Hello,
I recently purchased Sadowsky #7265 and took delivery today, which according to Sadowsky was preowned and played by Mr. Will Lee. I took it out of the shipping box, removed the bell cover, tune it and played it for a while through my different amps and played with different EQ settings on the amps and bass. Keep in mind this bass was bought by me already used, the bass shows some wear as well as the portabag. It appears that Mr. Lee actually did use this bass, and doesn't seem to have been a closet queen. So understand that this bass is not mint.
This is my first Sadowsky bass and I'd never tried one in person. I find the neck to be a little bit bigger than I'd prefer. I have to adjust my thumb placement vs my other necks, but playing in first position is still a little painful for me. This is a subjective issue, but It doesn't make sense to hold on to such a nice instrument, if it's not going to be played as much as it deserves. I would be interest in trying another Sadowsky if the neck is thin.
Pictures: Link to Sadowsky page.
This bass was owned and played by Will Lee himself and played at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. You will notice that it has a number of special features that Will likes on his personal instruments and make this bass unique: 1) battery box 2) large, glow-in-the-dark side marker stickers 4) setup tool clip on the back of the headstock 5) d-tuner 6) mid-boost preamp 7) bell cover on the P pickup (removable).
MODEL P4 Vintage Will Lee P/J 4-20 (pre owned by Will Lee)
SERIAL #7265
FINISH ’59 Burst
BODY Chambered, Roasted Alder
WEIGHT 8.71 lbs
NECK Roasted Maple with thin matte nitro finish. 9′ radius and 1 5/8 nut width.
FINGERBOARD Brazillian Rosewood (Requires CITES documents for international shipping, contact [email protected] for more information).
PICKGUARD Parchment ( I had the shop replace this with a Tort before it left the shop)
HARDWARE Chrome with Bell Cover
PICKUPS Sadowsky single Coil J-style pickups in 60’s location
PREAMP Will Lee mid-boost pre-amp
CASE Sadowsky Portabag
PRICE $5,040 (originally $6,300)
I will drop the price to $4,000 to help move it along.
Trade +/- cash interest:
Sadowsky NYC P with a THIN neck. Bonus points for 9'' radius and/or PJ with 70s spacing
Fender custom shop P bass with a Jazz neck,
Vintage P bass with "A" neck,
Nordstrand Nordy VP4 or VPJ4 bass,
Fender AVRI 62 or 64 Precision (Oly White, Black, or natural),
Fender Amer Std/Professional (Oly White,black, or natural),
USA Lakland Duck Dunn or 494 Deluxe,
Spector USA (DW neck preferred)
Dingwall Super P or Super PJ
I recently purchased Sadowsky #7265 and took delivery today, which according to Sadowsky was preowned and played by Mr. Will Lee. I took it out of the shipping box, removed the bell cover, tune it and played it for a while through my different amps and played with different EQ settings on the amps and bass. Keep in mind this bass was bought by me already used, the bass shows some wear as well as the portabag. It appears that Mr. Lee actually did use this bass, and doesn't seem to have been a closet queen. So understand that this bass is not mint.
This is my first Sadowsky bass and I'd never tried one in person. I find the neck to be a little bit bigger than I'd prefer. I have to adjust my thumb placement vs my other necks, but playing in first position is still a little painful for me. This is a subjective issue, but It doesn't make sense to hold on to such a nice instrument, if it's not going to be played as much as it deserves. I would be interest in trying another Sadowsky if the neck is thin.
Pictures: Link to Sadowsky page.
This bass was owned and played by Will Lee himself and played at a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. You will notice that it has a number of special features that Will likes on his personal instruments and make this bass unique: 1) battery box 2) large, glow-in-the-dark side marker stickers 4) setup tool clip on the back of the headstock 5) d-tuner 6) mid-boost preamp 7) bell cover on the P pickup (removable).
MODEL P4 Vintage Will Lee P/J 4-20 (pre owned by Will Lee)
SERIAL #7265
FINISH ’59 Burst
BODY Chambered, Roasted Alder
WEIGHT 8.71 lbs
NECK Roasted Maple with thin matte nitro finish. 9′ radius and 1 5/8 nut width.
FINGERBOARD Brazillian Rosewood (Requires CITES documents for international shipping, contact [email protected] for more information).
PICKGUARD Parchment ( I had the shop replace this with a Tort before it left the shop)
HARDWARE Chrome with Bell Cover
PICKUPS Sadowsky single Coil J-style pickups in 60’s location
PREAMP Will Lee mid-boost pre-amp
CASE Sadowsky Portabag
PRICE $5,040 (originally $6,300)
I will drop the price to $4,000 to help move it along.
Trade +/- cash interest:
Sadowsky NYC P with a THIN neck. Bonus points for 9'' radius and/or PJ with 70s spacing
Fender custom shop P bass with a Jazz neck,
Vintage P bass with "A" neck,
Nordstrand Nordy VP4 or VPJ4 bass,
Fender AVRI 62 or 64 Precision (Oly White, Black, or natural),
Fender Amer Std/Professional (Oly White,black, or natural),
USA Lakland Duck Dunn or 494 Deluxe,
Spector USA (DW neck preferred)
Dingwall Super P or Super PJ
