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Club Sadowsky!!!

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I am not using a power tool of any kind on this body. At all. The finish is far too fragile to risk grabbing the paint with a rotating bit of any kind. I have no recourse if the finish is pulled, cracked, chipped or damaged in any way. No touch up paint. Nothing. Also the first bit suggested is commonly used for creating a bevel in a hole to accomodate a flat head screw. i need to widen, the diameter of the hole. The other reamer bit may work but I’m just not comfortable risking using a rotating motor tool on this bass. I picked up a good ol’ hand reamer, and will be sloooowly opening the holes. Making certain to not grab the paint.

You get one shot at doing this right. I’ll follow Rogers video. But thank you all for the suggestions.
 
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ragetoca said:
What an amazing price!!!


https://reverb.com/item/83949429-2023-sadowsky-metroline-vintage-j-j-5-string-bora-blueburst
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Yea. Thats a nice piece.
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bucephylus said:
I posted a question over in the Pickups Forum, asking whether changes to stage lighting, mainly replacement of metal halogen and neon by LED, have affected the issues associated with single coil pickups. Not too many responses, so thought I might post up to this group.

I’ve been using humcancelling pickups in my basses since about 2007, because of one too many bad experiences with singles on big stages, due to lighting systems. My NYC left the shop with Delano pickups, which I had eventually settled on. But, more recently, I’ve been seeing less noise inducing lighting systems; and I’ve been reacquainted with single coils on a parts bass I recently brought back from the dead. This has me considering going back the single coils in my NYC.

Have things changed in the lighting systems, such that single coils are a bit “safer” to gig with; or am I missing something? Comments appreciated.
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I went ahead and ordered a set of Sadowsky singles for my NYC. I was unable to find them on the Warwick USA site; they just showed humcancelling versions. But, I ended up finding them on Amazon, of all places. Which seems a bit weird. I think they still come from Warwick USA.

Anyhow, I’m going to start trying them on the gigs. See how it goes.
 
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My experience with my MIJ metros...both had the Dimarzzio HC pickups (Roger's specs).
In certain situations, they hummed. Because the pickups covered were uneven...2 strings/ 3 strings.
You can't get true hum canceling with that setup, which is probably why he switched to a stacked HC...Seymour Duncan, I believe.
I play on stage in front of many lights and LED screens, so hum is a no.

I switched to SC and have not looked back.

Roger's SC is the quietest I've ever experienced.

Of course, I usually play with both PUs on.
 
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pb9717 said:
I am not using a power tool of any kind on this body. At all. The finish is far too fragile to risk grabbing the paint with a rotating bit of any kind. I have no recourse if the finish is pulled, cracked, chipped or damaged in any way. No touch up paint. Nothing. Also the first bit suggested is commonly used for creating a bevel in a hole to accomodate a flat head screw. i need to widen, the diameter of the hole. The other reamer bit may work but I’m just not comfortable risking using a rotating motor tool on this bass. I picked up a good ol’ hand reamer, and will be sloooowly opening the holes. Making certain to not grab the paint.

You get one shot at doing this right. I’ll follow Rogers video. But thank you all for the suggestions.
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Using a reamer by hand was the right choice. It's a tool that does a very clean job and opening up 4 holes doesn't necessitate the speed of a power tool for the job and the risk that comes with it if you don't have the most appropriate tool for that job.
 
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Ok I've got a German Metroline JJ 4 made in 2020 and an M/J 4 made in 2022. The output of the M/J is a fair amount lower than the JJ which is not what I'd expect. This is me testing the neck pickups soloed which I believe are the same on both models. Pickup heights are the same. Preamp settings are the same. Both have new batteries.

Any ideas? Might have Sadowsky changed the pickups between 20 and 22 even though they are both called a "Sadowsky Passive Split J Single-coil"?

Thanks!
 
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Snipehunter said:
Ok I've got a German Metroline JJ 4 made in 2020 and an M/J 4 made in 2022. The output of the M/J is a fair amount lower than the JJ which is not what I'd expect. This is me testing the neck pickups soloed which I believe are the same on both models. Pickup heights are the same. Preamp settings are the same. Both have new batteries.

Any ideas? Might have Sadowsky changed the pickups between 20 and 22 even though they are both called a "Sadowsky Passive Split J Single-coil"?

Thanks!
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My 2022 MJ4 has two trim pots that seem to be the A & B ones discussed in manual. Not sure what the original settings are since I'm the third owner of this guitar. Would be interesting to compare to yours. The manual says B is output volume but not sure which is which from the labels...
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4StringTheory said:
My 2022 MJ4 has two trim pots that seem to be the A & B ones discussed in manual. Not sure what the original settings are since I'm the third owner of this guitar. Would be interesting to compare to yours. The manual says B is output volume but not sure which is which from the labels...
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Thanks for the reply. Here is a picture of mine. I am the first owner and have made no modifications.
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