I may be a hack bass player, but I sound like a hack playing a Sadowsky!!!
Can I get a number please.
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Can I get a number please.
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May I introduce to you..... Sexie Sadie
Reference point: I've been playing an '05 Lakland Skyline DJ4 a little over 5 yrs. I've been playing passive over 20yrs (it's all I know). She went through an Aggie DB750/Berg NV610 and here's what I learned at her first rehearsal...(bare with me and my lack of audio-phile voacabulary)
Her tone as I can best describe was "authoritive and gutteral." The pre-amp is absolutely wonderful, barely touched her..a bit of a bass boost was all I needed. She cut cut through 2 guitars and drums and sat very well in the mix. All members of the band heard the audible difference. My drummer upon my arrival asked me prior to plugging in .."so what does a $3000 bass sound like?" by rehearsal's end he was very impressed! Me? well, you've all been there, I'm blown away. I'm a now a Sadowsky owner/player and I can't be happier.
ROGER...John Dimaggio (formerly of Bass Alone) sends his regards. I had him adjust the neck...she needed a little loving after making the trip from Massachusetts to San Diego, CA
Nice to OFFICIALLY be part of "The Club"! Sadowsky is everything you fine folks swore by! Now I'm swearing
Cool story!!!
... I've noticed that I get a lot of compliments about my Sadowsky from non-bassists...
I'm not normally a fan of black basses, but i have to say that "Sexie Sadie" is most definitely just that. The black pearl PG is the perfect choice on that bass IMO.
My first Sadowsky was funded by selling my Lakland DJ. It was a nice bass, but when I had to choose which one I kept, it was a pretty easy decision.
My first Sadowsky was funded by selling my Lakland DJ. It was a nice bass, but when I had to choose which one I kept, it was a pretty easy decision.
My skill level is stupendously mediocre especially when you consider how long I've been a bassist, but what the heck, I still post videos of myself playing my Sadowskys. Sadowsky basses make me happy, being happy makes me play better, and these factors are the most important to me.
I don't know about this thinking Ken. I can't tell you how many times I've been through the youtube vids that you posted as I've really enjoyed them. You get the job done pretty darn well and sound great too. So don't be so humble.
Thanks very much, Jerry. My modesty comes from being floored by the monster playing coming from joeykun and other Talkbassers! Some videos have been posted here, others were directed my way by YouTube after I posted my own.
Speaking of which, I happened to find this interesting funk tune played on a fretless Tokyo 24F... the "dance moves" around 1:45 crack me up:
Is it just me or I smell a fretless gonna be ordered soon?
Nah, my playing is too sucky for a fretless, although about 4 months ago i got this FRETLESS fever big time and saw a used one on the SADOWSKY site and said if its available "Next Week" i will get it, low and behold some one grabbed it and it was gone.....good thing cause i tried out a fretless at a samash and boy did i suck, LOL.....so i said "see things happen for a reason" LOL.
Is it just me or I smell a fretless gonna be ordered soon?
Come on Ivan, I really want to see you in drag!
Roger
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If you guys have nothing going on this weekend, the bar I'm playing at has a live webcast:
http://livedetroit.tv/LiveDetroit/BarM.html
Click on The Blue Goose bar.
We hit about 9:30 Detroit time.
Will have my PRS/V-BAss 4 string and my Sad JJ5.
Shuttle 9.0 through a Bag End S15D-X.
Bit of a twist, might will have the new Genz Streamliner for the first set on Saturday.
No promise of the sound quality!
http://livedetroit.tv/LiveDetroit/BarM.html
Click on The Blue Goose bar.
We hit about 9:30 Detroit time.
Will have my PRS/V-BAss 4 string and my Sad JJ5.
Shuttle 9.0 through a Bag End S15D-X.
Bit of a twist, might will have the new Genz Streamliner for the first set on Saturday.
No promise of the sound quality!
Looking forward to more!rulyøngo;10496853 said:Cool story!!!
I like that number. Thank you Fran!you are #338.
welcome to the club
Thank you!rulyøngo;10496859 said:
He's aces in my book. He was instrumental
in opening the high end bass world to me. If not for him and TB (which I discovered soon after) I might still not have heard of Roger Sadowsky. He does speak highly of you as do many here I have read. Thank you for your passion of beautiful instruments Roger and being personally accessible.Thank you. I must confess and it's a shame I was almost embarrassed to post my little ol plain black bass next to some of the most outrageously beautiful bass top's in the world. Then I thought hell with that...she may not be a SUPER MODEL but she's far from being just the girl next door. She's sexy, sleek, and she's beautiful inside and out in my eyes. She's sexy Sadie and she's a Sadowsky!
cool!
Most of the time supermodels are nothing special and the 'girl next door' is, what happens is that we are so used to see her walking down the street that we, stupid as we are, don't pay much attention to her. Then, one day we hear her voice and we get to see that the beauty was always there.
Most of the time supermodels are nothing special and the 'girl next door' is, what happens is that we are so used to see her walking down the street that we, stupid as we are, don't pay much attention to her. Then, one day we hear her voice and we get to see that the beauty was always there.
Word.
IMHO that black Will Lee 4 is the best kind of supermodel bass. It's shape and detailing are perfect... like a thoroughbred... but it takes a stance sonically too... both really set it apart as a thing of real timeless beauty.
