Club Sadowsky!!!

[petch]

That's a cool bass...and very light! Do you want a club number?

Thanks, that would be great.

 

[Fran Diaz]

Thanks, that would be great.

#522 for you. welcome aboard!

 

[Fuzzbass]

How does a satin finish allow such a significant price reduction?

The difference isn't just the satin finish, as Joey said. In short: you can order an NYC pretty much any way you want. With the Satins, you're limited to a range of solid colors (looks like 9 ATM, a nice range). Also, you're limited to either alder+rosewood or ash+maple: can't do alder+maple (a favorite of mine). Can't order upgraded body or neck woods, no P or WL styles, no choice of pickguard. You get either standard J or modern 24 -- so, can't order a PJ, or a 24-fret bass with anything other than the modern pickup configuration. Etc.

All told, this makes the build much easier, which results in a very nice price for an NYC.

 

[jondiener]

...can't do alder+maple (a favorite of mine).

Or can you...

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[Spidey2112]

Or can you...

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Enablers, one and all... LOL!

 

[bass12]

It sure does!! drooldrool

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Would it really kill them to use black screws for the pickups? I can live with the silver tuners, strap buttons and bridge but it hurts every time I see those screws...

 

[JonKim]

All you have to do is ask

 

[Spidey2112]

Would it really kill them to use black screws for the pickups? I can live with the silver tuners, strap buttons and bridge but it hurts every time I see those screws...

Try finding the black #2s, for the tuners, locally... near impossible... at least in central Ohio.

 

[petch]

#522 for you. welcome aboard!

Thanks so much!

 

[bass12]

All you have to do is ask

Pretty sure the black screws are reserved for NYCs...

 

[JonKim]

Satin series are NYC but I'm sure if you put the order in they'll accommodate

 

[bass12]

Satin series are NYC but I'm sure if you put the order in they'll accommodate

True, they're technically NYCs but they're not, to my knowledge, customizable. Maybe they'd make an exception regarding the screws.

 

[Nightman]

Try finding the black #2s, for the tuners, locally... near impossible... at least in central Ohio.

Maybe Allparts.com or StewMac?

 

[Dave Hill]

Two NYC 4 strings, identical except for the finish (one being a Satin Series) are still $1600 apart, the way I understand it.

 

[Fuzzbass]

In 2009 and in 2013, we were hit with all of our maple containing "Cambium Miner" or "flek". These are caused by an insect in the tree and the tree fills in the voids left by the insects, resulting in these blemishes. I literally had to dump a few thousand dollars of wood several times due to this. I went through every maple neck blank supplier I know, both in the US and Canada in search of cleaner maple. At the time, this was the best wood we could get.....fortunately, we have been "Cambium Miner" free for the last three years. Next up is the ash beetle, which is devastating ash throughout the US.

When grading lumber, this is NOT considered a defect. I then had to change my standard from top grade to "billiard grade" with my suppliers, with more than a 100% price increase.

Cambium miner's effect on lumber grade
Emerald ash borer - Wikipedia

Red list: ash trees and antelopes on the brink of extinction

“Our activities as humans are pushing species to the brink so fast that it’s impossible for conservationists to assess the declines in real time,” said Inger Andersen, IUCN director general. “Even those species that we thought were abundant and safe – such as antelopes in Africa or ash trees in the US – now face an imminent threat of extinction.”

 

[Spidey2112]

Maybe Allparts.com or StewMac?

Definitely, #nightman... I meant like a hardware store... once you put 'guitar tuner' in front of 'screw', the cost is increased what seems like 300%.

 

[Midak]

NYC Neck and Body
Metroline Licensed Hardware
Drop in Onboard Preamp
Satin Finish

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Just out of curiosity, is the prewired preamp assembly only prewired but precisely the same as the hand wired one, or it features the same design with different electronic components?

 

[kobass]

I've heard that black pickup screws suck out about 40% of the tone.

 

[Joeykun]

Just out of curiosity, is the prewired preamp assembly only prewired but precisely the same as the hand wired one, or it features the same design with different electronic components?

Same preamp found in all basses and pedals

 

[Midak]

Thanks.