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Club Sadowsky!!!

#19,001
Russell Bergum said:
I see a lot of them on the Sadowsky web site coming in under 8lbs. Is there a point where the bass is too light?
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I once had a Hamer that I thought was too light. It was almost as if I had to hold on to it to keep it from floating away. Seriously, it was weird... maybe that's because I was a big-haired rocker and jumping around more than I do now. I didn't want a boat anchor, just some kind of ballast.

These days I probably wouldn't care, but anything less than 9 pounds is plenty light enough.
 
#19,002
Chef said:
you got time to post here;
you got time to not post here, and order strings;)
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Ha!

Gave it a try, but they are out of stock.

P. Bass said:
It's OK Bart. You may start the snowball down the hill & pretty soon there will be no stock left. THEN what am I gonna do? Buy ROUNDS??? :rolleyes:
B.
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Apparently, you're quite prescient. :ninja: Any idea when they might get them back in stock?
 
#19,003
So, I pull off the pickguard to swap to maybe the tort one and look what I find! :hyper:
A pretty killer top if I do say so.

So, Chandler is making me a clear pickguard as we speak!

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#19,007
Chasarms said:
My modern is well under 8 pounds. The only argument I would offer about it being too light is that it makes just about every other bass on the planet seem TOO HEAVY!!!
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I tried the new WL 5 at the shop and its under 8lbs and it sounded great active, passive and unplugged.

I have a US Lakland DJ under 8lbs and it sounds great as well. I am definitely with the lighter is nice group now days.
 
#19,008
Russell Bergum said:
Someone should buy it and put flats on it, and then it would REALLY sound awesome! :hiding:

I miss that bass! If it were a 4-banger, I would still have it.

On a different note, how have people been liking the Will Lee model??
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I love my Will Lee (metro). It is now my favorite bass. Love the smaller body (my other Sad has a full size jazz body). I reslly love the smaller neck. In fact, it is just amazing. I played my P last night and it felt like a baseball bat. The mid boost is cool. I love the edge it adds to overdrive and I like being able to adjust the gain to use for an onboard boost.
 
#19,010
NOLA Bass said:
I love my Will Lee (metro). It is now my favorite bass. Love the smaller body (my other Sad has a full size jazz body). I reslly love the smaller neck. In fact, it is just amazing. I played my P last night and it felt like a baseball bat. The mid boost is cool. I love the edge it adds to overdrive and I like being able to adjust the gain to use for an onboard boost.
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I really, really, really want a Will Lee.
 
#19,012
Last rehearsal during a song's last verse, chorus, and outro my band's bass player using his Sadowsky Metro maple board PJ4 pedals the same 16th note for the entire thing: verse, chorus, and outro.

We end the song and I look him thinking "I know he doesn't do drugs. Maybe he had a petit mal seizure?"

My drummer looks at me like "what the heck happened to him?"

Bass player: "I'm sorry. It sounded and felt so good I just got lost in the note and tone and forgot about you guys."

I have to agree.
 
#19,016
I have a question and I am going to try and explain it as well as possible.

When I gig my Sadowsky, it always plays easier and smoother than it does when I am at home. It also sounds a million times better live as well. The only thing I can think of is temperature... it is hotter at a gig than it is at home.

Trust me, this is not a bad thing. I love it!!!! It goes from a bass that basically plays itself to the mother of all basses that plays itself and sounds perfect (to me).
 
#19,018
chris.gotfunk said:
I have a question and I am going to try and explain it as well as possible.

When I gig my Sadowsky, it always plays easier and smoother than it does when I am at home. It also sounds a million times better live as well. The only thing I can think of is temperature... it is hotter at a gig than it is at home.

Trust me, this is not a bad thing. I love it!!!! It goes from a bass that basically plays itself to the mother of all basses that plays itself and sounds perfect (to me).
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I don't know what to say about the playability, but in terms of tone, there is no question.

There's an "edge" to the tone of a Sadowsky, when just soloing, that can be a bit harsh with some odd upper range artifacts. Especially if you are like me and don't play as cleanly as some might. Fret and finger noise can really stand out in an odd way.

But, IMO, whatever it is that makes those artifacts is also what gives the bass such a great presence in the mix. When you play live, the other hi-end stuff coming off the other instruments tends to cover the "artifacts" and just leave the good stuff!
 
#19,020
Chasarms said:
I'd probably love the mid boost, but the general geometry of WL does sound that appealing to me. I don't like the broom handle necks at all.

I might take interest in a WL5, but even in a fiver, I want a wide nut.
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Ironically I am loving the geometry more than anything else. My full size body NYC V4 felt big as did the neck after playing the Will Lee the last few weeks. Last night, I pulled out my P and literally had trouble!!!! I am seriously thinking of selling it now.
The mid boost is neat, but a nice bonus more than can't live w/out it.
 

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