Club Sadowsky!!!

[BuffaloBob4343]

Nice bass Bob. I'm glad everything worked out in the end.

Thanks Brother!

 

[mozilla314]

I would say a JJ pickup style is more versatile. I can
get a PJ sound by favoring the front pickup a bit. But
you can't get a JJ sound from a PJ bass.

 

[pickles]

I define versatility as the likelihood the bass sounds great in any given mix. For that, hard to beat the ash/maple JJ with 60s spacing.

 

[roadkill2309]

Uh, I dunno if anyone's posted this yet, since I'm never around anymore, but I find this bass to be unreasonably pretty.

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Unreasonably. Pretty.

 

[Kessian]

I define versatility as the likelihood the bass sounds great in any given mix. For that, hard to beat the ash/maple JJ with 60s spacing.

That's what i was thinking, by going PJ, do you lose quite a bit of versatility from the JJ setup.

 

[Fran Diaz]

That's what i was thinking, by going PJ, do you lose quite a bit of versatility from the JJ setup.

I've owned quite a few Sadowsky combos: HC JJ, SC JJ and PJs. I don't think you can get a P or PJ tone out of a JJ bass. I also have to say that if you slap a lot, there is nothing like a JJ with Single Coils. I have not tried the newer SC pickups, so I can't comment on those but the older ones made for Roger by Symour Duncan were fantastic.

 

[Kessian]

I've owned quite a few Sadowsky combos: HC JJ, SC JJ and PJs. I don't think you can get a P or PJ tone out of a JJ bass. I also have to say that if you slap a lot, there is nothing like a JJ with Single Coils. I have not tried the newer SC pickups, so I can't comment on those but the older ones made for Roger by Symour Duncan were fantastic.

I basically just use fingers and pick. So what would you recommend?

 

[Fran Diaz]

I basically just use fingers and pick. So what would you recommend?

Don't get me wrong, the JJs sound great, but for your primary use, PJ all the way. There is an area in the mix that that P pickup fills in a very special way.

And I should add that the PJs also sound great for slap, but for my taste, a SC JJ is king.

 

[Kessian]

If only i had the money, PJ and a JJ!

 

[Fran Diaz]

If only i had the money, PJ and a JJ!

I had them both, but since I'm playing more double bass these days and that's a very expensive world (they make Sadowskys look like bargains) I sold the one that I was playing less.

 

[basskal77]

Uh, I dunno if anyone's posted this yet, since I'm never around anymore, but I find this bass to be unreasonably pretty.

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Unreasonably. Pretty.

That is simply awesome!

 

[Lalo Garcia]

I own 2 Sadowskys 5 string Modern from 1993; they both have 24 frets and EMG pickups, ash bodies and Maple fingerboards; one of them has a Quilt Maple top the other one is Solid ash. I know many people don't like EMG pickups, but these 2 basses are really amazing and very very versatile. I love having 24 frets, and the Low B is clear and well defined just like a 35 inch scale bass.
Sadowskys from the early 90's with EMG's are getting very hard (almost impossible) to find; and the reason is they kick ass;who wants to sell them??! I can not think of a better 5 string bass; adding a midrange knob would make them more versatile, but I dont want to mess with them, they just sound TOO GOOD to be true.

 

[rastap]

Are those EMGs active or passive pickups?

I own 2 Sadowskys 5 string Modern from 1993; they both have 24 frets and EMG pickups, ash bodies and Maple fingerboards; one of them has a Quilt Maple top the other one is Solid ash. I know many people don't like EMG pickups, but these 2 basses are really amazing and very very versatile. I love having 24 frets, and the Low B is clear and well defined just like a 35 inch scale bass.
Sadowskys from the early 90's with EMG's are getting very hard (almost impossible) to find; and the reason is they kick ass;who wants to sell them??! I can not think of a better 5 string bass; adding a midrange knob would make them more versatile, but I dont want to mess with them, they just sound TOO GOOD to be true.

 

[Vic]

Are those EMGs active or passive pickups?

I'm pretty sure they're active. I believe all EMG pickups were active until they came out with the more recent Hz products. I welcome correction on that, however.

 

[bucephylus]

Versatility is somewhat in the mind of the player.

I use my "plain vanilla" RV4 for metal, hard rock, pop, funk, blues, and Big Band. The only format I would not use it for is something requiring upright. That bass gets raves from musicians and sound guys in any of the settings. I consider that result to indicate versatility. Nothing against the P or PJ, which I also dig.

 

[bikeplate]

Pj

 

[Lalo Garcia]

They are active for sure; they have internal preamps; one of them has 40 J model and the other one came stock with 40DC pickups. They are amazing basses, very hard to find.

 

[bikeplate]

A local bassist friend has a lpb metro JJ for sale. Two pick guards and case. Alder/morado if I remember well. Looking for a local deal but may ship. We are in upstate ny. If anyone's interested, pm me

Rob

 

[maurilio]

They are active for sure; they have internal preamps; one of them has 40 J model and the other one came stock with 40DC pickups. They are amazing basses, very hard to find.

Sadowsky 24F EMG40DC?….. I wanna hear that one! Do you have any recordings?

M

 

[Kessian]

Versatility is somewhat in the mind of the player.

I use my "plain vanilla" RV4 for metal, hard rock, pop, funk, blues, and Big Band. The only format I would not use it for is something requiring upright. That bass gets raves from musicians and sound guys in any of the settings. I consider that result to indicate versatility. Nothing against the P or PJ, which I also dig.

Initially i was looking at getting an rv5-24 metro. Whats the difference say between an rv4 and the will lee sig?