Club Sadowsky!!!

[ElMon]

Yeah, those were good times...

 

[jondiener]

My RV5, in the heat of battle...

 

[Fuzzbass]

Random gig shot: my custom "MM5" in front of my bada$$ rock rig

 

[ElMon]

Can't press enough 'likes' for that Sadowsky Stingray

 

[bass12]

This photo from the shop is still better than anything I could take on my own.

 

[bass12]

Thanks Nick for following up on this. I'm the new Sadowsky owner. Used bass but it is my first Sadowsky. I traded a Singlecut Rbass for it. It has been equipped with Sad singles instead of the HC's.

I always equip my "keepers" with custom radiused ramps. Has anyone here built ramps for their Sadowskys?

My New to Me UV-70 ( Has really spectacular grain )

Classic. Love the binding and block inlays.

 

[TimothyGroovy]

my soon ready P5

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[Chef]

timothy: you always have really cool stuffs.

 

[ElMon]

"Be still my heart"

Need to leave my credit cards in a vault with my wife having the only key when I view such pics

 

[kobass]

^^^^^
Timothy-that P5 is going to be awesome!

Here's mine w/matching headstock (since we're livening up this thread again! )

 

[TimothyGroovy]

Thanks guys! I simply can't wait!
This is my first P Bass 5 strings after all the years of playing.

 

[Sadowsky]

I'm talking 4 string. The Sadowsky pickup is not a Nord for sure.

All Sadowsky P pickups (4 and 5) are currently custom wound Nordstrands. We previously used a custom DiMarzio P on our 4's and Duncans on our 5.
We still use the DiMarzio P4 on the Metro Hybrid bass.

 

[Fuzzbass]

my soon ready P5

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ROASTED P5. ME WANT!

 

[Chef]

For anyone looking for a black sparkle 5'er, like the one Timothy posted?
Well; he's selling one here; a previous incarnation of the same bass.

I wish I played the lottery. I'd hit that.

 

[Sadowsky]

Flats for 5 string has been a struggle for me too. So far my favorite set is still Thomastik Infeld Jazz flats. DR Legend flats were amazingly balanced from B to G, but their overall tone didn't thrill me. I've liked the tone of other sets, Sadowsky included, but had trouble getting the B string to balance. Full disclosure: the Sadowsky set I got was slightly used (had been on a friend's Sadowsky), so I should revisit them.

I wasn't crazy about the sound of a flatwound B either. I know I've felt that way about other 5 strings as well, so I don't think it's a Sadowsky thing per se.

Flat wound strings are always a problem. It is not unusual to find a bad string in a set. But it is usually the thinnest strings that are problematic. But honestly, I do not feel it is realistic to expect a great response from a Flat wound B string anywhere above the 7th fret.

 

[Fuzzbass]

All Sadowsky P pickups (4 and 5) are currently custom wound Nordstrands. We previously used a custom DiMarzio P on our 4's and Duncans on our 5.
We still use the DiMarzio P4 on the Metro Hybrid bass.

Thank you, Roger. The pickup on my early (2005) P5 does not have a Nordstrand pickup. I now know it's a Duncan, not a DiMarzio. Not that it matters, I was just curious.

FWIW my alder/maple/Duncan P5 seems hotter/edgier than my alder/Brazilian/Nordstrand P5 which seems cleaner/sweeter -- but with both pickup and fingerboard being different it's kinda hard to pinpoint differences (and then there's that whole variable-nature-of-wood thing). Bottom line is that I love 'em both.

 

[Fuzzbass]

Flat wound strings are always a problem. It is not unusual to find a bad string in a set. But it is usually the thinnest strings that are problematic. But honestly, I do not feel it is realistic to expect a great response from a Flat wound B string anywhere above the 7th fret.

After trying a bunch of flatwound sets for 5 string, I agree. I try to stay on the EADG when playing my flat-strung P5, but it feels so limiting. Some songs (including oldies) feel much more comfortable when moved five frets up, starting from the B string instead of the E.

I've been meaning to try half-rounds; haven't gotten around to it yet.

 

[ElMon]

Eager to try the new Ernie Ball Cobalts. In my experience the flat wound b strings that do not have the exposed core and have more meat passing over the saddle tend to sound better above the seventh fret in my experience than the ones with the exposed core. They also tend to have more authority over all in my opinion.

The trade-off to that is that you can't get nearly the low action as you can with the exposed core. So far I really like dear Dario chromes, Ernie balls and then I really would like to give some Sadowsky flats another trial run.

I know a lot more about setting up basses using a machinist ruler per Rogers wonderful set up instructions than I did back then

 

[rob2966]

Some new action shots...

 

[ElMon]

Wide stance for maximum RAWK. Love it.