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Sadowsky Basses

#62
The Fatfinger worked on many other of my basses that they are now just stock on all my basses. I dont think the Sadowsky needs it but its a quirk of mine that I feel it needs to be there LOL :) I know I need help LOL:help:

jokerjkny said:
nice!

but do you really need that fat finger? my sadowskys of all the basses i've literally owned has the most sustain, badassII or not. :bassist:
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#63
jokerjkny said:
to quote roger, [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. :p
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Add to that the cost of shipping/insurance/duty/tax to Canada (non-refundable)... and then the shipping cost of sending the bass back. That is getting near 800$ (400 tax and duty, 400$ shipping both ways). plus the 2.5K (estimate) for the bass itself.

Not convenient for a joe like me. Local would be a different issue.
 
#69
throw_this_away said:
wow... made in Japan Sadowskys are 2000-2600$ US?!?! WOW. What do the US ones go for?

gulp. If you have to ask than it is probably too much.
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its funny,

to some, "made in japan" makes people think of cheap transitor radios, compact cars that have manual steering, and plastic toys in the dollar store.

while to me, i think shabu shabu w/ kobe raised beef, kabuki theatre, ginjo-shu sake, and yes, sadowsky assembled basses. ;)
 
#70
alotabass said:
When all was said and done I paid 4,000 US dollars.
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:eek: *GULP* :eek:

I guess people are paying that or more for mass produced 70's fenders... so it is not too big of a shock. Still, for a new instrument I would rather get a SVT, 8x10, and a nice Fender 75 reissue. I say that only because I am not a fan of the slimmed down look of the sadowskys.

I am begining to understand why the sadowsky owners don't like the cheap shots about fender clones.
 
#71
alotabass said:
Do you feel Mogami are better than Monster Cables?
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tonally, no idea, but i know the mogami stuff is wayy more reliable. there's a reason why monster offers that lifetime warranty. ;)

mogami has just been very consistent for me, while the monster standards sound worse than horizon or proco's, and the higher end stuff is ridiculously overpriced for something i'll have to take on a gig.

yet, eversince i've been able to make my own cables w/ canare stuff, i rarely buy anything in the stores.
 
#72
jokerjkny said:
its funny,

to some, "made in japan" makes people think of cheap transitor radios, compact cars that have manual steering, and plastic toys in the dollar store.

while to me, i think shabu shabu w/ kobe raised beef, kabuki theatre, ginjo-shu sake, and yes, sadowsky assembled basses. ;)
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I hear ya. On average I would say that in the car field, Japan is doing better than the US in quality for the money. But, in the guitar market old habits still die hard and MIA holds better value in North america. Not that it should matter, but I always consider it. They may not be better, but patriotism does wonders for keeping up the value of an investment.
 
#73
alotabass said:
Also you must know that I am speaking of the NYC Chambered Bass Models not the solid body Metro line models. There is a big difference in sound in my opinion.

For a photo of my Sadowsky click this link
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Alotabass, is the difference really that big? Can you explain that a little more?
 
#74
NYC and Metro line Sadowsky differences, In my opinion

First major difference is the weight. The NYC line is much lighter and easy on your shoulder.

Tonally i feel the chambering affects the way the upper register notes sound. They sound much fuller with more body to the note where as the solid body's sounded thinner in the upper register.

wujuu said:
Alotabass, is the difference really that big? Can you explain that a little more?
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#77
throw_this_away said:
And no instrument can be guaranteed perfect. Neck wood for example can do unexpected things after a couple of years... but compaines like sadowsky do everything in their power to eliminate the chance of such issues (extra care in wood aging and selection is key here). A bass may have a perfect neck on day 1... but a year later as the wood matures and settles you may have a nice warp. I always say that 95% the quality of an instrument is in the neck... and 90% of neck quality comes from would preperation and selection.
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And if a problem should arise with the neck you can always get someone on the phone at Sadowsky -- maybe even Roger -- to help you out.

Say, if anyone is GASing for a Sadowsky while reading this George Gruhn has three Sadowsky basses listed on his site at the moment. The Standard 4 USA seems like a good deal.

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