Pre-gig pic from last night. Great room, great crowd and Roger’s axes just made it extra special. Love my Moderns!
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Warwick markets it as a “soft touch” pickup cover. They mention it in all of the Warwick produced Sadowsky videos on YouTube. I commented on it in my Metroline review as not something I care fo too much.
It’s not a deal breaker by any means, but it feels “grippy” to me and can feel a bit weird if your fingers tend to hit the pickups much (like mine do, when I rock the eff out).
It’s similar to a fresh Bartolini cover … but slightly more spongy.
I get Warwick doing the Metroline models as well as the distribution/marketing/etc. But to “improve” upon a Sadowsky(?)…I dunno. I wonder how much of a license they have?
J/MM model, hidden fret ends, just a nut…What’s next, a Sadowsky Thumb? Lol
J/MM model, hidden fret ends, just a nut…What’s next, a Sadowsky Thumb? Lol
I’m certainly not complaining. I like every one of those features and my MJ is fantastic sounding and playing. I love the 18mm string spacing and invisible fret ends in particular. The rubber covering on the pickups reminds me of what BMW wraps interior plastic pieces with. The MJ sounds absolutely huge. I have two German Metros and one German Masterbuilt. Oh and then chambered bodies. Warwick is killing it with these basses.
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An interesting thing about the MJ electronics. There are two trim pots in the cavity. One adjusts preamp output volume. The other adjusts midrange boost.
The circuit board is labeled “Will Lee”.
The circuit board is labeled “Will Lee”.
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I'm thinking he's gonna want both, going into retirement.
Then I am lucky and got some of those rare pre-rubber Wardowskys! A fine vintage of basses never seen again. These rubber covers clearly gave these basses a spongy and unfocused tone, soft attack and loose lowend
If you use the MM single coil mode, will the bass pickups be in the same position as a regular Sadowsky Jazz bass?
See my answer to same question #59687. Pickup closest to the bridge is used, but is 60's position.
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Played an outdoor show with my old band on Saturday and broke out my NYC Standard 4 for this one. Had a big ol’ SVT for backline and put my Darkglass B7K Ultra before it. Killer tone and a fun show!!
Yes, perhaps I should've been clearer, as I was referring to the neck pickup also, so we've estabstablished the bridge single coil is in the 6o's position, but is the neck pickup also in the same position as a regular Fender Jazz bass neck pickup?
Then I am lucky and got some of those rare pre-rubber Wardowskys! A fine vintage of basses never seen again. These rubber covers clearly gave these basses a spongy and unfocused tone, soft attack and loose lowend
Huh - I thought those rubber covers might facilitate bouncier grooves...
i noticed that the Will Lee model does not have hum cancelling pickups. has there been any discussion
about this? i am wondering if he intended this bass for live gigs only or, to use it for
recording as well.
i had a fender with noiseless jazz pickups years ago that i did not care for. i swapped in some
duncan vintages that have served me well over the years, but i have been wanting to try out
some high end HC pickups and would like to hear your thoughts
about this? i am wondering if he intended this bass for live gigs only or, to use it for
recording as well.
i had a fender with noiseless jazz pickups years ago that i did not care for. i swapped in some
duncan vintages that have served me well over the years, but i have been wanting to try out
some high end HC pickups and would like to hear your thoughts
They also deflect beer bottles when you’re all out of chicken wire.
Funny jokes aside, rubber covers are way overdue IMO. Most standard covers (outside of bartolini) have hard edges that can be uncomfortable for your thumb.
I've tried to use that discomfort to motivate myself toward floating thumb, but I'm not as good at it as I should be.
I've tried to use that discomfort to motivate myself toward floating thumb, but I'm not as good at it as I should be.
I think the Will Lee models always had traditional single coils, both Japan metro and NYC, but this may have changed with the move to Warwick. Of course I may be wrong , but my Japan WL has straight sc.
