Club Sadowsky!!!

[MikeBass]

NSD!

New Sadowsky Day!!!

2011 24f PJ courtesy of @sok monkee
Have a gig tonight and tomorrow, definitely taking it along!

 

[Fuzzbass]

Trivial I know, but it seems to me that a 4+2 tuner config would leave room for the Sadowsky logo near the usual spot on the headstock. I'm sure Roger has his reasons for 3+3 though.

 

[Chris Chong]

It could have been 4+2
https://www.talkbass.com/threads/sadowsky-tyo-modern-edge-6-string.404654/

But perhaps a 3+3 is preferred by pros working on this project.

 

[R&B]

Hello Sadowsky people! Totally self-serving, yet I’m thinking that one of you might be interested in looking at this:

https://www.talkbass.com/classified...o-modern-edge-4-in-lexus-pearl-white.1662614/

 

[HeavyJazz]

What planet did I just wake up on? Scientists are growing beef substitutes in petri dishes?.. and now 6-string Sadowskys?!

 

[R&B]

What planet did I just wake up on? Scientists are growing beef substitutes in petri dishes?.. and now 6-string Sadowskys?!

As you can readily see, I can barely handle 4!

 

[bass12]

Someone please, buy the koa-topped NYC on the Sadowsky site and spare me any further temptation. I don’t have the cash AND I don’t even play fours these days, and yet…

 

[deepestend]

Someone please, buy the koa-topped NYC on the Sadowsky site and spare me any further temptation. I don’t have the cash AND I don’t even play fours these days, and yet…

This one?

 

[GRoberts]

I've been gigging and loving my Sadowsky NYC UV-J5 (Roasted Swamp Ash Body, flame Maple) since I got it. It's simply the best bass I've played for what I do. Mine is just about 9lbs and I've been wanting a lighter bass since my mid 60's aged shoulders are not what they used to be. I have my eye on a NYC 5-21 that is a bit over 8 lbs and that sounds wonderful! The question is: how different will this lighter chambered "Alder" body sound versus a Swamp Ash body? I am likely going to pull the trigger to find out for myself.

I am just wondering if any other Sadowsky players can weigh in about an Alder/Maple bass versus Ash/Maple? I am gonna bet it's amazing either way. Just curious if you think the Alder body/Maple fingerboard is going to sound or perform much different versus Swamp Ash/Maple fingerboard?

 

[MikeBass]

I've been gigging and loving my Sadowsky NYC UV-J5 (Roasted Swamp Ash Body, flame Maple) since I got it. It's simply the best bass I've played for what I do. Mine is just about 9lbs and I've been wanting a lighter bass since my mid 60's aged shoulders are not what they used to be. I have my eye on a NYC 5-21 that is a bit over 8 lbs and that sounds wonderful! The question is: how different will this lighter chambered "Alder" body sound versus a Swamp Ash body? I am likely going to pull the trigger to find out for myself.

I am just wondering if any other Sadowsky players can weigh in about an Alder/Maple bass versus Ash/Maple? I am gonna bet it's amazing either way. Just curious if you think the Alder body/Maple fingerboard is going to sound or perform much different versus Swamp Ash/Maple fingerboard?

That’s a great question that I’ll take a stab at…
Short answer is: no one really knows. LoL

It’s going to be very close in my opinion. I believe the neck wood has a far greater impact on tone than body wood does.
I’ve had ash/maple basses that were very warm, and alder/rosewood that were very bright.

You’ll hear dingbats debate which is warmer - Brazilian Rosewood or Indian Rosewood for gods sake…..so, take it with a grain of salt.

I suspect, with everything else being the same- pickups, strings etc….that there will be some differences (no two basses, even if identically spec’d will sound the same), but should be in the same ballpark tone wise.

Heck, it’s an excuse to buy a new bass just to see right?
I mean, it’s for science! You HAVE to do it. The weight of the world is on your shoulders to solve this! (Pun intended!)

 

[bass12]

This one?

That’s the one. Tell me it doesn’t sound as good as it looks.

 

[bass12]

That’s a great question that I’ll take a stab at…
Short answer is: no one really knows. LoL

It’s going to be very close in my opinion. I believe the neck wood has a far greater impact on tone than body wood does.
I’ve had ash/maple basses that were very warm, and alder/rosewood that were very bright.

You’ll hear dingbats debate which is warmer - Brazilian Rosewood or Indian Rosewood for gods sake…..so, take it with a grain of salt.

I suspect, with everything else being the same- pickups, strings etc….that there will be some differences (no two basses, even if identically spec’d will sound the same), but should be in the same ballpark tone wise.

Heck, it’s an excuse to buy a new bass just to see right?
I mean, it’s for science! You HAVE to do it. The weight of the world is on your shoulders to solve this! (Pun intended!)

Yes, I don’t think it would be easy to isolate the factor contributing to any difference in sound between two basses that are identically specced save for the body wood (ash vs alder). You could easily have just as big a difference between two basses that are identical. Having said that, my okoume Sadowsky definitely fits the sonic characteristics of that wood as described by Roger. Sometimes you have to roll the dice and keep your fingers crossed.

 

[deepestend]

That’s a great question that I’ll take a stab at…
Short answer is: no one really knows. LoL

It’s going to be very close in my opinion. I believe the neck wood has a far greater impact on tone than body wood does.
I’ve had ash/maple basses that were very warm, and alder/rosewood that were very bright.

You’ll hear dingbats debate which is warmer - Brazilian Rosewood or Indian Rosewood for gods sake…..so, take it with a grain of salt.

I suspect, with everything else being the same- pickups, strings etc….that there will be some differences (no two basses, even if identically spec’d will sound the same), but should be in the same ballpark tone wise.

Heck, it’s an excuse to buy a new bass just to see right?
I mean, it’s for science! You HAVE to do it. The weight of the world is on your shoulders to solve this! (Pun intended!)

This is about right. You’ll hear a slight difference at home and that will change how you approach the instrument. In a mix, it will not sound so so different, though.

 

[Chris Chong]

I love the tone from the modern pickup position.

 

[GRoberts]

That’s a great question that I’ll take a stab at…
Short answer is: no one really knows. LoL

It’s going to be very close in my opinion. I believe the neck wood has a far greater impact on tone than body wood does.
I’ve had ash/maple basses that were very warm, and alder/rosewood that were very bright.

You’ll hear dingbats debate which is warmer - Brazilian Rosewood or Indian Rosewood for gods sake…..so, take it with a grain of salt.

I suspect, with everything else being the same- pickups, strings etc….that there will be some differences (no two basses, even if identically spec’d will sound the same), but should be in the same ballpark tone wise.

Heck, it’s an excuse to buy a new bass just to see right?
I mean, it’s for science! You HAVE to do it. The weight of the world is on your shoulders to solve this! (Pun intended!)

Thank Mikebass and others. I sort of knew it would be hard to quantify any meaningful differences. Pretty sure I'm just gonna pull the trigger and see how it goes. This is the one that has my eye.

 

[trendkill0083]

Hello!

Can I get a replacement pcb circuit board for Sadowsky Onboard Bass Preamp (4-Knob System)?


After installing the preamp, I got noise in EQ pot.
(Dust generated during work seems to have had a bad effect)

Fortunately, I had the same preamp, so I changed it again.
I thought it was a problem in the stacked eq pot at first of all.
But when I changed the parts except the pcb board, the problem remained the same, and when I changed the pcb board to a new one, the problem disappeared.

I asked Warwick shop that sells parts, but there are no answer yet.

On the Internet, I can find
Sadowsky Standard Electronic Replacement for PCB Board and
Sadowsky Will Lee Electronic Replacement for PCB Board,

but the standard pcb board looks different from the circuit in the 4-nob vtc preamp.

Can I use Standard replacement pcb board or
Is there any way to get the replacement pcb board of Sadowsky Onboard Bass Prep (4-Knob System)?

I will be grateful for any help you can provide!

 

[Joebone]

Hello, all - three questions for the hive mind, about the Sadowsky SBP-1 Pedal/preamp. I have an old one (v.1? v.2?) that has sat for years, but I'm now putting together my first pedal board, and would like to include the SBP-1 for periodic use with a passive fretless. Stuff I find on the Web indicates the 9V input is "center negative" -- is this truly correct, and the unit therefore compatible with standard inputs and power supplies? Next, I've found entries suggesting the draw is 500mA - is this correct, and what would happen if powered by a 400mA output? Finally, I also saw something about Roger Sadowsky recommending a power supply with linear rectification, but it looks like pedal board power supplies are now veering away from old-school transformers; what, if any, consequences of running the pre from such a supply? Any and all comments or advice are greatly appreciated - thanks!

 

[Chris Chong]

It draws very little power, 11mA refer to the manual. I’m using a normal boss power supply 500mA for 4 pedals.

 

[deepestend]

You should be fine. I have only run into issues powering source audio pedals without enough ma. And in that case they just didn’t work. Watch out for 9v vs 18v and read the manufacturer recs. I’ve blown a few protection diodes that way.

 

[pb9717]

I love the tone from the modern pickup position.

I’m all in when it comes to the Modern. I find its tone helps my sound present as more articulate, with less overtones, and a stronger fundamental. It’s just so clear. Yea, the pickup position obviously helps, but the pickup design and the pre has a huge hand in creating that sound too.

I play at a local weekly Jam with a bunch of working players here in Cincinatti. There’s usually 3-6 different bass players with their bass of choice. When I plug that modern into the house rig, heads turn as suddenly, the bass is so clear. Not boomy, not brittle. Just full and crisp, and clear. It’s so refreshing.

Heres just some of the moderns I’ve owned……the maple board 4 is my current weapon of choice. It feels like home.