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Club Sadowsky!!!

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I don't know if I've ever shared this pic of my Modern 5 JJ before, but I really like it.

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#10,023
Alexander said:
I've found some really great tones with the versatile EQ - a slight bump at 4K affects the high end in a positive way (IMO).

I also imagine that an ash\maple Sadowsky with stainless steel strings would sound awesome. That's obviously a bright tone, but I think would balance perfectly with the voicing of the warm\organic voicing of the TF. If you are looking for an amp with a lot of high end sheen\bite (ala SWR, EBS, etc), then this amp may just not be for you - especially with an alder\RW bass...
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I will try the 4k bump a bit. I was really trying to run it flat, but I may need to boost some highs.

My Sadowsky is Ash/Morado which I feel is a good combo to get the highs, mids and lows. When I practice with my in ears, I get the perfect great tone. I just want to replicate that through the rig.
 
#10,025
Chris: to get what you want, I think you're gonna have to give up the "leave it flat" idea.
Try bumping shelving treble two clicks, bumping 4 khz 2 or 3 clicks, and push timbre a little more to the right if you still need more. You can always add a touch of shelving treble back in to counter that.

Opening input gain might help a little, though I never noticed much change in tone with that other than I would attribute to "just more db." You can counter the overall gain increase by pushing the master down a tad.

Or, you could ditch it and get a Mesa M6 and call-er-done;)
 
#10,028
chris.gotfunk said:
I have a question for the Sadowsky, TF 550B users. I had some time today to play around with my rig (I just got the TF a week or so ago). I noticed that at lower volumes, the tone just plain sucks. I am running the Sadowsky with just a little bit of bass boost (15%?), treble boost (25%?), VTC full open. I am running the TF with flat eq, Timbre between 10/11 o'clock, Enhance at about 7-8 o'clock. The Gain is about at 2 and the Volume is about 2-3ish. My cab is an Aguilar GS410 (8ohm) with the tweeter at about 1-2 o'clock. The Sadowsky has a brand new set of nickel blues.

Okay, so those are my settings. Here is my problem. I have to crank the treble almost full on to get any high end bite out of it. It almost seems that no matter what I do with my treble settings, it just doesn't seems to be enough.... at the lower volume. But, when I turn the volume up to around 3-4 (which feels kinda loud) the tone really comes alive. Is this normal? I was considering adding another GS210 to the mix to get the full power rating out of the TF which might help at lower volumes, but I am just not sure.

If anyone has any suggestions, it would be great.

Thanks!!!
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the only thing i can think to add to what everyone else has said is that i always favor the bridge pup a little seems to help in the mix playing finger style TFB 420 with UL 410 DR high beams.
 
#10,029
ClassicJazz said:
If you want a killer, and I mean killer rig that would not break the bank. Try what I have......

Amp: Carvin B1500 - the cleanest amp I have ever played through...period. With 1900 watts I can guarantee your bass will not fart out, even during solos. And you can't beat the price, $699 for 1900 watts...that is insane!

Cabinets: Avatar. I use two B210 NEO cabinets. Loaded with Eminence Neodymium tens they sound great. And they are fairly light weight. With both my cabinets I am running at 4 Ohms = 1250 Watt with the Carvin.

Both my fretted and fretless Sadowsky basses sound fantastic through this rig.

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sounds like a good idea do u have any sound clips
 
#10,030
kph24 said:
sounds like a good idea do u have any sound clips
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IMHO, requesting sound clips of an amp rig is borderline worthless. Way way too many variables with the method and means of the recording, and that's not even getting into our own personal style and the tone in our fingers.

That said, I've essentially played through this rig, and he's right. Quite possibly the best bang for the buck high powered rig out there. I still own my B1500 and I confidently recommend them for someone looking for a lot of power in a simple and reliable design and a surprisingly low price. The Avatar cabs are cookie cutter designs, but they're well proven, sound great, don't cost much, and will serve you well.

In short, I second the recommendation based on the criteria.
 
#10,031
chris.gotfunk said:
I will try the 4k bump a bit. I was really trying to run it flat, but I may need to boost some highs.

My Sadowsky is Ash/Morado which I feel is a good combo to get the highs, mids and lows. When I practice with my in ears, I get the perfect great tone. I just want to replicate that through the rig.
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Sorry - wasn't suggesting you trade out basses to get the tone you want. Just rambling, I suppose - some folks think ash\maple Sadowskys are almost too bright and thinking that must be a killer combo with the Thunderfunk. Maybe I'm just trying to make a case for my next bass purchase... ;)
 
#10,032
Alexander said:
Sorry - wasn't suggesting you trade out basses to get the tone you want. Just rambling, I suppose - some folks think ash\maple Sadowskys are almost too bright and thinking that must be a killer combo with the Thunderfunk. Maybe I'm just trying to make a case for my next bass purchase... ;)
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No worries. I didn't take it that way. I once had an Ash/Maple NYC Sadowsky and it was really bright.

All of my gigs have full PA and I run a line out of the DI on the amp. So, I think the most crucial part of my sound (Sadowsky/Direct) is covered. I am super pleased with the tone I hear bypassed through my Korg PX4D into my in-ear monitors, so that is really important. Plus, my tone is not in my control anyway at the gigs since we rely on a soundman.

I guess I should not think too much about it. I will get it out to a gig and see what I can dial up on stage.
 
#10,034
Vic said:
IMHO, requesting sound clips of an amp rig is borderline worthless. Way way too many variables with the method and means of the recording, and that's not even getting into our own personal style and the tone in our fingers.

That said, I've essentially played through this rig, and he's right. Quite possibly the best bang for the buck high powered rig out there. I still own my B1500 and I confidently recommend them for someone looking for a lot of power in a simple and reliable design and a surprisingly low price. The Avatar cabs are cookie cutter designs, but they're well proven, sound great, don't cost much, and will serve you well.

In short, I second the recommendation based on the criteria.
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Agreed, none of the live clips can really capture the sound. For the most part any of the clips were done with the mic from a camera.

But as Vic said, it is a great rig. Oh so clean even when soloing. That was the feature that stood the most when I first got it.
 

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