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GeorgeG
Commercial User
- Jun 15, 2005
- 157
- 5
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- Owner of Bass Gear Direct
Hey George! Yes you are partially responsible for this! Starting with the awesome Metro PJ5 that you sold me and then it was actually #6032 on your website that this build has been heavily influenced by.
Here is the finished top in all it's glory!
Ben,
OMG !!!!
Mate this Sadowsky is going to kill. I can see the similarity with #6032 with the addition of the "Will Lee twist". Can't wait to hear your thoughts when you finally get to play it. Gota say though, Roger and Kevin really pick some amazing Koa tops, your's being one of the best I've seen and couple others I've seen down here in Oz!
Hey George! Yes you are partially responsible for this! Starting with the awesome Metro PJ5 that you sold me and then it was actually #6032 on your website that this build has been heavily influenced by.
Here is the finished top in all it's glory!
Black PG, will look Nice here. A tort will give it the "too much going on look". Sweet Koa.
I've seen wooden plates/guards before and IMHO they just don't look right.It's not routed for PG though. Imagine a control plate made out of the fingerboard type of wood, with no PG... Or, am I pushing it too far for a Sadowsky
My vote would be chrome plate with a clear guard.
IMO all figured tops look best with no pg, no control plate. A clear pg to me looks like what my grandparents used to do to their furniture- wrap it in clear plastic covers to "preserve" it. Some people did the same thing to their front car seats. Yuck. I still remember sticking to that stuff. Another analogy comes to mind- pocket protectors. You know the folks who used them.
Figured tops need to strut their stuff, not hide it, or protect themselves from whatever.
Figured tops need to strut their stuff, not hide it, or protect themselves from whatever.
Odd question:
Has Will Lee always used soap bars or has he recently switched from J pickups?
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Has Will Lee always used soap bars or has he recently switched from J pickups?
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Do your own thing man... Guaranteed to be the best 
We all know what happens to design by committee
We all know what happens to design by committee
Chef
In Memoriam
Agreed, but if you refer to that particular bass you gotta consider it'll have a control plate no matter what.
How about an original P shaped plate. (similar to the shape of the route)It's not routed for PG though. Imagine a control plate made out of the fingerboard type of wood, with no PG... Or, am I pushing it too far for a Sadowsky
As a side note, I personally see no problem with a PG. Sometimes silk stockings & a garter bring out the best of the rest.
B.
How about an original P shaped plate. (similar to the shape of the route)
As a side note, I personally see no problem with a PG. [DEL]Sometimes[/DEL] silk stockings & a garter bring out the best of the rest.
B.
Corrected it for you Blair
How about an original P shaped plate. (similar to the shape of the route)
As a side note, I personally see no problem with a PG. Sometimes silk stockings & a garter bring out the best of the rest.
B.
Nice analogy Blair and excellent insight! This kind of sums up my rationale well actually.
When you look closely at the parts that the guard will cover there is a couple of areas that are a bit different and/or a bit distracting from the main flame pattern and the counter grain pattern. I reckon it will actually highlight the part you do see even better... we shall see!
Ben,
OMG !!!!
Cheers George, I'm only sorry I can't buy this one through you. Your a champion and a great ambassador for the brand here in Aus. I am still trying to sell that black WL5 (to anyone who will listen) for you!
Chef
In Memoriam
Do your own thing man... Guaranteed to be the best
We all know what happens to design by committee
No matter what you do, you're going to displease people. It's your bass!
My next Sadowsky will be a Vintiquity, 'nuff said.
I have a question for anyone who uses DR Hi-Beams on their Sadowsky 5s. I've been finding that the B is a little floppy and that this is mainly an issue when I pluck the E string and my finger then rests on the B (causing the B to move and hit the frets - not my favourite sound). The action's where I like it so I'm thinking a string with less flexibility might do the trick. Has anyone else had this issue with Hi-Beams (they work great on my 35" Lull) or other round core strings? I'd never used the Bi-Beams on a 34" bass before so I'm assuming the scale might be a factor here.
