5 is is only about .5 heavier than my NYC JJ5, so in my case, it's not a concern. Also, both mine are ash/maple, but I still get a pretty strong counterpoint between them, so I'm also not having a redundancy issue (which is nice!).
Anyway, yeah, have to say it again, that new NYC JJ5 you just nabbed is friggin' amazing. I just KNOW that things gotta smoke!!
Inside:
note: no tear or bad material, just the fur ruffled in that one spot
And just to get to 11...
note: no tear or bad material, just the fur ruffled in that one spot
And just to get to 11...
Thanks for the pics, nostatic. That's really nice of you.
I live to give. Just doing my part to stimulate the economy...
Your government thanks you.
I think I played your bass when I was at the shop last week. The neck is amazing.
