For a very long time, Sadowsky had been well known for being the most practical, efficient instrument praised by all the pro-gigging musicians all over the world.  They are seen on all the main stream stages delivering great focus sound night after night.   Roger surely knows his art in modern music.

Background:

Circa 1996 model.   This bass is best known as the Suhr era Jazz bass V and later this line became the “American Deluxe”. Also the Sharay Reed bass he used on Joy to the World, check out this church bootleg that had over 4mil views on youtube.   The signature part of this bass is the Suhr designed active electronic and the single large pickup magnets, split coil pickup in jazz housing, and 5 in-line tuning machine.  

Specs:

• Chambered roasted alder body,

• 59’ Burst w/ parchment pickguard

• Roasted maple neck with Thin Matte Nitro Finish

• Amazon rosewood fingerboard, 12″ Radius, 1.875″ Nut Width

• 34”, 20 frets

• 8.81 lbs

• Sadowsky P/J pickup

• Sadowsky preamp, controls are: Vol / Pan / VTC(Active/Passive Push/Pull) / Hi/Lo Boost

• Built in 2016

Sound / Playability:

Sadowsky basses needs no introduction, it’s builtin preamp / control makes it sound like no others.  Dead quiet, extra clean, big bottom and crazy punch that delivers guarantee great result night after night.   

Roasted chambered wood tend to make it a bit more open in passive mode.  I’m not sure if the size of the body matters, this is the first Sadowsky bass that I actually enjoy playing in passive, and play alone bymyself, and I’ve owned a few NYC, and played many metro basses throughout the years.  In general, even the entire package is full of vintage vibe.   this bass is still very modern sounding.  Things sounded too clean to me sometimes, and also it’s not the most rewarding for playing sloppily.  The fretwork on this bass is unreal, it’s also part of the recipe for being who they are. 

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