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Club Sadowsky!!!

#33,981
Bass7755 said:
I ask Lisa whan I was talking to her Thursday if she built my
bass (6318). She didn't build mine but said she built 6319.
It is hot!

I used 6318 on my gig Saturday and it killed.
The protective plastic film is off and it's staying with me.:D
Here is the pic from the Sadowsky site (last time I promise):smug:
Dan
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Love it! Congrats!
 
#33,982
Bass7755 said:
I ask Lisa whan I was talking to her Thursday if she built my
bass (6318). She didn't build mine but said she built 6319.
It is hot!

I used 6318 on my gig Saturday and it killed.
The protective plastic film is off and it's staying with me.:D
Here is the pic from the Sadowsky site (last time I promise):smug:
Dan
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NICE!!!! :)

Yeah, the film came off mine within minutes. :)

So who did build yours? You know you can find out by looking on the back of the elecs cover, right?
 
#33,984
Ok, so here's a few unworthy carpet shots of mine, better late than never, but still not doing it justice.

The thing that continues to impress me most about this bass, while pretty much typical of any Sadowsky, is how insanely balanced it is tonally. The B string has all the focus and purity you'd expect from such a premium instrument, but as a very natural extension of the rest of the instrument. And the D and G strings don't "disappear" on you without having to hit them harder. Basically, you just play the damn thing. I can definitely hear the effects of the ebony over 4098... has a bit more sizzly high end, but while not as aggressive in the grind area, still a very good presence there... not missing anything. It's just a complete and total joy to play.

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#33,985
Vic said:
Ok, so here's a few unworthy carpet shots of mine, better late than never, but still not doing it justice.

The thing that surprised me most about this bass is how insanely balanced it is tonally. The B string has all the focus and purity you'd expect from such a premium instrument, but as a very natural extension of the rest of the instrument. And the D and G strings don't "disappear" on you without having to hit them harder. Basically, you just play the damn thing. I can definitely hear the effects of the ebony over 4098... has a bit more sizzly high end, but while not as aggressive in the grind area, still a very good presence there... not missing anything. It's just a complete and total joy to play.

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Well, hot damn! L@@k at that sizzler! Awesome Vic! :hyper:
Hard to believe its not an ash/maple...
 
#33,986
Vic said:
Ok, so here's a few unworthy carpet shots of mine, better late than never, but still not doing it justice.

The thing that surprised me most about this bass is how insanely balanced it is tonally. The B string has all the focus and purity you'd expect from such a premium instrument, but as a very natural extension of the rest of the instrument. And the D and G strings don't "disappear" on you without having to hit them harder. Basically, you just play the damn thing. I can definitely hear the effects of the ebony over 4098... has a bit more sizzly high end, but while not as aggressive in the grind area, still a very good presence there... not missing anything. It's just a complete and total joy to play.
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I have a very similar wood/sonic recipe, and I agree on all points. Awesome instruments. Congrats on yours!
 
#33,990
Vic said:
Ok, so here's a few unworthy carpet shots of mine, better late than never, but still not doing it justice.

The thing that surprised me most about this bass is how insanely balanced it is tonally. The B string has all the focus and purity you'd expect from such a premium instrument, but as a very natural extension of the rest of the instrument. And the D and G strings don't "disappear" on you without having to hit them harder.
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Do you find that to be unusual with a Sadowsky? A disappearing D and G string is a deal breaker for me. I've had it happen with a few basses and the result has, in each case, been a swift dismissal (in the form of a sale).
 
#33,995
bass12 said:
Do you find that to be unusual with a Sadowsky? A disappearing D and G string is a deal breaker for me. I've had it happen with a few basses and the result has, in each case, been a swift dismissal (in the form of a sale).
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Actually, quite the opposite. It's typical of Sadowsky... I used a bad word. I should have phrased it more like, continues to impress, instead of "surprised". I share your feelings on this, which is why I've become such a huge fanboi of Sadowsky basses.
 
#33,996
Fuzzbass said:
Amazingly cool gig shots, Pablo!

And... call me OCD (or simply a traditionalist), but I think the new wide tuning posts on the fivers look much nicer than the narrow ones (not that it's a huge deal):
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I agree. I think I ended up with one of the first 5's to have the new wider posts, and I didn't even know about this change until after Roger posted about it.
 
#33,998
Dan Knowlton said:
I like figured ebony better than black (or dyed).

Dan K.
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You're in luck! That's pretty much gonna' be the thing now. :) In fact, I have another (brand of) bass on the way, which will have some of this figuring in the board, and it's gonna' be great! I spec'd the pure black on this one mainly out of nostalgia... it's just a specific look I've been after for years. I can cross it off my bucket list now. :)

Oh, and yeah, I'm not into the idea of dying it black, either.
 
#33,999
Vic said:
I agree. I think I ended up with one of the first 5's to have the new wider posts, and I didn't even know about this change until after Roger posted about it.
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I should also mention, while it's not a huge deal, just another incremental thing, it does actually change how you calculate the string cut since you get fewer wraps per inch of string.

But I do really like the new quick release string tree. Again, just another incremental thing, as I don't mind the bar, but it's really convenient for me to have the release, and they've definitely got everything figured out to still assure equal break angle over the nut for all strings as long as you do what you should always do with the B string and get enough wraps on there to have it pulled down to the bottom of the post.
 
#34,000
Vic said:
Actually, quite the opposite. It's typical of Sadowsky... I used a bad word. I should have phrased it more like, continues to impress, instead of "surprised". I share your feelings on this, which is why I've become such a huge fanboi of Sadowsky basses.
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Plus one on this one Vic.:D

Rogers basses are eloquintly consistant in volume and tone from string to string and they don't "fret out" (losing warmth as you play higher on the neck). While some other makers can accomplish this, too me this, and the consistency from instrument to instrument are Sadowskys calling card.
 

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