I still want an Ibanez Verdine White Signature and an Ibanez Doug Wimbish Signature too.
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White Verdine White Signature Sadowsky
- Thread starter Dr. Cheese
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I still want an Ibanez Verdine White Signature and an Ibanez Doug Wimbish Signature too.
It sounds as good as it looks. I got a metro express before I got the VW. You know that metro express sounds just as good. I didn't think I would like the satin finish but I really like it. Both Sadowskys I can't find anything wrong with either.
I just saw a white satinVerdine White Sadowsky for $7,187. I guess somebody is trying to get lucky!
It is set up similar to an NYC P/J I had, although it costs less. Mine was a Quilted maple top. I think the "signature" model is more to do with a portion of the proceeds going to his Performing Arts Center, although I'm sure he requested the P/J setup (previously not offered on a Satin) and the 1 1/2" width neck and standard 12" radius.
Whatever the reason, it's a great bass.
But Doc, come on, man . . . . . . . you want E V E R Y T H I N G !
Doc, I'll pass along my experience about GAS:
I'd owned roughly 20 basses over the years, then I came upon the two Alembic five-strings I owned. I found one used on consignment, the second I later had built for me by Alembic. I used to be AT LEAST as big a nut about basses as you are.
After I acquired the two of them GAS went away as if surgically removed. I'd start to go into a music store to 'look around', and then I'd think 'why ?' Just what the hell was I going to see in there better than what I had . . . It's just hard to look at little digital pianos when there's a 9-foot Yamaha CFX or Bosendorfer back at the house.
So in the intervening years I owned them (about 12 years for the first, about five for the custom), I quit gigging, remarried, acquired other interests, and would play them around the house. I'd sold three Yamaha BB5000's while I owned those two, they were nice, but not in the same league as the Alembics, understandably.
My wife had unsuccessful back surgery, became disabled, and we suddenly lost her income. I'd bought the Alembics right, sold them for what I paid for them, and paid my mortgage for 6 months with them. It was a no-brainer, they both found good homes, and I don't really miss them. I'm quite sure I'll never own anything like them again, but for a time, I owned totally unique, 1 of 1 basses, the best there is, and I enjoyed their time with me. Ultimately, I could get other basses, but my wife is also a 1 of 1, and she comes first, so no regrets.
We've gotten over the hump, things are better, and I bought a couple Squiers. I enjoy playing them, and of course, while they're great little axes, they . . . ain't . . . Alembics, but I've said all THAT to say THIS:
It's the playing that matters. What I'm playing, whether it was $500 or $5000, it still sounds like me, and I've been around long enough to make most anything work for me.
And . . . . . I still don't have (nor ever again expect to get) GAS.
I'd owned roughly 20 basses over the years, then I came upon the two Alembic five-strings I owned. I found one used on consignment, the second I later had built for me by Alembic. I used to be AT LEAST as big a nut about basses as you are.
After I acquired the two of them GAS went away as if surgically removed. I'd start to go into a music store to 'look around', and then I'd think 'why ?' Just what the hell was I going to see in there better than what I had . . . It's just hard to look at little digital pianos when there's a 9-foot Yamaha CFX or Bosendorfer back at the house.
So in the intervening years I owned them (about 12 years for the first, about five for the custom), I quit gigging, remarried, acquired other interests, and would play them around the house. I'd sold three Yamaha BB5000's while I owned those two, they were nice, but not in the same league as the Alembics, understandably.
My wife had unsuccessful back surgery, became disabled, and we suddenly lost her income. I'd bought the Alembics right, sold them for what I paid for them, and paid my mortgage for 6 months with them. It was a no-brainer, they both found good homes, and I don't really miss them. I'm quite sure I'll never own anything like them again, but for a time, I owned totally unique, 1 of 1 basses, the best there is, and I enjoyed their time with me. Ultimately, I could get other basses, but my wife is also a 1 of 1, and she comes first, so no regrets.
We've gotten over the hump, things are better, and I bought a couple Squiers. I enjoy playing them, and of course, while they're great little axes, they . . . ain't . . . Alembics, but I've said all THAT to say THIS:
It's the playing that matters. What I'm playing, whether it was $500 or $5000, it still sounds like me, and I've been around long enough to make most anything work for me.
And . . . . . I still don't have (nor ever again expect to get) GAS.
I appreciate your story, and I also have had to shed gear to deal with a crisis. I also know playing is what is most important. If you watch enough of my videos, you will see me get excited about inexpensive basses as well as high dollar basses. Being a collector is just my personality. I know I will never have all I want. Posting about stuff usually calms my GAS.
Well, that's fine. But take it from someone who ate, drank, and slept with the things and was totally consumed by it all for too much of my life: There's a whole world 'out there', and don't let it consume you like it did me.
All the Best,
JW
All the Best,
JW
To be clear, if I could never play again, I would still have joy in my life. My life is not defined by my possessions, just enhanced in some ways.
Beautiful bass. Correct on the smaller jazz bodies. This was my 2008 P/J (my first NYC) which I sold a few years ago to get my 24 Fret w/soapbars, same color Tigers Eye Burst (see avatar). Then I missed the P/J sound and bought my Verdine White. And now, I have a Satin Vintage style being built w/single coil Jazz pickups. Should make a nice trio.
Jim Carr
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Gorgeous!
The only thing better than a Sadowsky is two Sadowskys. The only thing better than two is three!
I finally got a Sadowsky 5-string, after years of wanting one, and I must say I am blown away, as are my band mates and Jam mates.
I was up to 7 or 8 bass a few years ago, different brands. Now it's "All Sadowsky All of the time."
I ordered that bass when they were still on Jay Street in Brooklyn. I remember going through boxes with unfinished bodies and I picked the lightest one. It was a silly weight, I think 2 3/8 pounds! It felt like balsa wood. Picked out the Madagascar Rosewood board too. They did a fantastic job, the finished bass was 7.45 pounds and balanced perfectly.
