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Club Sadowsky!!!

#18,121
MikeBass said:
OK, how long until a 24f PJ5 with the Will Lee pre-amp Metro???Just sayin'.....;)

Hey..wait a sec.......if you look closely at the pic, there is a little switch in the same spot as the switch from the Will Lee model.........Is the WL pre gonna be available in non-WL basses????
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Mike,

Nice try :D....

It's actually an active/passive switch. We put a mini toggle in the same spot for those who don't want push/pull on their VTC.

Robert
 
#18,122
BabyWhiteTiger said:
Hey guys, I've been looking to take the plunge into the Sadowsky world for a while and recently saw this listing on Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sadowsky-4-string-bass-guitar-/180582835900?pt=Guitar&hash=item2a0b9366bc

Does this seem like a good deal in your collective experience? Your thoughts are much appreciated!

Chris
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Interesting. If it is an NYC 'Ultra Vintage', then it would have (most likely) a full size body (can't tell from the picture), possibly Nitro finish if it is an older one (it might be... can't tell but I can't see the concentric tone knobs, so might be without VTC...again, hard to tell for me), and single coils. Kind of a strange spec for an Ultra Vintage, since to my eye it looks like 60's pickup position with a maple board.. which is not really 'vintage'.

That all being said, for an NYC in reasonably good shape, the 'buy it now' price seems pretty good.

I would call Kevin at the shop (they are VERY cool people), and give him the serial number that is shown pretty clearly in one of the close-up photo's, and ask what the scoop is on that bass.

Edit: It does look like it has the VTC. My guess is, that is an NYC Vintage, not Ultra vintage. Still a decent price.
 
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#18,126
KJung said:
Boost only switch that can be set to a couple different frequencies (500 and 800) and a couple of different Q's (width of the boost). So, the amount of boost is fixed, but the nature of the mids are variable... lower or higher frequency, and a more narrow or fatter distribution of freq's around those center points. Pretty nice.
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Thanks KJung. I may have to make a run to Bklyn to check one out. ;)
 
#18,127
P. Bass said:
I can't wipe the grin off my face thinking about Mike on the phone to his wife ALL DAY today. LOL
B.
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Blair,

I was very busy all day and only called once. I was glad to be busy. I have been playing it for an hour and a half now and Love everything about it. The BE Maple neck is just beautiful in person. I am Very, Very Happy with it. Money Very, Very well spent. Cant wait to gig with it. Ok back to playing my new Bass. (its in my hands as I am typing this). I will get some pics up in a few days.

Keep me informed on your build progress.

Mike
 
#18,129
Hounddog said:
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Blair,

I was very busy all day and only called once. I was glad to be busy. I have been playing it for an hour and a half now and Love everything about it. The BE Maple neck is just beautiful in person. I am Very, Very Happy with it. Money Very, Very well spent. Cant wait to gig with it. Ok back to playing my new Bass. (its in my hands as I am typing this). I will get some pics up in a few days.

Keep me informed on your build progress.

Mike
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Mission ACCOMPLISHED Mike!!! I'm exhausted FOR you. LOL
You better take the missus out for the evening of fun for what you must have put her thru. LOL
Bless ya Bubba!
B.
 
#18,131
Hounddog said:
I have been playing it for an hour and a half now and Love everything about it. The BE Maple neck is just beautiful in person. I am Very, Very Happy with it. Money Very, Very well spent. Cant wait to gig with it. Ok back to playing my new Bass. (its in my hands as I am typing this). I will get some pics up in a few days.
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I can't wait for the next pics and the first gig report. :)
 
#18,133
Mr.Typhus said:
Ok. I just have to say that i love my Metro MS-5! I've had it for an year now, and it have become my #1 bass! I've had many basses, but none of them play or sound this good! Some weeks ago our school had a little project with audiovisual students from another school, and we recorded live video of song "new york state of mind"... I just got the video and DAMN does my sadowsky sound great on that one! You can see that video here:


Thats just pure sadowsky sound thru DI box, nothing else! I love it!
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Very nice!! Is this a music school? What are the average ages of the students?

Could I trouble you to add a "Sadowsky" tag to the video? Thanks.

Roger
 
#18,134
T-MOST said:
So, I just saw that the Will Lee model is vailable in 5 string now. Can someone give me a run down on the Will Lee custom preamp? I read it has a mid control. Is is a true mid control or some kind of a "Sadowsky" version of mid control? really interested to know.

Thanks.
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Roger
 
#18,136
Hounddog said:
SadowskyNYC.jpg


Blair,

I was very busy all day and only called once. I was glad to be busy. I have been playing it for an hour and a half now and Love everything about it. The BE Maple neck is just beautiful in person. I am Very, Very Happy with it. Money Very, Very well spent. Cant wait to gig with it. Ok back to playing my new Bass. (its in my hands as I am typing this). I will get some pics up in a few days.

Keep me informed on your build progress.

Mike
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Congrats for this beauty!! I guess I will act like you once mine is arrived!!!! :bassist:
 
#18,140
Bass Collector said:
Massive WB fan here also... that's such a cool shot of a VERY cool dude
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That's a promo shot for the "Everything Must Go" CD a few years back. He plays that Sadowsky J on the whole album & said he did a lot of muting for those tracks. It's such a pleasure to play tunes on that CD. Man - it's pocket city! The guy's just so fluent & tasteful.(my attempt at a little disambiguation) :rolleyes: (that's some PRE S.D. trivia for ya) :smug:. Love their humour.
B.
 

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