Club Sadowsky!!!

[Odia]

Great pic!

Off-topic followup on technique: no need to apologize for your left hand. In a Bass Player interview many years ago, Darryl Jones called that the "monkey grip". In short, Darryl said that for tricky runs his thumb is always behind the neck, but when grooving down low on simple riffs (such as most Rolling Stones songs), he flops his thumb over the side of the neck because it just feels good. I couldn't agree more! Of course there are advantages to thumb-behind-the-neck; doesn't mean YOU MUST ALWAYS KEEP IT THERE.

Also in BP, Glenn Letsch said the same thing about one-finger-per-fret: it's an excellent technique, but for pentatonic stuff (box shuffles, etc) it can be comfy to use four fingers over three frets. He called that "the cup" because your four left hand fingers are adjacent, and you're basically using index and pinky. I agree with him, too.

Nothing wrong with variance/versatility. For simple stuff I use "cup" plus "monkey grip", for tricky stuff I use finger-per-fret plus thumb-behind-neck.

/off-topic

Totally agree. Playing the 'correct' one finger per fret with thumb behind rule at all times was murderizing my wirst. Now I play every which way depending on what my hand and wrist tell me. Probably looks like a mess to the uninitiated but I swear there's a method to my hodge podge of fretting techniques.

 

[SCT1422]

I use to be anal about the one finger per fret technique and hand positions, but realize it's whatever it takes to get the job done !!

 

[MAJOR METAL]

I've got 10 years with this beauty

 

[kobass]

I've got 10 years with this beauty

Wow! Time flies, eh Kev?

 

[KPO2000]

Wondering what people are using to clean their chrome parts on their Sadowskys. I have cloudy streaks and spots on my control plate, bridge and tops of my tuners. Sadowsky everyday polish doesn't cut it.
I must have corrosive oils and sweat. Not too noticeable or a big deal to me just sort of mystified.

 

[bass12]

I've been gigging my Lull (with Sadowsky pre) a lot over the past year but on my last couple of wedding gigs I used my Sadowsky Modern. This bass has, by far, the best B string of any 34" bass I've ever played. The tone of this bass is very punchy with strong low mid presence and the bass is incredibly even sounding from string to string. When I first got my Modern I wasn't too big on the slap tone but once I stopped expecting it to sound like a jazz I began to quite enjoy it. The FOH guys I talked to were very happy with the bass.

 

[Odia]

Been debating on getting a 5 string. Never been a 5 string guy. So playing a few locally trying to convince myself I can actually play that wide of a neck. Played one at the local store that made me appreciate the low weights of my Sadowsky basses even more. Brand new to stock Fender American something or other 5 string that felt like it weighed every bit of 15 pounds. Can't even imagine playing that thing standing up for more than one song, especially being middle aged with a questionable lower back.

 

[Chef]

Still have it, and use it regularly.
It's just so amazingly dependable in getting the job done it's "almost invisible" sometimes.
No one notices that "its some amazing boutique bass" or whatever.
Just show up, pull it out, lay it down and move on.

Perfect.

 

[bucephylus]

Nice Chef. Same for me with my RV4.

My experience is that some bassists, guitarists and sound guys (people you work with) are aware of the quality and performance of the Sadowsky instruments. Many are not. I still have cats I'm playing with who don't know Sadowsky and initially view it as a lesser knock-off. LOL. Until they have a chance to hear it.

 

[Chef]

"Sandusky? It looks like a fender."

Actual words someone really said.

 

[bucephylus]

Exactly so.

 

[ElMon]

"Sandusky? It looks like a fender."

Actual words someone really said.

I've gotten 'Skadooski' followed by the Fender reference.

 

[Odia]

In one way it's kind of nice looking like a knock off. People are less curious generally. The only people who get excited are the Metallica fans on account of Jason Newsted.

 

[Holdsg]

Nice Chef. Same for me with my RV4.

My experience is that some bassists, guitarists and sound guys (people you work with) are aware of the quality and performance of the Sadowsky instruments. Many are not. I still have cats I'm playing with who don't know Sadowsky and initially view it as a lesser knock-off. LOL. Until they have a chance to hear it.

View attachment 690668

those Delano's? sweet.

 

[bucephylus]

those Delano's? sweet.

Yup. I have 100% settled on the Delano's and Sadowsky preamp as my thing; all due respect to the rest of Roger's pickups. The combination does everything I could ever hope for. Incredibly versatile.

 

[Fuzzbass]

In one way it's kind of nice looking like a knock off. People are less curious generally.

As I often say, my ultra vintage Sadowskys are my "stealth boutiques". I have blue collar musician skills, so I feel more comfortable playing basses that are blue collar in appearance. Fans, musicians, even other bassists can be unfamiliar with Sadowsky. When asked I usually reply "I was looking for a 5 string P-bass, and happened to like this one better than Fender". Doesn't matter to me whether they choose to believe it's an inexpensive import.

Of course I regularly hear "Sadowsky? Whoa, nice!!" and that's cool too.

 

[ptleftybass]

I was asked by another bass player " kid when you gonna get a real bass" .

 

[Testing123]

I was asked by another bass player " kid when you gonna get a real bass" .

And you did one of those throw backs like your avatar pic, huh?!

 

[Bassplayer315]

My Sadowsky is in transit. I will have tomorrow. Here is a pic of Roger holding it after getting it ready to ship. May I get a number.

 

[Odia]

My Sadowsky is in transit. I will have tomorrow. Here is a pic of Roger holding it after getting it ready to ship. May I get a number.View attachment 691339

Fantastic finish!