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New pickguard for my pj5.. I guess I like it more than the original white!
Brazilian RW fretboard. Nice!!!
I'm not sure I understand why the MJ's all seem to have a 3-piece body and then a 2-piece top. Must be something related to the chambering but then again, USA Sadowsky basses can have have 2-piece bodies that are chambered with no separate top. Maybe a cost savings measure?
All chambered NYC basses have a glued on top. The two halves of the body blank are glued together, the chambers are routed, and then a top of usually the same wood as the body is laminated on.
Sorry if this has been asked before, but what strings come stock with sadowsky basses? Blue label roundwound nickels or stainless steels? I had a chance to try out the metro vintage MJ bass and it was amazing! Not really in a place to drop $3500 like that, but the strings also stood out and I’d like to get a few sets
Now that I have had a Sadowsky instrument for a few weeks, I believe I finally get what people were saying when they said Sadowsky’s do not sound like Fenders. The Sadowsky preamp can get a thick bottom unlike any other Jazz Bass I have ever played. I can see why they are so prized in the studio. The bass boost can sort of make a Sadowsky fill space like a P-bass without sounding like P-bass. It is funny that folks often think Marcus Miller when they think of Sadowsky, but MM tends to play into the natural scoop of Jazz with an active boost whereas Sadowsky’s really bring out more of a midrange. I know Sadowsky’s can do a Marcus tone, but that is inherent in the nature of a Jazz Bass. Sadowsky midrange and bottom is much more distinctive.
Its blue label steel rounds
Nice, Doc. Thanks for sharing your experience with that.
I Just finished the purchase of a five-string MetroExpress JJ, and while I'll be waiting few days for the arrival, I have a pair of Delano JC5 pickups waiting for it, and then hear it and see what's going next...
Solid Olympic White with maple fretboard was my choice, just like the picture.
Heard before that the MetroExpress preamp is the same as the regular Sadowsky line, without VTC. Does anyone have pictures of this preamp mounted on the plate? Does anyone confirm this?
I don’t have pictures, but I have been playing it a few weeks. I believe it is the old VTC-less preamp for sure.
I placed an order for the RSD, just like planned. Mostly because my main objective was to get a FSO with wider string spacing. Don't care much about pickups or preamp.
Besides, I'll give that preamp a try, even now I'm decided to swap the pickups for the Delano JC5/HE I got right here in my hands.
Cheers!
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The Sadowsky tone is indeed, to my ear, unique. A Sadowsky Jazz is a very special instrument. It’s a Jazz, but there’s more “there,” there.
Somebody asked me to compare my MIJ Metro Sadowsky RV4 to my EBMM Caprice (split P at the neck and a unique, balanced, humbucker at the bridge) and I thought they were more alike, than different, in tone.
I describe the tone of the Caprice (with both pickups on 100%) as a “fuller” Jazz tone vs that of a traditional P/J. “Fuller” Jazz is a pretty good description to the Sadowsky tone, as well, IMO. All that said, if I were to keep only one, it would be my Sadowsky, for a multitude of reasons.
You’ve played both, Doc, any thoughts?
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The RSD is 19mm at the bridge like the others. I measured it.
Church today, I love the thick tone I get with this bass because I prefer my fretless to be muscular, not thin sounding.
Quick search in the thread and hopefully this helps.
I have played both. I would take the Sadowsky because it comes as a five and even if the Caprice came as I five, I prefer Sadowsky five string necks to EBMM. I also like Sadowsky’s preamp and the Caprice is passive, but the Caprice is a very nice bass. Two of my popular videos ever were Caprice demos.
