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I've been using my MetroExpress basses quite regularly on stage now and I'm actually really really impressed. They stay in tune, sound great through my in-ear monitoring and are blending excellently into a band. Very happy with them.
The Sadowsky bass count is high tonight on the CMAs.
Way to go, Sadowsky employees!
Way to go, Sadowsky employees!
Michael Rhodes had some influence too, I'm sure!
Fresh pic! As time goes by, even more pleased with this WL5 purchase…
Changed strings to Black SS 45’s (vs Blue SS 45’s)…less zingy, but the bass sounds so organically rich~warm~thick, thru my sealed Berg HG410X(s)…killer natural mids, even without the WL mid boost activated.
[#8927 (Sadowsky website) for anyone interested in the specs…
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Changed strings to Black SS 45’s (vs Blue SS 45’s)…less zingy, but the bass sounds so organically rich~warm~thick, thru my sealed Berg HG410X(s)…killer natural mids, even without the WL mid boost activated.
[#8927 (Sadowsky website) for anyone interested in the specs…
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Fresh pic! As time goes by, even more pleased with this WL5 purchase…View attachment 4469335
Changed strings to Black SS 45’s (vs Blue SS 45’s)…less zingy, but the bass sounds so organically rich~warm~thick, thru my sealed Berg HG410X(s)…killer natural mids, even without the WL mid boost activated.
[#8927 (Sadowsky website) for anyone interested in the specs…
Absolutely Beautiful!!
Fresh pic! As time goes by, even more pleased with this WL5 purchase…View attachment 4469335
Changed strings to Black SS 45’s (vs Blue SS 45’s)…less zingy, but the bass sounds so organically rich~warm~thick, thru my sealed Berg HG410X(s)…killer natural mids, even without the WL mid boost activated.
[#8927 (Sadowsky website) for anyone interested in the specs…
Gorgeous!
It looks like you can reach right into that finish!
More and more sexy pics, guys, it's getting hot...Fresh pic! As time goes by, even more pleased with this WL5 purchase…View attachment 4469335
Changed strings to Black SS 45’s (vs Blue SS 45’s)…less zingy, but the bass sounds so organically rich~warm~thick, thru my sealed Berg HG410X(s)…killer natural mids, even without the WL mid boost activated.
[#8927 (Sadowsky website) for anyone interested in the specs…
I bought this Will Lee 5er on Sunday from a friend in town. It absolutely killed rehearsal last night with a r&b/funk band. It demolished my Lakland 55-14. Blew it straight out of the water.
I get it. I really like the Lakland ergonomics and playability, but the Sadowsky electronics blow the Laklands out of the water.
Fo sure. Sadowsky electronics take the prize every time.
I need to try the old belt-clip Sadowsky preamp on my 55-02.
It's not just the preamp. I seriously thought about taking a 55-94 and exploring the Sadowsky pre and some nordstrand pickups.
I like my 55-94 and sometimes it's the right tool for the job by virtue of the "girth" of its tone, but I would love for its timbre to be a little less one-dimensional. I have Nordy pickups for it but have yet to install them.
A sadowsky pre set with relatively lots of boost on both bands adds a lot of life to a 55-94 with barts. But I agree a Sadowsky J or PJ almost always sounds better.
I did this on a 55-02 with Barts and the mod really turned that bass into something I'd reach for without hesitation. I didn't really go with extreme EQ settings with the Sadowsky preamp, but that applies globally when using that circuit IME.
It turned out that I'm more comfortable on 34" scale and ended up with Sadowsky fives as lifetime basses.
After I switched to five string back in Y2K I owned a few 35" basses (Lull, Modulus, MTD) because some insisted that extra inch was better for low B. Turns out I could play 35" okay, but long story short, the killer B on my Sadowsky was proof enough that 35" wasn't better, it was merely different. To my ears 35" has a slightly different timbre than 34", and I happen to prefer the traditional 34".
Did you run the Lakland pre flat or have it in passive when using the Sadowsky?
The bass in question had Bart pickups and a Sadowsky preamp in it to replace the stock circuit.
If I was using a Sadowsky outboard pre with a Lakland with Bart pickups and an onboard Bart or Lakland pre, I’d run the bass passive so as to take the onboard pre out of the picture completely.
