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Club Sadowsky!!!

#28,621
FWIW - I'm not sure if you ever played a Metro RV, but they have a very unique tone that isn't really a true 60's Alder/Rosewood to me due to the Morado board.

I've never bonded with Morado, and know it to be a pretty hard wood... almost as hard as maple, but with a pronounced midrange that doesn't have the warm give that East Indian or Brazilian has...

I'm an Alder/Rosewood 60's style J guy through and through - and I would pick up an MV over an RV. Just not a fan of Morado - and like the guys said above, with the right amount of VTC, Nickels, and even perhaps playing in passive mode which I find "softens" the tone a bit - you'll get a great tone.
 
#28,622
Modern Growl said:
FWIW - I'm not sure if you ever played a Metro RV, but they have a very unique tone that isn't really a true 60's Alder/Rosewood to me due to the Morado board.

I've never bonded with Morado, and know it to be a pretty hard wood... almost as hard as maple, but with a pronounced midrange that doesn't have the warm give that East Indian or Brazilian has...

I'm an Alder/Rosewood 60's style J guy through and through - and I would pick up an MV over an RV. Just not a fan of Morado - and like the guys said above, with the right amount of VTC, Nickels, and even perhaps playing in passive mode which I find "softens" the tone a bit - you'll get a great tone.
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I had a Metro RV5 (#3 NAMM bass) in fact, and it was a great bass with both Steel and Nickel with HC's. The only reason I sold it was the one pound savings on the NYC MS5 at the time. So I know the RV5 could KILL with both, I've just never tried nickels on Ash-maple.
 
#28,623
Chef said:
I've never put nickles on my MV5, and in fact, I have Blue Steels on my RV5.
Both are single coil loaded.
The HC's leave me cold; too mid scooped for me. YMMV.
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My bass toolbox us an SC-free zone. From my short Sadowsky experience, I agree with you about the HCs being a little more scooped, but especially when I'm not playing by myself, I don't think it's bad enough to outweigh my utter, boundless hate for hiss or hum. Like, any. At all. Ever.


I'm not kidding.
 
#28,627
davidjbass said:
It's finally here. And it's beautiful. Introducing my custom ordered Shell Pink Sadowsky Will Lee. More pics to come later. It's got real interesting grain on the maple fingerboard.
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#28,630
burk48237 said:
As many of you know I was sadly forced to sell my beloved NYC MS5. Anyway, I'm a month to two months away from looking for a replacement. I'm leaning toward a used Metro MV5. But I have a question:

Like Vic and a few others around here I've found my favorite Sadowsky voice is the Maple/Ash SC. They just work. But I've always run them with Steel strings. I'm now playing a house Blues band gig (more about that later) where a more classic sound might be better. I know my old Metro RV5 KILLED with Nickel strings, how does an MV5 w/SC pickups sound with Nickels (espc. Sadowsky Nickels)? Is anyone running that combo. Or should I just look for an RV5 with HC's for a more old school tone?
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I'm not running SC's but my MV5 is wearing Sadowsky Blue Nickels. I prefer them to the SS strings and had always been primarly a SS player. To me, they still have most of the bite that the SS strings do with just a touch more "round and warm" if that makes any sense. Also, it seems as though the SS strings lose their bite relatively quick (my hands do that to strings...and quick) while the nickels lose a bit of the new string sound and then maintain better over time. Of course, IMHO and YMMV.
 
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TXLawDawg said:
It seems as though the SS strings lose their bite relatively quick (my hands do that to strings...and quick) while the nickels lose a bit of the new string sound and then maintain better over time. Of course, IMHO and YMMV.
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I find the Sadowsky SS strings keep their tone longer than any string I've used in the past. Plus, once broken in they still sound great. I've gone months without changing the strings with the Sadowsky's SS and I am one that loves the new string bite. I used to change the strings before every show. My hands are known for killing strings quickly as well, especially nickel. But, with the SS strings they hold their tone with proper wiping and care. Plus, with an ash/maple combo....they grind for days! IME
 
#28,633
I don't have "string killing junk" in my hands, but, the Sadowsky strings last a good while for me.
And, especially with the combination of a little treble boost, and GK amps, they last a really, really long time.
 
#28,635
I don't have my axe next to me at the office, but I *think* that the strings are tapers, right? My task is to find non-taper cores that act like the Sadowsky strings. I took my Fender to my luthier for a setup once with a pack of Fender tapered strings and he sent me to return them and get non tapered strings.

Something about setting up the frequency modulation in the warp core. Uh, at least, I *think* that's what he said...
 
#28,637
That's a guy who isn't so very experienced at setting up various types of strings...IMO...ymmv.

This is why I think it's so important to learn to do your own setups...

roadkill2309 said:
I don't have my axe next to me at the office, but I *think* that he strings are tapers, right? My task is to find non-taper cores that act like the Sadowsky strings. I took my Fender to my luthier for a setup once with a pack of Fenderr tapered strings and he sent me to return them and get non tapered strings
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Chef said:
That's a guy who isn't so very experienced at setting up various types of strings...IMO...ymmv.

This is why I think it's so important to learn to do your own setups...
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I think it's the opposite. He's pretty much the top dog in Montreal. I think he's sort of become set in his ways more than anything else.

But my basses always come back feeling like they're young and hot again, so buying the strings he wants me to is worth it.

I can't set myself up to do my own set-ups right now because we have a lack of space in our apartment. It's in the plan for when we own a place. With some room.
 

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