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Club Sadowsky!!!

#13,621
Fran Diaz said:
As of today:

1 - Roger Sadowsky
2 - MikeBass
3 - AJ Brown
4 - kobass
5 - thehurlatron
6 - dragonbass
7 - 5stringwonder
8 - JRBrown
9 - Nino Valenti
10 - Alexander
11 - Jim Carr
12 - Shelly
13 - Munjibunga
14 - Steve
15 - rob2966
16 - ric426
17 - Big Red Bass
18 - Chunk-O-Funk
19 - burk48237
20 - Marcus
21 - bikeplate
22 - ogyen
23 - grooveguru
24 - Joeykun
25 - MAJOR METAL
26 - tommixx
27 - albass111
28 - JansenW
29 - Drucocu
30 - Steve Clark
31 - Rhythm5
32 - Fender32
33 - jazzbo58
34 - KPO2000
35 - FbassDave
36 - abngourmet
37 - HiFi
38 - frandiaz
39 - PocketGroove82
40 - Alistair R
41 - Jeff Rader
42 - Baird6869
43 – 76Dub
44 - Russell Bergum
45 - KJung
46 - deceased
47 - steve9000gi
48 - Dirty Dave
49 - Big String
50 - Jerry J
51 - OpaqueBass
52 - phatbass30
53 - bmc
54 - Sean Baumann
55 - tombowlus
56 - Mr_Dave
57 - mlowe
58 - pedroferreira
59 - AxtoOx
60 - maconbass
61 - jokerjkny
62 - simongpaez
63 - BassSlave
64 - JimS
65 - Squish
66 - Craig Garfinkel
67 - BOOTZY
68 - thewanderer24
69 – Bass Boy
70 - McHack
71 - chingas
72 – Bass Collector
73 - bugbass
74 - Cory
75 - Cheesewiz
76 - svtb15
77 - coelho
78 - gillento
79 - mero
80 - justabass
81 - Jeff K
82 - Vic
83 - mrDOS
84 - pstyle
85 - jediBass5
86 - HMan!!!!!! (Luck duck!!! Enjoy her!!)
87 - ricardex
88 - polo515
89 - T-MOST
90 - jzbass6
91 - Blake Bass
92 - Saluki
93 - Fuzzbass
94 - Pako
95 - VinatgeBT6
96 - BartmanBDX
97 - LesFunk
98 - thefatherssong
99 - Marcin Łatko
100 - pinchdawg
101 - cavemusic
102 - Alexander
103 - Woolysock
104 - Loudarama
105 - Lizzy D
106 - jdwinva
107 - Wadge
108 - KevinLane
109 - specs
110 - Nenor
111 - noisetree
112 - RockBoxBass
113 - Blues Infidel
114 - Pickles
115 - GDCX
116 - MAISKESO
117 - Hyperba55
118 - DrSmaggs
119 - alembicbones
120 - pan_of_qld
121 - lgrankin
122 - Giterdone
123 - ClassicJazz
124 - Rusty the Scoob
125 - Andy Hill
126 - rdmjazz
127 - lowB_2277
128 - dean82
129 - Funnyfreddie
130 - TheWotan
131 - ssommer
132 - johnpaulbass
133 - BASSKADET
134 - pedroims
135 - Visirale
136 - gflowers
137 - Margus Alviste
138 - rodneyat
139 - etinsley
140 – Stampede
141 – BluesyCat
142 – thisSNsucks
143 – Bass Viking
144 – boriology101
145 – smeet
146 – cachao is god
147 – James C
148 – rushphile
149 – drgregn
150 - BassShifter21
151 - jonno1707
152 – mikeluch
153 – Nitkin
154 – Modern Growl
155 – BIGREDSIX
156 – HELLOCCTV
157 - rayzak
158 –available NOS
159- lowdownwalt
160 - BuffaloBob4343
161 - groov'ster
162 – barks
163 – rulyøngo
164 - mrbassman_de
165 – Laklandlover
166 – flewis
167 – CHRISDABASS
168 – JeanBG
169 - jacojazz156
170 - Indigo_blues
171 - mponthier
172 – Rockies
173 - p0k
174 – olistorck
175 – A_E_A
176 - sneha1965
177 - deceased
178 - duckman999
179 - PauBass
180 – KUNGfuSHERIFF
181 – EagleMoon
182 – Santraginus
183 - The Butler
184 - SCT1422
185 - G-MonRV5
186 - dex
187 - pedulla-2007
188 - dooft11
189 – davidjbass
190 - Slaine01
191 – psax
192 – fcoda
193 – Michele
194 – Usedtoplaymore
195 – jonotronic
196 – Joelc73
197 – bassdr
198 - deceased
199 – HeyMikey
200 – Hawkeye
201 - Phillip Jordan
202 – johnnydi
203 – Aussiephoenix
204 – SteveC
205 – tomshepp
206 - bassam0222
207 – MindlessInside
208 – moorebass
209 – Zebulon
210 - steve f
211 - Ed777
212 - NOLA Bass
213 – BassieMike
214 – azbazz
215 – Creese
216 - sok monkee
217 – gabal
218 – slagbass
219 - Tim Craig
220 - Famous Shamus
221 – Chef
222 - Scott McArron
223 - atrapp
224 – Mr.Typhus
225 – chris.gotfunk
226 – OneMan
227 – DiDi G
228 – kph24
229 - t0t0m
230 – ElMon
231 – MF_Maher
232 - richrod
233 – Limeman
234 - ian.lawless
235 - roadkill2309
236 – dan900
237 – SevenReasons
238 – emblymouse
239 – gregbackstrom
240 - bhubb3rd
241 – Justin Beck
242 – jwbassman
243 - ookiedukes
244 - jmeyers44
245 – blen dem
246 – jmain
247 –esxmac
248 – RexNFX79
249 – ronniner
250 – toothguy
251 - pablo basso
252 – emohair
253 – g13nn
254 - Paullee01
255 – JRB
256 - jc-bass
257 – Bjornar
258 – cocobass
259 - bassgod0dmw
260 – arcticreef
261 – Jedisan
262 – slogo
263 - J Hud
264 – bigtexashonk
265 – Bassconbeatz
266 – Hounddog (on hold)
267 - craigb43
268 - Ur2funky
269 – joinercape
270 – roogbass
271 – Timlr
272 – camiloochoa
273- rpsequeira
274 – drewmi
275 - godley69
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I have sent Sadowsky all of the money for my bass except the last $775.00 and gonna send them the remaining $775.00 in a couple more weeks. That way we can lay all the blame of my club membership being delayed on Roger and the gang. LOL. I AM READY TO GET THAT BASS ON THE STAGE WITH ME. Dont want anything on my end to hold things up. Got a long wait but its gonna be worth it.

This is a new thread so I will repost what I ordered.

Vintage Jazz 5
Ash/Maple
Figured Maple top
BirdsEye board with Vintage tint
Caramel Burst
Tort PG
With Single Coil PUPS.
60's PUP Spacing
 
#13,623
KPO2000 said:
I had the green Sadowsky in my avatar for 8 years and then sold it...now I back with UV70. Love the fullsized body. Now, I need a PJ4 and a #, please!

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#276. welcome :)
 
#13,628
Yeah in a real soft hitting player..
but if i have my P Pup that close i will get a wolf tone so i have to lower my pup a little..
You know that sound if a pick up is to close to the string. its a weird wobbling sound.. Then i lower the pup to about 3/16ths on the G string when fretted at 21 and the wolf tone goes away.. mmmmmmm
Its real obvious on MM basses... Or did i just create one more thing for us to pick apart..:D:)

Vic said:
It's mostly the angle of the photo, but I do like a medium low action with a pretty small amount of relief. I usually "seat of the pants" my pickups at 1/8" from the string to the pole on the bridge pickup with the string held at the last fret, and bout 2-3x that on the neck pickup. Then I tweak from there.

I'm currently trying to do a lot more with more subtle dynamics and I find I can have a more nimble and bouncy bass line if I can use a lighter touch. I also find I can get a lot cleaner tone and a better/longer effective note decay if I hit the string in such a way as to not distort it too much (aka really digging in hard). There is a really cool dynamic you can get by playing hard, but I'm pursing the other side right now.
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#13,631
svtb15 said:
Yeah in a real soft hitting player..
but if i have my P Pup that close i will get a wolf tone so i have to lower my pup a little..
You know that sound if a pick up is to close to the string. its a weird wobbling sound.. Then i lower the pup to about 3/16ths on the G string when fretted at 21 and the wolf tone goes away.. mmmmmmm
Its real obvious on MM basses... Or did i just create one more thing for us to pick apart..:D:)
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Yeah, I know what you're talking about, except I think you're talking about having your pickups even closer than mine if you're saying the P is at 3/16 with the G string fretted at the last fret. I'm typically at least 1/4" on the P pickup with the G string fretted at 21.
 
#13,634
VroomVroom said:
Ken, that is some instrument you've got there. I love it!
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Thanks! I've played a bunch of them and owned a few, and this is the ONE for me. I've had zero Sadowsky GAS since I've owned that one (which is what happens when you get an instrument that totally speaks to you). I have a couple of other basses that scratch my 'Fender/vintage' itch, but this one does the 'modern J' tone as well as anything I've ever heard.

It's just 'that Sadowsky sound' to my ear, and it just feels so SOLID while not weighing a lot (it just throws your thumb off the neck when slapping). They did a wonderful job on this one! I have to say it again, putting the Sadowsky singles in this slightly more dense and heavy non-routed ash/maple Vintage spec just brought everything together for me regarding that classic 'Sadowsky J' tone.

I also continue to love that unusual spec of an ash/maple J bass with 60's pickup position.... while it takes the tone a bit away from a classic J, it is a cool combination of the upper mid grind and big bottom that many associate with 70's style J basses, but with the ability to burp and growl when digging in and/or favoring the bridge pickup that many associate with a 60's style instrument. Really cool 'hybrid' type of tone that really works in a mix, and still sounds 'J Bass' enough to keep me happy!

I'm sure many others feel the same way about their Sadowsky basses also.
 

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