Who owns a Sadowsky Singlecut?

Never owned or played one before, but I think this one looks beautiful. Actually, most Singlecut basses do not appeal to me with a few exceptions: this Sadowsky design, Jens Ritter's R8, Aquilina GT-350/500, Benavente SCD, Stradi Symphony, and the classic Framus Starbass.

 

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My first bass was a single cut, a Framus Star bass. I don't see anything wrong with these as a design, but I'm not a fan of the shark fin types. I can't see me moving away from my Fender styles but I'd love a Rob Allen Deep 5.

 

Had a real thing about single cuts up till a few years ago. Mattison are another desirable option but at one point the Sadowsky was top of my list though I still haven't seen one in the flesh. I think it's beautiful and with so many practical advantages. Bit surprised they don't have matching headstocks.

 

IIRC. Anthony Jackson championed the design working with Vinnie Fodera, in an effort to make the B string speak more clearly.

Since that effort, there has been much progress, such that many traditional double cutaway designs have great B strings.

That said, the design still makes sense; and the appearance of Roger’s specific single cut design is by far my favorite, from a cosmetic perspective. Still VERY Jazz Bass. This particular instrument looks to have a LOT of Roger’s personal view of all things bass in it. VERY elegant. They are pricey, though.....

 

Thanks for the links. Both player and instrument in this last video are particularly impressive. Bravo.

 

That control plate and clear pickguard destroy the look for me. The body shape is very nice.

 

Course, all of em give me all kinds of GAS, but....

My concern would only be the balance - that's a lot of extra wood and therefore weight which would surely move the CG of the bass towards the headstock. So I'm curious how to balance is, especially resting on the leg?

I can't tell from any of the videos, though it looks like all the players are (subconsciously?) holding the instrument in place with their plucking forearms. I'd be interested in seeing them put on the leg in playing position and then letting go....

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Love the look in a quilted or flame top. Sounds great with the double Jazz pickup too. If Roger ever makes one in a 4 string, I'm in big trouble.

 

Definitely digging the looks of the Sadowsky single cut. I'll never have the $ to own one (and don't really NEED it), so I'll just have to "settle" for this newly-acquired single cut beauty:

 

That’s the only second modern single cut whose shape I think looks really nice, balanced and aesthetically pleasing. Strangely enough, the other one was the Adamovich the bassist in my nephew’s band plays.

 

I would like to see Fender make a single-cut jazz...

But on a serious note, those dual humbucker single-cut Sadowskys sound amazing!

 

Hey there, I'm a guy who took 20 years off and came back a few years ago to see these single cuts. Assumed it was for "sustain" or "tone" i.e. the old saws about mass and tonewood, yada yada yada. But... that's all B.S. right? So what's the purpose of a single cutaway in an era where everybody's obsessed about weight? If it's strictly looks, eh, I'll stick with trad Fender shapes.

 

I really like Roger's Single-cut (the modern pickguard-less version in particular).

I tried my hand at designing one about fifteen years ago, but it's not nearly as nice...

 

If he ever makes a 4-string SHORT-SCALE version, then I am in trouble too!!

 

As others in here have said, I don't particularly like singlecut basses, but that one is very elegant.

 

No Doc my Sadowsky is double cut but I have this one and to me, that's enough...