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Club Sadowsky!!!

#36,061
the_stone said:
Dark suit, sitting down, white bass, tort pickguard - that picture says "classy". What was the gig?
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Hey! Thank you.

The gig is a experimental group called Muzak.
Here´s another pic with full band
Muzak.jpg
 
#36,062
#36,065
Anybody have experience on the soapbars at 60's position that able to share? I'm about to place an order for a 24 frets with soapbars.. thinking wether 60's position or the normal modern position. Thanks. :bassist:

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#36,067
I'm pretty happy with the modern position's fingering tone because of the more toward bridge position gives that tight and mid kind of tone.. but I never happy with the slapping tone with that.. just think of 60's position may sound like something that I wanna hear. :)
 
#36,068
-Timothy- said:
Anybody have experience on the soapbars at 60's position that able to share? I'm about to place an order for a 24 frets with soapbars.. thinking wether 60's position or the normal modern position. Thanks. :bassist:

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The difference is primarily with the ratio of low bass to lower midrange. With the standard 'Modern' pickup position, with both pickups dimed (balance at center), you will get a very strong low midrange push. What I call a 'bap, bap, bap, sort of 'space between the notes' sort of feeling. Super articulate... think Roscoe with Barts or Ken Smith type tone... burpy and fat. Also, when you solo the neck pickup, you get a bit of a P Bass sort of thing.. round and fat without being bloomy and undefined. More room to slap also if that is your thing (as long as you like your slap tone bright and modern and tight).

With the more standard J position, when the pickups are dimed, the feel will be more relaxed, less punchy, wider, deeper, smoother.

Neither will give you the classic J bass upper mid brightness, and both positions will give you a clean, more hi fi top end due to the soaps.

IMO and IME. If you are one who 'digs in' at the bridge and likes a lot of note definition, sharp attack and articulation (especially on the B string, where that Modern pickup position really tightens the bloom), and low midrange growl, the Modern is very cool. If you are looking for a 'more modern J bass' with smoother top end and bigger low end, the 60's position soaps should serve you well.
 
#36,069
-Timothy- said:
I'm pretty happy with the modern position's fingering tone because of the more toward bridge position gives that tight and mid kind of tone.. but I never happy with the slapping tone with that.. just think of 60's position may sound like something that I wanna hear. :)
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Have you considered 70s position? I think that's what I'd be inclined to go with.
 
#36,070
KJung said:
The difference is primarily with the ratio of low bass to lower midrange. With the standard 'Modern' pickup position, with both pickups dimed (balance at center), you will get a very strong low midrange push. What I call a 'bap, bap, bap, sort of 'space between the notes' sort of feeling. Super articulate... think Roscoe with Barts or Ken Smith type tone... burpy and fat. Also, when you solo the neck pickup, you get a bit of a P Bass sort of thing.. round and fat without being bloomy and undefined.

With the more standard J position, when the pickups are dimed, the feel will be more relaxed, less punchy, wider, deeper.

Neither will give you the classic J bass upper mid brightness, and both positions will give you a clean, more hi fi top end due to the soaps.

IMO and IME. If you are one who digs in at the bridge and likes a lot of note definition and articulation, and low midrange growl, the Modern is very cool. If you are looking for a 'more modern J bass' with smoother top end and bigger low end, the 60's position soaps should serve you well.
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Yes, JK, this is what I exactly looking for.. You always describe the tone really nicely by your words... :)

"classic J bass upper mid brightness, and both positions will give you a clean, more hi fi top end due to the soaps."
 
#36,072
-Timothy- said:
Yes, JK, this is what I exactly looking for.. You always describe the tone really nicely by your words... :)

"classic J bass upper mid brightness, and both positions will give you a clean, more hi fi top end due to the soaps."
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To be clear, you WON'T get that classic J upper midrange sort of single coil 'roughness', although you would get there a bit more with the Nordstrand Big Single pickup option. Not the same thing though. The Seymour soaps have a lot of treble content, but very clean, and 'not grindy' in the upper midrange, which defines the Sadowsky J tone to me. Not 'better or worse', but different.

The Big Singles in 60's position might put that build right where you want it.
 
#36,073
KJung said:
To be clear, you WON'T get that classic J upper midrange sort of single coil 'roughness', although you would get there a bit more with the Nordstrand Big Single pickup option. Not the same thing though. The Seymour soaps have a lot of treble content, but very clean, and 'not grindy' in the upper midrange, which defines the Sadowsky J tone to me. Not 'better or worse', but different.

The Big Singles in 60's position might put that build right where you want it.
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Yeah. definitely got it.. perhaps.. I want something Hi-Fi, clean is more like my goal..

already got NYC Ash / Rosewood / single coil & Ash / Maple / HC... want something different this time. :bassist:
 
#36,075
-Timothy- said:
Yeah. definitely got it.. perhaps.. I want something Hi-Fi, clean is more like my goal..

already got NYC Ash / Rosewood / single coil & Ash / Maple / HC... want something different this time. :bassist:
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If you want to move 'maximally away' from the J thing in a Sadowsky, spec an ebony board. That is one of the most 'predictable' wood specs to me, and adds a strong bass fundamental and a unique modern 'ping' to the top end. It really brings out the 'modern' in the Modern spec, and would also move the 60's position soaps a bit more into that 'clean, big, hi fi' sort of area for you. Looks good too!
 

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