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yep, that's a looker for sure.
I have a used 5-string Deluxe Satin Modern 5-24 inbound.
I traded one away, but couldn't stay away.
There is also this one in classifieds, no affiliation:
For Sale - Sadowsky NYC modern 4-24 satin series 2017
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Joeykun
pronounced ジョーイくん
- Jun 22, 2007
- 4,200
- 16,150
- Disclosures
- Endorsing: LAKLAND SADOWSKY GENZLER DARKGLASS NORDSTRAND TEMPLEBOARD KIRLIN DRSTRINGS ACCESS
Those Modern 4s are something special. I was so used to the Standard 4 tone. But, once I used it live, I saw the light. These things cut through with authority! I absolutely love mine!!!!
Regarding tone, my favorite bass tone is my Sadowsky 4-string J-basses, panned slightly to the neck pickup... BUT...
I'm actually not using my favorite tone anymore.
As much as I love that sound, I took the advice of a really good sound engineer last fall to try brightening it up a bit to cut through my band's mix a little more. I tried panning to the bridge side, and found I got great feedback from him and others on hearing my playing all over the neck better. I'm not advocating that for everybody, but for our band (two electric guitars and keyboards) and my playstyle (fingerstyle), it works better. So, I've just taken to playing full-time more towards the bridge pickup, because (and this may sound silly) I don't want to play my favorite neck pickup tone at home and something different at gigs. Make sense?
If I'm ever in a three-piece again, you better believe I'm going back to the neck pickup more.
Also... after a half year with the replacement Parchment pickguard on my Dark Lake Placid Blue, I've decided to go back to the original Tort that came on it.
Here's a gig photo from right after I got the bass (a little over a year ago) with the original (and now restored) Tort:
I'm actually not using my favorite tone anymore.
As much as I love that sound, I took the advice of a really good sound engineer last fall to try brightening it up a bit to cut through my band's mix a little more. I tried panning to the bridge side, and found I got great feedback from him and others on hearing my playing all over the neck better. I'm not advocating that for everybody, but for our band (two electric guitars and keyboards) and my playstyle (fingerstyle), it works better. So, I've just taken to playing full-time more towards the bridge pickup, because (and this may sound silly) I don't want to play my favorite neck pickup tone at home and something different at gigs. Make sense?
If I'm ever in a three-piece again, you better believe I'm going back to the neck pickup more.
Also... after a half year with the replacement Parchment pickguard on my Dark Lake Placid Blue, I've decided to go back to the original Tort that came on it.
Here's a gig photo from right after I got the bass (a little over a year ago) with the original (and now restored) Tort:
I hear you, my Modern R5 is the best bass I’ve ever owned.
Hopefully my next purchase will be a Sadowsky Modern 5 with a maple board.
Very wise. That's often my fave sound too, slightly to the neck with trble up about 1/3 and bass up just a touch. For older-school maybe treble up much higher with 50% or so passive roll-off. Depends on the band/grenre though, and age of the strings.
Sorry to say I've heard guys get totally lost in the mix with too much use of the 2-band boost-only EQ. Bedroom or small gig/rig settings often don't work well in a bigger room through a big PA. On any gear or instrument.
It's important to get the rest of the band onboard with that fact too. EQ for the band's sound, the singer's voice, and the room.
Model: WL4 Atkins diet slim neck 1.39"
Neck: Roasted Canadian maple with sesame seed grain
Fretboard: Blackberry-infused African blackwood
Body: Sun-dried alder with a Thai silk raspberry coulis finish
Pickups: Cuban hand-wound with German surgical steel wire, Clooney magnetism
Pickguard: Tort, you can never beat tort.
Neck: Roasted Canadian maple with sesame seed grain
Fretboard: Blackberry-infused African blackwood
Body: Sun-dried alder with a Thai silk raspberry coulis finish
Pickups: Cuban hand-wound with German surgical steel wire, Clooney magnetism
Pickguard: Tort, you can never beat tort.
- Sep 8, 2010
- 453
- 608
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Sadowsky Hipshot David Gage Czech-Ease Mono Kala UBass
Have you ever tried a Sadowsky P/J?
After playing every pickup combo in Roger’s shop I decided to have him build me a P/J instead of a J/J for just this reason! IMHO the P/J has the tight low end of the JJ with a little more clarity, little less wooly. Sounds like the perfect bridge J tone you would get by adding lows and cutting the tone a bit. Here’s a couple of pics and an Instagram link of my PJ from my tour with guitarist Alex Skolnick.
Cheers from Norway, playing the Larkiv Guitar festival today!
I totally agree with this, my Metro HPJ is the third Sadowsky I've owned, but easily my favourite (the other two were great but didn't quite tick every box for me). The sheer range of tones available is amazing and I find switching between active, passive, various VTC settings, different pup blends, etc all useable. Love this bass!
- Sep 8, 2010
- 453
- 608
- Disclosures
- Endorsing Artist: Aguilar Sadowsky Hipshot David Gage Czech-Ease Mono Kala UBass
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Have you ever tried a Sadowsky P/J?
After playing every pickup combo in Roger’s shop I decided to have him build me a P/J instead of a J/J for just this reason! IMHO the P/J has the tight low end of the JJ with a little more clarity, little less wooly. Sounds like the perfect bridge J tone you would get by adding lows and cutting the tone a bit. Here’s a couple of pics of my PJ from my tour with guitarist Alex Skolnick.
Cheers from Norway, playing the Larkiv Guitar festival today!
Have you ever tried a Sadowsky P/J?
After playing every pickup combo in Roger’s shop I decided to have him build me a P/J instead of a J/J for just this reason! IMHO the P/J has the tight low end of the JJ with a little more clarity, little less wooly. Sounds like the perfect bridge J tone you would get by adding lows and cutting the tone a bit. Here’s a couple of pics of my PJ from my tour with guitarist Alex Skolnick.
Cheers from Norway, playing the Larkiv Guitar festival today!
Whoa! Skolnick fan here. I have the albums, covered some of your lines!
Very cool gig you've got. Thanks for sharing.
Sadowksy pj is amazing. Ive got an unmastered tune i may have to send roger where i played slap lines over a synth bass. Initially i used the jazz bass but the p/j with both pickups on and the tone rolled off to taste was such a perfect fit.
For finger style i use all 3 pickup configs. The best part about it is if you favor the bridge you can roll the tone off still and boost the bass so you dont get that really thin bridge tone that a passive j would give you.
I am really not a fan of “versatile” basses since they usually dont do anything exceptionally well, but the Verdine has made it so I basically have a pbass with rounds (i have been using steels on this for my record since i need more modern slap), that focused p/j sound plus an exceptional J bridge sound. Rolling off the tone on the bridge is so killer. It reminds me of the sound that Rich Brown gets, which is just amazing. I beleive he rolls off the treble and mid on his active bass since his doesnt have a tone control knob.
For finger style i use all 3 pickup configs. The best part about it is if you favor the bridge you can roll the tone off still and boost the bass so you dont get that really thin bridge tone that a passive j would give you.
I am really not a fan of “versatile” basses since they usually dont do anything exceptionally well, but the Verdine has made it so I basically have a pbass with rounds (i have been using steels on this for my record since i need more modern slap), that focused p/j sound plus an exceptional J bridge sound. Rolling off the tone on the bridge is so killer. It reminds me of the sound that Rich Brown gets, which is just amazing. I beleive he rolls off the treble and mid on his active bass since his doesnt have a tone control knob.
Ive found the somewhat nasally tone of the equal p/j balance sounds great in a mix.
It does. And the slap sound of it is also surprisingly great.
I think i use the equal balanced tone the most. Its just awesome for about any genre.
I figured out why the Sadowsky Singles (Norstrand) sound a bit dark, my Metro had 250K pots. I am getting ready to change over to 500k, should add more shimmer.
