Hanging with my niece and nephew. Great times.
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When you realize that the mid feature on the Will Lee preamp that you like so much is actually the mid off position. Oops. Well, I tweaked the mini pots and dip switches to where I like it now. Where I had it set, and I believe it's the factory setting, it really cut the low end.
Not super young...but my original elementary rock band from a few years ago.
One day, I put a sign-up sheet on my classroom wall: “Anyone interested in playing rock music after school? I only ask for your time commitment, and good behavior...I’ll supply the rest.” Ended up with lots of interest, and no one had any previous music experience.
Must say, it was most rewarding to watch them explore, discover, and create. I came up with a way to translate notes to kid-friendly music, because we needed to make “good noise” quickly. (They had little patience for theory) They rocked U2, Bon Jovi, Muse, etc. Synths, with arpeggiator functions, were helpful...
After awhile, they begged to play something from after they were born! Lol. So we started mixing in Dua Lipa, Charlie Puth, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, etc...
One of the coolest points in this journey...their “ears” developed—players began to instinctively adjust their tempo slightly, to avoid train wrecks!
They WERE rock stars on our campus, and were requested for gigs around the school district. This group will be in high school soon...the bass player used my Sadowsky Metro Express and Berg amplification. She’s quite proficient now...plans to keep playing in high school.
Sometimes kids just need access/doors opened/place an instrument in their hands...they're plenty capable taking it from there.
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So which is your preferred setting? I think the factory use switch 2 but I am leaning towards 1 as it seems more pronounced like my p bass. 3 and 4 are too high in the midst for my taste.
Great story! Sounds like you were an excellent teacher. Thanks for sharing, and for your service in helping to enrich your students.Not super young...but my original elementary rock band from a few years ago.View attachment 4164954 Anecdotal story...I taught 4th grade (retired this year) at a low-income school, and always dreamed of introducing elementary kids to “old” rock songs/band environment.
One day, I put a sign-up sheet on my classroom wall: “Anyone interested in playing rock music after school? I only ask for your time commitment, and good behavior...I’ll supply the rest.” Ended up with lots of interest, and no one had any previous music experience.
Must say, it was most rewarding to watch them explore, discover, and create. I came up with a way to translate notes to kid-friendly music, because we needed to make “good noise” quickly. (They had little patience for theory) They rocked U2, Bon Jovi, Muse, etc. Synths, with arpeggiator functions, were helpful...
After awhile, they begged to play something from after they were born! Lol. So we started mixing in Dua Lipa, Charlie Puth, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, etc...
One of the coolest points in this journey...their “ears” developed—players began to instinctively adjust their tempo slightly, to avoid train wrecks!
They WERE rock stars on our campus, and were requested for gigs around the school district. This group will be in high school soon...the bass player used my Sadowsky Metro Express and Berg amplification. She’s quite proficient now...plans to keep playing in high school.
Sometimes kids just need access/doors opened/place an instrument in their hands...they're plenty capable taking it from there.
Imagine starting on a Sadowsky and Bergantino rig. It’s all downhill from here, kid.Not super young...but my original elementary rock band from a few years ago.View attachment 4164954 Anecdotal story...I taught 4th grade (retired this year) at a low-income school, and always dreamed of introducing elementary kids to “old” rock songs/band environment.
One day, I put a sign-up sheet on my classroom wall: “Anyone interested in playing rock music after school? I only ask for your time commitment, and good behavior...I’ll supply the rest.” Ended up with lots of interest, and no one had any previous music experience.
Must say, it was most rewarding to watch them explore, discover, and create. I came up with a way to translate notes to kid-friendly music, because we needed to make “good noise” quickly. (They had little patience for theory) They rocked U2, Bon Jovi, Muse, etc. Synths, with arpeggiator functions, were helpful...
After awhile, they begged to play something from after they were born! Lol. So we started mixing in Dua Lipa, Charlie Puth, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, etc...
One of the coolest points in this journey...their “ears” developed—players began to instinctively adjust their tempo slightly, to avoid train wrecks!
They WERE rock stars on our campus, and were requested for gigs around the school district. This group will be in high school soon...the bass player used my Sadowsky Metro Express and Berg amplification. She’s quite proficient now...plans to keep playing in high school.
Sometimes kids just need access/doors opened/place an instrument in their hands...they're plenty capable taking it from there.
I'm glad I started out on a Squire bass and Crate amp about 30 years ago(nothing wrong with that.) Bass wasn't even setup. I didn't even know that was something you could do back then. But when I switched to better instruments, I really appreciated it more. Played better and sounded better to my ears. You can say that if the Squire was setup properly my experience would have been a lot better and I think it would have been. But playability and sound was much better with the higher end basses I used. One thing with a high end instrument is it can tell on you when your technique is not up to par and that's a good thing in my opinion. On the plus side of starting off on a nice bass you may stick with it longer and not get frustrated by having an instrument that is difficult to play.
I started in 7th grade on my brother-in-law's '60s Fender Jazz. Had a really smooth neck and fingerboard. I followed that with my own Peavy T40. Definitely wished for that Jazz ever since.
Setting up a Sadowsky, even a Metroline .de Sadowsky is a breeze. The limitations are playing style rather than fret height, fretboard uniformness.
The dropoff planed into the end of the fingerboard makes all the difference.
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I wasn't aware that this was standard on Sadowsky basses. Makes sense.
I’m really excited to drop these into my NYC 5-21 on Monday morning. lve been looking for a truly hum cancelling 5 string jazz pickup for a while now. Since the Sadowsky stacks aren’t currently available for sale I figured I’d give these a shot. By all accounts that I’ve seen they should fit the bill
I’ll let you all know what I think once the weeks gigs are done
I’ll let you all know what I think once the weeks gigs are done
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think of it like a bar magnet. It’s a continuous magnetic field. They use the 9 pole pieces for 4 string and 5 string alike
Wifey went to bed early so I decided to go ahead and put them in. They are definitely quiet as a mouse as far as hum/buzz goes. Initial playing is very positive but the sleeping two year old means I can’t really do any real extensive tone testing
I mean, I could, but mama would make sure that I sleep in the yard
Speaking of Metroline...
... we recorded a couple of cover promos for our band, last week. I originally brought my G&L SB-2T, as I thought it would be best for what we were working on.
This week, guitarist/engineer asked if I had a Jazz bass, with a little more... 'ping'.
The Geddy is due for another seasonal neck tweak.
I love my Highway One, but I don't associate 'ping' with it... punch, maybe... ping, no.
Sadowsky... you're up. Give'em hell.
... we recorded a couple of cover promos for our band, last week. I originally brought my G&L SB-2T, as I thought it would be best for what we were working on.
This week, guitarist/engineer asked if I had a Jazz bass, with a little more... 'ping'.
The Geddy is due for another seasonal neck tweak.
I love my Highway One, but I don't associate 'ping' with it... punch, maybe... ping, no.
Sadowsky... you're up. Give'em hell.
