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Club Sadowsky!!!

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As both a Patriots fan and a Sadowsky fan, I immediately got the @Sadowsky reference.
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Fuzzbass said:
Under certain conditions any neck can feel sticky, but I agree, the satin Sadowsky neck is amazing. IME it gets a bit more sticky over time as playing wear brings it from satin to gloss.

Vic mentioned steel wool to "re-satinize", and I've read that Scotchbrite pads will also accomplish this, but I haven't bothered to try either on my "glossified" Sadowskys because I still like them.

While we're on the subject: I've mentioned this before, but once the nitro started wearing away in spots from my 2005 P5 (the one in my avatar), I took some 300 grit sandpaper and largely took the finish off most of the back of the neck. That was to simulate the feel of well-played vintage Fenders where the nitro wore off. It'll take awhile longer before my Sadowsky neck gets as grungy-smooth as those ancient Fenders, but it's getting there, and I love the result. I'm not saying anyone else should do it (this is the bass I'll be buried with; I do not care about resale value)... I'm only mentioning it as an option.
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I just picked up an MV5 that is a bit of a beater... it sounds FANTASTIC, but it’s been through the mill. I took some 0000 steel wool to the back of the neck to get rid of some of the marks on it and it took the finish down really quickly. Thinking of just taking it down all the way like your P5.
 
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cxcxcx said:
Might be just a question of perception - there's no way that Sadowsky would let an uncured finish on an instrument out to a customer.
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I have absolutely no doubt that there is any problem with the finish, I just never played or owned a nitro instrument.

From what I read on other guitar forums, the neck improves with time and playing.

It could just be the chemistry in my hands.

Fast Fret fixes it for my practice session. So we’ll see what happens the more I play it.

I know Roger made perfection, it’s just all new to me.
 
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