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Club Sadowsky!!!

#48,422
TolerancEJ said:
This is not mine, but in the Bergantino Fan Zone on Facebook, someone posted this setup yesterday... Sadowsky SA200 with a Bergantino HDN410. The owner also posted a sample. If this person is also a TalkBass user, I congratulate you!

The group is private so I can't post the link.
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Yes, I'm. :)

 
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#48,424
mmbass21 said:
So I'm quite bummed that I'm leaving NY today and won't have time to make it to the shop. I really wanted to compare a verdine white to a satin jazz.

I've always liked the tone of other people playing j basses but never liked it when I play one. I had a Kiesel JB5 and was never comfortable with it. I typically play closer to the neck pickup and change my attack for different tones but I couldn't find a sweet spot on that bass.

I really want a second sadowsky because of how much I love the neck on the NYC PJ I picked up and I plan on thinning the herd to do this. Just not sure which direction to go without trying them out. Part of me wants options by having a J but I've always been a P bass guy and the PJ always suits my needs.

Anyone have some advice? I know this is extremely subjective.
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I was just in the shop last Friday and was able to play the Verdine White basses. They are awesome. I actually bought a 5 string version. I did compare it to a jazz. Both are nice and you probably can’t go wrong, but I felt the VW had a little more cut and power with the p pickup. It also felt better in my hands too. In the end it came down to the array of tones I could fiver from it. Definitely a fantastic bass!
 
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RVRSCO said:
I was just in the shop last Friday and was able to play the Verdine White basses. They are awesome. I actually bought a 5 string version. I did compare it to a jazz. Both are nice and you probably can’t go wrong, but I felt the VW had a little more cut and power with the p pickup. It also felt better in my hands too. In the end it came down to the array of tones I could fiver from it. Definitely a fantastic bass!
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Thanks for your input. I read your story a couple pages back. I'm going to call by the end of the week to order, hopefully their build timeline is on the shorter side.
 
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Any one here know the difference between the P pickups that have staggered pole pieces vs parallel? From what I've been digging up it seems like only 5 stringers can have the staggered pole pieces. I've seen them on metros to NYC's.

I plan on calling the shop later but curious if anyone here knows.
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#48,428
mmbass21 said:
Any one here know the difference between the P pickups that have staggered pole pieces vs parallel? From what I've been digging up it seems like only 5 stringers can have the staggered pole pieces. I've seen them on metros to NYC's.

I plan on calling the shop later but curious if anyone here knows.
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We are currently redesigning all of our pickups to have non-staggered pole pieces.
Roger
 
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Fuzzbass said:
Offset pole pieces are a feature of some Nordstrand pickups. Not the J pickups (too narrow), but if the P is Nordstrand then the accompanying J almost certainly is too.
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I believe Bartolini is also using offset pole pieces.
Roger
 
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mmbass21 said:
Verdine White order is in. The only option I wish I could get is luminlay side dots, Carl said they don't have that anymore. I play on such dark stages and it's a huge help sometimes.

Now the wait...
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#48,438
mmbass21 said:
Dark lake placid blue with alder and morado along with the drop D tuner. I also asked for as light as possible, hopefully that won't create neck dive.

Thanks for the tip @Sadowsky I'll look into those and try them on my NYC. You have a solution for everything! :bassist::bassist:
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Oh my, the old neck dive question again! :)
Sitting down, any F style bass will have neck dive.
Standing up, it it totally a function of your strap. If you strap has a slippery back, you will experience neck dive.
If the strap has some resistance, like our Neostrap, you can release both hands and your bass will stay in position!
Roger
 
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Sadowsky said:
Oh my, the old neck dive question again! :)
Sitting down, any F style bass will have neck dive.
Standing up, it it totally a function of your strap. If you strap has a slippery back, you will experience neck dive.
If the strap has some resistance, like our Neostrap, you can release both hands and your bass will stay in position!
Roger
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I use ESO straps and have no issue whatsoever. The only bass I own that haven't been able to solve the neck dive issue is my D'Angelico Excel semi-hollow bass. I've tried everything with it and I've come to grips that it's a sit down bass. It may be on the chopping block when I get the Verdine White though!
 

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