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Club Sadowsky!!!

#28,821
I don't know how Sadowsky do it, but, you can weather check nitro like that with a can of compressed air.
Set the bass in the sun for a few minutes, hit it with the uber cold air from the can...there ya go.

I could do without the rust on the pickup poles, but I like the hardware.
 
#28,822
^ yup, the extreme temp change causes the checking.

But there's more to this instrument then a checked finish - in person it truly has a 50 year old feel to it. The pickguard aging, hardware, tuners, back of the neck... etc... everything just felt really really amazing.

I dunno - guess you have to be a relic fan. I never was until I saw this.
 
#28,823
Chef said:
I don't know how Sadowsky do it, but, you can weather check nitro like that with a can of compressed air. Set the bass in the sun for a few minutes, hit it with the uber cold air from the can...there ya go.
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Wish it were that simple......
You actually need to use a special lacquer that is more brittle than anything your would normally use on a musical instrument in order to get it to check properly.....also very hard to control the checking with compressed air. Our bodies are alternated several times between an oven and a freezer until it reaches the desired amount of checking.

R
 
#28,824
Sadowsky said:
Wish it were that simple......
You actually need to use a special lacquer that is more brittle than anything your would normally use on a musical instrument in order to get it to check properly.....also very hard to control the checking with compressed air. Our bodies are alternated several times between an oven and a freezer until it reaches the desired amount of checking.

R
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It's like Sadowsky's restaurant, you guys are roasting necks and baking bodies. I don't know how I feel about a frozen body for dessert.
 
#28,825
Thanks for sharing that....I've "relic'd" the one bass I'm gonna do that so, short of leaving something in a trailer overnight again....


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Sadowsky said:
Wish it were that simple......
You actually need to use a special lacquer that is more brittle than anything your would normally use on a musical instrument in order to get it to check properly.....also very hard to control the checking with compressed air. Our bodies are alternated several times between an oven and a freezer until it reaches the desired amount of checking.

R
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#28,827
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I'm back in the club!!! I bought this bass a few days ago. I received it yesterday, changed the strings and took it to last night's gig. I normally don't like to take a new bass to a gig, but the Sadowsky was like an old friend. It played great and the bass tone cut through great on the recordings.
 
#28,829
hi club! (=
i have Hybrid P/J 4 and i am so proud of it..i have a question and i hope you all can help me,i want to go for a jazz bass of sadowsky,
which one do you recommend? (i should tell i want ash/rosewood combo)

1-Will Lee 4-String Model
2-Ultra-Vintage ’70s Series
 
#28,832
biosfer said:
hi club! (=
i have Hybrid P/J 4 and i am so proud of it..i have a question and i hope you all can help me,i want to go for a jazz bass of sadowsky,
which one do you recommend? (i should tell i want ash/rosewood combo)

1-Will Lee 4-String Model
2-Ultra-Vintage ’70s Series
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If it was me it would be the UV-70. Different pickup placement would give you a large variety of tones. Plus I just like the 70s placement and binding.
The Will Lee has a lot of tonal options as well but I don't have much use for a mid boost.
 
#28,833
Firesalt said:
If it was me it would be the UV-70. Different pickup placement would give you a large variety of tones. Plus I just like the 70s placement and binding.
The Will Lee has a lot of tonal options as well but I don't have much use for a mid boost.
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hi firesalt..
i agree with you,i was lookin for the tones on youtube and i decided UV-70 is just for me :) now i should find some cash :D
 
#28,834
biosfer said:
hi club! (=
i have Hybrid P/J 4 and i am so proud of it..i have a question and i hope you all can help me,i want to go for a jazz bass of sadowsky,
which one do you recommend? (i should tell i want ash/rosewood combo)

1-Will Lee 4-String Model
2-Ultra-Vintage ’70s Series
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I much prefer the WL4. I always find the standard Jazz body just too big and fat, to me the undersized WL looks just right (the original undersized Sad jazz bodies also look good).

I also am not into the blocks binding look either (my Sad's are all no fret markers) so another strike against the UV (for me).

However, I can guarantee you won't go wrong with either choice.

Later
Rob

Here is the official pic of mine :)

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#28,835
LOVE that finish...especially with the flamed maple board


rob2966 said:
I much prefer the WL4. I always find the standard Jazz body just too big and fat, to me the undersized WL looks just right (the original undersized Sad jazz bodies also look good).

I also am not into the blocks binding look either (my Sad's are all no fret markers) so another strike against the UV (for me).

However, I can guarantee you won't go wrong with either choice.

Later
Rob

Here is the official pic of mine :)

DSC_7493.jpg
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#28,836
biosfer said:
hi club! (=
i have Hybrid P/J 4 and i am so proud of it..i have a question and i hope you all can help me,i want to go for a jazz bass of sadowsky,
which one do you recommend? (i should tell i want ash/rosewood combo)

1-Will Lee 4-String Model
2-Ultra-Vintage ’70s Series
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Not sure you were planning on it but for an ash/RW combo in a WL model you'd have to go the NYC route rather than Metro I believe.
 
#28,840
P. Bass said:
Anything you'd like to share in a posted clip? I'd love to hear your playing.
B.
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It's a (very long)live recording from a Zoom H4N sitting on my wife's table (you can hear her blabbing with some of my coworkers). I tabbed all of the song starts. Don't judge me too harshly by this clip...we were playing with a sub guitarist and several of the songs were "on the fly". My rig was the Sadowsky through an Ampeg SVT 7-Pro and an LDS 15/6 custom cabinet.
 

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