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Club Sadowsky!!!

I have a NYC - Ash body with quilted maple top, a real looker. And it plays so darn well too.

But over the years one Sadowsky that has haunted me does not have a fancy top - it's just an ash body. But there is something about this bass that talks to my soul. I wish it were mine.

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I get all choked up looking at the pic again......
 
I have a NYC - Ash body with quilted maple top, a real looker. And it plays so darn well too.

But over the years one Sadowsky that has haunted me does not have a fancy top - it's just an ash body. But there is something about this bass that talks to my soul. I wish it were mine.

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I get all choked up looking at the pic again......

FWIW I would call that a fancy top. Might not be in the ultra-boutique way, but it's amazingly beautiful.
 
I have a NYC - Ash body with quilted maple top, a real looker. And it plays so darn well too.

But over the years one Sadowsky that has haunted me does not have a fancy top - it's just an ash body. But there is something about this bass that talks to my soul. I wish it were mine.

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I get all choked up looking at the pic again......

Really beautiful. Sometimes it’s the simple ones...
 
I have a NYC - Ash body with quilted maple top, a real looker. And it plays so darn well too.

But over the years one Sadowsky that has haunted me does not have a fancy top - it's just an ash body. But there is something about this bass that talks to my soul. I wish it were mine.

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I get all choked up looking at the pic again......
I've always been a sucker for ash bodies; that one's exceptional. Mine's not at that level, but folks I know have always called this bass "the pretty one:"

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