- Feb 3, 2005
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Awful, I saw it on Facebook and was just going to come post this here. Let's hope she gets her stuff back.
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Awful, I saw it on Facebook and was just going to come post this here. Let's hope she gets her stuff back.
My '05 P5 Blackie sported some festive (DR Neon) green and was the biggest hit at my St. Paddy's Day gig. The DR Neons glowed brightly, and these pics were taken under LED light, not black light!
Pre-gig shot at home
Oh... for those curious about the tone of the DR Neons: they are thick in the mids, no bright "ping" on top (I suspect many slappers would hate 'em). But I made 'em work just fine for rock: got some nice gnarly clank to go along with the chunky mids, and had no probs dialing up phat lows.
Pre-gig shot at home
Oh... for those curious about the tone of the DR Neons: they are thick in the mids, no bright "ping" on top (I suspect many slappers would hate 'em). But I made 'em work just fine for rock: got some nice gnarly clank to go along with the chunky mids, and had no probs dialing up phat lows.
Thanks Bluesy for sharing that! I am gigging out of town this weekend, and my husband drove the car to work so I guess no cars in our driveway made our house an inviting target. Lost a TV, PS3, 3 guitars and my Sadowsky, all of which were out on guitar stands in a couple different rooms. They didn't touch my Taylor that was sitting in its case right next to my bass, plus I had several other instruments around the room that were left alone. A quick smash 'n' grab.
Kid who lives across the street said he saw a purple car there around the time he came home from school, and "a couple mexicans" take off, thought it might be suspicious. We had a cop take a statement from him. So there's hope we might get stuff back if they try to pawn it. Maybe him pulling up prompted them to take off sooner than they would have...either way, we are considering ourselves EXTREMELY lucky here not to have lost more items or had any violence occur.
The big question is.....what exactly am I gonna replace my RV4 with? Maybe it's time for that PJ I've been dreaming about....but what color?
Kid who lives across the street said he saw a purple car there around the time he came home from school, and "a couple mexicans" take off, thought it might be suspicious. We had a cop take a statement from him. So there's hope we might get stuff back if they try to pawn it. Maybe him pulling up prompted them to take off sooner than they would have...either way, we are considering ourselves EXTREMELY lucky here not to have lost more items or had any violence occur.
The big question is.....what exactly am I gonna replace my RV4 with? Maybe it's time for that PJ I've been dreaming about....but what color?
LizzyD said:Thanks Bluesy for sharing that! I am gigging out of town this weekend, and my husband drove the car to work so I guess no cars in our driveway made our house an inviting target. Lost a TV, PS3, 3 guitars and my Sadowsky, all of which were out on guitar stands in a couple different rooms. They didn't touch my Taylor that was sitting in its case right next to my bass, plus I had several other instruments around the room that were left alone. A quick smash 'n' grab.
Kid who lives across the street said he saw a purple car there around the time he came home from school, and "a couple mexicans" take off, thought it might be suspicious. We had a cop take a statement from him. So there's hope we might get stuff back if they try to pawn it. Maybe him pulling up prompted them to take off sooner than they would have...either way, we are considering ourselves EXTREMELY lucky here not to have lost more items or had any violence occur.
The big question is.....what exactly am I gonna replace my RV4 with? Maybe it's time for that PJ I've been dreaming about....but what color?
Lizzy
You have a great positive attitude about the situation. That counts for a lot.
Good luck -- I hope they find all your stuff (and the guys who took it.)
Thanks Bluesy for sharing that! I am gigging out of town this weekend, and my husband drove the car to work so I guess no cars in our driveway made our house an inviting target. Lost a TV, PS3, 3 guitars and my Sadowsky, all of which were out on guitar stands in a couple different rooms. They didn't touch my Taylor that was sitting in its case right next to my bass, plus I had several other instruments around the room that were left alone. A quick smash 'n' grab.
Kid who lives across the street said he saw a purple car there around the time he came home from school, and "a couple mexicans" take off, thought it might be suspicious. We had a cop take a statement from him. So there's hope we might get stuff back if they try to pawn it. Maybe him pulling up prompted them to take off sooner than they would have...either way, we are considering ourselves EXTREMELY lucky here not to have lost more items or had any violence occur.
The big question is.....what exactly am I gonna replace my RV4 with? Maybe it's time for that PJ I've been dreaming about....but what color?
You're welcome. I wondered why you hadn't posted it yet. I really pray that these guys are caught and you get your gear back. I also put up an ad on The Gear Page.
Maiden Bass said:Well folks, I struck out in my attempt to get that Surf Green NYC. Just as I was about to pay the balance I had an unexpected hit on my budget and just couldn't swing it. The funny thing is right after I let it go someone else swooped in and and snagged it.
Oh well, all is not lost! I ended up getting one exactly like this as my consolation prize -
But MARK MY WORDS - I will have an NYC very, very soon!
Just not sure if it will be Surf Green or not.
The bass you're getting looks pretty sweet too. I've had a few Metros and every one was on par with my NYC's I think you will be just fine.
Ive played my share of mid range and high end basses.
I tend to usually float around quality mid ranges because whenever I try and play the high end equivalent o a mid range bass (MIJ compared to MIA fender for example) I could never feel a difference that justified an additional 700 dollars to me.
I had the same experience with a Musicman stingray vs my SBMM Ray34. I could hear or feel very little difference....
So naturally, I thought, what can REALLY justify the 3k price tag on Sadowsky basses. Well I tried one yesterday while I was in Sam Ash near times square in New York and can say for these basses, I absolutely understand the price tag. I dont know how to describe it but the sound, feel, playability...EVERYTHING about this bass made its price make sense. Right now I'm a college student with very little money, but whenever I get the money for a new bass, Sadowsky all the way.
I tend to usually float around quality mid ranges because whenever I try and play the high end equivalent o a mid range bass (MIJ compared to MIA fender for example) I could never feel a difference that justified an additional 700 dollars to me.
I had the same experience with a Musicman stingray vs my SBMM Ray34. I could hear or feel very little difference....
So naturally, I thought, what can REALLY justify the 3k price tag on Sadowsky basses. Well I tried one yesterday while I was in Sam Ash near times square in New York and can say for these basses, I absolutely understand the price tag. I dont know how to describe it but the sound, feel, playability...EVERYTHING about this bass made its price make sense. Right now I'm a college student with very little money, but whenever I get the money for a new bass, Sadowsky all the way.
- Feb 3, 2005
- 7,331
- 10,198
- Disclosures
- Endorsing artist: Bergantino Audio Systems and GHS Strings
Thanks Bluesy for sharing that! I am gigging out of town this weekend, and my husband drove the car to work so I guess no cars in our driveway made our house an inviting target. Lost a TV, PS3, 3 guitars and my Sadowsky, all of which were out on guitar stands in a couple different rooms. They didn't touch my Taylor that was sitting in its case right next to my bass, plus I had several other instruments around the room that were left alone. A quick smash 'n' grab.
Kid who lives across the street said he saw a purple car there around the time he came home from school, and "a couple mexicans" take off, thought it might be suspicious. We had a cop take a statement from him. So there's hope we might get stuff back if they try to pawn it. Maybe him pulling up prompted them to take off sooner than they would have...either way, we are considering ourselves EXTREMELY lucky here not to have lost more items or had any violence occur.
The big question is.....what exactly am I gonna replace my RV4 with? Maybe it's time for that PJ I've been dreaming about....but what color?
Well, you have a good outlook on things. At the end of the day, everything taken is ultimately replaceable. You never know if you came home on thieves what the outcome could be. Hopefully, your insurance company doesn't give you any grief and you can order that PJ before too long!
Thanks Bluesy for sharing that! I am gigging out of town this weekend, and my husband drove the car to work so I guess no cars in our driveway made our house an inviting target. Lost a TV, PS3, 3 guitars and my Sadowsky, all of which were out on guitar stands in a couple different rooms. They didn't touch my Taylor that was sitting in its case right next to my bass, plus I had several other instruments around the room that were left alone. A quick smash 'n' grab.
Kid who lives across the street said he saw a purple car there around the time he came home from school, and "a couple mexicans" take off, thought it might be suspicious. We had a cop take a statement from him. So there's hope we might get stuff back if they try to pawn it. Maybe him pulling up prompted them to take off sooner than they would have...either way, we are considering ourselves EXTREMELY lucky here not to have lost more items or had any violence occur.
The big question is.....what exactly am I gonna replace my RV4 with? Maybe it's time for that PJ I've been dreaming about....but what color?
Lizzy,
So sorry to hear about this for you. This kinda crap makes my blood boil. I lost a bass to a theft at a gig in Tacoma in 2008. Search my theads/posts for one started on 4-14-2008. It will give you some great ideas and tips from other TB members that helped me recover my bass.
Quote from my final post to another TB'er who was also victimized
"Sorry to hear about your loss. I just had a 5 string Sadowsky recovered by a local pawnbroker and the Tacoma city police. I sent email & pictures to all local and nationwide instrument dealers that I could find links for, local pawn brokers and local radio stations. I searched forums, ebay and other internet musical instrument re-sale sites (craigslist, etc.) Got real lucky when the thief tried to pawn it and the pawn shop owner ran the websites and noticed one of my postings. There were a ton of good ideas given to me by forum members, so check out the thread."
KEEP THE FAITH AND KEEP DIGGING!!!!! I'm sending good thoughts your way.
Call me or contact me through TB if you want ANY assistance.
PM'd you with my phone #'s. I'm in Edmonds, WA
TomR
Yeah, I gigged 4098 (NYC MV5) again last night, and the guy we hired for lights is also a bassist, who we've used before. He always froths at the mouth over the Sadowsky in the mix... I always get at least a few comments from him that he wishes he had one, but he's recently retired to focus on the lights business, so it's not in the cards right now.So naturally, I thought, what can REALLY justify the 3k price tag on Sadowsky basses. Well I tried one yesterday while I was in Sam Ash near times square in New York and can say for these basses, I absolutely understand the price tag. I dont know how to describe it but the sound, feel, playability...EVERYTHING about this bass made its price make sense. Right now I'm a college student with very little money, but whenever I get the money for a new bass, Sadowsky all the way.
The bottom line is, all it takes is one gig with a Sadowsky and it becomes extremely clear that Roger has spent all those years working directly with top performers and recording artists to achieve something tonally exemplary... and all those years even prior to that understanding what it takes to make an instrument play perfectly.
Condolences to Lizzy and here's hoping justice gets served.
We did a 2 hour set at one of the Irish Pubs last night. As Vic mentioned and typically, the sound guy was up gushing all over the place about the bass tone after the set. I've just gotten used to it with Roger's instruments.
Here are a few amateur hour clips. Lighting is horrific, playing is a bit loose; but, the Sadowsky just smoothly drives the truck through the mix. And, yes, its a Metro. If Roger has a problem, its that the Metros just sound so fantastic.
Son of a Preacher Man
Different Breed -Son Of A Preacher Man at OKellys - YouTube
Heartbreaker
Different Breed - Heartbreaker - YouTube
Price Tag
Different Breed-Price Tag - YouTube
Hope y'all had a great St Patty's day.
We did a 2 hour set at one of the Irish Pubs last night. As Vic mentioned and typically, the sound guy was up gushing all over the place about the bass tone after the set. I've just gotten used to it with Roger's instruments.
Here are a few amateur hour clips. Lighting is horrific, playing is a bit loose; but, the Sadowsky just smoothly drives the truck through the mix. And, yes, its a Metro. If Roger has a problem, its that the Metros just sound so fantastic.
Son of a Preacher Man
Different Breed -Son Of A Preacher Man at OKellys - YouTube
Heartbreaker
Different Breed - Heartbreaker - YouTube
Price Tag
Different Breed-Price Tag - YouTube
Hope y'all had a great St Patty's day.
A question for Will Lee owners please -
So, how do you like the mid boost circuit and have you tried any of the other internal settings? Do you like any of them better than the default one (#2)???
Also, do the single coil pickups really sound like SD Antiquity II's???
Thanks!!!
So, how do you like the mid boost circuit and have you tried any of the other internal settings? Do you like any of them better than the default one (#2)???
Also, do the single coil pickups really sound like SD Antiquity II's???
Thanks!!!
I've been on a string kick lately, trying so many different brands/types on my PJ5. Went through the Sadowsky SS blues, to DR Sunbeam Nickels, then TI Jazz Rounds (Nickel), back to the SS blue labels, then Sadowsky Flats, to Fodera Victor Wooten Nickels (currently on the bass). Just got the new EB Cobalt Slinkys so before I try them out, thought I'd finally do the EQ comparison for those curious about the mod I did. Will add similar clips with any new strings I put on in the future (starting with these Cobalts).
Few notes:
All clips so far have the pickups set 50/50 Blend and volume at 100%. (I may do some more clips with the P or J pickup soloed)
Signal Chain: Sadowsky NYC Rev. PJ5 --> Aguilar DB900 Tube DI --> Black Lion Audio Modded Digi 002 Rack.
Recorded in Pro Tools 9 at 88.2k, 24 Bit. Bounced down to 44.1k mp3 (320k bitrate).
No EQ, compression or other effects used on bass. Mastering Limiter plugin used to bring mix up to level.
Oh yea, and forgive the sloppy playing, was trying to do this as quickly as possible
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Clip 1: Flat EQ
Just as a control for the comparison: Active On, VTC Fully open, all EQ controls Flat. Would have put it in passive but I wanted to use as little volume riding as possible.
Clip 2: Low and High EQ Boost
Best way I could describe this...If OFF (No Boost) is 12 o'clock:
Low Boost = 2:00, Hi = 5:00,
Mids set Flat, VTC Full On
My typical setting for most fingerstyle stuff, the Slap tone is cool but not my favourite setting, that's in clip 3...
Clip 3: Low and High EQ Boost with Mid Boost/Cut
If OFF is 12 o'clock:
Lo = 2:00, Hi = 5:00 (settings untouched from Clip 2)
FINGERSTYLE: Mids 50% BOOST, 45% Freq range
SLAP/OUTRO: Mids 25% CUT, 20% Freq range
VTC Full On
The sweepable midrange unit has two frequency ranges, set by dipswitches inside the control cavity: 100Hz to 1kHz (my current setting), or 200Hz to 2kHz). So my percentages are where the freq knob is, so I can't pinpoint the exact frequency I'm boosting or cutting (although If I ran it through a spectral analyzer I'd probably figure it out).
That little extra mid boost helps to cut through in certain situations, or gives a little extra snap when the strings have broken in. I think cutting the mids gets the bass pretty close to a J-Bass slap sound (mainly the pops)...what do you think?
Few notes:
All clips so far have the pickups set 50/50 Blend and volume at 100%. (I may do some more clips with the P or J pickup soloed)
Signal Chain: Sadowsky NYC Rev. PJ5 --> Aguilar DB900 Tube DI --> Black Lion Audio Modded Digi 002 Rack.
Recorded in Pro Tools 9 at 88.2k, 24 Bit. Bounced down to 44.1k mp3 (320k bitrate).
No EQ, compression or other effects used on bass. Mastering Limiter plugin used to bring mix up to level.
Oh yea, and forgive the sloppy playing, was trying to do this as quickly as possible
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Clip 1: Flat EQ
Just as a control for the comparison: Active On, VTC Fully open, all EQ controls Flat. Would have put it in passive but I wanted to use as little volume riding as possible.
Clip 2: Low and High EQ Boost
Best way I could describe this...If OFF (No Boost) is 12 o'clock:
Low Boost = 2:00, Hi = 5:00,
Mids set Flat, VTC Full On
My typical setting for most fingerstyle stuff, the Slap tone is cool but not my favourite setting, that's in clip 3...
Clip 3: Low and High EQ Boost with Mid Boost/Cut
If OFF is 12 o'clock:
Lo = 2:00, Hi = 5:00 (settings untouched from Clip 2)
FINGERSTYLE: Mids 50% BOOST, 45% Freq range
SLAP/OUTRO: Mids 25% CUT, 20% Freq range
VTC Full On
The sweepable midrange unit has two frequency ranges, set by dipswitches inside the control cavity: 100Hz to 1kHz (my current setting), or 200Hz to 2kHz). So my percentages are where the freq knob is, so I can't pinpoint the exact frequency I'm boosting or cutting (although If I ran it through a spectral analyzer I'd probably figure it out).
That little extra mid boost helps to cut through in certain situations, or gives a little extra snap when the strings have broken in. I think cutting the mids gets the bass pretty close to a J-Bass slap sound (mainly the pops)...what do you think?
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Thanks a bunch for the great work. It all sounds very good.
I particularly like the finger style tone on clip #2. As much as the other tones are all very nice, I think I typically think of the tone I mentioned as being "Sadowsky" in its character more so than the mid boosted tone, which is also what I experienced when listening to Will Lee's tone live. His tone was very attractive to me but not what I normally indentify as being Sadowsky. There is, to me, more of a "Sadowsky tone" in a "hi fi" type tone (as per the regular preamp bass/treble configuration) but this is strictly a personal preference. My knowledge of this is limited so I'm sure someone else can express the fundamentals of this better than myself. I can only explain how I personally hear tone. Will L. obviously believes that a mid boost is an enhancement to Sadowsky tone. (as well as everyone else with his signature bass). Thankfully we all have varying taste in tone.
B.
Hi all
My M5 24 leds :
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I have a question :
on UV 70 4 strings, width at nut is smaller than the RV and MV, is that right ?
And the thickness of the neck is less handle on UV as well ?
Thanks
Sorry for my bad english.
My M5 24 leds :
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I have a question :
on UV 70 4 strings, width at nut is smaller than the RV and MV, is that right ?
And the thickness of the neck is less handle on UV as well ?
Thanks
Sorry for my bad english.
Thanks a bunch for the great work. It all sounds very good.
I particularly like the finger style tone on clip #2. As much as the other tones are all very nice, I think I typically think of the tone I mentioned as being "Sadowsky" in its character more so than the mid boosted tone, which is also what I experienced when listening to Will Lee's tone live. His tone was very attractive to me but not what I normally indentify as being Sadowsky. There is, to me, more of a "Sadowsky tone" in a "hi fi" type tone (as per the regular preamp bass/treble configuration) but this is strictly a personal preference. My knowledge of this is limited so I'm sure someone else can express the fundamentals of this better than myself. I can only explain how I personally hear tone. Will L. obviously believes that a mid boost is an enhancement to Sadowsky tone. (as well as everyone else with his signature bass). Thankfully we all have varying taste in tone.
B.
I definitely dig what you're saying and I love the "Sadowsky sound" (I bought one for that reason afterall
), but what I like is that, when needed, I always have tones that sound very "non-Sadowsky"-like in my back pocket, adding to the bass' already incredible versatility.
