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Club Sadowsky!!!

#33,441
Firesalt said:
I've had my HPJ for almost a year and the protective plastic is still in almost new shape, I'd leave it on, its good stuff. If it gets too messed up (torn or something) you can probably send it back to them to have some new ones put on. They'll even inspect it and set it back up for you too... of course all of this will be a nominal fee but you get what you pay for. :)
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One thing you might want to be careful of...

Every painted finish fades with age. I'm pretty sure those plastic covers would alter the rate of fade. It might be more or less depending on how much time the bass spends in how much natural light, too, but that would be my main concern... it might literally leave a permanent "tan line" of sorts at some point. Maybe Roger can chime in and say if this is a realistic concern or not.
 
#33,442
Vic said:
One thing you might want to be careful of...

Every painted finish fades with age. I'm pretty sure those plastic covers would alter the rate of fade. It might be more or less depending on how much time the bass spends in how much natural light, too, but that would be my main concern... it might literally leave a permanent "tan line" of sorts at some point. Maybe Roger can chime in and say if this is a realistic concern or not.
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very good point, and once this happens there is no way to fix it but a refin.
I'd rather have some marks left by use, light fingernail scratchs mostly, than tan lines.
 
#33,443
I have to chime in on keeping the plastic on and even getting it reapplied. As beautiful as Roger's basses are, they are meant to be played. Unless you have a mint 62 J or 59 Les Paul, don't sweat the small stuff. If you do, put them in a vault!!! ; ) Dings, scratches, scrapes happen. Think of it is character marks or "free relicing"! I peeled the plastic off my NYC after the first song in the first set when I got my NYC and knew I was keeping it!!! A scratch here, a ding on the headstock there. Such is life, don't sweat it. I wish I was as good about not sweating the other small things in life.

My Will Lee has a fairly sizable ding in the back of the neck from a mishap at home involving the family dog and me being a clutz! My NYC has a few dings on the headstock from cymbals, etc. just Sat night, my straplock must not have been locked in and my Lull hit the stage during soundcheck. Now it has a mark in finish on bottom of the headstock. All in all, a relief!
 
#33,444
NOLA Bass said:
I have to chime in on keeping the plastic on and even getting it reapplied. As beautiful as Roger's basses are, they are meant to be played. Unless you have a mint 62 J or 59 Les Paul, don't sweat the small stuff. If you do, put them in a vault!!! ; ) Dings, scratches, scrapes happen. Think of it is character marks or "free relicing"! I peeled the plastic off my NYC after the first song in the first set when I got my NYC and knew I was keeping it!!! A scratch here, a ding on the headstock there. Such is life, don't sweat it. I wish I was as good about not sweating the other small things in life.

My Will Lee has a fairly sizable ding in the back of the neck from a mishap at home involving the family dog and me being a clutz! My NYC has a few dings on the headstock from cymbals, etc. just Sat night, my straplock must not have been locked in and my Lull hit the stage during soundcheck. Now it has a mark in finish on bottom of the headstock. All in all, a relief!
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Well said!!
 
#33,446
Vic said:
One thing you might want to be careful of...

Every painted finish fades with age. I'm pretty sure those plastic covers would alter the rate of fade. It might be more or less depending on how much time the bass spends in how much natural light, too, but that would be my main concern... it might literally leave a permanent "tan line" of sorts at some point. Maybe Roger can chime in and say if this is a realistic concern or not.
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Natural light? Who plays in natural light?
My bass stays in the case unless I'm playing it, it's never exposed to natural light. It's all... unnatural...?
 
#33,447
Firesalt said:
Natural light? Who plays in natural light?
My bass stays in the case unless I'm playing it, it's never exposed to natural light. It's all... unnatural...?
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Even something like cigarette smoke Ina bar will fade into your bass. I had a bass that never saw daylight and I kept the back plastic on it. Sure enough after playing tons of smoky bars , when I finally took the plastic off, there was a huge square that looked freshly painted. Funny thing is I never noticed the color changing at all until I peeled away the plastic.
 
#33,448
Firesalt said:
Natural light? Who plays in natural light?
My bass stays in the case unless I'm playing it, it's never exposed to natural light. It's all... unnatural...?
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I play outdoor gigs pretty regular in season, and I typically leave my basses in stands (though not usually in direct sunlight). I also typically have them in places where natural light comes in through windows.

The point being, natural light has components that artificial light typically doesn't have, are at least as much, which makes stuff fade. I don't remember what color bands they are... UV? IR? Not sure.

Anyway, probably not a huge issue... just a thought based on pictures I've seen, for example, of a basses with their pickguards taken off... and they doen't have to be exactly vintage... depending on the type of finish and exposure of course. Lots of variables.
 
#33,451
Holdsg said:
I swear, some paint just fades over time, whether exposed to rays or not. The more exposure, sure, the more impact. That's some of the charm of the vintage instruments, and some of the flaws at the same time.
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True, but fading not based on exposure is moot for the point at hand, which is the protecting plastic, which would only affect fade based on exposure. Just trying to stay on topic here. :)
 
#33,453
NOLA Bass said:
I have to chime in on keeping the plastic on and even getting it reapplied. As beautiful as Roger's basses are, they are meant to be played. Unless you have a mint 62 J or 59 Les Paul, don't sweat the small stuff. If you do, put them in a vault!!! ; ) Dings, scratches, scrapes happen. Think of it is character marks or "free relicing"! I peeled the plastic off my NYC after the first song in the first set when I got my NYC and knew I was keeping it!!! A scratch here, a ding on the headstock there. Such is life, don't sweat it. I wish I was as good about not sweating the other small things in life.

My Will Lee has a fairly sizable ding in the back of the neck from a mishap at home involving the family dog and me being a clutz! My NYC has a few dings on the headstock from cymbals, etc. just Sat night, my straplock must not have been locked in and my Lull hit the stage during soundcheck. Now it has a mark in finish on bottom of the headstock. All in all, a relief!
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I TOTALLY AGREE.

I have several little dings on my NYC. A 10 in 1 screwdriver fell apart while I was adjusting PU height and gave it the worst battle scar. After the first good scratch or ding gets on it and you get over it you can then enjoy the Bass a little more. If I had it to do over again I would jab it with a screwdriver the first day I got it. I would have enjoyed it more the first 6 months.
 
#33,455
Last build - being delivered tomorrow :)

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#33,459
Here's a shot from last summer's tour c/o the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 facebook page. This is the first time I had sat in with the rock band. I went on to replace the guy on the left (playing acoustic guitar) as the bassist in this group.

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I had some van trouble hit, but my idea stands. I take the advancement test next Thursday, and should find out the results a few months later. If I get promoted, I'm putting a down payment on a Metro V5-24, maple board, ash body in either vintage tint or 59 burst.
 

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