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It is totally cosmetic and it happened in a single very cold night. I was in a panic when I took it out of the case and it was like that after a trip to Ohio. I called Roger about it and even though the bass was over a year old he offered to have it resprayed for me! I thought about it and knew that it would eventually just happen again so I left it alone. I think now that it actually adds a lot of character to the bass. This has been my number 1 for a couple of years now. I have been in the same place as SQUID where I just couldn't find what I was looking for. He and I talk every few days or so and I realized that what he was looking for was probably something like this bass. I have 4 other Sadowskys and have been playing my Alleva as my number 1 for a while so I offered to send him this bass to check out. My offer was to take it and play it and if he didn't like it I would pay the shipping back to me and he could stop losing money on every trade or sale. He and I have bought sold or traded maybe a dozen or more basses now so I felt really comfortable doing this for him. I had no doubt he would probably keep it so I resigned myself that if he really dug it and wanted it, we would work something out. Thats what friends are for, you know? SQUID is a great guy and deserves a great bass and I think he has one now. I still have 6 Great basses so I am just as blessed as he is! I have to admit though that I am going through a bit of a process of elimination myself right now but I just can't decide what to get rid of....
Enjoy her SQUID and don't you ever sell her without letting me know first!!!
BTW - Just wait until you get her on a gig or a rehearsal!!!!!!
Peace,
T
Thanks Tom.. You ar truly a great friend. If I would of bought a NYC Sadowsky 10 yrs. ago I would of saved a lot of money. But I guess it wouldn't of been as fun looking. You were right this bass blows away any Lakland Joe Osborn I have ever played and that was my favorite bass for over 6 yrs.
Thanks Again
God Bless
SQUID
You are going to crap when you see my next bass in 6 months.
Stop geting the basses I want!
Joey,
Can you compare it to my JO, I know you have allot of time on that? Am I missing something by not playing a Sadowsky NYC?
I can get the USA JO tone + a lot more. This bass has single coils and a VTC which warms it up. This bass is a very warm bass even w/o using the vtc but you can make it passive to get even warmer. The Beauty about the NYC basses besides the graphite reinforced necks, thicker headstocks and much more are the chambered bodies. Such a resonant sound that no solid body can produce. This bass is a huge step up from any bass I have owned.
ONE LOVE
SQUID
ONE LOVE
SQUID
Do the NYC Ultra Vintages have chambered bodies? Wouldn't that seem to defeat the "ultra vintage" point?
Depends on the UV goals. If it was pretty strictly feel (like Sean says), tonal, and/or aesthetic, then as long as they met those goals, construction methods don't matter. I'm thinking it's mainly feel and aesthetic, and then "somewhat" tonal... just because as Sadowskys, especially with preamps, they're still not going to ever sound totally like an older passive Fender.
My NYC that I just sent him....This one!
Thanks for the kind words SQUID I am really glad you are digging it!
Peace,
T
I've fallen for my MS5 again. New strings and a new rig (Epifani502 and UL310) and I'm loving the 5er again. I spent the summer/winter on my SKB3006 which are amazing but the Sadowsky has a special place again. Also played a beautiful NYC CAR 4 string a while back. Heck I might even get a 4 string again.
+1...I am one of those that never really got the "Fender" connection. Roger is making a modern version of a Fender styled instrument and in the case of the NYC UV the concept was to offer the "feel" of a vintage Fender but with a flatter radius and much better attention to fit and finish. The Single coils are never going to sound like the Fender coils and throw in the modern pre and it is a totally different beast. However, it plays and feels a he77 of a lot better than most anything else out there and that is more of the idea behind it. As far as the routing goes I think the routing makes it a bit more resonant than it may otherwise be but is done as much for weight reduction as anything else. Personally, I think in the end the overall result speaks for itself. No matter how you slice it, this one in particular is a phenomenal bass and the Ultra P and the other Ultra J (NYC) I had were as equally as awesome.
Peace,
T
HI
Hey Steve. What do u think about the Epi gear? LOVE it!!!??? Sadowsky and Epifani is a marriage made in heaven as far as my ears are concerned. Glad you are digging the 5er again
Rob
Hey Steve. What do u think about the Epi gear? LOVE it!!!??? Sadowsky and Epifani is a marriage made in heaven as far as my ears are concerned. Glad you are digging the 5er again
Rob
Very, very happy. I also picked up a used UL112 for the smaller stuff. The UL310/502 is a match made in heaven for sure. The Canadian dealer I working with is a super helpful guy as well. Link Removed
As for Sadowsky I need to find someone who wants a Rob Allen in exchange for a vintage Sad of some sort. RV4 of some sort would be a good thing to have. But as far as general GAS is concerned I think I am done with a couple of Roscoes, a Sadowsky and the Epi set up. Oh and an NS Design as well.
Rob we must have similar tastes
I love my maple on ash, Sad, VTC(MUST HAVE), with dummy coils PU (atleast I though you liked these) and I love my old style Epi 212.
I gotta play a 5er though, been doing that since '87
HI
Yea, Kevin. I dont really use the VTC but all the rest I agree. Would love another 2x12, myself
Rob
Yea, Kevin. I dont really use the VTC but all the rest I agree. Would love another 2x12, myself
Rob
