How To Setup a Sadowsky Bass

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All Sadowsky spare parts can be ordered here: shop.warwick.de/en/parts-for-...
This video is an official step by step guide on how to setup your Sadowsky bass the way the pros do. All details and measurements are based on decades of experience in building and setting up guitars and basses for perfect intonation, string levels, spacing and an ideal playing feel.
This guide also features the new Sadowsky "Just A Nut III" and how to adjust it. If you wish to upgrade to a Just A Nut III, you can click the link to one of the following videos to see how it works and how to install/replace one yourself in detail.
Sadowsky Just A Nut III Replacement & Installation: • Sadowsky Just A Nut II...
The Just A Nut III for Sadowsky and F-Style Basses: • The "Just A Nut III" f...
All Sadowsky spare parts are availible here: shop.warwick.de/en/parts-for-...
For further questions, send an E-Mail to our support: info@sadowskybass.com or: info@sadowskybass.de
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@6minus3minus2 2 жыл бұрын

This is a really solid guide for most basses, well done

@S735334 Жыл бұрын

That's a good informative video.... but.... before any of the steps shown, it's also a good idea to check the tightness of the neck to body screws to ensure they haven't worked loose...because sometimes, they do..

@AnthonyMonaghan Жыл бұрын

Sadowsky blue label Flat wound 45 to 105 bass strings are the best strings I've ever used. A joy to play.

@DrewGK93 10 ай бұрын

Please please please do a video on proper maintenance/cleaning for these amazing satin necks!

@eddybassman99 Жыл бұрын

Well thats a really good and helpfull video. I'm gonna use it next weekend. Thank you!

@J0T4Z0 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video!!! Thanks!!!

@reubenkinsey2947 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you

@paultraynorbsc627 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing 🙏

@greedygringoprospecting6941 Жыл бұрын

i like the adjustable nut. was horsing around with my gibson lpb-2.

@g.medina3717 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and great information. 👍🏼

@SadowskyInstrumentsOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@rafbass Жыл бұрын

Wow. An adjustable nut !!

@Hi-xs7wm Жыл бұрын

Excellence !

@canadianbassist-garrettont7368 Жыл бұрын

two business cares whats that equal for a feeler gauge some insight im tryng to set up a bass to start learning to slap radius is a 9.5 any tips?

@szunabass Жыл бұрын

What is the background music? Nice!!

@mule71 Жыл бұрын

The band is Soften The Glare and the track is Two Dozen.

@mr.brettjames 6 ай бұрын

It looks like you are using the Dunlop 65 lemon oil to clean the neck. That bottle says ‘not recommended on maple necks’. I have a 2010 Metro w/maple neck, what is the best way to clean it? Cheers!

@SadowskyInstrumentsOfficial 5 ай бұрын

Hi Brett! The fingerboard of the bass used in the tutorial is made of morado. As said in the video, for laquered maple fretboards we recommend any light, non-oily, non-abrasive guitar polish or fingerboard cleaner. Sadly we can't make any brand specific recommendations, though. Hope this was heplful.

@Smelter57 9 ай бұрын

Why only three string heights @ 8:00 min when four are shown? Also they show G,E,B where mine has E,A,D,G. I am just starting out so sorry if this is too much of a newbie question.

@bassyey Жыл бұрын

3:47 Truss rods affects action at the middle part though. It can be used to adjust action at a limited capacity, too much bow and middle frets would have high action. Even your illustration shows it 4:01. You also mention it at 5:12.

@SadowskyInstrumentsOfficial Жыл бұрын

Yes, as mentioned in the video the trussrod does indeed affect the intonation and action, but is not intended as a tool for action adjustment but only to counter for a back or front bow of the neck itself caused by either string tension (which can vary when e.g. switching to a different set of strings) or humidity and changes in temperature and climate over time. The shown graphic is marked as an *exaggerated schematic and only serves the purpose of illustrating the function but in reality the bow will/should never be as severe. Intonation and action should only be adjusted at the bridge and the nut. We hope this was helpful.

@LoCoGuitars 2 жыл бұрын

So for the saddle setup you are measuring the pickup height? 7:50 I am a little confused on this still in the video.

@keithshyne 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that image threw me off too. It really should belong at 9:07 where they talk about measuring pickup height.

@SadowskyInstrumentsOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, for string action it is correct to measure the distance between the bottom of the string and top of the 12th fret as described in the video. The values shown at 7:50 are indeed for the distance between string and 12th fret and not for string and pickup.

@WillieFavero 2 жыл бұрын

When was the nut adjustment added? It's is not present on any of my Sadowsky basses.

@SadowskyInstrumentsOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

The Sadowsky Just-A-Nut III is a feature on all German made Sadowsky basses and is a direct result of the collaboration between Roger Sadowsky and Warwick who developed the original Just-A-Nut in the mid 80's.

@user-tw3lf5hm8w 4 ай бұрын

My metro express has a bad clicking, can not get rid of it so in the closet it goes, freaking depressing,

@SadowskyInstrumentsOfficial 4 ай бұрын

Hi there! You can send us an email to info@sadowskybass.de and include a little video clip, in which you demonstrate your issue and we can try to figure it out. Hope this will be helpful.