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The Eagle Has Landed!!! Sadowsky All-Tube Head!!!

#341
KJung said:
From Tom's earlier posts and my discussions with him, I do not get the feeling that this head is meant for that applications. I believe Tom described the output as 'a little more than the recently discontinued Ag all tube head... I forgot the number). That head have relativley soft output, but amazing tone. I would guess the Sadowsky would be similar... very warm, full, fat, but not 'SVT screaming.
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It's definitely louder than the DB 359, and I'm inclined to say that it might be loud enough for that situation. It all depends on just how loud the drummer and guitar player are. Well, that, and the relative efficiency (and surface area) of your cab.

With a fairly loud drummer and a guitar player giving a Reverend Hellhound all she had and then some, my SA200/NV215 was just loud enough (I had a little more to give, but not much). But a stupid loud drummer and that same guitar player with his new blistering Dr. Z setup, and the SA200 into the NV215 would not be enough, I fear. With the NV610, I could probably compete a bit better, but if we upped the ante to two screaming guitarists, I might be outta luck (without PA support).

That said, the SA200 with the EL-34's is going to be loud enough for 90% of my gigs - and by a long shot for most of them. With 6550's/KT-88's it should be a bit louder (though not tremendously so).

But the very loud live gigging scenario was not what Roger had in mind for the SA200. I think it was intially intended to be more about studio work and controlled-volume live settings. In fact, I think that I may have surprised Roger a bit by slapping my SA200 in a shockmount rack and rushing off to a loudish rock-n-roll gig, but hey, it works for me! :D

My bottom line would be that with anything approaching reasonable volume from your drummer and guitar player, the SA200 would deliver in spades. But I could certainly envision a scenario (especially with two guitar players) where you'd be wanting more headroom (and earplugs!).

Tom.
 
#360
j-raj said:
Very good use of his networking resources and his years of experience in the industry. I think that he made great choices in team members on this new line of gear.
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+1 Expanding the brand to related categories. Classic good marketing strategy. I am VERY impressed with Roger's whole operation from a business perspective (I like the products also!). He has done a good job of clearly separating the Metro and NYC line through different distribution channels, and he balances the supply/demand and pricing of his NYC instruments just beautifully. He commands a high price that allows him to make a profit, and always has instruments available on the site... but never too many. Very good!

So, while I doubt they become huge sellers, it makes total sense to me that Sadowsky would partner and put their brand on high quality sound equipment.

Skjold cabs are a different story IMO.... not so sure about that from a marketing perspective, given the relatively low brand awareness and distribution of his primary line. But hey, if they sound good, what the heck!
 

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