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Club Sadowsky!!!

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Vic said:
Thing is, I can also see a non-functional point to be considered. Aesthetics. If you have a particularly nice piece of wood for the body, it looks a little nicer to have fewer "patches" on it. Dunno if it'd matter to me, but it might to some.
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I agree totally with this. That's why my favorite design is the Celinder, with the pop-up actually installed in the control cavity cover. That is clean and easy right there IMO!
 
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BuffaloBob4343 said:
Well, that may be true, although see the pic I added above with matching plate. Not a complete solution to your point, but not bad.
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I did, and you're right, he does a really nice job.

KJung said:
I agree totally with this. That's why my favorite design is the Celinder, with the pop-up actually installed in the control cavity cover. That is clean and easy right there IMO!
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Oh yeah, I remember that now. That was a cool idea. :)
 
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KJung said:
I agree totally with this. That's why my favorite design is the Celinder, with the pop-up actually installed in the control cavity cover. That is clean and easy right there IMO!
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That sounds like a cool idea, too.

I guess for myself, I really don't care about that so much. But I could see if you were paying lot for a bass with a quilt or flamed back or something, but the back of a bass is not such a big deal to me.
 
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BuffaloBob4343 said:
That sounds like a cool idea, too.

I guess for myself, I really don't care about that so much. But I could see if you were paying lot for a bass with a quilt or flamed back or something, but the back of a bass is not such a big deal to me.
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+1 to this also.

I guess this is getting kind of 'Churchillian'

'never have so many talked about so little so much' :D
 
#5,626
Following a suggestion in an old BP Magazine years back I bought a volt meter from Radio Shack and rigged up a banana clip/lamp cord/1/4" jack so I can check my battery voltage without removing the control cavity plate. Unplugging my instrument cable between sets insures I change the battery maybe twice a year. Battery compartment definitely unnecessary.
 
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Craig Garfinkel said:
Following a suggestion in an old BP Magazine years back I bought a volt meter from Radio Shack and rigged up a banana clip/lamp cord/1/4" jack so I can check my battery voltage without removing the control cavity plate. Unplugging my instrument cable between sets insures I change the battery maybe twice a year. Battery compartment definitely unnecessary.
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This is a great idea for those who are particular about making sure their preamp is working properly.
The nice thing about a Sadowsky is the preamp bypass. If you suspect a battery problem while playing, switch to passive and keep playing.
 
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So, I just got my older Sadowsky (from a TB member), which is the first one that I have owned. It is an older model from the mid 1990's (#1799). There has obviously been a lot of work done to her. It came to me with some older Bartolini pickups, but I changed them out with the Sadowsky single coils :hyper:. And now, she sounds great. This bass was supposedly played outdoors a lot in Puerto Rico, which explains the staining on the fingerboard, and has some bruises, but I think it adds to the MOJO of the bass. It is a very cool instrument.
 

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frandiaz said:
very nice, I've come to love the full size UV bodies a lot. You have two killer basses right there.
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Thanks Fran.
The older one (VJ) with the BrazRw board has the Nordy NJ4 singles which I just love on that bass. The new UVJ has the Sadowsky singles and they sound great although don't seem to be as full and have slightly less volume all the settings exactly the same on both basses and rig. Easy enough to fatten up though. I'm pretty sure my VJ 2004 is not chambered at just under 9lbs. The UVJ is a little over 8.5 with solid ash body. Both have the 9" radius which I'm very comfortable with. I also have grown instantly fond of the full size UVJ, but still love the look and feel of the downsized VJ too.

edit: Another thing I noticed is the 20 fret UVJ is about 3/4" taller than my VJ.
I suppose it is because of the full size body? yes/no ??
 

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