Here's my Black Pearl Alder/Braz RW P5...
Just sayin'...
Edit: As our own Rob (dragonbass) told me when it was close to being finished,,,"the bass gods were with you on this one..."
True dat!!!
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Just sayin'...
Edit: As our own Rob (dragonbass) told me when it was close to being finished,,,"the bass gods were with you on this one..."
True dat!!!
Here's my Black Pearl Alder/Braz RW P5...
Just sayin'...
ARE YOU KIDDING ME! YIKES! Who do you know?
You are blessed bro.
B.
Tell me about it! It plays even better than it looks!!!
It is truly a keeper!!!
Thanks Rob (and Roger et al!)
Edit: Bryan Tyler (not exactly known as a P-bass kind of guy) once posted (after playing it at a New England GTG) that he would have "killed kittens" to own it!!!
That is a cool story. Congrats!
HOLY COW! Man, I gotta' say the pics on the site don't do these boards justice. They're often kinda' overexposed which sorta' washes out some color and detail, but man, here you can see how totally beautiful that board is... wow...Here's my Black Pearl Alder/Braz RW P5...
Are all Sadowsky five necks the same? I am becoming convinced that my Metro PJ is a little chunkier than the Modern. Could that be?
Here's my Black Pearl Alder/Braz RW P5...
Just sayin'...
Edit: As our own Rob (dragonbass) told me when it was close to being finished,,,"the bass gods were with you on this one..."
True dat!!!
Its a beauty. But, why I always hear that braz as to be as straight grain as possible?
I know for a fact via Kevin that if you pay for Master grad, you get super straight grain and darker Braz. A Brazilian that doesn't really have anything to look at.
Anybody?
My MV5 is definitely chunkier than my M5-24 was. Man I wish I had that neck back. Probably my favorite neck ever. I really like the MV5 neck profile, but it is nowhere near as comfortable as the Modern. Noticeably different....
I know its important to me but owning both, I can say that the difference is never gonna be perceivable in a live situation for sure. And maybe not to most ears.
I've been playing for 30 years and I know I was not able to hear the difference until maybe 10 years ago. That's just me.
Ok but would it sound better? to be honest i am not that impressed with how it looks, i mean lets be real half the time or better yet more than half the time when you are playing it is usually in dim lighting so that is more of a personal thing if you ask me, i could be wrong but it would not be the first time, just my 02.
I own a few of old late 50's and early 60's Fender p and j bass with Brazilian R/W and they are all really dark without anything to look at. That's when Braz was easily available so I suspect that Leo was taking the best.
Now as far as sound I don't have any highly figured Braz neck to compare it to
Check the Braz on this. Now I'm not sure what time does to it. maybe it gets darker but I can't see any sings of grain what so ever.
I suspect any raw rosewood fretboard will darken where it's played most heavily. Have you noticed that on your boards John?
B.
Edit: On the P. photo I noticed the pg wear at the 18th/19th fret from thumb resting & the dirt darkened area on the rosewood where it hasn't been kept well.
B.
Edit: On the P. photo I noticed the pg wear at the 18th/19th fret from thumb resting & the dirt darkened area on the rosewood where it hasn't been kept well.
No really! More shinny but not darker. And if you look at the pic of the old P-bass, you can see even pass the last fret, its really dark, almost ebony.
Noted. see my edit above. (dirt from finger contact with the end of the board)
B.
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That is a cool story. Congrats!
HOLY COW! Man, I gotta' say the pics on the site don't do these boards justice. They're often kinda' overexposed which sorta' washes out some color and detail, but man, here you can see how totally beautiful that board is... wow...
Yeah, that board is fantastic!!!
Some pics...
I sat down with Roger at his 1600 Broadway shop on a perfectly crisp, sunny December Manhattan day, and we munched on a nice holiday tart one of his crew made, drank some coffee, and filled out the sheet of particulars for my new bass (including which way I wanted the pan pot to turn...)
Yup, I use this bass pretty hard, for over a decade now...
You can kinda tell how I play by where the most neck wear is
BTW, that grey shadow is one of my cats - long exposure time here in my little studio
I think I hit it on a ceiling fan that was over the stage... at least I didn't hit *my* head on the damn thing!
Yep, that's definitely alder under the paint
Best neck fit and fretwork, bar none.
It hurt a bit to write the check, but I've never regretted it
I think we're due for a trip back to NY for another fret dressing... Maybe this April...
I sat down with Roger at his 1600 Broadway shop on a perfectly crisp, sunny December Manhattan day, and we munched on a nice holiday tart one of his crew made, drank some coffee, and filled out the sheet of particulars for my new bass (including which way I wanted the pan pot to turn...)
Yup, I use this bass pretty hard, for over a decade now...
You can kinda tell how I play by where the most neck wear is
BTW, that grey shadow is one of my cats - long exposure time here in my little studio
I think I hit it on a ceiling fan that was over the stage... at least I didn't hit *my* head on the damn thing!
Yep, that's definitely alder under the paint
Best neck fit and fretwork, bar none.
It hurt a bit to write the check, but I've never regretted it
I think we're due for a trip back to NY for another fret dressing... Maybe this April...
Some pics...
I sat down with Roger at his 1600 Broadway shop on a perfectly crisp, sunny December Manhattan day, and we munched on a nice holiday tart one of his crew made, drank some coffee, and filled out the sheet of particulars for my new bass (including which way I wanted the pan pot to turn...)
I think we're due for a trip back to NY for another fret dressing... Maybe this April...
That rosewood grain still looks vivid. Is that Brazilian?
Thanks for sharing the story. Talk about MoJo!
B.
Hi, B, - that's actually Morado. It's beautiful, and definitely holds up well - I've sweated on it, bled on it, and spilled a few cocktails on it too, I'm sure
Your right, Its really dirty and that may contribute to the darkness. I'm really reluctant to clean it. Although my Sadowskys are always kept clean.
At the same time, I've never seen a Braz old neck from that era that was not dark, even if it was maintain clean.
I'm just wondering about the quality of the Braz we get now a day. I know that Roger as different grades and I'm curious if it as something to do with that.
Kevin told me that if you get the Master grade, you get a darker and straighter grain Braz.
At the same time, I have full trust in Roger with quality. If he puts anything on the bass, you know its good.
