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Club Sadowsky!!!

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Adam Wright said:
Anybody know if the Will Lee model is available w/o the WL preamp? Been trying to spec out one but the Sadowsky sales guy couldn’t give me a definitive answer because the shop manager was out of town.
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Hi Adam,
The Will Lee model is a very specific design and the Will Lee preamp is integral to that design. So we could not accept an order for a Will Lee Model that does not include his specified preamp.
Roger
 
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Hi everyone! Back in the fun after re-acquiring my NYC PJ5. This past year was the first time I had been without a Sadowsky since 2000. Sometimes a little adversity makes one appreciate things more.
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Just saw NYC bass player Bam Bam Rodriguez play at Bar Lunatico in Brooklyn last week. He's a very busy bass player in the Latin American music scene for good reason. He was playing a Sadowsky J bass with a maple board, and somehow he got the most elegant, warm sound out of that bass. I never would have guessed that a bass like that could get a sound like that. It spoke volumes to both Bam Bam and the Sadowsky. Such a beautiful player and sound!
 
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emjazz said:
Just saw NYC bass player Bam Bam Rodriguez play at Bar Lunatico in Brooklyn last week. He's a very busy bass player in the Latin American music scene for good reason. He was playing a Sadowsky J bass with a maple board, and somehow he got the most elegant, warm sound out of that bass. I never would have guessed that a bass like that could get a sound like that. It spoke volumes to both Bam Bam and the Sadowsky. Such a beautiful player and sound!
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Yep, it's about the fingers, BUT, I'm confident it's also about using the VTC. IMHO, the VTC is probably the most under-appreciated or underused feature of a Sadowsky. It's a very powerful tool, and I think it's different on a Sadowsky vs other basses with the passive tone control because of Roger's unique preamp design.

At least to my ears.
 
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emjazz said:
Just saw NYC bass player Bam Bam Rodriguez play at Bar Lunatico in Brooklyn last week. He's a very busy bass player in the Latin American music scene for good reason. He was playing a Sadowsky J bass with a maple board, and somehow he got the most elegant, warm sound out of that bass. I never would have guessed that a bass like that could get a sound like that. It spoke volumes to both Bam Bam and the Sadowsky. Such a beautiful player and sound!
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To fix my post...Bam Bam has soapbars in his Sadowsky in the J positions. Totally killer.
 
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emjazz said:
Just saw NYC bass player Bam Bam Rodriguez play at Bar Lunatico in Brooklyn last week. He's a very busy bass player in the Latin American music scene for good reason. He was playing a Sadowsky J bass with a maple board, and somehow he got the most elegant, warm sound out of that bass. I never would have guessed that a bass like that could get a sound like that. It spoke volumes to both Bam Bam and the Sadowsky. Such a beautiful player and sound!
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One thing I noticed early on with Sadowsky basses is that the "bass" control isn't boomy at all. Personally, I call it the "warmth knob".

Bump it just a little and back off the VTC and you have that fat, punchy, and buttery warm tone in spades.
 
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emjazz said:
Just saw NYC bass player Bam Bam Rodriguez play at Bar Lunatico in Brooklyn last week. He's a very busy bass player in the Latin American music scene for good reason. He was playing a Sadowsky J bass with a maple board, and somehow he got the most elegant, warm sound out of that bass. I never would have guessed that a bass like that could get a sound like that. It spoke volumes to both Bam Bam and the Sadowsky. Such a beautiful player and sound!
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Bar Lunatico is such a great place to see music!
 
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My GAS went through the roof when I saw this one, I couldn't take it anymore and just purchased it off the website:

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This is probably my favorite NYC satin model they've ever made. Can't wait to get this one. :hyper:


(This also means I'll probably be selling my awesome Metro Modern R5-24. If anyone is looking for one, feel free to ping me for details)
 
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Would it be better to run a MV4 through all true bypass pedals or to have a buffer at the front of the chain? My (limited) understanding is that a buffer would be most useful to a high ohm instrument output (usually passive). I've heard mixed things concerning active basses with passive tone controls as far as buffers go. It looks like the sadowsky puts out 1khz ohms. My understanding is that low ohm would be in the 150-600 ohms range. Anyone have an opinion on buffered vs true bypass in this situation?
 
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phillipkregg said:
My GAS went through the roof when I saw this one, I couldn't take it anymore and just purchased it off the website:

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This is probably my favorite NYC satin model they've ever made. Can't wait to get this one. :hyper:
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I too felt some serious GAS pains when I saw that. Probably just for the color alone! Congratulations. That's gonna look amazing on stage. :thumbsup:
 
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Wxp4759cb said:
Would it be better to run a MV4 through all true bypass pedals or to have a buffer at the front of the chain? My (limited) understanding is that a buffer would be most useful to a high ohm instrument output (usually passive). I've heard mixed things concerning active basses with passive tone controls as far as buffers go. It looks like the sadowsky puts out 1khz ohms. My understanding is that low ohm would be in the 150-600 ohms range. Anyone have an opinion on buffered vs true bypass in this situation?
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Your pedals will love the low impedance output of the Sadowsky preamp!

Roger
 
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