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Joeykun
pronounced ジョーイくん
- Jun 22, 2007
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- Endorsing: LAKLAND SADOWSKY GENZLER DARKGLASS NORDSTRAND TEMPLEBOARD KIRLIN DRSTRINGS ACCESS
Have you considering relocating your shop to Colorado? Washington perhaps?
YES! COLORADO please !
Have you considering relocating your shop to Colorado? Washington perhaps?
Have you considered southern California? Great weather all year long. Great sushi, too!
Orange County is particularly nice, and just think how close you'd be to Pat Wilkins and Carey Nordstrand.
Yup, SoCal's the place you oughta be!
Sometime this summer MySpace sent me a message that they were revamping their site... it seems more Facebookish now (no more static homepage) but whatever. Point is, I had a bunch of old photo albums there and managed to rescue them. Here's one, a family photo from 2004:
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I got my first Sadowsky in 2005. What a difference a bass makes. This has been my family since 2010:
The basses in the first photo were all really nice, but I've found what works best for me.
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I got my first Sadowsky in 2005. What a difference a bass makes. This has been my family since 2010:
The basses in the first photo were all really nice, but I've found what works best for me.
Sometime this summer MySpace sent me a message that they were revamping their site... it seems more Facebookish now (no more static homepage) but whatever. Point is, I had a bunch of old photo albums there and managed to rescue them. Here's one, a family photo from 2004:
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I got my first Sadowsky in 2005. What a difference a bass makes. This has been my family since 2010:
The basses in the first photo were all really nice, but I've found what works best for me.
Awesome!!
I've owned several of those models myself. I agree with your choices. Although, I personally wish I would have kept my RBV. Not so much to play regularly, but because it such an amazing effort by Fender. I miss mine at times.
I miss the Roscoe Beck fiver too. The asymmetrical neck profile is heavenly (I wish every manufacturer offered it), it gets a killer J tone, and a respectable P tone with the neck pup in series mode. I just don't have room for a big herd.
FWIW I also have two non-Sadowsky five string P-basses, both of which are very cool, but I rarely touch them anymore. The Sadowskys are it. I usually keep Red strung with flats for blues/Motown gigs, Whitey is my rock machine (always strung with rounds), and Blackie is still my favorite.
Hi Guys,
Much to my disappointment, my favorite strings, the Black label nickel 5 string set is being phased out. Boo.
Have any of you found a comparable substitute? I'm mostly concerned about maintaining the tension of the Blacks and the clarity of the Low B all the way up the neck.
Much to my disappointment, my favorite strings, the Black label nickel 5 string set is being phased out. Boo.
Have any of you found a comparable substitute? I'm mostly concerned about maintaining the tension of the Blacks and the clarity of the Low B all the way up the neck.
Perhaps DR Lo Rider nickels? It's been awhile since I've used them, but I believe Lo Rider nickels have similar tension to Lo Rider steels, which have similar tension to Black Label steels, which have similar tension to Black Label nickels.
I think.
If nothing else, I'm confident that DRs have nice clarity up the neck even on the low B.Perhaps DR Lo Rider nickels? It's been awhile since I've used them, but I believe Lo Rider nickels have similar tension to Lo Rider steels, which have similar tension to Black Label steels, which have similar tension to Black Label nickels.
I think.
I agree, I've always loved the tension of SS Lo-Riders and was going to try them in Nickel (though I'm concerned about the lack of a tapered B.) Other contenders are GHS Progressives and Ken Smith Burners.
D'Addario EXL Nickels sound great on m Sadowsky. I like the idea of a bright sounding nickel, and I think D'Addarios are the brightest nickels out there.
Bummer...Hoping my new Sadowsky will be strung with some Black Labels if any are left. By the way, the Black Labels nickels are also my favorite strings on my Nordy.
QUOTE=GroovinOnFunk;14859102]D'Addario EXL Nickels sound great on m Sadowsky. I like the idea of a bright sounding nickel, and I think D'Addarios are the brightest nickels out there.[/QUOTE]
I've always wanted to like the Xl's because of their price-point, the twin packs and overall availability but they don't do it for me feel-wise or tension-wise. It also seems that their resonant frequency or "Q" (if it's possible for string to have one) seems way too high for me. It seems like a lot of sizzle to me. Almost like they're lighter material or less dense.
That said, Bobby Vega sounds like a total boss with his XL's.
I've always wanted to like the Xl's because of their price-point, the twin packs and overall availability but they don't do it for me feel-wise or tension-wise. It also seems that their resonant frequency or "Q" (if it's possible for string to have one) seems way too high for me. It seems like a lot of sizzle to me. Almost like they're lighter material or less dense.
That said, Bobby Vega sounds like a total boss with his XL's.
Are all of the basses coming out of Japan and NYC now strung with Blue Nickel .45s?
I like the strings on the new bass I just bought. I'd like to order more. I am pretty sure they are Blues. I think that is what I was using before on my Sadowsky basses.
I like the strings on the new bass I just bought. I'd like to order more. I am pretty sure they are Blues. I think that is what I was using before on my Sadowsky basses.
