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Club Sadowsky!!!

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bucephylus said:
Mainly cover gigs, playing everything from Muddy Waters/Elvis to Bruno Mars/Timberlake. We do Motown, Journey, whatever people want to hear. I try to cop the vibe of the reference recording: pizzicato, plectrum, slap/thump; P, J etc. I just find this combination to offer the widest choices available. Old school, new school. Pretty much does it all for me. Back in my more Jazz Bass centric days, I was settled on the Seymour Duncan SJB-2 as the best single coil I ever found; and I still have those in my '62. Great passive characteristic Jazz bass pickups. the Delano's just do a whole lot more for me; and coupled with the Sadowsky preamp, I'm pretty much done looking around.
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Thanks that is helpful, so it’s various styles and sounds. I always have to ask because I’ve read posts by people endorsing stuff and then find out in a later post they only play metal. Nothing wrong with that but it then it is really not applicable for my needs.

I’m almost afraid to ask here but I’m guessing you found a big enough difference from the stock Sadowsky pups that you put in the Delanos? Or were you just referring to your Fenders that you have those?
 
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RNG1 said:
Thanks that is helpful, so it’s various styles and sounds. I always have to ask because I’ve read posts by people endorsing stuff and then find out in a later post they only play metal. Nothing wrong with that but it then it is really not applicable for my needs.

I’m almost afraid to ask here but I’m guessing you found a big enough difference from the stock Sadowsky pups that you put in the Delanos? Or were you just referring to your Fenders that you have those?
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Nope. In fact, the first bass I put the Delano’s into was an RV4. Purely an experiment. One of my gigs at the time was a Big Band (I do a lot of different kinds of gigs). At the first rehearsal, the BL literally stopped the whole 25 piece band in the middle of the first tune to ask me what I did to the bass to make it sound so amazing. It was actually a bit embarrassing. Usually when the band gets stopped mid tune for a question to the bass player, it ain’t a good one. Caught me off guard.

I ended up selling that RV4 on the shop’s site and those actual pickups are the ones the shop installed in my NYC.
 
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The stock humcancelling pickups sound awesome to me. My current band is playing variety covers (new Country, Classic Rock, Motown, Pop, etc.). The sound is devine.

We played back to back nights this weekend. I got through it all without back pain for the first time since last fall. When I first bought that 7.63 lb. Sadowsky Satin J bass, I mentioned that my Chiropractor had told me to do anything I could to get weight off of my back. This is for real, this is saving my bass career. I sold a couple of old Stingrays to fund the Satin, and my only wish is that I'd done it sooner. I know most of you reading this aren't suffering gig-related back pain, but if any of you are, consider a lightweight bass (Sadowsky or other brand), it has made a huge difference in my life.
 
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Nomogram said:
The stock humcancelling pickups sound awesome to me. My current band is playing variety covers (new Country, Classic Rock, Motown, Pop, etc.). The sound is devine.

We played back to back nights this weekend. I got through it all without back pain for the first time since last fall. When I first bought that 7.63 lb. Sadowsky Satin J bass, I mentioned that my Chiropractor had told me to do anything I could to get weight off of my back. This is for real, this is saving my bass career. I sold a couple of old Stingrays to fund the Satin, and my only wish is that I'd done it sooner. I know most of you reading this aren't suffering gig-related back pain, but if any of you are, consider a lightweight bass (Sadowsky or other brand), it has made a huge difference in my life.
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I was very surprised at the weight difference between my Stingray and my Metroline. My Stingray is for sale as well.
 
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Nomogram said:
The stock humcancelling pickups sound awesome to me. My current band is playing variety covers (new Country, Classic Rock, Motown, Pop, etc.). The sound is devine.

We played back to back nights this weekend. I got through it all without back pain for the first time since last fall. When I first bought that 7.63 lb. Sadowsky Satin J bass, I mentioned that my Chiropractor had told me to do anything I could to get weight off of my back. This is for real, this is saving my bass career. I sold a couple of old Stingrays to fund the Satin, and my only wish is that I'd done it sooner. I know most of you reading this aren't suffering gig-related back pain, but if any of you are, consider a lightweight bass (Sadowsky or other brand), it has made a huge difference in my life.
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I believe it. At 53 and a few decades of 3 set nights I had to retire my old P bass years ago. I never really thought about the weight frankly because I must be dense or something. Then I started having a weird back thing and a pain in my arm and I realized I now had an issue. Fortunately I switched to something else and I noticed an improvement. The spalted J I posted that pic of is really light (I’m guessing like 8) and I agree, a lighter instrument particularly when you’re coming from an 11+ pounder is life changing.

I knew the Satins were light but I had no idea that kind of light. I know Roger commits to the Express being sub 9, I hope that will be light enough to keep my issue at bay.
 
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RNG1 said:
Funny. Gotcha, and the Delanos are single coil? Are most people going with the single coils on the Sadowsky’s in general for varied musical context?
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The Delano’s are humcancelling. That’s a big plus, because every now and then I end up on stages with neon lighting, and those can wreak havoc on the single coils.

Recommend a little searching in this thread, as there are multiple discussions about the different Sadowsky pickups. My sense is that the 5 string players have preferred the single coils while the 4 string players go either way. My first Sadowsky was an RV5, which Roger put the single coils into before he shipped it. I had massive gushing from sound guys about that bass; but, it lit up like a Xmas tree with the neon lights. My RV4 came with humcancelling, which had outstanding pizz tone, great plectrum tone, but not what I was looking for when slapping/thumping. That was when I put in the Delano’s.

Sorry for taking a bit to get back. Had an orchestra performance. We did some Barber, an electric guitar concerto by a local cat named Pete Fine, some Lalo, and some Poulenc. Great show.
 
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JohnnyTog said:
Hello, do you know why Sadowsky specifically uses hum cancelling pups instead of single coil pups in the Metroline Series, is there any special think that I missed ? And is there any chance to swap from hum cancelling to single coil pups when ordering Metroline, thank you !
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As you probably know, single coil Jazz pickups are susceptible to 60 Hz noise, especially from lighting systems. You give up a little “bite” with the humcancelling pickups; but, they are generally less troublesome. I think Roger is going for the most trouble free options in the Metro stock configuration. But, the shop will install the single coils on request.

Also, Roger keeps tweaking the humcancelling design, so that it continues to get closer to what single coils do. So, the gap has been closing.
 
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JohnnyTog said:
Hello, do you know why Sadowsky specifically uses hum cancelling pups instead of single coil pups in the Metroline Series, is there any special think that I missed ?
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Some players won't do single coil because of potential noise issues. And some players prefer the sound of hum cancellers over single coils.

Pretty sure you can't order a Metroline with single coils, but you could always get a set and have them installed (or DIY).
 
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Fuzzbass said:
Some players won't do single coil because of potential noise issues. And some players prefer the sound of hum cancellers over single coils.

Pretty sure you can't order a Metroline with single coils, but you could always get a set and have them installed (or DIY).
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This is correct. Metro comes the way it comes. You can however purchase the pickups with your order and have them install them before they ship. In this case though you will be paying for the extra pickups and installation and you will receive the stock pickups as well.

I have a metro arriving tomorrow that I have done this with a detuner. I added the detuner to my order as well as a nominal installation fee and I'll be receiving the stock e string tuner in my case.
 
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I’m back in the club! NYC Will Lee 5 bought from a substantial collection of unplaced basses here locally. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen one in a hard case....

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