Sadowsky

{{short description|American guitar manufacturer}}

{{About|the guitar manufacturer|the surname|Sadowski}}

{{More citations needed|date=March 2012}}

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| name = Sadowsky Guitars Limited

| logo = Sadowsky guitars logo.png

| logo_size = 250px

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| type = Private

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| foundation = {{Start date and age|1979}}

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| key_people = Roger Sadowsky

| location_city = Long Island, New York

| location_country = United States

| area_served = Worldwide

| industry = Musical instruments

| products = Electric guitars, basses, preamps

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| homepage = {{URL|sadowsky.com}}

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Sadowsky Guitars Limited is an American high-end guitar, bass guitar, and preamp manufacturer based in Long Island City, New York.

The company was founded in 1979 and took its name from its founder, Roger Sadowsky.{{Cite journal

|title=Roger Sadowsky

|first=Joe

|last=Darcy

|date=August 1, 2008

|journal=Bass Musician

|url=http://bassmusicianmagazine.com/2008/08/roger-sadowsky/

|access-date=March 15, 2012}} In 2011, the company had 10 employees involved in instrument manufacturing, excluding Roger Sadowsky himself.

Sadowsky Basses made by Warwick

Since 2019, Roger Sadowsky entered into a licensing and distribution agreement with Warwick GmbH & Co Music Equipment KG{{Cite web |title=Sadowsky Guitars: Note from Roger about the Sadowsky/Warwick Licensing Agreement |url=https://www.sadowskybass.com/blog/detail/note-from-roger-about-the-sadowsky-warwick-licensing-agreement-1 |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=www.sadowskybass.com}} to produce Sadowsky MetroLine, MasterBuilt and Custom Shop bass guitars in Warwick's workshop in Germany. They also launched a [https://www.sadowskybass.com/ new website] only for the German-made instruments.