Got a Sadowsky

[BenF]

Brand new NYC delivered yesterday. Shoreline gold (I love Gooooooold!) ash body and rosewood board. VTC.

So far I like it. Light weight, very resonant. No severe dead spots. Sounds nice in the living room. The real test is at band practice this Friday.

 

[BenF]

..and here's another image...

 

[buzzbass]

Oh droooooool, congrats.

 

[thehurlatron]

Very Nice. Congrats!!

 

[bassplayer7770]

Very nice!

 

[RudeMood]

I like the reverse P pick-up thing. Have fun with your new bass!

 

[phxlbrmpf]

Now that looks extremely neat, congrats!

 

[tplyons]

Very sexy. I'll take two.

 

[Fuzzbass]

I'm partial to 5-string P-basses myself. She's a beauty, all right. Congrats!

 

[DrGroovenstein]

Awesome. Whats the tone difference between P and reverse P? Why'd you pick the reverse?

 

[tombowlus]

Very nice bass! I have a P/J 5 hopefully coming to me this year as well.

Let us know how you like it after a couple of gigs!

Tom.

 

[BenF]

Why'd you pick the reverse?

Tighter B-string sound, at least in theory. I've got a regular p pickguard for it as well, so I can switch later if I want.

 

[tombowlus]

Tighter B-string sound, at least in theory. I've got a regular p pickguard for it as well, so I can switch later if I want.

I did the same thing. You have to love that option!

Tom.

 

[Fuzzbass]

Tighter B-string sound, at least in theory. I've got a regular p pickguard for it as well, so I can switch later if I want.

The B, E, and A are tighter and more growly, while there's more 'pop' on the D and G when they're slapped. I think it's also fair to say that overall string balance is improved. OTOH, you don't get the traditional P-bass vibe: phatness on the low strings, sweet singing tone on the high ones.

Very cool that you have the spare guard and will be able to switch if you want! That's a great feature.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Damn! That is a sweet looking P/J!

 

[Pruitt]

Very nice! Congrats!

 

[fourstringdrums]

Tighter B-string sound, at least in theory. I've got a regular p pickguard for it as well, so I can switch later if I want.

How can you switch it later on? Is there a larger route in the body that lets you swap back and forth?

 

[west*coast*bass]

Very nice...

 

[tombowlus]

How can you switch it later on? Is there a larger route in the body that lets you swap back and forth?

Yes. There is a universal route, and with the different pickups, you can change the configuration (without having to do any rewiring, I might add).

Tom.

 

[Nino Valenti]

Nice bass. Did I mention I played it before you.