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How are we supposed to compete with that?
I'm with you... MY wife on the other hand would probably not allow this to occur, lol.
...Unless she cleans windows and baseboards... does she do that?
Hmmm... high value, huh? I'll start accepting offers. 
lol....
Actually, my wife is great... she just let me jump on a Nordy vJ4 in addition to the blue Sadowsky I just got.
On second thought, I'll keep her.
lol....Actually, my wife is great... she just let me jump on a Nordy vJ4 in addition to the blue Sadowsky I just got.
On second thought, I'll keep her.
Yeah you probably should. Plus I'm not sure how mine would take to having another wife around the house.
Mine had the idea of me getting another one for the sake of household cleaning duties... of course there would be no physical contact made of any kind on my part... to either of them, so I declined.
here she is:
jeeze this is a tough one.... I wan't really expecting to drop $4K today, lol - but this is sure making me want to! friggin GAS, and yes - I am a tone freek.
This made me say "WOW" out loud. Seriously.
10+ score. Congrats!
lol... thanks. My other hobbie besides bass is photography, hence the studio light photography.
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FYI-Just posted a new set of Sadowsky Black Label Flats (40-60-80-100) in the Accessories Classifieds.
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Firesalt said:
If she cleans and does all the laundry, my wife might just go for it!!!! LOL!
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NOLA Bass said:
At dinner with the wife. She just confirmed the second wife is fine and physical contact is allowed as long as she doesn't have to do laundry, clean the house or cook dinner!!!!
...on the discussion of ebony with white in it...
I have a bass with a unique patterned morado fingerboard and I really like it. I would think that it would be more desirable to have a non-solid black piece of ebony.
I have a bass with a unique patterned morado fingerboard and I really like it. I would think that it would be more desirable to have a non-solid black piece of ebony.
Hawkeye
Canuck Amateur
You can stop right there. Lots of trade options on the table but this one by far is the best one! I'd go for it.
Hawkeye
Canuck Amateur
Definitely not, the Standard is set apart from the sea of Fendowsky same-ness by going sans-pickguard and no control plate. A pickguard would only make it more common and that, my friend is a truly unique instrument. Excellent choice.
When I have the scratch, a standard Sadowsky fiver will be my next big acquisition. Got the Metro RV5PJ already with the pickguard etc.
Anyone looking for a sweet Will Lee NYC? Saw this on Premier Bass Guitars website.
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Well it's pretty slow so I'll post some STUFF.
This is all about PJs, flats, & my striving to develop my overdub hobby. I've had a mission ever since I acquired my Sad' to figure out how to record flats on that baby. I think I got it figured out. (at least I got a satisfying start)
I hear flats in my head as strings that should have as appealing a tonal pallet as round wound strings - with obvious differences. It's just a big time problem to coax it out on a recording. I thought it was possible without EQing but the nature of recording insists that you manipulate the tracking. When someone tells you "Oh I just ran it straight into the board", it may come off as being a compromise. NOT SO! Recording Engineers are EXTREMELY talented at what they do, & have very elaborate tools to perform their magic. I now have a new respect for these artists.
I added the partner parametric EQ to my ME-1NV preamp in the chain & am attempting to study the ins & outs of making it work for me. Not an easy job.
I recorded a test run that I thought y'all might like to hear. It kinda ties in with our earlier discussion about PJ/JJ/P & how to perceive their nature when wishing to bring out the best in each.
This recording is done with the Sad' preamp bass set flat & treble @ 50% boost. (typical w/me to help the flats in my overdubs). I used a bit of soft knee compression to get it all "in line" as it were. When I have a better understanding of boosting preamp bass w/ EQ tweaking, I'll punch up some FAT!
. This test is all about pure flat wound tone.
Each CD by a variety of artists has it's own unique tonal signature & the bass tone on an overdub "takes on" that character & can be limited by it UNLESS the bass track is EQ'd to avoid those limitations. Much the same as a live gig manipulation I suppose.
The Test song is just a 1 verse loop done 7 times, all different. I chose some low register to get a feel of the EQ'd flats on the low end.
Bear with me here: I had to do the changes on the fly without stopping.
***1-3 are what I like in the EQ set.
***4-6 are the same sets except the low band has been cut back to give a more vintage flat wound tone.
***7 is EQ bi-pass. By the nature of recording & the limitations of the overdub system, this does NOT sound like my bass when I play pre-recording. Just the same, that's a nice round tone.
1. = P pup favoured @ 0:00
2. = P pup soloed @ 1:03
3. = Detent @ 2:08
4. = P pup favoured @ 3:13
5. = P pup soloed @ 4:17
6. = Detent @ 5:22
7. = Detent w/EQ bi-pass @ 6:27
Edit: You can drag the slider to repeat any specific # (time).
You may wish to come back to this post while listening to ID the settings. I'll get this right eventually.
B.
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This is all about PJs, flats, & my striving to develop my overdub hobby. I've had a mission ever since I acquired my Sad' to figure out how to record flats on that baby. I think I got it figured out. (at least I got a satisfying start)
I hear flats in my head as strings that should have as appealing a tonal pallet as round wound strings - with obvious differences. It's just a big time problem to coax it out on a recording. I thought it was possible without EQing but the nature of recording insists that you manipulate the tracking. When someone tells you "Oh I just ran it straight into the board", it may come off as being a compromise. NOT SO! Recording Engineers are EXTREMELY talented at what they do, & have very elaborate tools to perform their magic. I now have a new respect for these artists.
I added the partner parametric EQ to my ME-1NV preamp in the chain & am attempting to study the ins & outs of making it work for me. Not an easy job.
I recorded a test run that I thought y'all might like to hear. It kinda ties in with our earlier discussion about PJ/JJ/P & how to perceive their nature when wishing to bring out the best in each.
This recording is done with the Sad' preamp bass set flat & treble @ 50% boost. (typical w/me to help the flats in my overdubs). I used a bit of soft knee compression to get it all "in line" as it were. When I have a better understanding of boosting preamp bass w/ EQ tweaking, I'll punch up some FAT!
. This test is all about pure flat wound tone. Each CD by a variety of artists has it's own unique tonal signature & the bass tone on an overdub "takes on" that character & can be limited by it UNLESS the bass track is EQ'd to avoid those limitations. Much the same as a live gig manipulation I suppose.
The Test song is just a 1 verse loop done 7 times, all different. I chose some low register to get a feel of the EQ'd flats on the low end.
Bear with me here: I had to do the changes on the fly without stopping.
***1-3 are what I like in the EQ set.
***4-6 are the same sets except the low band has been cut back to give a more vintage flat wound tone.
***7 is EQ bi-pass. By the nature of recording & the limitations of the overdub system, this does NOT sound like my bass when I play pre-recording. Just the same, that's a nice round tone.
1. = P pup favoured @ 0:00
2. = P pup soloed @ 1:03
3. = Detent @ 2:08
4. = P pup favoured @ 3:13
5. = P pup soloed @ 4:17
6. = Detent @ 5:22
7. = Detent w/EQ bi-pass @ 6:27
Edit: You can drag the slider to repeat any specific # (time).
You may wish to come back to this post while listening to ID the settings. I'll get this right eventually.
B.
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