Club Sadowsky!!!

[Fran Diaz]

Hi Fran!

You must change your TB name for: Sad Vicious!!

3 Sadowsky's for 2 hands only! If you feel one of this will be no played ... feel free to send it to Barcelona

P.D.: se te echa de menos por guitarramania ...
P.D. 2: Ole my english!

It sounds good .

Unfortunately (for you ) I have enough love for all my babies.


P.D. Aún visito Guitarramanía, pero está un poco muerta, desgraciadamente hay poco movimiento po allí.
P.D.2 : Your english is better than my french.

 

[KJung]

Where are all the Sadowsky lovers gone?

I've been missing my single coil equiped Sadowsky since I sold it. I asked the buyer if he would be interested in selling it back to me and his answer was "no" LOL, so I ordered another one and I just got this:

Specs: Full size, solid ash, dark vintage tint finish, single coils.




did I say?...I'm

Nice! You know, even though I've been very happy with my NYC RV5 for a number of years now, ever since I got the MV5 with singles, the standard HC's in that bass sound wimpy to me. I guess I'll make the swap.

I thought it would be cool to have the two different flavors of the more hi fi and a bit scooped HC's and the more mid punchy and growly SC's. I was wrong

 

[nemo]

I thought it would be cool to have the two different flavors of the more hi fi and a bit scooped HC's and the more mid punchy and growly SC's. I was wrong

With all the hype around I was debating singles as well, but getting even more punch and growl from my MS5 would be the last thing I would need..
..different strokes..

 

[KJung]

With all the hype around I was debating singles as well, but getting even more punch and growl from my MS5 would be the last thing I would need..
..different strokes..

The vast majority of happy Sadowsky J owners have the HC's installed and they sound great. However, the vast majority of happy Sadowsky J owners have also never heard their bass with the singles installed Per you comment, different flavors of good, and pure personal taste.

I just absolutely love that more aggressive mid posture, and the more 'J' style (less modern sounding) upper mid and treble response. It doesn't really make the Sadowsky J sound more 'Fendery' (i.e., that strong Sadowsky tone profile is still there), but it does make them sound more like what many would identify as a 'J Bass' tone, if that makes sense.

 

[specs]

Spoke to Kevin yesterday, 5 string 24 fret will be ordered soon....oh yes.....oh yes baby....

 

[fcoda]

I'm waiting on a new shipment to arrive so I can go into the shop and pickup my first Sad. I am leaning toward alder but I am going to do the SC.

 

[thebigcock]

hi everyone,
well after 15 years of looking at Sadowsky basses but fiddling about with a 5-6 Fenders that i was never happy with
i have just ordered a copy of this bass:
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only 6 months to go
i decided to use the hum cancelling pickups rather than singles, i think Roger knows best

 

[BASSKADET]

hi everyone,
well after 15 years of looking at Sadowsky basses but fiddling about with a 5-6 Fenders that i was never happy with
i have just ordered a copy of this bass:
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only 6 months to go
i decided to use the hum cancelling pickups rather than singles, i think Roger knows best

That's a nice top on that one. You'll be happy.....very happy.

 

[Vic]

i decided to use the hum cancelling pickups rather than singles, i think Roger knows best

Actually, the fact that most (or maybe all) current models ship with the hum-cancelling pickups is NOT Roger telling us all that those are the best. He's simply doing the sensible business thing by putting what his CUSTOMERS choose most frequently in as the default. Any new bass you get from them can be switched from one to the other at no extra charge.

I'd bet money, even without asking, that Roger feels the SC pickups are every bit as good as the HC pickups, maybe even better, and it's simply a matter of personal preference.

 

[Sadowsky]

I am the first one to say that nothing sounds better than single coils. It is the benchmark that everything else gets compared to. I feel our humcancelling pickups get as close to a single coil as possible and we ask every NYC customer who orders an instrument if they want single coils or humcancelling. 90% choose humcancelling.

Roger

 

[tombowlus]

I am the first one to say that nothing sounds better than single coils. It is the benchmark that everything else gets compared to. I feel our humcancelling pickups get as close to a single coil as possible and we ask every NYC customer who orders an instrument if they want single coils or humcancelling. 90% choose humcancelling.

Roger

I still say you know best, though.

 

[Vic]

I still say you know best, though.

Yeah, and just to make sure my post is not misread, I never challenged Roger's judgment... only the assumption that because HC's are in most of the basses by default... at least on the website, that means Roger is saying they sound the best. Especially now, since we know for sure his opinion is actually the opposite (which doesn't surprise me especially now having personally tried both and feeling the same way).

 

[KJung]

Yeah, and just to make sure my post is not misread, I never challenged Roger's judgment... only the assumption that because HC's are in most of the basses by default... at least on the website, that means Roger is saying they sound the best. Especially now, since we know for sure his opinion is actually the opposite (which doesn't surprise me especially now having personally tried both and feeling the same way).

+1 If I had been aware of the difference (it's a lot to my ear), I would have ordered singles on my RV5 way back when I bought it. Now, it's going to cost me $200 However, it's a price worth paying for me personally.

Edit: Just pulled the trigger on the singles for my RV from Roger's site!

 

[Joeykun]

I am the first one to say that nothing sounds better than single coils. It is the benchmark that everything else gets compared to.

Roger

OK, I can't resist the reviews, comments and assurance from the boss!
I am getting singles for my Standard 5!!!!

 

[KJung]

As a side note, I would also STRONGLY suggest those considering a P/J model (which is HC by definition, I think) to audition the JJ model with single coils (especially if you typically run your PJ with both pickups on). You might be VERY surprised!

 

[thebigcock]

As a side note, I would also STRONGLY suggest those considering a P/J model (which is HC by definition, I think) to audition the JJ model with single coils (especially if you typically run your PJ with both pickups on). You might be VERY surprised!

so you would put single coils in this?
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i play a lot of different styles of music , slap, solo, groove etc.
i don't really recored a lot though, so hum isnt really an issue , it's just which one has a better tone?

 

[tombowlus]

Yeah, and just to make sure my post is not misread, I never challenged Roger's judgment... only the assumption that because HC's are in most of the basses by default... at least on the website, that means Roger is saying they sound the best. Especially now, since we know for sure his opinion is actually the opposite (which doesn't surprise me especially now having personally tried both and feeling the same way).

Oh, I know. I was just poking fun, really.

And Ken, that is an interesting suggestion regarding the P/J. I may have to try that in my P/J 5.

Tom.

 

[KJung]

so you would put single coils in this?
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i play a lot of different styles of music , slap, solo, groove etc.
i don't really recored a lot though, so hum isnt really an issue , it's just which one has a better tone?

This is really about personal taste. Again, the VAST majority of those raving about their Sadowsky's have the stock HC pickups, and I've been playing them for years. So, it's not about better or worse, but they are quite different.

Regarding hum, of course, when both pickups are full on, or just slightly blended toward one or the other, the singles are as quiet as the HC's. The only limitation IMO is if you play with one pickup totally off.

It's a different tone, per my comments above. The HC's have a slightly purer low end, a less present upper mid response, and a treble response that has a very nice, clean, upper treble sheen to it. The singles are just a touch tighter down low (I think just as much low end, but more of a low mid push), and have a totally different top end... more upper mid growly and lower treble 'bright' than wide and sizzly.

So, it just depends what you want. Again, the singles move the Sadowsky J into slightly more 'true J tone' territory, IMO, while still allowing that Sadowsky tone to come through.

Is it worth $200, and another $20 or so to have them installed? That's a hard question to answer.

If you sometimes get home after a gig and wish your Sadowsky would have a bit more punch and growl, then I would say 'go for it'. If, like many, you can't imagine your Sadowsky sounding any better than it already does, save your money

 

[KJung]

Oh, I know. I was just poking fun, really.

And Ken, that is an interesting suggestion regarding the P/J. I may have to try that in my P/J 5.

Tom.

I don't think you can do singles in a P/J, due to the need for the singles needing to 'hum cancel' each other. I could be wrong here, but I don't think that's doable.

I was meaning that the extra heft, punch and mid presence of the singles, while not sounding identical obviously, moves the voicing of the JJ a little more toward 'fat and punchy, like I hear with the P/J.

 

[tombowlus]

I don't think you can do singles in a P/J, due to the need for the singles needing to 'hum cancel' each other. I could be wrong here, but I don't think that's doable.

I was meaning that the extra heft, punch and mid presence of the singles, while not sounding identical obviously, moves the voicing of the JJ a little more toward 'fat and punchy, like I hear with the P/J.

Ah, I gotcha. I had misread your post. My bad.