One of the best analogies I have read about the subtle things that make Sadowsky basses great!
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Fodera or Sadowsky
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Well in that case, surely £1000 is an insane amount of money for a Fender if you have £100,000 in the bank. And you have an Alembic in your profile pic. They're more expensive than Foderas.
It's not logarithmic. Anyhow, that's not my Alembic. And the price of new Alembics are laughed at by anyone who isn't a lawyer or a doctor who happens to be a die-hard Grateful Dead fan.
No bring a correctly set up squier with the right amount of compression and astonish them!!! This would be great!!!
I'm not so sure.
In the next few years I'm going to invest in a top class cheap-ass bass. I'm torn between Squier or SX.
I think we may need a poll to have Talkbassers give me your opinions!
I really need to know which packs the most "astonishment".
Why isn't it logarithmic? No one bats an eyelid at multimillionaires in £200,000 cars so I'm not sure why a £10,000 bass would be considered insane. Anyway, just a few more teeth to polish and then I can go home and look (not play, as I don't even play bass) at my collection of Foderas, Alembics and vintage Fenders in their glass cases. While listening to the Grateful Dead.
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If at all possible, it would be awesome for you to visit both us and Roger's shop. Our instruments are quite different from one another's as are our companies. There really is no right or wrong here -- at least IMHO -- only what feels and sounds best to you. It's a highly personal decision and one that if you make the right choice for you, will provide you with a lifetime of playing enjoyment.
We put together an e-zine last year called "Bass Aficionado" that offers some thoughts on choosing a builder, selecting the right specs, etc. It's a pretty quick read and may help bring some of the broader issues of making the best decision for you into better focus. Good luck, don't rush and enjoy the journey!
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Kindest regards,
Jason
We put together an e-zine last year called "Bass Aficionado" that offers some thoughts on choosing a builder, selecting the right specs, etc. It's a pretty quick read and may help bring some of the broader issues of making the best decision for you into better focus. Good luck, don't rush and enjoy the journey!
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Kindest regards,
Jason
I voted Sadowsky simply because I prefer their "inherent tone", which is admittedly well described as Fender-on-steroids and works well for the music I play. However I certainly wouldn't turn down a Fodera if I found one that just spoke to me (which I did once but the owner wouldn't even let me finish asking if it was for sale) or if I had the cash and wanted a singlecut custom build.
No way to make a wrong choice between those two but do yourself a favor and visit both shops before you plunk down that cash...and while you're at it have an awesome time in NYC too!
No way to make a wrong choice between those two but do yourself a favor and visit both shops before you plunk down that cash...and while you're at it have an awesome time in NYC too!
I also voted Sadowsky, but I would own Richard Bona's modified Fodera in a heartbeat.
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I own both and both are excellent basses. Let me just say that I play the WL Sadowsky a lot more then the VW Fodera!
I'm curious how you have narrowed your focus to Sadowsky and Fodera. I think both are top notch, and for this poll I voted Sadowsky, but really you cannot go wrong with either company.
However, there are a lot of other top notch builders out there as well.
However, there are a lot of other top notch builders out there as well.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
And even then, I've heard it said many times on TB - you don't really appreciate the sound of a Sadowsky until you play it in a mix. It apparently it's voiced such that bedroom solo and practice type settings don't really showcase what the bass is capable of or how good it can sound in a band setting. I have no idea if that's true, it's just what I've read on TB many times from multiple Sadowsky players. Actual owners, feel free to chime in and correct me.
I believe that any instrument must be heard in a working situation to understand what it can do. Bedroom auditions are best kept to one's self, no? Still it is true that Sadowskys tend to be extremely well suited to cover band mixes.
Thanks, the Thunderfunk is for sale I actually have it listed here on TB.
The Anthony Jackson column is amazing and the Buddy Rich quote is quite appropriate. Thanks for posting that, I look forward to reading the rest of it later!
By the way, if you speak with Anthony, let him know there are bassists all over wishing him well for a recovery.
I'd go with the Sad, I've got both and it all depends on what you want to accomplish. For me, the Fodera's feel when playing is a little nicer, but it's a heavier bass. But, there is no denying that the Sad is going to punch through the mix, no matter what happens.... Hard to mess it up. Not to say that the Fodera can't punch through (of course, it does), but you've got to make sure your EQ is set up right. Fodera is very flexible, more than the Sads in my opinion, but that makes setting the EQ and your playing style more important.
But the quoted comment is totally True, IMHO...
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Nice rack
The big question is, looking at the assortment of fine basses in your pic - if you were in a classic rock covers band and only had 30 seconds to grab one of your basses and dial it in for a live gig (assuming it's already in tune) which one would you grab? And would it be the same bass if you were on your way to a recording studio to punch out a few prog rock tunes with plenty of time to dial in once you got there?
Choices, choices - if it were me I'd grab the Sadowsky or Lull for the live gig and the Fodera on the floor stand or the Pedulla for the studio.
First world problems, gotta love em.
