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Fine surface corrosion at contact points. You know, like how pots and switches get "dirty" over time especially if they don't get moved around much? Same thing. Admittedly, it might be a very long time before anything strange might happen, depending on your climate and such, but I just don't like those kinda' variables hanging over my head.
Besides, you'd probably spend more time soldering the connectors as you would just soldering/re-soldering the pickups themselves anyway.
Not true. Maybe most typically, but not always. I had one that was right at 9, and it was smokin'.
Fine surface corrosion at contact points. You know, like how pots and switches get "dirty" over time especially if they don't get moved around much? Same thing. Admittedly, it might be a very long time before anything strange might happen, depending on your climate and such, but I just don't like those kinda' variables hanging over my head.
Besides, you'd probably spend more time soldering the connectors as you would just soldering/re-soldering the pickups themselves anyway.
Asked and Answered. Thanks Vic.
The SR5 I have is on the light side compared to some others I have played but not nearly as light as the RV5
FWIW, I have quick connects on my '03 NYC PJ (converts to JJ), and haven't had the slightest problem. I can switch it to JJ or back in about 10 minutes. Not a trace of corrosion. It's my #1 bass and goes to all my gigs.
Then again, I hardly ever have it in JJ mode. It kills as a PJ, and being able to solo the P makes it a really versatile bass.
If you were to swap it out a lot, you might eventually damage the quick connects, but you could always solder on some new ones.
But my guess would be that you would fall in love with one tone or the other and likely leave it that way, and probably wouldn't use the quick connects all that much. I suppose that something might happen down the road, but it would be an easy fix -- no harder than resoldering every time you want to change the pickups.
I think if you use good connectors, it is a much better solution than re-soldering every time, especially if you make the change fairly regularly.
Every time you re-solder, you really should clip off the old leads and bare new wire for reconnect. You could eventually run out of wire and have to replace the wires themselves.
Of course, this is not a big deal but you do end up doing a lot less soldering with the quick connect leads and if eventually, after many years of use, you notice corrosion on the quick connects, you can cut them off and replace them. I hate soldering, so I would go with the connect leads hands down.
I think some luthiers are actually providing quick-connect leads standard on their higher-end bases. Sheldon Dingwall I believe does, but his customers are notorious for wanting the latest revisions of PUPS when they come out, or even retrofitting to older versions they prefer.
Every time you re-solder, you really should clip off the old leads and bare new wire for reconnect. You could eventually run out of wire and have to replace the wires themselves.
Of course, this is not a big deal but you do end up doing a lot less soldering with the quick connect leads and if eventually, after many years of use, you notice corrosion on the quick connects, you can cut them off and replace them. I hate soldering, so I would go with the connect leads hands down.
I think some luthiers are actually providing quick-connect leads standard on their higher-end bases. Sheldon Dingwall I believe does, but his customers are notorious for wanting the latest revisions of PUPS when they come out, or even retrofitting to older versions they prefer.
Right, and this is the key to the whole thing. My supposition, as also posted by BartmanPDX, is someone would typically settle on one and leave it there, making the "ease of swapping" totally moot.
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That is the most likely market assessment.
I actually spoke with Roger about this at some length some time ago. Alembic uses disconnects on their leads, and they work fine. I asked Roger if this was possible; and he was not very interested in the idea. From my perspective, I would have used the buckers for those few gigs which include a neon sign on stage, and kept the SC's for the rest of the time. So, to me, a switchable option seems practical. However, it is more likely that most players don't want to be bothered; so, Roger doesn't feel it is worth it to work it out. He's probably correct.
As an aside, I believe the current Alembic disconnects are a molded type. The early instruments have these amazing tiny gold connectors on them.
I like the look of the chrome control knobs that they use on the metros for the market in japan.
Any insight? I know "you/us" Sadowsky players usually have alot to say.
I say go for it bro. WIthin the past 3 months I have sold all of my basses except for my Sadowskys. I have 1 NYCUV4 and a MS5 and I play the same stuff you do bro. The PJ w/ a P body would be dope. I am salivating over this one myself. I am sure it would look serious in a fiver
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