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Club Sadowsky!!!

#17,801
ReBass said:
My two Sadowskys:

#1) Vintage 4 with SCs and Drop D tuner. I also had the fine folks at the shop replace the stock white pickguard with a pearloid one. A huge improvement to my eyes.

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Wow that color combo is absolutly fabulous!!
Makes me wanna put that order for a BS (in 60s position) equipped ash/morado 5 string I was desperately trying to forget!!!
 
#17,802
bikeplate said:
HI

Ive owned pretty much all the combos, Bernie. I like the ash/maple because to my ears I can get real close to what you get from your bass rolling off tone. I also believe that you cant get the ash/maple sizzle and snap from alder/morado. I just feel the ash body is key. Others feel different but I stick to my guns on this one!! Also, I owned an ash/morado NYC 4 that freakin killed! I prolly did 700 shows with that thing. Loved it. Sold it to fund an ordered bass. That's the wood combo Im considering if I order the WL5

Rob
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Very cool.

There are clips of Will Lee playing with Oz Noy on YouTube and he's playing his signature model. It's black with a rosewood fretboard. I wonder if the body is Ash?
 
#17,804
bikeplate said:
Wish we lived near by, Vic. Be cool to compare and contrast
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Yep. In some ways I wish I lived in a bigger metropolis, because then it'd be easier to find really good bass instructors... I'd really like to take some lessons from a really strong bassist, but then again, every time I visit and try to drive around in a metropolis, I'm glad I live in the relative sticks. :D

I guess I'll just have to continue to suck at it. :D
 
#17,807
Vic said:
Yep. In some ways I wish I lived in a bigger metropolis, because then it'd be easier to find really good bass instructors... I'd really like to take some lessons from a really strong bassist, but then again, every time I visit and try to drive around in a metropolis, I'm glad I live in the relative sticks. :D

I guess I'll just have to continue to suck at it. :D
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Man - If you think GAS is a problem now - Move to that metropolis.

What I enjoy about living in the "big smoke" is the brainstorming & feedback that is available with all the specialized guys & other players in various musical fields. The place has EVERYTHING. You just have to be able to find it.
B.
EDIT: All you guys that live in smaller centres don't know how lucky you are to have opportunity to gig as often as you do. It's more than a small problem for many players in Metro cities.
 
#17,808
BluesyCat said:
Gosh darn it Vic and your Ash favoritism! :hiding:
I am torn between these for the future reverse PJ 5er:
Quilt Maple on Ash/Braz neck,
Quilt Maple on Alder/Braz neck
Alder/Braz neck

This bass will be specific to the blues stuff. I've been thinking of settling for a Fender P ($1200) or a Metro PJ ($2700) or order a custom NYC ($????).

:help: Steer me in the right direction guys and gals....
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BluesyCat,
I have been playing Blues Bass for the past 20 years with a sprinkling of funk/jazz/pop and rock/soul before that. When I read your post re what would be the best choice of instruments for backing up blues players i was, of course, very interested and thought i'd offer my .02.

I have used a myriad of different manufactureres and styles of basses trying to lock in on what I thought would be the "right" sound for supporting blues artists and have found that there is no "right" instrument. IMHO, the the most wonderful thing about playing blues music (provided you're not playing in a "like the record" cover situation) is the freedom to create and develop your own signature sound and apply it to generic blues structures. Other than the need to duplicate an acoustic sound (i.e. "Willie Dixon" style) my Sadowsky basses, vintage JJ5, 24fret 5-string(that I no longer have) and a relatively new standard P/J 5 have performed beyond expectations. With the way these basses can be EQ'd for me it comes down to who I'm backing up, the type of venue, and what bass will I be comfortable playing. If I do get into a jam, 95% of the time the Sadowsky basses allow me to EQ my way out of it.

The JJ5 is an ash/maple, solid body, SC, NYC that I bought new in 1999. It has been my "horse". NONE of the blues artists that I back up have ever made a bad comment to me regarding sound, my chops, on the other hand yes :), but sound, no. On my most recent session (John Stephan Band "Know Your Driver") I laid down duplicate tracks on a few of the tunes using this bass and an old 1965 Fender refin'd P. The Engineer used the Sadowsky tracks for all but one of those selections.

I've used the 24-5 with guys who like their blues a little funky or in rooms that had too much acoustic "bounce". It was ash/maple w/ Soaps.

The P/J 5 is new to me as of last January but is really liked by one guy in particular who really digs the "thump". It is std routing, Alder/BRW and with the ability to blend or single P and J PU's I have yet to find a mix that this bass gets lost in. I personally think this thing could set off the seismographs down at the U of W. :eek:

I hope this is helpful. I realize that much of our work entails playing scripted "parts" in certain "ways" with recognizable "tones" but I say play what sounds good to you and let the music fold into YOUR strengths...who knows maybe you'll invent a new concept to an already established genre.
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with respect
tr
 
#17,816
HI

LoPrinzi, Pbass. Hopefully He'll chime in next couple days and comment. Maybe Ill ring his bell and tell him to post soon

Wow, thanx Jerry. Appreciate the kind words. I truly do my best at all times. LOL. And I try to stay away from bad fish

Rob
 
#17,820
Vic said:
Roger, my understanding is that's purely a cosmetic matter, though, agreed?

Sadowsky said:
No problem to order a bass without chambering. No extra charge. We also can offer 1 piece swamp ash body blanks for an extra $300.

Roger
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Vic, one piece bodies are vastly superior in tone. :cool:





:D:D:D

just joking, what it's true IME is that my PJ4 is the most resonant of any basses I have ever owned or played. I feel the vibrations against my body in the sme way I feel them when I play my upright bass.

Oh, I see something special pairing with my one piece PJ4:

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