Sadowsky HC vs SC pickup sound clips?

[matti777]

I'm thinking about swapping out the HC pickups. Does anybody know of any posted sound clips? Thanks!

ps - no signature yet - bass is Sadowsky NYC Vintage 4 with VTC

[Ivan M]

Go on the SADOWSKY site click on SUPPORT, then there are like 5 or 6 sound links, once you click on any of them there are a bunch of GREAT sound clips, Turn your speakers up and enjoy all those clips, hope this helps.

[Ivan M]

Forgot to mention click on the one that says BASS TASTERS, they are the ones that have a bunch of different sound samples....Enjoy.

[Fran Diaz]

Check out my website for some HC vs SC, JJ vs PJ, fretless,...

Sadowsky pickup comparison

[roadkill2309]

The quick reply is that they're not different enough to count anywhere except on TB.

IMHO, YMMV and all the rest. Fran's clips may make you feel the same.

[matti777]

Thanks so much!. You are right roadkill2309. There is very little difference in sound except that I liked the SC neck pickup solo a bit more. The character of the bass doesn't change much.

[Jerry Ziarko]

Before you consider switching, check and see if you have a 250k or 500k volume pot. Switching from a 250 to a 500 with HC's gets you pretty close to the SC sound. While not an exact replica, for $6 it is a very easy, cheap, experiment. I was pleasently surprised at the difference. I liked it so much, I did swap for SC's.

[Fran Diaz]

Originally Posted by matti777

Thanks so much!. You are right roadkill2309. There is very little difference in sound except that I liked the SC neck pickup solo a bit more. The character of the bass doesn't change much.

you're welcome. Check out the Club Sadowsky thread and post some photos of your bass. I love natural/maple combos.

[matti777]

Originally Posted by Fran Diaz

you're welcome. Check out the Club Sadowsky thread and post some photos of your bass. I love natural/maple combos.

Will do.

[pickles]

The difference is much bigger on the 5 strings. On the 4s HCs and singles are very close.

[matti777]

as requested - next time I'll turn the date stamp off

[Fran Diaz]

Originally Posted by matti777

as requested - next time I'll turn the date stamp off

sweet!

[-Timothy-]

My single coil clips

Fingering

Slapping

[gillento]

Originally Posted by pickles

The difference is much bigger on the 5 strings. On the 4s HCs and singles are very close.

+1

[Margus Alviste]

I really think Roger should change the sound clips on his site! These basses need much better presentation, I mean sound wise!
Sorry if I hurt someone's feelings!

[Oldtimer]

Originally Posted by Ivan M

Go on the SADOWSKY site click on SUPPORT, then there are like 5 or 6 sound links, once you click on any of them there are a bunch of GREAT sound clips, Turn your speakers up and enjoy all those clips, hope this helps.

You know, I've tried to go to support several times. I get to the page with the wooden card file boxes but can't click to open any of them. Anybody else have this problem?

[kevmoga]

Originally Posted by pickles

The difference is much bigger on the 5 strings. On the 4s HCs and singles are very close.

Apologies in advance if I'm missing something that's obvious to others, but why would the difference between HC and SC be significant on a 5 string but not so on a 4?

[TXLawDawg]

Originally Posted by Oldtimer

You know, I've tried to go to support several times. I get to the page with the wooden card file boxes but can't click to open any of them. Anybody else have this problem?

Yes, same problem here.

[KJung]

Originally Posted by kevmoga

Apologies in advance if I'm missing something that's obvious to others, but why would the difference between HC and SC be significant on a 5 string but not so on a 4?

Different pickups. I have never heard singles on the 4 string, but I've switched my HC's to SC's on both the Sadowsky Vintage 5 J's I've owned, and it is quite a difference, with the singles being more mid present, and more 'grindy' than the HC 'sizzly'. Both sound great, and the change interacts with the wood choices I thought the singles were a great improvement with my solid, moderate weight ash/maple build. With my lighter weight, routed alder/RW, I actually preferred the deeper voice and cleaner upper mids treble of the HC's.

I don't have any comparison cips up, but have quite a few clips of the ash/maple NYC Vintage 5 with singles on my Youtube channel if the OP is interested in another data point.

[matti777]

Thanks for the link to the clips. I sure like the sound of your AC.