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Club Sadowsky!!!

#5,041
Hi

I agree, Bart. I have a great quilt top amber burst NYC with an awesome Morado board. Had a cool sonic blue NYC pj with an almost black braz board. Board were killer. My quilt top bass is much livlier though. Combo of the morado and ash body vs. the pj's alder and braz board. Both killed in different ways

Rob
 
#5,044
BluesyCat said:
So what body wood would be the "Holy Grail" with a Braz board? Or is that too generic of a question and depends upon the style of playing?
So.... let's go with my style of classic rock, blues: Finger style.
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up to you.

ash lends a punchy, direct and very responsive feel. the alder bodies tend to be a touch more laid back and fatter.

FYI, both of my current sadowskies are loaded w/ ash bodies, and its my ideal wood on a sadowsky. but my last PJ was alder/braz which made for an incredibly awesome sound. fat, thick, fat, rich, fat, yet nicely articulate, fat, burly, fat, you get the idea.
 
#5,045
jokerjkny said:
up to you.

ash lends a punchy, direct and very responsive feel. the alder bodies tend to be a touch more laid back and fatter.

FYI, both of my current sadowskies are loaded w/ ash bodies, and its my ideal wood on a sadowsky. but my last PJ was alder/braz which made for an incredibly awesome sound. fat, thick, fat, rich, fat, burly, fat, you get the idea.
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PHAT response! THX!
 
#5,046
HI

Yep. My nyc pj4 was braz board, alder body. I liked it but if I had it to do again I'd do an ash body instead. More my sound. The key to this is whats your sound? If you like fat and mellow, alder. I prefer more of a zing and punch. Ive always preferred ash bodies sadowsky basses

Rob
 
#5,048
Sadowsky said:
We have primarily been using Madagascar and Brazilian on our NYC basses and Morado on the Metro Line. I have not used East Indian Rosewood for fingerboards in about 30 years
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I'm assuming this is because it pales in comparison to Madagascar/Brazilian. May I ask in which way(s)?
 
#5,050
HI

Cool, Bluesy. I 5 would be cool if you need one. I hate 5's and only own one out of necessity. I usually own 3 to 4 four strings at a time and rotate them gig to gig. Alder body would sound cool and a great alternative to your ash JJ

Rob
 
#5,051
BluesyCat said:
Plus, Morado is less-expensive?
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Well, I was focusing more on the NYC, which is why I called out the Mad/Braz specificially, as I think any price diff between woods would be less of an issue there.

The Metro line is more price sensitive, tho even then I'm not sure if it matters much (noting I have no idea what these raw materials cost at the fingerboard quality level, so another reason I'm not trying to get into that aspect). :)
 
#5,052
bikeplate said:
HI

Cool, Bluesy. I 5 would be cool if you need one. I hate 5's and only own one out of necessity. I usually own 3 to 4 four strings at a time and rotate them gig to gig. Alder body would sound cool and a great alternative to your ash JJ

Rob
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It's just that there are a few tunes that really require that low, low B. :hmm: I actually have been thinking of an "inexpensive" (the $500ish range) 5er. And later on, get another Sadowsky 4!
 
#5,053
HI

Cool. Whatever works for u. Like I said, my 5 gets little play. Its a beauty but.....

4 string basses for me. Feel right, look right, sound right. Youd love an alder PJ. Why not an alder/rosewood pj hybrid? Killer!! My hybrid is ash/maple. Killer bass. As a matter of fact, I'm about to put it in my gigbag and hit the road to my gig. Peace people

Rob
 
#5,054
BluesyCat said:
So what body wood would be the "Holy Grail" with a Braz board? Or is that too generic of a question and depends upon the style of playing?
So.... let's go with my style of classic rock, blues: Finger style.
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I could be wrong on this but AFAIK, most of the basses w/braz rosewood have alder bodies -- there just seems to be something special about that combination. Not that ash wouldn't be great as well, but it seems more traditional to pair the braz rosewood with the alder as they both tend towards that warm, fat, full sound.

It would be a nice contrast to your ash/maple one too.

I love the sound of my ash/morado UV70 (w/Sadowsky singles), but it doesn't get much gigging time as I don't have much call for a fiver in the band I'm in. OTOH, it sounds so freakin' great that I haven't been able to part with it, not even for a trade for the same bass in a four string, which I had the option to do at one time. As it is the finest fiver I've ever tried, I'm reluctant to part with it even though I would get more gigging mileage out of having another four-string. There's always the chance I might go back to playing fivers more and then I'd be bummed that I got rid of such an incredible bass.

I'm just trying to figure out how I can sneak an ash/morado or ash/maple four-string into the house without having to either sacrifice my UV70 or alienate my ever-supportive wife. :D
 
#5,055
Alder/Braz Rosewood just sounds PERFECT to my ears. Some of my favorite basses have been 60's P's and J's, and the Sadowsky essentially does both, but with that added lowend/treble capability from the EQ that, for me, both cuts through and wraps around a mix at the same time. That, and the slap tone is 1000% better to me than were the morado/alder Sadowsky I've owned.

Still, can't wait to eventually add an ash/maple PJ5 to the stable one day! I"m also dying to lay hands on a fretless Modern 5. I have suspicions that it might just blow my little mind.
 
#5,057
BartmanPDX said:
Morado looks OK? Just OK??? I beg to differ, my good man:
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I think it looks fantastic.
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+100000 Bartman! Nice board!

I love my Hybrid P with Morado board. A little fretboard oil and the grain just jumps out.
 

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