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Club Sadowsky!!!

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bass12 said:
Part of the problem with customs is that you just never know. All it takes is the wrong agent at the wrong time and the nightmare begins. Having said that, I think land crossings are probably more risky than air crossings. At airports the main concern seems to be safety and there is generally a much higher volume of traffic. Land crossings are less about safety and more about "are you bringing in any goods that we can nail you on". The volume of travellers tends to be much more diverse as well. Slow day the border crossing? Let's bring this guy inside and see if we can find something on him. In my experience it's true that most agents don't dig very deep where a bass' wood is concerned but, again, all it takes is one agent who decides he wants to prove something (and who knows whether or not the stricter regulations will mean changes in agent behaviour). I already find border crossings stressful enough when I know everything is legit!

A couple of years ago I was bringing a bass across the border from New York to Quebec by land. It had a rosewood fretboard. I had the receipts for the bass including documentation of the wood specs. I ended up being detained for around 35 minutes as the customs agent surfed the internet looking for price listings for similar bass models. One of her comments was "I know they use rosewood on some very expensive guitars". Yep, they also use it on some very cheap guitars. Her concern that day was that I not get away with not paying applicable taxes but I can't help but wonder if today the rosewood trade restrictions would also be an issue.
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Well said bass12 :thumbsup: The unlimited power of overzealous agents at land crossings freaks me out.
 
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bass12 said:
Part of the problem with customs is that you just never know. All it takes is the wrong agent at the wrong time and the nightmare begins. Having said that, I think land crossings are probably more risky than air crossings. At airports the main concern seems to be safety and there is generally a much higher volume of traffic. Land crossings are less about safety and more about "are you bringing in any goods that we can nail you on". The volume of travellers tends to be much more diverse as well. Slow day the border crossing? Let's bring this guy inside and see if we can find something on him. In my experience it's true that most agents don't dig very deep where a bass' wood is concerned but, again, all it takes is one agent who decides he wants to prove something (and who knows whether or not the stricter regulations will mean changes in agent behaviour). I already find border crossings stressful enough when I know everything is legit!

A couple of years ago I was bringing a bass across the border from New York to Quebec by land. It had a rosewood fretboard. I had the receipts for the bass including documentation of the wood specs. I ended up being detained for around 35 minutes as the customs agent surfed the internet looking for price listings for similar bass models. One of her comments was "I know they use rosewood on some very expensive guitars". Yep, they also use it on some very cheap guitars. Her concern that day was that I not get away with not paying applicable taxes but I can't help but wonder if today the rosewood trade restrictions would also be an issue.
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Totally understood.... You just don't know when is a good day or bad day drool
 
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Another live shot with my Purple Standard 4!
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Just got word from Peter that this build is complete:
bucephylus said:
Progress!!
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bucephylus said:
More progress!

Just in case there were any doubts about just how much hand work goes into these instruments, here is Matt working on the frets at the money end of the board.
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I like this perspective. Among other things, you can see Roger's clever headstock profile. Many thanks to Peter, who keeps me updated with photos!
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Will post up any pics I can wangle out of the shop, and should have the bass in my hands next week!

Awesome!
 
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Bass-Checker said:
View attachment 1145622 Hi Sadowsky Club
i have a number 490
and like read evry day your comments.
Now i would like to Introduce my newest Baby it is PJ
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Awesome color!

Regarding yours and @bucephylus JJ, I had no idea you could get normal jazz position pups with the modern shape. Yours and his in construction posted earlier ^^^ are really nice. That's a great look.
 
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jonathanhughes said:
What wood/finish is that?
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Roasted alder body with a flamed walnut cap, natural finish.

Truthfully I considered a painted bass, but went the natural wood route, because I generally intend to do this just once. So, it was kind of one those, well if I'm going this far, might as well take the next step kind of decisions. If that makes sense.
 
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Hello together, I thank you for the compliments the bass plays and sounds as easily as it looks.

Ihave a question to you, I think after order a sadowsky in alder/palisander with precisions pickup, now I wonder if I should order a 4 or 5 string, do you Thing 4 or 58 string influenced the sound, because the width of the? I do not need a 5 side.
I thank you for your advice and experience
 
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I've had my MV5 a year now. It's fast approaching it's 100th gig!
I've just recently had it set up with Sadowsky Blue Label Nickels.

It's never crossed my mind that I might someday sell it for something else! It is litterally perfect. VTC off/passive mode or neck pickup bias for my Americana gig, slight bass boost for my wedding/functions gigs.
The nickels are now 'my strings'... unsurprisingly, they feel like they were made for this bass!

The only query I have...
Would a tort guard look better than black on a natural/maple?!

And, why doesn't anyone in the Europe supply a good hardcase?!

Also... it's that good that I want a 2nd one!
 
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Matt23 said:
I've had my MV5 a year now. It's fast approaching it's 100th gig!
I've just recently had it set up with Sadowsky Blue Label Nickels.

It's never crossed my mind that I might someday sell it for something else! It is litterally perfect. VTC off/passive mode or neck pickup bias for my Americana gig, slight bass boost for my wedding/functions gigs.
The nickels are now 'my strings'... unsurprisingly, they feel like they were made for this bass!

The only query I have...
Would a tort guard look better than black on a natural/maple?!

And, why doesn't anyone in the Europe supply a good hardcase?!

Also... it's that good that I want a 2nd one!
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IMO:
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Bass-Checker said:
Hello together, I thank you for the compliments the bass plays and sounds as easily as it looks.

Ihave a question to you, I think after order a sadowsky in alder/palisander with precisions pickup, now I wonder if I should order a 4 or 5 string, do you Thing 4 or 58 string influenced the sound, because the width of the? I do not need a 5 side.
I thank you for your advice and experience
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My $0.019 regarding the 4 v 5 consideration:
First, you can not discriminate between 4 string and 5 string instruments, all else being equal, on recordings or listening to a live performance with blindfold.

But, the flexural character of the neck has a very definite effect on the instrument's resonance as perceived by the player; and so, a 5 string instrument will have a very definitely different feel to the player than the 4. Each player has to try them to arrive at their own conclusions.

Detuning gears, like the HipShot allow the 4 to generally operate in a similar range as the 5, if one is willing to work with alternate fingerings.

Roger & Co probably make the most "Jazz Bass Feel" 5 string I have experience with in the Will Lee 5.

Hope some of that might help your thought process. Good luck.
 
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Bass-Checker said:
Hello together, I thank you for the compliments the bass plays and sounds as easily as it looks.

Ihave a question to you, I think after order a sadowsky in alder/palisander with precisions pickup, now I wonder if I should order a 4 or 5 string, do you Thing 4 or 58 string influenced the sound, because the width of the? I do not need a 5 side.
I thank you for your advice and experience
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You can also order a 4 stringer with a 1.75" neck (standard P width)...a Little bit more Wood and IME very confy. I don't see the point of going for a 5 string bass only for the added mass on the neck.
 
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