I've flown a few times and had to put my bass in luggage. It's to long to fit in the over-head bin on some type aircraft. I've used the portabag and so far have had no issues.
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I've flown a few times and had to put my bass in luggage. It's to long to fit in the over-head bin on some type aircraft. I've used the portabag and so far have had no issues.
Since we're on the topic of the Portabag, could someone give me comparisons to other bags/cases? The only other threads I can find are from a decade ago.
On another topic...when I first joined TB 6 years ago as a rank newbie, a wise bassist told me I would likely acquire many basses (which I have) and then ultimately pare down and go upscale. Now that I have experienced a Sadowsky Metro Line, I see what he meant. (Though no paring down has yet occurred.) 
Why are P basses so rare in the Sadowsky world? Me want! Or would the pedal/DI paired with a nice passive P suffice?
Why are P basses so rare in the Sadowsky world? Me want! Or would the pedal/DI paired with a nice passive P suffice?
I use the Sadowsky preamp pedal with a passive Lakland P, and it’s really a nice option. Buy a used one and try it out.
I have a sadowsky preamp in one of my PJs...It sounds like they are expanding the verdine range of basses I may need one of those..
Will that P bass have the same materials, construction, attention to detail, weight, etc. than a Sadowsky P? Then maybe. Do you want your P to have the same quality than your Sadowsky J? Then get a Sadowsky P.
I have a Sadowsky rectangular soft case and a Protec Contego gig bag which is very similar to the Portabag.
The Portabag is much lighter and the material seems firmer without being too stiff.
The Portabag unzips easily but the Protec has a velcro tab that prevents swift unzipping (annoys me).
Protec Contego 7/10, Portabag 9/10 ( I don't do 10's).
PS The Portabag is 10 years old and wears really well.
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I would own a Sadowsky P5 ( versus PJ5) if available either in the Metro or Satin line!
A question for my fellow Will Lee owners: What setting do you generally prefer on the boost side? I find the wide 800 quite nice, but it can get noisy through a compressor so I've since settled on the narrow 500 setting. Roger has them all dialed in very well as usual.
Hmmm. I was thinking along those lines too. Yet they are few, so it might take awhile. Meantime, I’d best get selling, so the War Department can be mollified a bit. (We don’t have money issues, thankfully, but she complains a lot about the numbers of basses underfoot. She does have a point.)Will that P bass have the same materials, construction, attention to detail, weight, etc. than a Sadowsky P? Then maybe. Do you want your P to have the same quality than your Sadowsky J? Then get a Sadowsky P.
Baby steps first. Good idea, though it might make it harder to part with some of my babies after I hear them louder and prouder, if you know what I mean.
Suggestion as to the larger or smaller version of the outboard preamp pedal? I’m not a pedal guy. Compressor maybe, and that’s it.
I do not own one but that would really depend on whether or not you already own a good DI that you would like to stick with. A good DI is handy to have but for me it would need to be at a different place in the chain, and so I would choose the smaller Sadowsky pedal if I were buying one.
#2 (500 Hz, wide Q) with a modest amount of boost on the trim pot has worked best for me. My routine is to get my niche in the mix with the amp EQ, and make in-show tweaks with the conventional bass EQ (especially the VTC). For the few tunes where I need to shove the mids more forward, I'll flip on the mid switch, set that way.
Looking good, Steve, and sounding even better, I'm sure!
Thanks Spidey. Best Bass I have ever owned. Had the VTC turned way down for a couple of Motown hits and it just worked so well. My brother in-law came out to the Gig with his high end camera so we got some amazing photos.
The small one is really quiet. I have a RNDI, and found the large version a bit noisy.
The way I run my signal chain, having the DI in the preamp is not useful. I run my EQ before my compressor. If you do it the other way and have gigs where the soundman is ok using your DI then the pre/di is great. Othewise get the small one.
Portabag showed up today! I'm so glad I decided to upgrade. Definitely money well spent, no question.
Anyone on the fence about adding one to their order - unless you just cannot absolutely muster up the upgrade charge after spending your hard-earned $$$ on your new bass - not buying one would be doing your instrument a disservice. Like everyone else before me has said, this bag inspires confidence in the safety of your instrument.
Anyone on the fence about adding one to their order - unless you just cannot absolutely muster up the upgrade charge after spending your hard-earned $$$ on your new bass - not buying one would be doing your instrument a disservice. Like everyone else before me has said, this bag inspires confidence in the safety of your instrument.
