Marlat

£4000 is a lot to pay for a bass, but thats what a Nordy or Sadowsky or Coppollo is going to cost you if you have one shipped over from the US now with the exchange rate and taxes. I have a couple of Sadowskys (shameless plug - one is for sale in the classifieds) and in terms of the "super jazz", IMO there is nothing better out there, not even close. The only exception (and I say this based on sources I trust) is that if you want a new jazz that has a vintage vibe, go Coppolo. Sadowskys don't do uber vintage, they have their own sound, but its brilliant. If you want a super jazz, don't waste your time with anything else. However, there are plenty of amazing basses out there for that kind of money. My 535 is on my lap as I type this and you could get one for around £4k, but it doesn't do jazz bass at all. Its a completely different sound.

Thanks for the kind words about the bass everyone. If I could sensibly justify it to myself I would keep this as it is the best jazz style bass I have tried. Your comments are making me think twice about selling it. Unfortunately I saw another bass that I had to have and it means putting something on the selling block (and no, its not an old Fender)! To tell you the truth I wouldn't buy another brand of jazz bass other than a Sadowsky now.

Edit: This bass is now SOLD to a nice guy from the North of the UK!

I am pretty much forced to sell this bass because I have purchased another bass that is considerably more expensive and I want to cover part of the cost. I am still tempted to keep this bass, but the sensible thing to do is sell it.

Regarding the bass, its just over a year old and in mint condition ( I am not aware of any dings or stractches, but will double check if you want to go ahead), it has the plastic protection still on the back:

NYC Sadowsky Standard 4
Chambered ash body
Maple neck
Spalted / flamed maple top
Black accent line
Birdseye maple fingerboard
Nordstrand Big Sinple pickups in the J position (wound for Sadowsky with Sadowsky engraved on the covers)
Sadowsky Preamp with VTC












The bass is very light, its about 3.7kg and honestly its about as light as I would want a bass to be. Its also effortless to play (as are pretty much all Sadowsky basses). If I can afford another Sadowsky in future I will defintely get this model again. You may know I have a NYC Vintage PJ4, its probably 1kg heavier to give you an idea of how much difference the vintage hardware and rosewood fingerboard makes. I can send you more if need be or of any specific areas. Its also signed by Roger Sadowksy on the back of the headstock.

In terms of price, new these are $3950 (ie standard 4, nordys + fancy top). Factoring in the cost of shipping to Europe $200 and taxes of about 20% on top of that, the overall cost is just over $5000. I think used in the US they tend to sell for about $3000 in this condition, but then you need to factor in shipping and tax which would put it around $3800. Having looked at the last couple of NYC's sold used in Europe they tend to go for the €2400 - €2500 mark. With that in mind I am asking £2200+actual shipping (but can do local pickup). I think that's a fair price for what is basically a brand new bass and represents about what you would pay if you got this from the US and had it shipped to your country of choice in Europe. I would sell it with the Sadowsky strap and a new set of Sadowsky Blue label strings. I can sell it with either the ultralight hardcase or the portabag.

PM me if you have any questions, offers etc.

Edit: I am in London.

[quote name='steve-soar' post='482593' date='May 7 2009, 11:43 PM']Buy it.
Hope the cabs are still too cool for school.
Steve.
You need a Wal in your arsenal.[/quote]

Haha, still loving the cabs, they are great and really work well with the Little Mark II. Unfortunately no Wal for me - the necks don't do it for me, but I am currently seriously tempted by a Ritter

Bump for a cool bass. I have loved the sounds available out of the Wal's I have played.

[quote name='mgauction' post='482026' date='May 7 2009, 02:33 PM']I was there with my friend, Nik - silverfoxnik on this forum! First time for me as I am from the States. Did we talk? I'm back now in Arizona. Had a wonderful stay.[/quote]

NO, but I did see two gentlemen (is that the correct term? ) trying out a Wal while I was in their checking out a Zon Sonus (the Zon's neck wasnt' for me). We didn't talk, but I remembered hearing a US accent and when I saw your location thought it must have been you!

[quote name='mgauction' post='481506' date='May 6 2009, 11:17 PM']Beautiful! Too bad I just came back from London with a Mach 11. Good luck with the sale on this marvelous bass![/quote]

Were you in the Bass Gallery last Saturday afternoon trying it out by any chance?

[quote name='cetera' post='442282' date='Mar 23 2009, 10:59 AM']Do da bump...[/quote]

There is a girl on Talkbass.com, Fassa Albrect, who was after a left Shergold. You may want to consider PM'ing her there as she may be interested. However, I am not vouching for her as a buyer, just that she is mad about Shergolds (and may puke on it if she buys it).

This one's my favourite:

Monday morning bump. Make an offer, you might get this for a lot less than you think!

[quote name='Josh' post='253781' date='Aug 3 2008, 04:55 PM']Did you get it imported by any chance man?[/quote]

Yeah, I ordered it through The Groove Shoppe in the States and they sent it over.

Yeah, its an MTD 535-21 "Marilyn" model with a chambered alder body. Its also got a wenge neck and a birdseye maple fingerboard which is quite unusual for MTDs, but give you the midrange growl of wenge but without that ultra high end bite that the wenge fingerboard gives you. Awesome bass, there really is nothing out there that sounds as "full" as an MTD Marilyn model, the chambered body is something else.

Here's my baby.

Sunday morning bump..

Check out my US Lakland Joe Osborn in the for sale form. I would be happy to swap that over. Its basically a modern take on your bass with Nordstrand pickups and an Aguilar preamp.

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I'll let this go for [b]£1300 [/b]from the Gallery if anyone wants it!

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='249957' date='Jul 28 2008, 09:10 PM']I really like that spalted maple/walnut one (?) of Mark Latimour's, especially with the Norstrand pickups

Are the Norstrands very different to the stock Sadowskys, Mark?[/quote]

Neither of my Sadowsky bases have stock pickups. The PJ4 (alder/rosewood) has a Nordstrand NP4 and a NJ4SE in the bridge and the Standard 4 (Ash / Spalted maple) has Big Singles. The PJ4 is also strung with Sadowsky flats. The long and short is that the Nordstrand pickups are, IMO amazing and worth every cent. The Big Singles are a real winner if you want a beefed up J bass tone. They really work well with the Sadowsky 2 band preamp to give you that classic J growl, but with the modern active sound that Sadowsky's are known for. The tone is not massively different in the NJ4SE when solo'd, but the Big Singles defintely have more "bark" in the midrange (inherent to most singles), but are just "bigger" ( I guess hotter). I wouldn't hesitate to get them in a J bass. The Sadowsky modern with the big singles sound amazing (I played one in Roger's shop), but he does them in EMG DC45 covers so you can swap them out with the original Sadowsky soaps.

Its also worth noting that tonally the two Sadowsky's are very different anyway because of the different configurations of wood and the flats vs rounds. So its hard to do an exact comparison. If I had to do a rock gig, the PJ4 would be my first choice, no doubt. But something requiring more "sizzle" would see the Standard 4 get played. Both of them hve no trouble cutting through - that's what they do best.

I'll play, can't decide between Big Singles or a PJ? Get both:

No love for the Joe Osborn

[quote name='steve-soar' post='248055' date='Jul 25 2008, 07:54 PM']Hi Mark how you diddlin'?
Hope the black and yella things are still good for you.
Steve.[/quote]

Hi Steve

The cabinets are excellent, just what I was after which is great. The new Sadowsky (not pictured) sounds great through them too!

Mark

PICS:

Hi

I am not really a poster on basschat, but some of you may know me (and maybe hate me) from Talkbass. Anyway, I have one of my basses for sale at the Bass Gallery in Camden. Due to some recent purchases I need to shift it so will accept (or tell the Gallery to accpet) offers a reasonable bit lower than the current listed price of £1650

Detail of the bass:

Lakland US Joe Osborn 4 string
Full size ash body
Maple neck with birdseye maple figerboard
Ebony dots
Black pickguard

Now, it was modded by Mike Lull with the following:

Nordstrand NJ4SE pickups
Aguilar OBP-1 preamp (wired with passive bypass and tone control)
18v operation with 2 batteries in quick release cases.
Side output jack.

The bass comes with a creme G&G original case and the original stacked Vol/Tone control plate with front mounted output jack if you wanted to put it back to full passive operation.

Both the bass and the case are in excellent condition. There is some minor cracking on one of the pcikup covers and minimal dings and scratching (I don't recall there being any, but there must be some). If it wouldn't pass as new, it would defintely pass as almost new.

The tone is really nice, as you'd expect of a bass of this quality. It does the Marcus thing superbly and gets a great fingerstyle 70's jazz tone. However, due to my love affair with Sadowsky basses, this one has to go.

I will post some pics later tonight, but head down to the Gallery if you want to check it out. This is basically an opportunity to get a US model bass for the price of a Sadowsky metro etc so if you want to make an offer let me know.

Cheers

Mark

I bought two Accugoove Tri112 cabs from Steve. He was a top guy to deal with and really went out of his way to be an upfront and honest seller. A couple of examples of how nice he was:

1. It just so happens I was the first person to contact him. I was going out of the country for a few trips and so the timing wasn't as quick as it could have been. However, he let me stay first in line for the deal and negotiate when he easily could have negotiated with others and perhaps sold the cabs quicker. Top marks for this in my book.

2. He was very accomodating and respectful in emails and on the telephone and went out of his way to do the usual deal reasurances and staying in contact which is always great when you are sending someone else your money.

I should also add that he packed and shipped the items extremely well and they were in the condition that he described them. Overall a top seller who I wouldn't hesitate to deal with again.

I don't use basschat much, but I post a lot on TB and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him on any forum.

cheers

Mark Latimour