A shovel comprising: a lower traveling structure; an upper swing structure mounted on the lower traveling structure; an engine mounted on the upper swing structure; a hydraulic pump configured to be driven by the engine; a hydraulic actuator (7, 8, 9, 20, 21); an operating device configured to operate the hydraulic actuator (7, 8, 9, 20, 21); and a control device configured to control a discharge quantity of the hydraulic pump through negative control, wherein the control device is configured to change a control characteristic of the negative control according to details of an operation on the operating device, the control characteristic of the negative control is determined by an inclined line that represents a correspondence between a control pressure (Pn) and a command value (Qn) for the discharge quantity of the hydraulic pump, the control pressure (Pn) being a pressure of hydraulic oil on an upstream side of a throttle placed in a center bypass oil passage, an upper end point of the inclined line is expressed by a maximum command value (Qmax) that is an upper limit of the command value (Qn) and a first set pressure (Px) of the control pressure (Pn) of the negative control, a lower end point of the inclined line is expressed by a minimum command value (Qmin) that is a lower limit of the command value (Qn) and a second set pressure (Py) of the control pressure (Pn) of the negative control, characterized in that the control device is configured to perform at least one of: changing a position of the upper end point by varying the first set pressure (Px) with the command value (Qn) being fixed at the maximum command value (Qmax); and changing a position of the lower end point by varying the second set pressure (Py) with the command value (Qn) being fixed at the minimum command value (Qmin). a lower traveling structure; an upper swing structure mounted on the lower traveling structure; an engine mounted on the upper swing structure; a hydraulic pump configured to be driven by the engine; a hydraulic actuator (7, 8, 9, 20, 21); an operating device configured to operate the hydraulic actuator (7, 8, 9, 20, 21); and a control device configured to control a discharge quantity of the hydraulic pump through negative control, wherein the control device is configured to change a control characteristic of the negative control according to details of an operation on the operating device, the control characteristic of the negative control is determined by an inclined line that represents a correspondence between a control pressure (Pn) and a command value (Qn) for the discharge quantity of the hydraulic pump, the control pressure (Pn) being a pressure of hydraulic oil on an upstream side of a throttle placed in a center bypass oil passage, an upper end point of the inclined line is expressed by a maximum command value (Qmax) that is an upper limit of the command value (Qn) and a first set pressure (Px) of the control pressure (Pn) of the negative control, a lower end point of the inclined line is expressed by a minimum command value (Qmin) that is a lower limit of the command value (Qn) and a second set pressure (Py) of the control pressure (Pn) of the negative control, characterized in that the control device is configured to perform at least one of: changing a position of the upper end point by varying the first set pressure (Px) with the command value (Qn) being fixed at the maximum command value (Qmax); and changing a position of the lower end point by varying the second set pressure (Py) with the command value (Qn) being fixed at the minimum command value (Qmin). changing a position of the upper end point by varying the first set pressure (Px) with the command value (Qn) being fixed at the maximum command value (Qmax); and changing a position of the lower end point by varying the second set pressure (Py) with the command value (Qn) being fixed at the minimum command value (Qmin).