molan

Couple of trade offers in on this but nothing has quite come off yet. I'll listen to offers of basses or amps so feel free to try me with something if you fancy some 'boutique' P action

Had some PX offers on this but nothing that's quite worked - having said that, you never know what might tempt me

Swapped messages with Jon today, should be ready soon if anyone wants to try at his place before I get it back

[quote name='warwickhunt' post='933596' date='Aug 23 2010, 01:17 PM']Don't tease, just send me a PM with the stock list now! [/quote] NYC current stock is here: [url="http://www.sadowsky.com/stock/nyc_b_is.html"]http://www.sadowsky.com/stock/nyc_b_is.html[/url] Metros (including lots of WL in plain colours) here: [url="http://www.sadowsky.com/stock/metro_b_is.html"]http://www.sadowsky.com/stock/metro_b_is.html[/url] You have to email them to get a price list though

[quote name='Toasted' post='933587' date='Aug 23 2010, 01:12 PM']The turquoise with blocks is too OTT for me, but the solid blue with the plain fretboard is fantastic. I'd love it.[/quote] My guess is that they'll ask $4,250 ish for it - unfortunately that's probably over £3,500 in the UK I'm sure Kevin is waiting for your email though

[quote name='Toasted' post='933489' date='Aug 23 2010, 11:43 AM']Shut up Barrie![/quote] One of the 'stock' items has sold already! but there is still another one available. . . I tell you - Roger should have me on commission!

Sadowsky have some in stock at the moment I think

And sold - heading to the North West very soon indeed

So - bit of a tough call this one but I have too many basses and a, rather expensive, Fodera obsession that's haunting me at the moment! I bought this fairly recently from the original owner who specified it from new. It really is a stunning instrument and by far the nicest Sadowsky I've ever played (I've owned two other NYC basses). In fact a friend of mine who is a fabulous player and a full pro musician tried it and said it was not only the best Sadowsky he'd ever played but tat it was the best bass he'd tried this year - this is praise indeed as he plays a lot of basses, lol. I used it one gig and the sound engineer said it was the clearest most defined bass she'd ever heard in the venue. She's a very good bass player as well! For anyone who doesn't know about the Will Lee models there's a stack of information at the Sadowsky site: [url="http://www.sadowsky.com/instruments/will_lee_model.html"]http://www.sadowsky.com/instruments/will_lee_model.html[/url] Also a review from Bass Player here: [url="http://www.bassplayer.com/article/sadowsky-will-lee/June-2010/115973"]http://www.bassplayer.com/article/sadowsky...une-2010/115973[/url] The two key differences are that it has a slightly narrower nut width than a regular Sadowsky J neck and, the big departure for Roger Sadowsky, it has a switchable, adjustable, mid boost. The neck width means it's super fast to play and the simple little mid-boost means you can really change the core sound at the flick of a switch. Like almost all current NYC basses it's feather light - really a perfect gigging bass because of this! The bass looks like it's more or less new with no visible marks that I can see. It comes with a Sadowsky hard/soft case plus all of the accessories like the little set-up kit, cleaning fluid, polishing cloth etc plus all the original paperwork. I think in general the Will Lee models retail for about £500 more than standard NYC basses & base price on one of these from the Sadowsky shop is now over $4,000 and I was quoted about $4,750 to replicate this particular version with the figured maple top and birdseye maple board (which is really very nice indeed!). With shipping and import duties that would make a new one of these, in this spec, close to £4,000 in the UK. Definitely not to be confused with the Metro models that have started to appear at around the £2,350 mark! Happy to ship anywhere really:) I have quite a few photos but these two from the previous owner are better quality