Club Sadowsky (Part 31)

[Doug Parent]

Originally Posted by dragonbass

Hi,

Yes, Just call the shop to get a price, and same pickup just in the P2 shell.

Robert

Hi back. Thanks will do.

[MAJOR METAL]

Hi

The Sadowsky SoapBar in the J positions is a rockin combo. On my wish list for sure.

[Doug Parent]

Originally Posted by MAJOR METAL

Hi

The Sadowsky SoapBar in the J positions is a rockin combo. On my wish list for sure.

That position is what I have on a Warmoth bass only with Nordies Big Splits and I'm looking for a different sound, hence my interest in these.

Robert would you be able to comment, do these pickups have a bar magnet or pole pieces? String spacing (18mm) is one of the specs I'm working with. Thanks.

[dragonbass]

Originally Posted by Doug Parent

do these pickups have a bar magnet or pole pieces?Thanks.

Doug,

These pickups have Bar Magnets. So, 18MM wont be an issue.

Robert

[Doug Parent]

Originally Posted by dragonbass

Doug,

These pickups have Bar Magnets. So, 18MM wont be an issue.

Robert

Cheers.

[j.kernodle]

I got to spend some quality time with a metro PJ at bass central yesterday. I am a sadowsky believer now. my favorite tone came from rolling off the passive tone a bit , but still giving it a little bump with the treble boost on the preamp. it was a different tone than just running the tone control wide open. aggressive but not too hi-fi. the bass had "girth" that was just unreal.

[Chef]

"cut passive, boost active"

I do this almost always.

[bikeplate]

Hi

Love my metro pj4. I've owned it longer than any Sadowsky and I've owned nearly 30

Rob

[Joebone]

The Sadowsky P/J rocks! Been out of town a chunk, but spent time with my P/J5 over the weekend. It's an amazing instrument.

[Doug Parent]

Originally Posted by Chef

"cut passive, boost active"

I do this almost always.

I have less experience than you playing live with my MV5, but thus far I have tended to follow suit. Since switching to single coils I boost even less on the treble, and often, leave it flat.

[Chef]

Hi;

it doesn't take much to be proven crazier'n me;
but;
you surpass me by quite a bit

Originally Posted by bikeplate

Hi

Love my metro pj4. I've owned it longer than any Sadowsky and I've owned nearly 30

Rob

[WoodyG3]

Originally Posted by Chef

"cut passive, boost active"

I do this almost always.

Huh. I thought I was a little crazy doing this with my Carvin SB4000. I guess I'm not alone.

[Fran Diaz]

Originally Posted by Chef

"cut passive, boost active"

I do this almost always.

+1. I've done this to different degrees on every song I have recorded for our new album.

[TXLawDawg]

With all the PJ talk, played two gigs with my new-to-me MV5-PJ yesterday and it killed through the Aguilar TH500/SL112 (x2) rig. Really meaty and full but with very tasteful top end. I don't have to tell y'all how much it is different from the JJ config it is but, I'm diggin' it and the PJ is definitely my preference of the two. I do find myself boosting the pre more on the PJ than what I'd run on the JJ. Just a really sweet, rich sound out of this thing.

[pickles]

I want a bass that sounds like the bottom 2 strings (coil closer to the neck) of a Sadowsky PJ across all 4 or 5 strings. Has anyone ever seen a bass like that? I'm thinking sadowsky narrow soap plus an HC J could be right on the money. But I'd want it to really have that P sound on the neck pickup. The D and G would get that stu zender reverse P pop sound, but I'd still have my big meaty E and A. A split coil soap with the right aperture should be close?

I have a J bass I'm considering modding as an experiment/prototype. NYC order would be a pretty heavy commitment if it was the first ever with that config. It would be ash/braz if I did it though. And maybe universal route for JJ and a second pickguard, hmmmm.

Just don't like the near-coils sound at all on a pj, either on the low or high strings. LOVE the E and A on a PJ.

[barginkov]

Originally Posted by bikeplate

Hi

Love my metro pj4. I've owned it longer than any Sadowsky and I've owned nearly 30

Rob

if you love the sadowsky sound , why do you keep changing for new ones,, just wondering

[bikeplate]

Hi

Lol. 3 reasons

Changing gigs
Roger introduces something new
Mostly, though, just fickle

Rob

[KJung]

Originally Posted by Chef

"cut passive, boost active"

I do this almost always.

While I never feel the need to do this, it makes much sense if you want to boost the upper midrange/lower treble, and remove the upper treble from your tone.

Since the active boost pretty much boosts everything above 4K (I believe it is a shelving circuit, or at least a VERY wide Q treble boost), and since the passive circuit cuts the same amount of lower and additionally lower frequencies as you engage it (works kind of like a variable lo pass control... not technically, but in 'end result'), you can basically, for example, boost everything abov 4K active, and then take everything over 6K off with the passive tone control (as an example), resulting in a 'presence/grind' sort of boost without a lot of sizzle.

Subtle, but works pretty well if you like 'bright, but no sizzle'.

[FunkyMcNasty]

Anyone know about what year would a NYC 4 JJ be with a serial of 3431 be?

[Firesalt]

Originally Posted by FunkyMcNasty

Anyone know about what year would a NYC 4 JJ be with a serial of 3431 be?

You can send an email to the shop and they will probably be glad to tell you.