Sadowsky and Cocobolo

[Yvon]

You might know that cocobolo is my favorite wood.
And as far I know this is the first Sadwosky with a cocobolo top.
Put a maple fingerboard on the thing and it is amazing!


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[roadkill2309]

I think it's amazing enough as it is. I like the whole colour-scheme. You don't think that a maple board would look a little over the top on that body?

 

[spade2you]

I like Sadowsky, but I'm not really feelin' that one.

 

[ClassicJazz]

That Coco Bolo is beautiful! That is one of my favorite woods. I had an Alembic with a top like that.

 

[thefunkelastic]

add a birdseye board to that with or without pearl inlays and I agree it would be amazing (even more amazing)

 

[vicenzajay]

You might know that cocobolo is my favorite wood.
And as far I know this is the first Sadwosky with a cocobolo top.
Put a maple fingerboard on the thing and it is amazing!


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It needs an unmarked Pau Ferro board....with nice figuring. That whole package would be truly amazing.

Jay

 

[SLaPiNFuNK]

maple board will make it look cheap IMHO...

 

[KJung]

You might know that cocobolo is my favorite wood.
And as far I know this is the first Sadwosky with a cocobolo top.
Put a maple fingerboard on the thing and it is amazing!


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I actually agree about the maple fingerboard. As much as I love Sadowsky's, the fancy wood models with a dark board make that 'traditional' Fender headstock look very out of place to me (especially if the fancy top is also dark wood). It always looked like someone took a high end boutique, sawed off the headstock, and glued a Fender headstock on.

Of course, pure personal opinion there. A maple board results in a much more integrated look on the 'fancy top' Sadowsky basses, and results in the headstock not seeming so 'out of place' IMO.

 

[zac2944]

You might know that cocobolo is my favorite wood.
And as far I know this is the first Sadwosky with a cocobolo top.
Put a maple fingerboard on the thing and it is amazing!

You mean like this?

Sure is purdy.

 

[KJung]

You mean like this?

Sure is purdy.

I like that A LOT! I'd get rid of the top dots on the fretboard for a cleaner look, since so much is going on with that beautiful body wood.

 

[zac2944]

I like that A LOT! I'd get rid of the top dots on the fretboard for a cleaner look, since so much is going on with that beautiful body wood.

Shazaam!

If only building basses were that easy.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

That cocobolo is gorgeous !

 

[spade2you]

Shazaam!

If only building basses were that easy.

Better.

 

[michele]

That's truly amazing the way it is!

 

[adge]

Shazaam!

If only building basses were that easy.

hey Zac (or any other photoshop experts)

any chance of seeing that with J pups rather than the existing humbuckers?

thanks in advance...

and that cocobolo looks amazing...

 

[Yvon]

Shazaam!

If only building basses were that easy.

Perfect!
Thank you

 

[lomo]

add a birdseye board to that with or without pearl inlays and I agree it would be amazing (even more amazing)

+1

 

[Hoover]

If only building basses were that easy.

I gots to get me some PhotoShop skillz...I may have some work for you doing bicycle frame paintjob mockups in the near future!

Back on topic: I love cocobola (my Modulus Quantum-6 SPX has a cocobola top), I love maple neck/fingerboards on certain basses, & I love Sadowsky 5-strings (there's one on my wish list), but somehow this whole package isn't working for me aesthetically. I definitely don't like the maple fingerboard w/ the cocobola, but I also see how the maple headstock looks a bit conspicuous w/ the darker fingerboard & body wood.

Yo Zac, howzabout PhotoShopping a cocobola headstock veneer?

 

[Honk'n_down-low]

Better.

Can you make the headstock match the body - lighten the color of the logo and change the tuning pegs to Chrome?

 

[zac2944]

Can you make the headstock match the body - lighten the color of the logo and change the tuning pegs to Chrome?

Nah. I won't go that far. Don't have the time right now. I was just helping out Kjung real quick.

Here's the headstock.

I'm out.