molan Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 So this wasn't planned to coincide at all but I received two NYC Sadowskys within 15 minutes of each other today! A very nice trans white J arrived from Denmark to be followed soon after by very deep & rich Dakota red custom P (with matching headstock). This one came all the way from Australia in record time & without a single mark on the box - the delivery man didn't believe it had come that far in such perfect condition. The P bass has a 'mid' sized nut profile of 1.625" which is bang in the middle of a regular Sadowsky J & P. I struggle a bit with 1.75" nut widths and, although it doesn't sound like a huge amount, that slight reduction works much better for me. It also has a plain fretboard with no markers - this looks much nicer in the flesh than in my hastily taken photos! It also has a D-Tuner and full Sadowsky active circuit with passive option and VTC. The J meanwhile is an older model in a pale trans white with the original Sadowsky active circuit, a flick switch for passive & without the VTC. Necks are slightly different profiles and they certainly sound quite different. Both balance really well - I'm always worried with Sadowsky necks as quite a few I've tried have had some neck dive. However both of these two are great and both are nice and light as well I'll try and get some better pics in daylight & without flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Two? Somebody's indulging just a little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yybass Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Very nice, looking out for NYC Jazz 5 myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkstrike Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Nice pair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender73 Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Me likey muchly! Great versatile gigging duo you have there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Looks like today was a good day Beautiful basses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 [quote name='7string' post='947745' date='Sep 6 2010, 10:35 PM']Looks like today was a good day [/quote] It really was a complete fluke that they arrived together! Been playing them a little back to back tonight. The P has an outrageous amount of output, most powerful active circuit I've ever come across. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Now if you put the J pups in the P body and change the colour, you'd have my perfect individual bass... Ah that's very close to Clarky's bass! Very nice Barrie, wish we lived a whole lot closer so that I could try some of the cracking basses that you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 [quote name='warwickhunt' post='947769' date='Sep 6 2010, 10:49 PM']Now if you put the J pups in the P body and change the colour, you'd have my perfect individual bass... Ah that's very close to Clarky's bass! Very nice Barrie, wish we lived a whole lot closer so that I could try some of the cracking basses that you have. [/quote] I have already been scouting out prices of routing the P for a J pickup in the bridge but so far it sounds much nicer than I thought it would just with the P in there. My scales say they both weigh 8.5 lbs too. . . I am a little bit out in the middle of nowhere, only a few bass playing compadres around here (although one lives less than a mile away!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 [quote name='Doctor J' post='947553' date='Sep 6 2010, 07:37 PM']Two? Somebody's indulging just a little [/quote] Yeah no fair, hand one over equanimities sake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 That's just being greedy. Very nice though, hope you enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnozzalee Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 The P bass with a ebony board would be my ideal bass, the red is fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbassist Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Great stuff! 2 sadowsky basses in one day! Life is sweet :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Absolutely outrageous! Both stunners - I wonder if the week can get any better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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