• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

Club Sadowsky!!!

#14,563
Ur2funky said:
The Brooklyn Bridge walk is one of my favorite things to do in the city! I prefer to walk towards Manhattan though. Not practical for you since you will probably be carrying a case after being in the shop!!!
Click to expand...

HA!!!! Too funny! My plan is to try the Will Lee and order one if I like the neck. Matching headstock is a must, but I haven't decided on a color as of yet.

Thanks for the suggestions!!!
 
#14,564
Thanks everybody for the nice comments about my live pics. :)


NOLA Bass said:
OK, I am really psyched. My wife and I are making an early August trip to NYC. The in-laws will keep our 5 year old, so this will be our first "just the two of us" trip beyond one night since he was born!
Anyway, can't wait to try out a Will Lee in person. I have a feeling I'll be placing a deposit!!!
Click to expand...

When I visited the shop last year we walked all the way from Times Square, cross the Manhattan bridge (great views of the Bklyn Bridge) and after visitining the shop we had some great pizza in Grimaldi's (not far from the Brooklyn Bridge) and then back to Manhattan across the Bklyn bridge. I love NYC!!!
 
#14,569
Chasarms said:
I am all but certain that the rods are installed to alter the resonant frequency of the neck and thus aid in preventing dead spots on the fingerboard.

I don't think there was ever any issues or concerns with stability. I am not even certain the rods actually make the neck any stiffer.

FWIW, I just bought a used PJ5 that pre-dates the use of the rods. The neck on that bass is amazing.
Click to expand...

Sorry for rewinding this conversation back to a couple of days ago, but I always wondered about the NYC graphite rod neck vs. Metro non-graphite rods too. Interestingly, my Metro requires more adjustments of the truss rod than my Lakland Skyline, Fender MIA Jazz, or Reverend 5L. A few years ago I got a new humidifier in the house and that really reduced the amount of truss rod adjustments I have to do on my basses.

My Metro RV5PJ still needs at least twice the number of adjustments as my other basses do and I don't have any lower action on the Metro compared to the others. I tightened the truss rod about a quarter turn three times this winter and did nothing with my other basses. Never had to touch an Ibanez BTB-1205 either during the same period.

I also do have a dead spot (slight) on the G string at the 7th fret. Don't know what conclusions you derive from these experiences other than it's my observation after nearly a year of owning the Metro.

Some basses are just like that I think. My Cirrus (a couple of years ago) required frequent truss rod adjustments but I had the action really low on that one and it had an unfinished neck.

I'm kind of spoiled by the Laklands in that regard. My last 2003 Skyline 55-01 would go for years without needing the neck adjusted. That sucker's neck was stable like bedrock. My recently acquired 2002 55-01 Deluxe seems much the same.
 
#14,570
Chef said:
I personally found the 9050's to be too high tension for me to enjoy playing them. They sounded fine though.
YMMV.
Click to expand...

+1 Right on with that comment. I had the 9050 mediums on a MIA Fender Precision for a while. They were quite thumpy but were just too stiff to enjoy playing (for me anyway). I must admit though that they had the best finish of any flats I've ever tried. Very slick and very smooth. More so than the Chromes I have on my Rev 5L.
 
#14,571
Hawkeye said:
Interestingly, my Metro requires more adjustments of the truss rod than my Lakland Skyline, Fender MIA Jazz, or Reverend 5L. A few years ago I got a new humidifier in the house and that really reduced the amount of truss rod adjustments I have to do on my basses...
Click to expand...
Yeah, that's just a wood thing. I've had diffs even between two basses from the same manufacturer, and even at the high end. Despite best selection practices, you can still have cases for necks that aren't as stable as others and also have a more or less significant dead spot. This is the main reason why companies such as Travis Bean, Status, Zon, Modulus, Peavey, etc, looked to other materials for their products, or at least some of their products.
 
#14,572
Hounddog said:
lowB_2277 said:
Vic can offer great insight on the ash/maple vs alder/morado
Click to expand...
I would like to hear Vic's opinion on the differences between the two.
Click to expand...
I haven't directly compared ash/maple to alder/morado on Sadowsky basses, so my thoughts will be somewhat generalized, and someone who has had that opportunity may step in and offer some counterpoint, but...at least generally IME...

I find the low end to be somewhat tighter and more aggressive on an ash body... maybe a bit more focus, vs a bit warmer or rounder... maybe a bit more "classic" sounding with alder. I find that Morado seems to not have as much aggression in the low treble range as maple, and that morado tends to have a slightly higher ping to it, which means morado will sound a bit "sweeter" when slapped, but might sound slightly duller with regard to "zing" for fingerstyle. That low treble range on maple can sound a little harsh or "ganky" when slapped solo, but in a mix, it actually helps punch through with more authority, tho still maybe lacking a little of the sweetness you get with morado... which is why I usually drop the VTC a tad when slapping on maple... works wonders.

That said, and while slightly off topic, I'd like to say ASH/morado is a combo I have on one of my other basses and as much as I love ash/maple, that's another one of my faves.
 
#14,576
NOLA Bass said:
OK, I am really psyched. My wife and I are making an early August trip to NYC. The in-laws will keep our 5 year old, so this will be our first "just the two of us" trip beyond one night since he was born!
Anyway, can't wait to try out a Will Lee in person. I have a feeling I'll be placing a deposit!!!
Click to expand...

I'll be doing the same thing next month while my son and I are in NYC for the Iron Maiden concert.
 
#14,577
LeonD said:
Maybe if Will started playing a 5 regularly, there'd be a Sad WL5.

It'd be kind of weird to have a signature bass that the endorser didn't play.
Click to expand...

A WL5 would simply be a 5-string version of the endorser's four... I see nothing weird about that. If the 4-string takes off, it would make perfect sense to come out with a fiver.

One thing I haven't asked the shop is whether any NYC bass can be ordered with the WL preamp (the only thing about the WL bass that interests me). If not, I cry foul -- unfair to deny us committed five stringers access to that cool new pre!! :mad::D
 
#14,579
Regarding the WL5, it's a bit of a sticky wicket... extrapolating the changes to a 5 string instrument is not at all a problem for Roger. However, since it would carry Will's name, he needs to be ok with it, or Roger's not ok with it, which makes very good sense to me.

So I'm SUPPOSING one of two things will happen...

Either a WL5 will surface, or, simply a new 5 string model bearing some of the same features, but not the name, will surface. I think the value of the mid boost, neck profile, etc, have proven to hold great interest amongst the Sadowsky community, so I just can't imagine something not becoming available in a 5 at some point.
 

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back