This right here. I have flats on a fender p as well. It is awesome. But flats on the sadowksy p/j are like having the warmest rounds of all time with no brittle high end. Unless you are seriously into slapping all the time, its tough to go wrong.
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This right here. I have flats on a fender p as well. It is awesome. But flats on the sadowksy p/j are like having the warmest rounds of all time with no brittle high end. Unless you are seriously into slapping all the time, its tough to go wrong.
Love it! I've had flats on a J before and it never sounded like that, but then again I'm no Mark Kelley.
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Brought my red to the rehearsal session for first time last week and can't wait to play it in the show.
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Yep, I have flats on my V4PJ right now. It is way more versatile than the flats on a straight passive P. Right now in the country gig I'm doing, I boost the bass just a bit. I then adjust the VTC based on older more traditional stuff and the newer stuff. It is the perfect setup (except I'm finding a low B would be handy, but that is another discussion).
I kinda like that 70's slapping-on-flats sound when I dial in the neck pickup. Using Chromes. I've got the super zingy WL5 for that 'classic' thing.
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Also, less zing than flatwound strings. They have a nice broken in feel that's easy on the fingers. Vintage tone from the start without a lot of futzing around. They aren't for everyone, but if you've never tried them, you should give them a shot. Personally, it took me a while to realize that I liked lower gauge flats. The heavier ones are always too thick for me. YMMV, though.
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No brittle high end... that's my experience as well. I was always trying to dial that out of my sound until I found flats.
Been rocking a foam mute right behind the Jpup to good effect. The sustain and 'singing' quality to Roger's basses is, IMO, what differentiates it from a vintage P. That mute takes it right to Jamerson-land, or Ampeg Baby-Bass-Ville.
On a side note... I had no idea we were allowed to use the phrase 'futzing around' on this forum...
I assumed it was Yiddish, and Google kind of confirms:
futz
/fəts/
verb
North American informal
verb: futz; 3rd person present: futzes; past tense: futzed; past participle: futzed; gerund or present participle: futzing
1930s: perhaps an alteration of Yiddish arumfartzen ‘fart around.’
futz
/fəts/
verb
North American informal
verb: futz; 3rd person present: futzes; past tense: futzed; past participle: futzed; gerund or present participle: futzing
- waste time; idle or busy oneself aimlessly.
"mother futzed around in the kitchen"- deal with (something) in a trifling way; fiddle with.
"Mick was futzing around with his camera equipment"
- deal with (something) in a trifling way; fiddle with.
1930s: perhaps an alteration of Yiddish arumfartzen ‘fart around.’
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?
We make plenty of P's and PJ's!
Roger
Are you still making the '51 style vintage P's? Haven't seen one on the site in forever, was looking to spec one out down the road. I dig that super-vintage look.
Have not made one in some time...but we could!
Actual round dots inlaid into the fingerboard! Roger
Ishibashi is very reputable. There are many sellers on eBay where the listing says "from Japan". They steal photos from my authorized dealers' websites and list the bass for a higher price. If it sells, they then go to the store and buy it and then ship to the customer who bought it from them. Please purchase new instruments from me or my authorized dealers.
They are one of my best and most reputable dealers!
