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Club Sadowsky!!!

#33,662
Vic said:
Cool! What are they (again?)?
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5-string standard J
lefty
1.75" nut width
19mm string spacing

single coils in '60s position

maple fretboard with vintage tint
maple neck with vintage tint
chrome hardware
bakelite knobs with control plate
silver logo
Schaller straplocks
Roger's signature

around 8 lbs

Still thinking about the dot inlays and maybe an extra dot at the 21st fret, but overall nothing fancy this time :). Oh, and I'm thinking about Tama's Diamond Dust finish for the color.

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#33,663
bass12 said:
+1 And that ebony board looks great with the finish! I'm curious as to why you went with a solid body.
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I think I've learned that I prefer their sound (and this is in general... has nothing to do with Sadowsky in particular). I can't scientifically prove this, but I think the chambering seems to add punch but take away compression... kinda' like the difference between a lighter bass and a heavier one. In other words, lighter vs heavier is roughly the same result as chambered vs solid (with both basses at the same weight). So what seems to work best for me, is to get a solid body, but then work hard to get one in the "sweet spot" weight wise, which for me is 8-9 pounds total final weight.

As usual, Roger and crew NAILED it.
 
#33,664
Musicfreak1988 said:
5-string standard J
lefty
1.75" nut width
19mm string spacing

single coils in '60s position

maple fretboard with vintage tint
maple neck with vintage tint
chrome hardware
bakelite knobs with control plate
silver logo
Schaller straplocks
Roger's signature

around 8 lbs

Still thinking about the dot inlays and maybe an extra dot at the 21st fret, but overall nothing fancy this time :). Oh, and I'm thinking about Tama's Diamond Dust finish for the color.

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Wow, that should be totally badass!
 
#33,666
Nice bass Vic. I'd love to hear the sound of Ebony with the JJ setup on a Sadowsky. I think I have heard it on a modern or two, but not on a Jazz. Ebony is my favorite fingerboard wood as far as esthetics go. It seems like it has a larger impact on tone on some basses vs others.
 
#33,667
Vic said:
8.23 pounds, solid ash body, ebony board, single coils. DONE! :)

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Beautiful! What amazes me about Sadowsky basses is how the strings perfectly split the pickup pole pieces. The fretboard is magnificent.
 
#33,668
Vic said:
I think I've learned that I prefer their sound (and this is in general... has nothing to do with Sadowsky in particular). I can't scientifically prove this, but I think the chambering seems to add punch but take away compression... kinda' like the difference between a lighter bass and a heavier one. In other words, lighter vs heavier is roughly the same result as chambered vs solid (with both basses at the same weight). So what seems to work best for me, is to get a solid body, but then work hard to get one in the "sweet spot" weight wise, which for me is 8-9 pounds total final weight.

As usual, Roger and crew NAILED it.
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Bunny Brunel, my instructor, shares your viewpoint on solid vs chambered. Either way you can't go wrong with a Sadowsky.
 
#33,670
FunkyMcNasty said:
Nice bass Vic. I'd love to hear the sound of Ebony with the JJ setup on a Sadowsky. I think I have heard it on a modern or two, but not on a Jazz. Ebony is my favorite fingerboard wood as far as esthetics go. It seems like it has a larger impact on tone on some basses vs others.
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I've heard it on P/J courtesy of Tom Bowlus, and I can really tell the difference, as I've also played various Sadowsky P/J configs with maple and rosewood.

I haven't played it personally, but there's a local guy who owns the "silver sparkle" MV5, which also has an ebony board, and when I hear him play, I really believe I can hear that classic "ping/sizzle" I associate with an ebony board (per other bass brands/types, too) and that's what I'm looking for on this one, too.

What I think is going to be REALLY interesting is, as the "figured" ebony starts to show up more and more, it's really going to change the aesthetic landscape/options for someone who wants that sound, but maybe a more "ornate" board. Bob Taylor is doing awesome work!
 
#33,672
Vic said:
I've heard it on P/J courtesy of Tom Bowlus, and I can really tell the difference, as I've also played various Sadowsky P/J configs with maple and rosewood.

I haven't played it personally, but there's a local guy who owns the "silver sparkle" MV5, which also has an ebony board, and when I hear him play, I really believe I can hear that classic "ping/sizzle" I associate with an ebony board (per other bass brands/types, too) and that's what I'm looking for on this one, too.

What I think is going to be REALLY interesting is, as the "figured" ebony starts to show up more and more, it's really going to change the aesthetic landscape/options for someone who wants that sound, but maybe a more "ornate" board. Bob Taylor is doing awesome work!
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I can hear that signature ebony sound on some basses, but not on others. It's weird. But your new order is about my ideal bass in terms of...everything...body, fingerboard, and string count. Congrats!
 
#33,679
PLEASE HELP ME :hyper:

I've got a very nice Fender Geddy Lee with a Sadowsky preamp (with VTC).
I recently swapped the pickups to a DiMarzio Area J set, that sounds great, but i think i will come back to true single coils (bridge stock pickup is dead).
I don't know what pickups will fit my needs...
I already have a 62 Jazz Bass with Wizard pickups that sounds growly, vintage with great low mids but for the Geddy i want something a bit different.
Something a bit more modern, but not scooped, like a Marcus Miller sound, full with the highs not "clanky" and "harsh", and growly of course.

My choice for now is
Fender 75 RI pickups
Nordstrand NJ4, maybe the 70s style but i'm afraid about the "scooped" tone
Stock Fender 2008 USA Standard pickups?

Can you help me gentlemans?
Thanks
 

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