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Club Sadowsky!!!

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I LOVE my Satin series 5 string modern, but all my other basses have always had slightly narrower string spacing at the bridge (the Satin is 19mm), and that's what my fingers have gotten used to over many years. There are no replacement bridges listed on the Sadowsky site, but I could've sworn that I saw that they offered 18mm spacing. I checked, and sure enough, they do (only in chrome). I ordered one last week, got it today, and just put it on, and wow! What a difference the total of a few millimeters makes.

So if 19mm is too wide, get on the 18mm bandwagon! It's the exact same footprint, and mine even came with the saddles really close to the position I needed for proper intonation.
 
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PJ Love! Look at that smile!:woot::bassist::hyper::)
 
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Hello all,

Just wanted to stop by and show you a few pictures of my new Metro Express 5 string. I picked up the bass from the shop on Friday, and started gigging with it the next day. Everyone at the shop was super accommodating, as usual.

I've just left everything flat and boosted the bass a little. The neck, fretwork, and construction feels exactly like a Sadowsky... and the sound is killer live. So far I've done a wedding band gig, jazz, latin, and worship music on it...and it sat wonderfully with all the mixes. Weight and balance are great as well.

These are a crazy good deal for the quality you get, there are going to be a lot of happy bass players in the future!

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Sadowsky said:
Here is my 2 cents on the PJ discussion.

1) The primary purpose of the J is to use solo or to add some additional brightness to the P pickup.

2) In combination, it will never sound like a Jazz Bass!!!

3) With a reverse P, the treble coil ends up in the neck position of a J and eliminates that "nasal quality" people have referred to. It also permits a better G string "pop" sound with both pickups on full. However, many hard core P players do not like having to change their thumb position resting on the P pickup when reversed.

4) It is not much more work or cost to build a PJ over a pure P. so we feel that whatever it brings to the table is worth the addition of the J pickup. However, it MUST be a humcancelling pickup.

5) We continue to offer our Ultra Vintage P basses and always will.

Roger
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Roger:

Is there anything else you can share regarding the P/J vs the reversed P/J? I have a P and a J. I am really thinking a P/J might be next, and am intrigued the reverse P/J like this only 4 strings:
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Thank you
 
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Had a Nordy reverse PJ 5er with a Sadowsky pre that I dearly miss. The one that got away. I can’t give specific side by side comparisons to regular PJ configurations but can say that I doubt you’d be disappointed. For a 5er it’s probably beneficial in tightening up the bottom end, but most reverse pj fans seem to mention the extra meat on the D and G strings as their reasoning.
 
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