Logically speaking, enquiring minds would benefit from knowing your selected pickguard color...
Logically... something like this...
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Logically... something like this...
Not sure... It should be done these next couple weeks or so I'd think.. I got the impression from Peter it's not gonna be much longer!
Not sure how much initial cost would be, let alone maintenance updates, but it would be cool to have a SIM on the site to import different pickups, pickguards, hardware, etc onto a pic of the bass you desire... I've seen it somewhere, either a site, or an app.
The pic... I'm kidding you... can't wait for the unveiling, @gustobassman!
Man, that looks so nice! Tort pickguards work so well with black and Maple.
Great choice, the white pickguard looks good too but this one really sets it off and takes it to another level. reminds me of some of the pickguards on the Will Lee models.
Sadowsky scores again. Have a subbing gig coming up in two weeks for a top 40 dance/pop band. Not my usual by any means but helping out a bass brother who needs the night off. The band had a band anniversary party last night and had former players and guests come up for a few songs and they asked me to join them for a couple of songs as well. Couple of P basses were there and sounded from poor to ok and the current bass player was using a NS design which I thought sounded great. I plugged in and had to turn my volume way down to just above half as I was way louder. Played a couple of songs and the Sadowsky just shined. Lots of approving nods from the BL and other band members. When I was done before I jumped off the stage the BL on the mic asked "Is that a "Jazz bass? wow!" I told her its a Sadowsky and she just said "Wow" and high fived me as I was exited.
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Man I'm still discovering new things about the Sadowsky Modern bass.
The newest discovery is that it's got an AMAZING tone for metal and hard rock. It may be obvious that this is definitely not the style of music I normally play, but the tone alone inspires me to give it a try:
There's no effects or compression, it's just a little boosted Treble and VTC. All fingers, no picks were harmed in the making of this.
Honestly, I don't know why you don't see the Modern in more hard rock and metal bands. I could definitely see Justin Chancellor or Tim Commerford playing one of these - maybe even Geddy.
The newest discovery is that it's got an AMAZING tone for metal and hard rock. It may be obvious that this is definitely not the style of music I normally play, but the tone alone inspires me to give it a try:
There's no effects or compression, it's just a little boosted Treble and VTC. All fingers, no picks were harmed in the making of this.
Honestly, I don't know why you don't see the Modern in more hard rock and metal bands. I could definitely see Justin Chancellor or Tim Commerford playing one of these - maybe even Geddy.
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I recall some metal guy playing Sadowskys... Jason something... was in one of the bigger bands... don’t think he played moderns though 
Did my first gig with the MetroExpress last night and the bass was a hit! Listening back to gig audio confirms it, guitarist liked it a lot! Finally did that review now that I have home+rehearsal+gig experience with the bass!
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Jason Newsted has a few models of the modern plus 1 vintage 5 with the newer Sadowsky soapbars. His older basses have EMG 40Js, and J single coils
These are 2 of Jason's basses right after they were built.
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Did my first gig with the MetroExpress last night and the bass was a hit! Listening back to gig audio confirms it, guitarist liked it a lot! Finally did that review now that I have home+rehearsal+gig experience with the bass!
Great picture!
Nice! I had seen him with the Vintage series, but I've never seen him with the Modern versions before.
And they're waterproof!!!
As someone with a background in product development/testing, I would love for Roger to chime in about how they arrived at a 'waterproof' Skadooski.
I see the dark opening of a rabbit hole. Powerless to resist!!
It was really Jason Newsted who turned me on to Sadowsky basses. I was and still am, a HUGE Metallica fan and a great admirer of Jason as a performer and musician. In my opinion, the best bass tone Jason had with Metallica, was the years he was playing Sadowskys with them. And I know this may seem blasphemous to the constructionist Metallica fan, but I still believe Jason was the best bassist for Metallica.
The first Sadowsky I ever played was owned by the music teacher who was giving lessons at the Catholic school I attended from Kindergarten to Grade 8. The Catholic school I went to could not afford to keep a multi-instrumentalist music teacher on the staff, so they contracted out to a local music shop for someone to come in and give the kids lessons. Though he gave woodwind and brass lessons, turns out his primary instrument was bass, and at the time, his main bass was a Sadowsky "Modern" 5 string fretless, which he allowed me to play it during our lessons. The music teacher bought one of the very early modern basses from Roger, maybe around 1990. Even as a kid who had just started playing bass, I was nothing but overwhelmed by how awesome the bass was, though it would be years until I could afford my own. Besides how amazing the tone was, the thing that really felt right to me, was how comfortable the neck was on that early Sadowsky. The flat neck profile fit my hand like a glove.
When I was finishing up my baccalaureate degree, I knew I wanted to do something very special to commemorate this life milestone, so I talked to Roger about ordering a Modern 5 with a completion date close to when I would graduate. The neck design had changed in the mid 90's for the modern bass and the new necks weren't as flat. I asked Roger, if he had any of the old necks left, and sure enough he did and was willing to build my bass with one.
At this point, when it comes to buying 5 string basses, I would not consider anything other than a Sadowsky. What Leo Fender created, Roger Sadowsky perfected!
This is the bass Roger built for me with the older neck, flatter neck.
The first Sadowsky I ever played was owned by the music teacher who was giving lessons at the Catholic school I attended from Kindergarten to Grade 8. The Catholic school I went to could not afford to keep a multi-instrumentalist music teacher on the staff, so they contracted out to a local music shop for someone to come in and give the kids lessons. Though he gave woodwind and brass lessons, turns out his primary instrument was bass, and at the time, his main bass was a Sadowsky "Modern" 5 string fretless, which he allowed me to play it during our lessons. The music teacher bought one of the very early modern basses from Roger, maybe around 1990. Even as a kid who had just started playing bass, I was nothing but overwhelmed by how awesome the bass was, though it would be years until I could afford my own. Besides how amazing the tone was, the thing that really felt right to me, was how comfortable the neck was on that early Sadowsky. The flat neck profile fit my hand like a glove.
When I was finishing up my baccalaureate degree, I knew I wanted to do something very special to commemorate this life milestone, so I talked to Roger about ordering a Modern 5 with a completion date close to when I would graduate. The neck design had changed in the mid 90's for the modern bass and the new necks weren't as flat. I asked Roger, if he had any of the old necks left, and sure enough he did and was willing to build my bass with one.
At this point, when it comes to buying 5 string basses, I would not consider anything other than a Sadowsky. What Leo Fender created, Roger Sadowsky perfected!
This is the bass Roger built for me with the older neck, flatter neck.
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I'm thinking receiving a Sadowsky for a graduation gift would have been more climactic, than receiving the degree... it would have been for me, anyways. I do have to admit... one will carry you through life, and the other allows you to arrive in style...
... feel free to switch these around, any way you want.
