therealting

I’m reviving this thread as I’ve been watching too many Lee Sklar videos on YouTube, and now I want a double P setup in my collection. What current double P options are out there, or am I better off getting a P and routing for an additional pickup?

Measure it up and see if it’s similar to any of the other ones, and decide if you’re willing to deal with extra screw holes.

Curious to see it!

The discontinued GB5 looks the closest, but it has been discontinued. The complete list is here: https://hipshotproducts.com/collections/bass-xtenders

It depends what tuners it has. A photo of the back of the headstock will help.

Roger has said that due to Covid we’re not expecting these to ship for a while.

Sadowskys are phenomenal - I have two NYCs, but you won’t get one for USD1k until the new Metro Expresses come our. Did you mean £1k? The pound isn’t what it used to be. I’m a guitarist first, and came to bass later. My first bass was a Yamaha TRB6 😂 Unconventional, but a great bass and I still own it. In your position, I’d get a secondhand Fender Jazz and a secondhand Fender Precision, and see how you like them, then sell them on and get a nicer version of the one you want.

Stunning.

Wow. Is it chambered?

That looks fantastic. And you say 3.5kg?! Do you have a link?

It’s basically a used bass, IMO, and I’d expect it to be priced accordingly.

I’d get a premium aftermarket neck myself. Roasted maybe.

You could build a pretty nice bitsa with secondhand parts for that money.

Then again, I know with roasted maple they warn you to carefully pre-drill everything slightly less snug than you would with other woods as it is more prone to chipping and splitting.

Unless they weren’t pre-drilled properly. If it is seasoning, I wonder if this might be less of an issue on the roasted maple version.

I really like the Sadowsky slimmed-down J shape. It looks much sleeker than my than the standard J.