New Sadowsky!

[Vic]

Thanks to you and everyone for the nice comments... I am thrilled.

Ken, who made this new one? Just curious.

 

[pedroims]

wow , beatiful bass, congratulations !

 

[bikeplate]

HI

OMG, that kills!! Have fun with it. Gotta get a gold guard for my hybrid pj!!

Rob

 

[Fuzzbass]

So you just took delivery today? Looking forward to some P tone comparisons when you get a chance. Who built it? I checked out 5302 and it was so totally smokin'. Vintage blonde with the maple board, but not figured, and it's got the J body of course.

Sadowsky shipped it Thursday and it was on the truck Friday, but FedEx didn't even attempt delivery to my place of employment that day! It was delivered yesterday (next business day), but I was out of the office so I didn't receive it until today. Frustrating wait, but it's finally over and I'm every bit as happy as I hoped I'd be.

I'll post tone comparisons once I get my black P5 set up with fresh strings. I'm looking forward to hearing the differences between ash and chambered alder... and perhaps between the different split-coils. Unfortunately I no longer have any blue label sets here... just black label steels and various non-Sadowsky brands.

 

[brekfustuvluzer]

beautiful fret board on that one! always liked that color combo too.

 

[Chef]

that's a nice bass

svtb15; it's been my experience that most 90 degree cables work with most cup jacks...just barely tho.

 

[bikeplate]

HI

90 degree jacks work perfect, of course. Im on my 3rd Sadowsky with the new jack

Rob

 

[Fran Diaz]

Ken,

killer pair there. I love that flamed board.

let us know how the old one compares to the new one.

 

[ShirazBop]

Beautiful Instruments!

 

[Fuzzbass]

Ken, who made this new one? Just curious.

Kinda hard to tell... seems to say "Madison"?












J/K. Lisa Hahn.

 

[rayzak]

Perfect! Just perfect!! Well, one to many strings...
I was drooling over that finish the day it popped up as well. I'm happy for you that you pulled it off. Enjoy every second of it.

 

[Vic]

Kinda hard to tell... seems to say "Madison"?

J/K. Lisa Hahn.

Hey, at least it doesn't say redrum.

 

[chuck3]

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hmm - out of all those "Smilies" emoticons to choose from on the right, why is there no DROOLING emoticon?

 

[Fuzzbass]

Good freakin lord that is beautiful!!!! Id like to see a close up of your black one too.

As before, pics are not great, but here goes. Lots of gigs under her belt... and over mine.

^No, the bass is not a cat scratching post. That's wear from my wedding ring... yeah, I use the monkey grip on easy tunes.

Congrats.. I need to get another Sadowsky.. My NYC PJ5 is a little heavy too, and i need to get something lighter...

I'm surprised that my black chambered alder P5 is lighter than my new blond one in swamp ash, but they're both plenty light enough for me. Again, my new one is listed as 8.75 pounds. I'm guessing my older one is around 8.

 

[svtb15]

thanks

that's a nice bass

svtb15; it's been my experience that most 90 degree cables work with most cup jacks...just barely tho.

 

[svtb15]

Thank you... I love the way that bass looks... and you said this Black one is light too... that's my next SAD.. but maybe PJ on a P body..... scratches look fine.. that never bothered me on my basses..
Sorry for the slight derail. And thank you for the eye candy P5

my friend hugh has one similar to yours but in a different color....
It records AMAZING!

As before, pics are not great, but here goes. Lots of gigs under her belt... and over mine.




^No, the bass is not a cat scratching post. That's wear from my wedding ring... yeah, I use the monkey grip on easy tunes.



I'm surprised that my black chambered alder P5 is lighter than my new blond one in swamp ash, but they're both plenty light enough for me. Again, my new one is listed as 8.75 pounds. I'm guessing my older one is around 8.

 

[Fuzzbass]

Ken,

killer pair there. I love that flamed board.

let us know how the old one compares to the new one.

Thanks, Fran! As noted the older P5 currently has faded Elixirs while the new one has fresh blue label steels, but the older one seems to have a smidge more output. Tone-wise with P-pup soloed each seems to be voiced according to its body wood, but I'll post valid observations once I get 'em strung with fresh, identical string sets.

As for strings: I love the rich mids of the blue labels (I'd used them on my black bass previously), but tension is somewhat lower than normal so I went back to black labels and other "normal" tension strings to which I'm more accustomed. That said, I reserve the right to change back!

 

[Jeff K]

Absolutely beautiful!

I have the "poor man's version". (MIM Fender Classic '50s in Honey Blonde.)

 

[Laklandlover]

So, I've been thinking about my next Sadowsky for months now, and getting a little frustrated because soooooo many options and color combos are offered, and I couldn't really pin down exactly what I wanted. But eleven days ago I got the In Stock update from Sadowsky, clicked on the NYC Basses page, and a five string Mary Kaye style P-bass made my eyes pop ... I've always loved trans blond with anodized gold! I hadn't planned on getting a Sadowsky for months, but I jumped on this one immediately:

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Note that the photo above is just a tad washed out due to reflection from the gold guard... the bass looks much nicer in person! I had a Fender '57 RI P-bass somewhat like this just before I switched to five string, but the trans "blond" was too white for my taste. The Sadowsky vintage blond is sooooo much more rich and creamy, and the flame board on this one is even nicer than the birdseye board on my '05 P5.

At 8.75 pounds, #5420 was the heaviest of all the new Sadowskys listed. It is noticeably heavier than my other Sadowsky P5 (chambered alder), but not unpleasantly so, and still much lighter than my Fender RB5 and Benavente 51 model basses.

My new baby has the signature throaty growl and sweet mids of light swamp ash, which is likely enhanced by the blue label Sadowsky strings. It also has two improvements over my 2005 Sadowsky P5: larger side dots (hooray!!!) and a recessed cup jack. The split-coil pickup on the newer P5 has diagonal polepieces (Nordstrand style), but my older P5 has slightly faded Elixir strings so I won't bother with a tonal A/B. Bottom line is that they both kick ass: wonderful sustain and resonance, amazingly even at any point on the fretboard.

Finally, the Sadowsky hardshell case is a mighty fine accessory: velvety form-fit padding, four lockable luggage latches, reinforced edges, padded handle, big compartment for case candy... and a big sexy Sadowsky logo on the lid. It's heavy compared to softshell cases and gig bags, but that's to be expected. One request to Roger & co: it would be way cool if you offered one with tweed exterior (fake or not), oxblood interior, and brass hardware, but black/black/chrome always works.

Oh... here are some crappy pics from my crappy camera and crappy image hosting:

You struck GOLD my Sadowsky Brother. That is a sweet setup.

James

 

[Mike Shevlin]

At 8.75 pounds, #5420 was the heaviest of all the new Sadowskys listed.

That's OK~ P Bass players tend to be stronger and more muscular than average.