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Club Sadowsky!!!

#54,081
Tim1 said:
I missed out on the satin and think I will hold off on the metro Japan Will Lee as it looks like the German ones are going to be both lighter and cheaper. Very much a calculated risk as there have not been enough out there to draw any conclusion on the Warwick vs Japan quality. Also the option of Warwick masterbuilt Will Lee is interesting, although at the moment they seem to be promising much but the actual product is thin on the ground. I really want to continue dealing with Bass Gear Direct in Sydney as George has never let me down, so I will wait to see what new stock he gets in.
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Here is my German Metroline Will Lee. It's fantastic, build quality, sound and playability are brilliant. Oh yeah, and it's gorgeous.
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#54,085
Ross Raedeke said:
Ordered my first Sadowsky this week. Can’t wait to join the club.

I had it routed to my local FedEx office so I could pick it up first thing this morning. I arrived only to find that the store was “temporarily closed” due to a covid scare, and corporate told me that my bass is stuck there and unable to be picked up until they reopen Saturday.

I’m beside myself, but I suppose the extra wait will make the unboxing all the more worth it!
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FedEx is gonna’ FedEx. I too just bought my first Sadowsky, the seller shipped it Saturday, sat at FedEx until Monday night, then sat at another facility for 2.5 days before finally moving last night. It’s “scheduled for delivery” today, but having just left northern CA last night (I’m in Chicago), I am not holding my breath.

 
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#54,086
RNG1 said:
Nevermind I see in that listing it’s a soap. What’s confusing to me is when I see something that looks like a soap but you can see 3 mounting screws and I thought those are the hum canceling
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All Sadowsky soapbars are humcancelling. That's our standard pickup. Nordstrand does make a big single soapbar, but that's a special order thing and would be indicated. Also, it would have a single line of poles on it.
 
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#54,087
kevk said:
Just tried several sorts...works really well! Thanks for doing this, JR!
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Yeah, you can see from the URL how it works. Just sub in the term you want to find at the end: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

It's not going to work 100% yet. I'm going through the old listings to make sure they are all tagged properly so that this works. After that, I'll put together a page with all of the terms so that you can just click a link. That's already in draft form and I might post that before I'm done with the tagging.
 
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deepestend said:
Yeah, you can see from the URL how it works. Just sub in the term you want to find at the end: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

It's not going to work 100% yet. I'm going through the old listings to make sure they are all tagged properly so that this works. After that, I'll put together a page with all of the terms so that you can just click a link. That's already in draft form and I might post that before I'm done with the tagging.
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Thanks JR @deepestend for all your work on the website upgrades based on our feedback!
 
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#54,095
Sadowsky said:
To Sadowsky Club members only!
We have a canceled order on our last Deluxe Satin bass. First come, first served. $4099 plus shipping.
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I picked up "the last satin" from Roger about a month ago but after careful back and forth, my black satin VW PJ5 works better for me. My aging ears need the P pickup. Fitted with the NYC HC J pickups, Roger had the shop install the single coil switch which allows the bass to operate as SC or HC. I'm planning to list this one in the next week or so, but if interested please get in touch. Still has plastic on pickgurd, as-new. I'll discount it 10%.

The Last Satin Bass:
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The VW PJ5:
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#54,096
projectapollo said:
Curious, how many basses are in the old listings that you are organizing?
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500+ and then a bunch of listings that we lost when our website crashed a few years ago. The ones from the past few years are in good shape and don't require that much work. We just didn't initially anticipate that we'd be using the tags on the listings for this purpose.
 
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So it would seem that the German metro Sadowskys are quite a bit lighter than the Japanese metros? Plus am I right in assuming they all come with the Warwick adjustanut? If the quality control is up to that of Japan they are looking more and more attractive and the price is good. Hopefully they can get the supply running to keep up with the demand.
 
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