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Howdy Sadowskiers, thought this might be the right place to ask about this.
I know that Roger's basses usually have 19mm string spacing on them, but he offers 18mm as an option.
Do any of you know if the pickup poles are spaced differently for the 18mm versions?
If not, would it be a bad idea to take a Sadowsky that is currently 19mm and have an 18mm bridge installed on it? I'm assuming new holes would have to be drilled, which could affect the resale value, but would the new holes be too close to the old holes? Meaning the bridge would have to be moved back?
I love the Sadowsky sound, just not the 19mm thing.
I know that Roger's basses usually have 19mm string spacing on them, but he offers 18mm as an option.
Do any of you know if the pickup poles are spaced differently for the 18mm versions?
If not, would it be a bad idea to take a Sadowsky that is currently 19mm and have an 18mm bridge installed on it? I'm assuming new holes would have to be drilled, which could affect the resale value, but would the new holes be too close to the old holes? Meaning the bridge would have to be moved back?
I love the Sadowsky sound, just not the 19mm thing.
Happy 2018, fellow Sadowsky lovers! I had a fantastic NYE gig with my 2005 P5.
There’s just something classy and sophisticated about that black & maple Sadowsky you’ve got there!
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In Memoriam
Two 10" B & C drivers with a Selinium tweater, it weighs 43 pounds. It was one of Don's first lightweights. 8 ohms, 400 watt. Sounds killer with everything I've run thru it, ecspecially good with the Subway. I want to either find a used Bergie or Genz 212 4 ohm or add another 8 ohm cab for bigger rooms, but it can get REAL loud, and it's not like I'm playing death metal. It's still the best 210 I've ever heard. Mike Fredericks (Mikebass) was just over the other day running his Demeter 400 with it, and he's still trying to buy it off me.
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He does cool stuff.
He's still around I just traded messages with him the other day. Build another.
He's still around I just traded messages with him the other day. Build another.
Hey Phillip,
To answer your question about string spacing, I experimented by swapping out the saddles with Hipshot's B style threaded ones. The barrels go slightly wide placed side by side but they work well enough for my needs. Bass sounds fine & you still retain the resale value of your bass. Hope this helps.
Hey thanks for that! Hadn't thought of swapping out saddles.
I discovered that the NYC models have an option for 18mm bridges - and you can swap the 19 with the 18 without drilling new holes.
However, I don't know if the same is true of the Metro basses.
I was sooo excited to see them playing ! And that Sadowsky bass looked hot!Saw that and mentioned it to my wife... she was nonplussed!
I've done a bit of emailing & only the NYCs have that sort of flexibility. Would love to see official 18mm bridges or retrofit saddles for the Metros one day!
at one point, i thought hipshot made 18mm saddles for 19mm spaced bridges, so if that's true, and those screws/saddles fit the metro bridges, that might work. i haven't called hipshot to verify, so that's the first step.
Ohhhh I was under the impression that both the NYC and the Metro used the same hardware... apparently not though if you can't go 18mm on the Metros. That kinda puts a stop on me getting a Metro unfortunately
I could get new holes drilled I suppose, but not sure how that would affect resale value.
Ok, not trying to blow up the forum with messages about this, but I just heard back from the man himself.
Sent an email to Roger about the Metro 5 problem and he said that while they don't make an 18mm option for the Metro basses, the NYC 18mm bridge will fit as a direct replacement.
So this changes everything, I may actually be able to get a Sadowsky finally!
