24 Fret JJ? MMmmmmm.... tasty, and of course now you also have a choice between NYC and Metro on that one, too.
So get one of those on eval, and if it's the one you want, sell your other Sadowsky to cover it, right?
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So get one of those on eval, and if it's the one you want, sell your other Sadowsky to cover it, right?
Joeykun
pronounced ジョーイくん
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Hey all, here is my new NYC 24-5. What a really nice bass. I'm looking to trade this for a NYC JJ 5 in the same condition. This bass is 3 weeks old. Just wanted to let you guys know here before I post it in the classifieds.
Nice bass, too bad It is a 5-string... My son likes the Hummer in the back...
I'm a full blown Sadowsky addict! Just sold off my last Fender bass, a nice Hwy One Jazz. But with the recent addition of my new Metro, got everything I need.
Got me a beautiful NYC Fretless, the 1988 "SWR" with a Morado Fretboard and the MV4 Metro with a Maple Fretboard.
I'm ALL SET!
Got me a beautiful NYC Fretless, the 1988 "SWR" with a Morado Fretboard and the MV4 Metro with a Maple Fretboard.
I'm ALL SET!
Joeykun
pronounced ジョーイくん
- Jun 22, 2007
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Famous last words
I have said those words too...Alas, I am thinking of getting another one too.
I just L-O-V-E Roger's flamed tops. Just so elegant and visually striking to me.
I would love to play one of the 5-24s one of these days.
I've thought of doing that myself, but I also don't play the 4 often enough to justify getting a super premium instrument for it. Plus, it's just nice to have at least one actual Fender in my lineup. My first really nice bass was a '78 J, and that feel and sound still runs in my veins. I simply have to a 70's spec Fender J in my arsenal (even tho I know the Geddy is an earlier 70's spec, a bit different than the one I had years ago).
Famous last words
Oh if I do get another one....it will be a Sadowsky for sure! I've been GASing for some Block Inlays!
There is definitely a little devil on my shoulder trying to convince me to offer a trade of this:
Or this:
For this:
I can't shake it. It's like that girl two classes up from you in HS. You know it's probably not going to happen, and even if it did it's not gonna end well, but you still can't help it.
Or this:
For this:
I can't shake it. It's like that girl two classes up from you in HS. You know it's probably not going to happen, and even if it did it's not gonna end well, but you still can't help it.
I can't play (professionally at least) any other bass then my Sadowsky anymore. Believe me, I tried.
I'm not a collector either but there's a few old fenders, I wish i still had.
I'm a 4 string player so I don't have one 5 string bass. Why would I? I would never play it.
As far as the Geddy lee bass goes, this bass has the flattest neck (fretboard to back) ever. This was something Geddy did to his own bass and not a neck profile that ever existed on a real fender. I have played a few Fender that had a slimmer neck but it was in term of nut width, not thickness of the neck. I believe that's why Will Lee ask Roger to make his bass at 1.45. The Geddy is a fun bass to play and it sure sound like a 70's Fender.
Now back to Sadowsky. I think sometimes of getting a 5 stringer made but ultimately it would be a waste since I would not play it very often. Unless.............. I string it EADGC.............ummmm................Lets call Kevin
Yeah, of course I know that, and I like it for the same reasons Geddy does, but at the end of the day, that doesn't really change the bass's tonal profile enough to talk about, and the tonal profile is really why I have it.
Unlike yourself, I play mostly 5's, but sometimes, it's just really fun to have a 4 banger to run around on. Especially in the blues trio where the low B is fund to have, but of course not authentic to the music.
There is definitely a little devil on my shoulder trying to convince me to offer a trade of this:
Or this:
For this:
I can't shake it. It's like that girl two classes up from you in HS. You know it's probably not going to happen, and even if it did it's not gonna end well, but you still can't help it.
Do it............do it...........do it............do it.........
Depends on what your "mental point of reference" is. For me, moving from 4 to 5 was literally effortless. However, moving from 5 to 6 would be something I'd have to work on and stick with. I sort of think of a 5 as a 4 with an extension, whereas the 6 just seems like a whole new instrument. Not sure if that makes sense to everyone, but at least that's the way my brain is wired.
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Depends on what your "mental point of reference" is. For me, moving from 4 to 5 was literally effortless. However, moving from 5 to 6 would be something I'd have to work on and stick with. I sort of think of a 5 as a 4 with an extension, whereas the 6 just seems like a whole new instrument. Not sure if that makes sense to everyone, but at least that's the way my brain is wired.
From a strictly playing perspective, I really didn't have any problem going from 4 to 5-strings, though it did screw me up a bit when I was singing and playing. I agree that a 6-string is a different beast.
Lately, I am finding that more and more of the music I am playing doesn't really need anything lower than a drop-D, so I've actually migrated back to 4-strings a bit (I probably split my time pretty evenly between 4's and 5's). And yes, when I sing lead vocals, I do tend to favor a 4-string.
Tom.
