Club Sadowsky!!!

[bencue73]

More birthday wishes from Montreal! We should have had bencue73's wife bake you a cake, Roger.

haha, next year a 1:1 scale replica cake perhaps!

Happy birthday Roger.

 

[mozilla314]

If its an L jack Planet Waves its not a perfect fit..length wise. Had the same problem...no issue with straight pins and L jacks from Sadowsky and Zaolla.

You're right. It was a Planet Waves L jack that caused the problem.

 

[Sadowsky]

Without giving too much away, has the secret Sadowsky Skunkworks included the VTC in that set-up? I really appreciate it and use it on my Metro RV5PJ.

The VTC is what you have to give up on a 3 hole configuration.

I will look into a stacked vol-vol pot that might permit us to include the VTC. The issue is that I would have to order either 1000 pots or 1000 knobs to match my other knobs.

Roger

 

[Sadowsky]

Thank you for all the birthday wishes!!

Roger

 

[J. Brooks]

Thank you for all the birthday wishes!!

Roger

Dang I missed it, I was too busy playing my bass! Happy belated birthday Roger, hope you had a great day!

 

[Justybuddy]

Happy belated birthday from me as we'll. I hope it was a blessed day!

 

[Hounddog]

Happy Birthday Roger.

Sorry I missed it. I have been very very busy.

 

[barks]

Recently put some TI flats on my RV4 Sadowsky. Sounds really good at home. Always loved the sound Meshell Ndegeocello used to get on her Fender Js and this is the closest I have got to it up to now.

Now looking forward to seeing how it goes out with a band in the next few rehearsals. Will be interesting to see how the rest of the band like it compared to the stainless steel rounds on my MV4.

 

[bucephylus]

The VTC is what you have to give up on a 3 hole configuration.

I will look into a stacked vol-vol pot that might permit us to include the VTC. The issue is that I would have to order either 1000 pots or 1000 knobs to match my other knobs.

Roger

I like the VTC; but, (how do I put this?) having a 3 knobber that could easily drop into the standard passive J would be a winner even without the VTC (for me).

 

[Chef]

I really like the VTC, and almost always have it engaged to some extent or other.

 

[Joeykun]

I like the VTC too. I really only use it while recording. But live, I like getting all that Sadowsky zing! :thumbup:

 

[mozilla314]

I still don't understand something about
the VTC. Is all the way clockwise considered "off" or flat? Is it adding more highs by turning it clockwise? Or
is counter-clockwise adding more bass?
In other words, which position is flat
and adding no tone?

 

[bass12]

I still don't understand something about
the VTC. Is all the way clockwise considered "off" or flat? Is it adding more highs by turning it clockwise? Or
is counter-clockwise adding more bass?
In other words, which position is flat
and adding no tone?

The way I hear it, all the way up (same position as volume all the way up) is flat. From there you're rolling off.

 

[bass12]

does anyone know what the standard fret size for these basses? Jumbo? Medium?

Roger has mentioned that the fret wire is pretty much in the middle of the spectrum (you can check out the "Behind The Notes" video on Youtube where he discusses, amongst other things, the fret wire used).

 

[polo515]

Cut the first five basic tracks on a new CD project today with my UV 70. Once I was in the groove, the versatility of this instrument was truly impressive. Live, this has always been a monster. In the studio it was pure joy. Ironically, the studio is right around the corner from Rogers's shop and a recent set up was put to the test. Excited to continue tomorrow with some bass- centric tunes. Fran, I think you will dig the new sound...

 

[Hounddog]

I really like the VTC, and almost always have it engaged to some extent or other.

I agree, I rarely turn it fully clockwise.

 

[Fran Diaz]

Cut the first five basic tracks on a new CD project today with my UV 70. Once I was in the groove, the versatility of this instrument was truly impressive. Live, this has always been a monster. In the studio it was pure joy. Ironically, the studio is right around the corner from Rogers's shop and a recent set up was put to the test. Excited to continue tomorrow with some bass- centric tunes. Fran, I think you will dig the new sound...

Looking forward to hearing the new tracks.

 

[Firesalt]

I still don't understand something about
the VTC. Is all the way clockwise considered "off" or flat? Is it adding more highs by turning it clockwise? Or
is counter-clockwise adding more bass?
In other words, which position is flat
and adding no tone?

Fully clockwise the VTC is not engaged. Turning it counter-clockwise emulates the standard passive tone control which shunts the signal to ground thru a capacitor that removes the signal above a certain frequency depending on the value of the capacitor. I haven't looked at my HPJ to see how Roger's preamp does this. Every time I pick it up to look I get distracted by playing it first and never get around to pulling the back cover off...
I too keep my VTC engaged at almost all times.

 

[pickles]

It is just a passive tone control like any j bass.

 

[asbs]

I had a great outdoor show yesterday night.
(Afrobeat style)
Here a picture of my tools to get a fat and sharp tone !