MikeZ....
For what it is worth with the passive tone option you can leave the bass and treble knobs exactly where they are in active mode and dial in just the amount of that old vintage rolloff without losing the definition that the Sadowsky gives you......think about that for a second.....sounds kind of weird but it is the best way that I know of to describe it....now imagine this...
I have (#4045) a NYC with Alder body and a Morado board with the passive option....I have a Demeter HBP-1 running through a Crest CA-9 into a Bergantino HT 112 and a Bergie EX 112....I run the Demeter pretty much flat in almost every place I play and in the studios I work in with the exception of some light room EQ when needed which is pretty rare.......I NEVER need to crank the active pre on the Saddy more than about halfway (it is THAT good) on the Bass or Treble (usually less) I boost a tad on the bass when I slap just to fatten my thumb a bit and make it punch through the track a little better....
Now my point....by changing the pickup blend and the passive tone control while moving my right hand around in various playing positions, I get every conceivable tone you can imagine from 50's era rockabilly, to 60's rock and Motown, to 70's funk and disco to modern country, rock and R&B. I play everything from what I've mentioned to alot I have not. I am a professional musician and an engineer and I play sessions and I track and mix sessions for a living....I can honestly say that I can take this 1 Sadowsky bass into ANY session for ANY style of music and get ANY type tone I need for a track with the passive option (I do need a 5 now though hhhmmmm!)....I don't believe I could say that if I did not have it because without it I would just have an active sound with more or less bass and treble or a passive sound(which is GREAT) but I would not have the flexibility that I have with being able to decide how much I can rolloff like you can with the passive option....you have to hear it to believe it.....
imagine being able to go from a passive to active sound....boom that is easy....now imagine being able to decide how active or how passive.....hhhhmmmmm......vintage j, done....active j....done....vintage dark j., done....vintage p (did I say p?) close, REAL close to done, SOOOOO close that the vermin will not know the difference....you can make this thing so dark you may not be able to find it.....and sweet......so sweeet you won't be able to get the taste out of your mouth for a week.....trust me....you will HATE yourself if you don't get the Passive tone control....$150! you only live once....skip a couple lunches if you need to but don't skimp on your tone or your Sadowsky...make Roger proud, get the Passive tone.....
Peace and Chicken Grease,
T
For what it is worth with the passive tone option you can leave the bass and treble knobs exactly where they are in active mode and dial in just the amount of that old vintage rolloff without losing the definition that the Sadowsky gives you......think about that for a second.....sounds kind of weird but it is the best way that I know of to describe it....now imagine this...
I have (#4045) a NYC with Alder body and a Morado board with the passive option....I have a Demeter HBP-1 running through a Crest CA-9 into a Bergantino HT 112 and a Bergie EX 112....I run the Demeter pretty much flat in almost every place I play and in the studios I work in with the exception of some light room EQ when needed which is pretty rare.......I NEVER need to crank the active pre on the Saddy more than about halfway (it is THAT good) on the Bass or Treble (usually less) I boost a tad on the bass when I slap just to fatten my thumb a bit and make it punch through the track a little better....
Now my point....by changing the pickup blend and the passive tone control while moving my right hand around in various playing positions, I get every conceivable tone you can imagine from 50's era rockabilly, to 60's rock and Motown, to 70's funk and disco to modern country, rock and R&B. I play everything from what I've mentioned to alot I have not. I am a professional musician and an engineer and I play sessions and I track and mix sessions for a living....I can honestly say that I can take this 1 Sadowsky bass into ANY session for ANY style of music and get ANY type tone I need for a track with the passive option (I do need a 5 now though hhhmmmm!)....I don't believe I could say that if I did not have it because without it I would just have an active sound with more or less bass and treble or a passive sound(which is GREAT) but I would not have the flexibility that I have with being able to decide how much I can rolloff like you can with the passive option....you have to hear it to believe it.....
imagine being able to go from a passive to active sound....boom that is easy....now imagine being able to decide how active or how passive.....hhhhmmmmm......vintage j, done....active j....done....vintage dark j., done....vintage p (did I say p?) close, REAL close to done, SOOOOO close that the vermin will not know the difference....you can make this thing so dark you may not be able to find it.....and sweet......so sweeet you won't be able to get the taste out of your mouth for a week.....trust me....you will HATE yourself if you don't get the Passive tone control....$150! you only live once....skip a couple lunches if you need to but don't skimp on your tone or your Sadowsky...make Roger proud, get the Passive tone.....
Peace and Chicken Grease,
T
. Gu*tar Word's bass magazine Bass Guitar just did a good review of the new line of metro basses.
