Where does the Sadowsky come from?

[blizzard]

Where do you think the sadowsky tone comes from?

mainly the pickups
mainly the preamp
mainly the wood/fit and finish
Combination of pickups of all pickups and pre
Combination of pickups, pre, and fit and finish
other (explain)

(if the mods could enter the word tone into the title I would appreciate it).

 

[lomer]

Roger Sadowsky....

lol in all seriousness I think it truely does come from a combination of premium woods, electronics and skilled craftsmanship.....

 

[bikeplate]

HI

Yea. Sum of all parts, not to mention some magic dust Roger has in a safe somewhere

Rob

 

[dharma]

Holy magic dust, Batman!

 

[JansenW]

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

 

[bmc]

mojo

 

[blizzard]

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

Synergy in other words

 

[Blues Cat]

I got my jiffy pop on the stove.

 

[albass111]

attention to detail .... impeccable.

 

[HMZ]

Brooklyn

 

[MikeBass]

This thread is going to derail somehow. I can feel it.
It's going to go the way of other Sadowsky threads disecting their basses.

I'm gonna do this now:



BTW, I voted "Combination of pickups, pre, and fit and finish"

 

[Woodchuck]

I voted "other". I figured that the player has to factor in somewhere along with the above offered choices.

 

[PinkTelephone]

the options of the poll are like "parts of the bass" or "the entire bass" when you think about it. and the entire bass most likly makes the tone of the bass.

 

[IotaNet]

I am not a Sadowsky owner but being in the Bass business, I have done a tiny bit of homework about Roger.

As I understand it, he built his reputation as a "First call" luthier/bass tech back in the 70's. His reputation for fixing, tweaking, repairing, and adjusting instruments became so legendary that among the NY studio cats, it became:

* "Nobody fixes my axe but Roger"
* "Roger -- If you start making basses, I'll buy one."

He opened a shop and the rest is history.

I say all that to say, You can give any of us a bag containing wood, electronics, paint, & wire and we would have varying degrees of success creating something useful.

It's no different than playing. You can give any one of us a beat-to-hell, covered with epoxy and filler, frets ripped out, Fender Jazz bass but ...

The key is in the experience/craftsmanship. (Dare I say "chops?)

That's what Roger brings to the table and that's what makes a Sadowsky.

 

[Nino Valenti]

Brooklyn

 

[MAJOR METAL]

I would say its the whole package.

 

[Fuzzbass]

Pickups, preamp, neck reinforcement.

 

[MikeBass]

Pickups, preamp, neck reinforcement.

What about the time before they added the reinforcment?? It's only been in there for like 4 or 5 years. (Nino?? Help if I'm wrong with my time line)

 

[Lowtonejoe]

Where do you think the sadowsky tone comes from?

mainly the pickups
mainly the preamp
mainly the wood/fit and finish
Combination of pickups of all pickups and pre
Combination of pickups, pre, and fit and finish
other (explain)

(if the mods could enter the word tone into the title I would appreciate it).

Other.

(Carrots)



Joe.

 

[logdrum]

Aside from the fact that he was a top luthier in NYC -- most of the cats I have heard with a Sadowsky are really good players and setup the bass well themselves. I don't know anyone here personally but I imagine someone who spends that kind of money must already play well and have a good sound already, no? That's my experience when I lived in NYC and the boros.