Until I got my pre-owned MV5-PJ about 3 years ago, I owned #M181 - an Oly White RV5! IIRC, mine was a 2004 also.
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Until I got my pre-owned MV5-PJ about 3 years ago, I owned #M181 - an Oly White RV5! IIRC, mine was a 2004 also.
I said we share bodies... beauty is only skin deep, as are our finishes...
... if we were all the same, we would only need a mirror to enjoy a conversation...
... I'll try and wear something a little less revealing, next time...
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Oh yay, now were talkin'..... Gorgeous! @BoogyBass
And talk about the wife giving me the look @Spidey2112 I tried to pull the trigger on a Metro HPJ4 same colour and ended up in the dog house for over week, something about mortgage payments or some noise. I'll I heard was blah blah blah and all I was thinking was Sadowsky,Sadowsky, Sadowsky.
And talk about the wife giving me the look @Spidey2112 I tried to pull the trigger on a Metro HPJ4 same colour and ended up in the dog house for over week, something about mortgage payments or some noise. I'll I heard was blah blah blah and all I was thinking was Sadowsky,Sadowsky, Sadowsky.
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Dave, total class, buddy! Not the gorgeous Sadowsky, even if it exudes class... Not the fantastic fireplace and surround, both warm and inviting...
... no, it's more the misplaced mini-b-ball, positioned just so, just in time for March Madness...
... you clever devil, you...
NBD...
Sadowsky NYC family pic...
• NYC 5-24 FL
Blue Flats 40-125
SpM/Mahogany/Ebony...8.2 lbs
• NYC 5-20 UV P (pj)
Blue Flats 40-125
Alder/Brazilian...8.2 lbs
• NYC 5-20 UV J (jj sc’s)
Blue SS 45-130
Ash/Maple...8.3 lbs
• NYC 5-21 J (jj hc’s)
Black SS 45-130
Ash/Maple...8.5 lbs
Storage closet for my 5 basses + my empty (ready-to-load) Sadowsky Portabag
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I’m set now...they all have a different, but awesome vibe. Thank you, Roger (and the shop team!!!)
Sadowsky NYC family pic...
Blue Flats 40-125
SpM/Mahogany/Ebony...8.2 lbs
• NYC 5-20 UV P (pj)
Blue Flats 40-125
Alder/Brazilian...8.2 lbs
• NYC 5-20 UV J (jj sc’s)
Blue SS 45-130
Ash/Maple...8.3 lbs
• NYC 5-21 J (jj hc’s)
Black SS 45-130
Ash/Maple...8.5 lbs
Storage closet for my 5 basses + my empty (ready-to-load) Sadowsky Portabag
...I’m set now...they all have a different, but awesome vibe. Thank you, Roger (and the shop team!!!)
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All I see are $$$$$$. Very impressed. Great looking Sadowsky’s
Thanks! Well...it started with only wanting one...then
Here's a shot from this weekend. It's a low-res cellphone shot, but it shows how my new Satin Dark Lake Placid Blue J bass looks under stage lighting. Well, pink stage lighting, LOL.
The house sound engineer actually came up and asked me all about the bass after the show and said it sounded really, really good.
I am loving this Satin bass. I think I've said that before, right? LOL.
The house sound engineer actually came up and asked me all about the bass after the show and said it sounded really, really good.
I am loving this Satin bass. I think I've said that before, right? LOL.
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Sadowsky NYC family pic...
View attachment 2961826• NYC 5-24 FL
Blue Flats 40-125
SpM/Mahogany/Ebony...8.2 lbs
• NYC 5-20 UV P (pj)
Blue Flats 40-125
Alder/Brazilian...8.2 lbs
• NYC 5-20 UV J (jj sc’s)
Blue SS 45-130
Ash/Maple...8.3 lbs
• NYC 5-21 J (jj hc’s)
Black SS 45-130
Ash/Maple...8.5 lbs
Storage closet for my 5 basses + my empty (ready-to-load) Sadowsky Portabag
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I’m set now...they all have a different, but awesome vibe. Thank you, Roger (and the shop team!!!)
I just drooled all over myself. What an amazing collection. Thanks for the pics!
Hey Mikko, #532 for you. welcome to the club.
I just drooled all over myself. What an amazing collection. Thanks for the pics!
Pearliod in for the win!
Just dropping in to say this is one of the most gorgeous basses I've ever seen.
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Thanks, and I agree.
I could nit-pick a few things about it that surprised me a little, but, overall it’s an excellent bass. I guess we have to remember that despite the cost and reputation of these instruments, there will always be an element of human-ness to them, and I don’t know how many could really turn out “flawless” or “perfect” in every way for every player...even from Sadowsky. Further, we’re dealing with wood, which is inherently imperfect.
That said, it seems like simple things, like strings not centered in pickup poles, should have been noted and addressed at this level. I’ve noticed that other NYC pj’s I’ve seen online suffer from this. It appears that it could be fixed by slightly moving the route for the treble side pu(?).
Anyway, always trade-offs. Due to the playability, tone, and beauty of this bass, it isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.
I'm going to have to disagree. I don't see Monday or Tuesday. I only see basses for Wednesday thru Sunday....
That’s my theory, and I’m sticking to it...well, unless I visit the NYC shop or BassSanDiego (you know, just to “look around“...I'm going to have to disagree. I don't see Monday or Tuesday. I only see basses for Wednesday thru Sunday....
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Anyone using a natural MV5 without the pick guard or with a clear guard? Just curious how it looks. Torn between that aesthetic and the standard look for a possible future purchase.
