The Boutique Sadowsky You’ve Always Wanted
Fully spec’d out by Sweetwater’s bass gurus during a visit to the Warwick/Sadowsky Factory in Germany, this Sadowsky Custom Shop Modern Bolt-On electric bass guitar is a sight to behold and a blast to play, whether you’re plucking, picking, or slapping. Handcrafted by the brand’s senior luthiers, this high-performance bass flaunts an eye-popping redwood burl top and a matching headstock. A sleek roasted maple bolt-on neck is topped with a buffed-to-perfection tigerstripe ebony fingerboard, delivering sumptuous playability. The resonant swamp ash body produces a massive, growling tone, captured by high-performance Sadowsky soapbar pickups feeding a custom Sadowsky preamp with Vintage Tone Control, for a sonic onslaught of seismic proportions. This boutique beauty is one of a kind, boasting unsurpassed build quality and premium tonewoods, electronics, and appointments.
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Peak craftsmanship, from head to heel
Longtime Sadowsky aficionados are no doubt aware of the company’s uncompromising craftsmanship. That said, this Custom Shop Modern Bolt-On was an instant jaw-dropper upon its arrival at the Sweetwater Guitar Gallery. While the casual observer’s attention will be drawn to the instrument’s gorgeously figured redwood burl top, discerning musicians will take note of the carefully calibrated heft and balance of the comfort-contoured swamp ash body that underpins it. The roasted maple neck, crowned with a smoothly buffed, precision-dressed tigerstripe ebony fingerboard, is designed not only for executing demanding, high-speed technical passages but also for playing more relaxed grooves. With the strings anchored by a Sadowsky quick-release bridge and Graph Tech Ratio tuners, this bass delivers tonal solidity, rich resonance, and prodigious sustain, all efficiently transmitted to the pickups and active preamp circuitry.
Premium Sadowsky pickups and preamp
Spec’d with two strategically positioned Sadowsky soapbar pickups, the Custom Shop Modern Bolt-On packs a thunderous punch. These high-octane pickups deliver muscular low end, aggressive mids, and sweet highs, whether you’re going DI or plugging into a massive amp stack. The pickups’ hum-canceling signals are routed to Sadowsky’s proprietary preamp, delivering a strong, clean output that can drive long cable runs and complex processing chains without a hint of noise. The control set includes Volume, Balance, a Bass/Treble EQ pot, and Sadowsky’s Vintage Tone Control (VTC), which rolls off the high end as you dial it back. Additionally, the VTC knob is push-pull, allowing you to bypass the active preamp for fully passive operation. Its shrewdly designed electronics package makes the Sadowsky Custom Shop Modern Bolt-On an absolute tone beast capable of nailing the perfect vibe for any genre.
Sadowsky: the pinnacle of boutique quality
Over the past several decades, Roger Sadowsky has garnered a reputation as one of the industry’s foremost master craftsmen. Once you pick up a Sadowsky bass, you’ll immediately understand why these instruments have been spotted in the talented hands of legendary bassists such as Marcus Miller, Will Lee, Tal Wilkenfeld, Tom Hamilton, Verdine White, Greg Lake, Michael Rhodes, Jason Newsted, Rickey Minor, and many more. Upon acquiring a Sadowsky, these accomplished musicians made a critical investment in their careers — one that paid back dividends year after year. After all, how can you put a price on off-the-charts playability, impeccable tone, stunning visual appeal, and unrivaled build quality that keeps an instrument rockin’ strong, tour after tour, session after session? When you’re ready to make that commitment to yourself, Sweetwater has a Sadowsky bass that checks off every box on your wish list.
Sadowsky Custom Shop Modern Bolt-On Features:
- Boutique-class electric bass guitar
- Swamp ash body, figured redwood burl top
- Bolt-on roasted maple neck
- Tigerstripe ebony fingerboard with 24 nickel-silver frets
- 2 Sadowsky soapbar humbucking pickups
- Sadowsky preamp with 2-band EQ and Vintage Tone Control
- Sadowsky quick-release bridge
- Graph Tech Ratio tuners
- Premium gig bag included
- Handcrafted in Germany
