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11Bravo
10-29-2007, 11:51 PM
I was thinking about putting a new preamp in my sadowsky mv5 with maple board.
i was thinking about a audere or somthink like that.

Figjam
10-29-2007, 11:52 PM
what does your bass currently sound like, and what about that do you want to change?

11Bravo
10-29-2007, 11:58 PM
what does your bass currently sound like, and what about that do you want to change?

the bass sounds fine.I would like maybe a deeper midrang sound.
i've heard nothing but good stuff from audere.

11Bravo
10-30-2007, 12:21 AM
anyone?

KSfactor
10-30-2007, 12:34 AM
I don't blame you, I'm tempted to change my Ken Smith's pre and put an Audere insted of. :eek:
Install the Audere but keep the Sadowsky,
just in case.

gillento
10-30-2007, 02:47 AM
Keep the Sad. You might want to try installing a VTC for treble cutting.

I own that same bass, but have the VTC and the Sadowsky Single Coils which help A LOT of getting more mids!

timmyc
10-30-2007, 03:37 AM
J Retro - it has a frequency control for the mid range

mlowe
10-30-2007, 03:45 AM
And it looks like the sad is in the lead

pickles
10-30-2007, 08:34 AM
I voted keep the sadowsky.

If I were going to do a guts revamp on a metro, I'd start with Nordstrand Js.

PS. Can you please check your PMs and get back to me? :confused:

allexcosta
10-30-2007, 08:54 AM
J Retro - it has a frequency control for the mid range

+1

maconbass
10-30-2007, 09:23 AM
Keep the Sad. You might want to try installing a VTC for treble cutting.

I own that same bass, but have the VTC and the Sadowsky Single Coils which help A LOT of getting more mids!

I agree. I also have the single coils and vtc. It's perfect. A Sadowsky without a Sadowsky preamp just isn't right!

lamarjones
10-30-2007, 09:49 AM
the jz3 ain't gonna help that much, its gonna sound pretty similar, well kinda. I have an audere equpped jazz and an audere equipped roscoe, the roscoe has the ability to set the low mids and the higher mids. IMO, that does make a pretty big difference. I don't like to pump tons of bass, but low mids is a different story. That pumps the pants flapping freqs without really stepping on the bass drum.

T-MOST
10-31-2007, 12:12 PM
Why would anyone want to mess with a Sadowsky or a Ken Smith????

Craig Garfinkel
10-31-2007, 12:17 PM
Why would anyone want to mess with a Sadowsky or a Ken Smith????

Concur.