a couple more shots , Bought new in 1999 , ash body , maple neck and board , quilt top , single coils , just a great solid bass even after all these years , I will never get rid of it , I can still remember the amazing feeling I had when the ups guy dropped it off and I opened the case and gust played it for a while unplugged and thought wow , and still think wow when I plug it in , it is by far the lightest bass I have ever had , so easy to play , am planning for # 2 finally , some version of their 4 string ,
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^^^ That's sharp! ^^^^
Oh man! I just got out the tools and dialed back the boost on the WL to about half or less. It's killer! I can't wait to gig it tomorrow night.
It's just a nice little bump now -- just the way I like it. I'll fiddle with the dip switches some other time. I did peek inside the cavity though, and noted happily that mine was built by Lisa.
I couldn't be happier with it.
Curiosity got the better of me and I opened up my PJ, built in March '03, and it looked like the name was Trevor Healy or something like that? Anyway, it's a fantastic bass in its own right.
Oh man! I just got out the tools and dialed back the boost on the WL to about half or less. It's killer! I can't wait to gig it tomorrow night.
It's just a nice little bump now -- just the way I like it. I'll fiddle with the dip switches some other time. I did peek inside the cavity though, and noted happily that mine was built by Lisa.
I couldn't be happier with it. Curiosity got the better of me and I opened up my PJ, built in March '03, and it looked like the name was Trevor Healy or something like that? Anyway, it's a fantastic bass in its own right.
Yeah, that's totally what I did. Made a night/day difference in how I liked it.Oh man! I just got out the tools and dialed back the boost on the WL to about half or less. It's killer! I can't wait to gig it tomorrow night.
Slight topic change:
I've been thinking of trying Sadowsky flats on my 2006 MV4. I have more of an "old school" tone in my head lately (along with those voices), and, although the flats are pricier than the Sadowsky blue labels, they would still be about $2300 cheaper than a hybrid PJ4 that I'm jonesing for!
I seem to recall a couple of folks chiming in around ten or fifteen pages back that they have flats on their Sadowskys. Any thoughts? Thanks!
I've been thinking of trying Sadowsky flats on my 2006 MV4. I have more of an "old school" tone in my head lately (along with those voices), and, although the flats are pricier than the Sadowsky blue labels, they would still be about $2300 cheaper than a hybrid PJ4 that I'm jonesing for!
I seem to recall a couple of folks chiming in around ten or fifteen pages back that they have flats on their Sadowskys. Any thoughts? Thanks!
I completely agree with Ken here. Just BARELY favoring the bridge pickup gives me all the mids I need. Favoring it more than about 10% actually makes the mids too drastic to my ears. I can't imagine needing a mid boost....at least with the SC's.
What is this stain/discoloring on the bottom horn of the bass?
I am not the original owner of the bass (Steve Rabe was), I've only had for around three years now. So I don't know if this is something that "developed" from age (the bass is 22 years old), or if it was on it from the beginning. I can't tell from the early 90's SWR ads that this bass appeared in. Any clue?? FYI, the body is Swamp Ash. The finish is intact in that section.
I am not the original owner of the bass (Steve Rabe was), I've only had for around three years now. So I don't know if this is something that "developed" from age (the bass is 22 years old), or if it was on it from the beginning. I can't tell from the early 90's SWR ads that this bass appeared in. Any clue?? FYI, the body is Swamp Ash. The finish is intact in that section.
What is this stain/discoloring on the bottom horn of the bass?
I am not the original owner of the bass (Steve Rabe was), I've only had for around three years now. So I don't know if this is something that "developed" from age (the bass is 22 years old), or if it was on it from the beginning. I can't tell from the early 90's SWR ads that this bass appeared in. Any clue?? FYI, the body is Swamp Ash. The finish is intact in that section.
Has it always been there? It looks like normal natural wood staining.
^ Looks like an oil or "stain" stain. Could even be from hand oil though that seems like an odd place for that.
It looks fine to me. Any pics of the entire bass?
What is this stain/discoloring on the bottom horn of the bass?
I am not the original owner of the bass (Steve Rabe was), I've only had for around three years now. So I don't know if this is something that "developed" from age (the bass is 22 years old), or if it was on it from the beginning. I can't tell from the early 90's SWR ads that this bass appeared in. Any clue?? FYI, the body is Swamp Ash. The finish is intact in that section.
This is a pretty recent photo. The stain, or should I say "mark" is only on that one section of the bass. It doesn't bother me, gives it character! But I was just curious to what it was.
And a closer shot of the body:
Hey MF,
I put a TI flats on my 07' MV4 a few weeks ago. It sounds beautiful, especially on the lower register. The G string however is a little clancky at the top end, probably due to the maple board. Cutting down those frequencies with the VTC helps though. I don't know how the Thomastic compare to the Sadowsky flats, I'm guessing they're a bit softer and maybe a bit thinner sounding. At the moment I'm not thinking to take them off, mainly because I have blue steels on my other Sadowsky
. Bottom line, sounds very nice but will never be like an oily rosewood P bass.
Wow! Those are two hot Sadowskys. I'm sure the stain is some sort of natural occurance. Maybe Rodger can chime in and give some insight. The fretless is surely breath taking.
This is a pretty recent photo. The stain, or should I say "mark" is only on that one section of the bass. It doesn't bother me, gives it character! But I was just curious to what it was.
And a closer shot of the body:
I've had flats on one of my Sadowskys for more than a year and it's a great, solid tone. My PJ had them on until two weeks ago that I went back to the Blue nickels, but those flats are on my J now. I love the slap tone on my VJ4, but since ATM I'm not slapping a single note and I wanted some of that nasty roundwound rock P tone I swapped strings between both basses.
Hey MF,
I put a TI flats on my 07' MV4 a few weeks ago. It sounds beautiful, especially on the lower register. The G string however is a little clancky at the top end, probably due to the maple board. Cutting down those frequencies with the VTC helps though. I don't know how the Thomastic compare to the Sadowsky flats, I'm guessing they're a bit softer and maybe a bit thinner sounding. At the moment I'm not thinking to take them off, mainly because I have blue steels on my other Sadowsky
IMO flats need more time than rounds to settle in and give you their sound. That 'clanckyness' will go away after a few months of good playing.
I've tried TI, GHS, Labella and others in the past and I highly recommend the Sadowsky flats (Labellas were also nice).
