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That is shocking. The second pic is much better. I took a pic of the innards of my NYC for comparison.

I usually go for carbon fibre. Helps to cancel out the weight of the engine and wings. Be sure to mount the engine at the headstock end to ensure even weight distribution.

I can attest to this. Pretty much anything Rodgers & Hammerstein or Gilbert & Sullivan. I used to call it ‘crotchet, rest, crotchet, rest’ music!

One of a few sources reporting that he has died. https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/neil-peart-obit-1.5422806

We have it on every year in our house and have done for the past 10 years. We call it the ‘Annual Rowland Rivron spotting contest’.

Deleted. Lack of interest probably because I’m not one of the forum big shots haha.

The live version is well worth a listen as well.

Two Against Nature has some beautiful Stingray work on it too.

Here is my first ever recording session! Sadowsky NYC direct into a computer thing. https://niederrad-16.bandcamp.com/track/britest-nite

I guess we’ll need to come up with a colloquialism for this new breed. Sadwick? 😁

This is what concerns me. Sadowsky concentrate on making instruments, Warwick concentrate on making sales.

Indeed, a couple of current employees already have their own thing going on. Pablo runs Valle Guitars, Erik runs Truss Guitars and Lukasz runs LPGunia Guitars.

Perhaps I jumped the gun a little. None of us know what went on behind closed doors to lead to this decision, but I don’t think Roger would have made his choice to use Warwick without careful thought. I do feel for the staff in NYC that may be let go though. Having Sadowsky on their CVs and learning from one of the best in the business will stand them in good stead though.

That doesn’t sound like a company that has its house in order.

Well, the word over on the other site is this, posted by an employee, probably Lisa We're just moving the Metro and MetroExpress lines there for better worldwide distribution. It's no secret that we've been having issues getting the MetroExpress basses into the hands of players. This should hopefully eliminate the back orders and delays on that line. And We are moving the Metro/MetroExpress from Yoshi/Japan to Warwick/Germany for better worldwide distribution. Another reply from the same employee says that shifting of Satin basses to Warwick is TBD.

That too, but I though that Tokyo was doing the manufacturing and distribution of Metro instruments on behalf of Roger, unless I’ve missed something?

It does seem a little out of character for someone like Roger to hand over production to a high profile company - a competitor even - like Warwick. Either something went very very wrong in Tokyo such as QC issues or simply not able to match demand quick enough for whatever reason. Or Sadowsky as a whole are in financial trouble and need the backing of a larger company with deeper pockets, and part of the rescue package was a licensing deal. Or it might just be that Rog wants an easier way to get basses into Europe and Warwick was the answer. A few months ago Sadowsky were teasing images of what appeared to be a Sadowsky-built Marcus Miller sig to tie in with the 40th anniversary. Then all of a sudden it was delayed. I wonder if this new agreement has anything to do with it.

I wonder how successful Roger would have been if he had asked players to bring him old Rickenbackers to modify...

I’m not sure how far Roger modified Fenders in his early days but probably not as far as he took Millers Jazz. I reckon he did a bit of fettling, fret work and replaced the electronics with something of a higher standard but still passive and installed a @KiOgon loom.

Indeed. In the early days before he made his own basses, he advised players to get an old Fender and bring it to him to improve. Marcus Miller was his most well known client back in 1979, installing a Stars Guitars pre-amp in his ‘77 Jazz.

Marketing must have decided that single cut was more viable than a sixer or neck through 🙂

I do find it unusual that Sadowsky don’t offer six string or neck through options. I can’t think of any other custom builders that don’t do this. But there does exist a sole example of a six string Sadowsky built by Yoshi in Tokyo for a trade show.

I used my Satin for pit work this week. It is the only bass in over 20 years of playing that has garnered any comments on its sound, even from non-musicians. Some may say inoffensive sounding, which I suppose it is, others would say highly useable and versatile.

I sold my Roadworn to Nuno. Thoroughly pleasant and great to deal with. Thank you!