Club Sadowsky!!!

[Bass Man 94]

Can I join this club ?

This is my two Sadowsky's :

1- JB UV60 NYC (Alder body, Mapple neck, amazing Brasilian Rosewood fingerboard, Single Coils pup's) :

2- Metro MV5 (Ash body, Mapple neck/fingerboard, Seymour Duncun Custom Shop 100% Humcancelling with Roger specificity) :

 

[BoogyBass]

Can I join this club ?

This is my two Sadowsky's :

1- JB UV60 NYC (Alder body, Mapple neck, amazing Brasilian Rosewood fingerboard, Single Coils pup's) :

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2- Metro MV5 (Ash body, Mapple neck/fingerboard, Seymour Duncun Custom Shop 100% Humcancelling with Roger specificity) :

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O boy, I love your uv60. What an amazing fb and colour! Pure sunshine!

 

[huebass]

That's an amazing looking Sadowsky. I love the way the neck matches the top. Good you didn't sell it.

You are #483. Welcome aboard.

Thanks Fran Diaz!

 

[bucephylus]

I filmed a short piece of a Jam (Red Baron) with my new Sadowsky.
This is the eight' one i bought, i will keep this one!
Everytime i had regrets when i sold one.

Outstanding! Very funky playing. You would sound great on almost any instrument; but, of course, the Sadowsky sits just perfectly in that mix.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Life is short, rock a Sadowsky!

 

[Fran Diaz]

Sorry I missed your post. Those are some serious basses there. Congrats!

you're #484.

welcome.

Can I join this club ?

This is my two Sadowsky's :

1- JB UV60 NYC (Alder body, Mapple neck, amazing Brasilian Rosewood fingerboard, Single Coils pup's) :

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2- Metro MV5 (Ash body, Mapple neck/fingerboard, Seymour Duncun Custom Shop 100% Humcancelling with Roger specificity) :

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[CElton]

2- Metro MV5 (Ash body, Mapple neck/fingerboard, Seymour Duncun Custom Shop 100% Humcancelling with Roger specificity) :

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I love everything about this beautiful bass.

 

[johndough247]

FOH recording of a show I was MD for 2 weekends ago, using my #1 baby going through a Streamliner 900 Post EQ:

Got an almost J-Bass sounding tone on this one, hope you like! (and sorry for any mistakes my I and my associates may have made, It was a stressful day, everyone was a little on edge )

 

[Holdsg]

"everyone a little on edge"

sounds like a typical gig, don't it?

nice groove

 

[johndough247]

"everyone a little on edge"

sounds like a typical gig, don't it?

nice groove

Thanks. Actually, the management company responsible for booking the gig didn't work out A LOT of logistics...imagine the show was at 7pm and the stage wasn't even up (outdoor gig) until 4pm...soundcheck was almost non-existant.

But yea, typical gig LOL

 

[Bass Man 94]

Sorry I missed your post. Those are some serious basses there. Congrats!

you're #484.

welcome.

Thank you

 

[Hounddog]

I have a buddy that digs my ash/maple Sadowsky basses and he has been looking for that combo but keeps coming up with basses with morado fb. Can you morado guys please let him know where it falls tonally? I have limited experience with it but I felt that it was brighter than RW but not as bright as maple. His name is Patrick. Sadowsky club members, please chime in with some opinons.
Roger, what is your opinion?

 

[pickles]

Ash/pauferro vs ash/maple is a pretty subtle difference. Even less if you usually use some onboard EQ. Even the ash/braz bass I had wasnt worlds apart from ash/maple. It still has that tight stringy sound, just a little different shape in the highs.

 

[BassmusM6674]

Morado is a tighter wood than rosewood but not as bright as maple. Falls in between maple and rosewood in warmth. Roger has a page on his site where he explains differences of tones in woods. Here's the link.

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[ElMon]

I can be perfectly happy with pau ferro when playing fingerstyle, but IME pau ferro has a harsh sound when slapping, particularly on the 'pop' portion of 'slap and pop'. Can't think of the best way to describe it, but to ME at least, I don't like it at all. Ash/Maple or Ash/Brazilian RW for this guy, though my ash/ebony fretless M5 does me just fine as well.

YMMV

 

[barginkov]

I can be perfectly happy with pau ferro when playing fingerstyle, but IME pau ferro has a harsh sound when slapping, particularly on the 'pop' portion of 'slap and pop'. Can't think of the best way to describe it, but to ME at least, I don't like it at all. Ash/Maple or Ash/Brazilian RW for this guy, though my ash/ebony fretless M5 does me just fine as well.

YMMV

I have the same experience with my 2 ex morado sadowsky one will lee and one standard.I felt it was harsh sounding .never liked the sound . I wouldn't say between rosewood and maple , but more like not as warm as rosewood and not as good as maple.iam very happy with ash maple sadowsky

 

[Chef]

Yeah. I knew that bass would sound that good.

FOH recording of a show I was MD for 2 weekends ago, using my #1 baby going through a Streamliner 900 Post EQ:

Got an almost J-Bass sounding tone on this one, hope you like! (and sorry for any mistakes my I and my associates may have made, It was a stressful day, everyone was a little on edge )

 

[bass12]

FOH recording of a show I was MD for 2 weekends ago, using my #1 baby going through a Streamliner 900 Post EQ:

Got an almost J-Bass sounding tone on this one, hope you like! (and sorry for any mistakes my I and my associates may have made, It was a stressful day, everyone was a little on edge )

You and the bass both sound great.

 

[bucephylus]

While I have absolutely no doubt that the fingerboard contributes to the tone of a given bass; IME there are so many other factors varying from one instrument to another that defining statements are complicated. Pickups. Neck construction other than fingerboard. Body characteristics. Voodoo mojo etc.

My working bass is a plain Jane RV4, pre graphite in the neck, where I have retrofitted Delano JMVC4 pickups. That bass does every single tone I look for, including slap, to perfection. To the point that I would love to upgrade to an NYC, but no way am moving away from this RV4, strictly due to unpredictable characteristics. I have other higher end basses that do not get as much use. I could sell one of those to fund an NYC. But, I just do not feel any confidence whatsoever that any new build would meet up to what that RV4 does. I have a Fender Jazz, which sports the same preamp and pickups and similar setup quality & specs, and while producing useful tones, does not get anywhere close to the RV4.

So, to compare morado to maple; sure there are some differences. But if you are comparing two different basses, there will be some other things that are involved as well. To me, you just have to do your best to spec the instrument, then go out and gig the bass and then decide if it works for you or not.

 

[Chef]

Tully Kennedy backing Jason Aldean on "Today" right now.
Of course, he's playing a Sadowsky PJ5.