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Why not make your own adjustable one? See post 6 for the better one......Adjustable Radius Block

This is is the way I did it with my band for a number of years: Use your DAW to record all your clips and samples and pan hard left. Add a click track to the DAW and pan hard right. Before the start of the song add 2 bars of extra click. Record the whole track to CD (other media forms are available 🙂 ) When you play the media through your PA route the left track (music) through FoH. The right track (click) gets routed only through an Aux output to a headphone amp and into headphones for the drummer. When you press play, only the drummer can hear the click. They use the first bar of clicks to get the tempo before counting everyone else in using the second bar of clicks and away you go...... The drummer uses the click to keep everyone together and everyone else just listens to the drummer as normal. Obviously there's no flexibility / on the fly musical arrangements once you use this process but we found it great for adding in random extras like brass stabs, pads or occasional strings without having to find a "rare as rocking horse doo-doo" keys player. The reason I went down the CD media route was simplicity and reliability. I'd tried to do it originally by programming a midi player and found the tech would occasionally decide to do something different to what I wanted 🙂 The player I used and have just sold was a Denon DN-300Z ( Denon link ) It allowed me to route and play the backng CD through the PA during the gig and also stream tracks via Bluetooth from my phone for in between sets. I could remotely change the volume if required.

They send the money by Paypal gift / friends and family. It means theres no charges and ensures they cant claim the money back at a later date.

I usually ask the sender to transfer in GBP. This usually saves you the cost of changing currency (% of total trasnsfer) and any potential losses due to currency fluctuations.

I've got the Puma 900 and love the "Taste" control. You can add snap and clarity or more rounded vintage tones.

Here........SD Pick Up Covers

Thanks. 👍 As long as theres over 1mm adjustment left on the bridge saddles then all is OK.

Lovely looking job you're doing there.....giving me ideas! 🙂 I might have missed it but when you originally removed the finish and sanded the top, did you reduce the thickness of the whole bass to compensate for adding the veneers? (depth of pre-amp holes / bridge height etc)

Did it work before you stripped it? Some close up photos of the wiring etc may help.

It certainly was a good bass and it was Luke Capon I traded with. I think he got rid of it so I've no idea where it is now 😞

This Sidewinder Custom "Melt Top" used to be mine. I bought it in the States and brought it back to the UK, played it for 4 or 5 years then traded it for a Shuker.

I've always had a hankering for one of the 24 fret, 5 string versions but they seem as rare as the proverbial rocking horse doo-doo 🙂

Yet another great deal done with Dan, just like the previous ones we've done. Bought his Status S2 and it arrived in superb condition. He's a veritable gent and a pleasure to chat with. Thanks again!

I have a MV5 (24 fret) and even with the smaller body it doesn't have any neck dive. In fact it balances better than I do 🤣

Nice bass 🙂 Most couriers state "no batteries to be installed" as part of shipping T&C.

I got the Sadowsky "bug" after reading about "the sound" on many forums and then trying a Modern 5 whilst on holiday in the States. I came back and bought a pre-amp from doc40hz on here and put it in my Mayones Jabba. I happily kept it that way until I sold the bass (returned to stock) and got myself a MV5-24. In the past I've had up to 11 basses at once including Warwick, Status, W&T, Schold, Roscoe etc all great but eventually sold on leaving me with my Smith, Ritter and Sadowsky. The Sadowsky has become my go-to bass as I find it easy to get pretty much any sound I want easily and quickly. It's shape and size fits me and is comfortable to play for extended periods. I find the "home practice level" sound to be good but improves once you start pushing some gig air. For me it just seems to sit in the mix and is clear without overpowering. That said, my gassing for other basses has never really stopped and there are a few more basses I'd like to try 😁 I've noticed that Sadowsky's in general are not a common sight and even rarer are Modern 5's coming up for sale......if anyone spots one..... 😉👍😁

Nail on head I think. 😁 Don't rush into getting credit......for me the initial pleasure of getting the bass would be severely dampned by the knowledge that it would only become mine fully after 3 years of monthly payments 😧 If you don't have the cash then save. If you can't save then you wouldn't be able to pay off a loan. If the bass sells before you get the funds together, no problem, Mayones will make one specifically for YOU. Good luck. 👍