Why are Sadowsky Basses with Norstrand Pickups always being resold?

[uaudio]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

 

[Illbay]

Or in this case "fear bias": We're afraid we "screwed up" in our choice, and we're looking around for evidence this might be so.

 

[somebrains]

I can make any bass sound like $50.

 

[5StringBlues]

They got rid of them when they found out an SX or Squier with $3,000.00 in upgrades sounded just as good.

 

[barginkov]

Iam selling my sadowsky with nordstrand pickups and two other
sadowskys. So I can order a NYC sadowksky with the nordstrand big singles

 

[TolerancEJ]

I love me a good Zombie Thread! I feel like it's like recycling.

 

[somebrains]

I had one of these from around the time of "the troubles" fall into my hands. Probably had a diff pickguard, this one seems like a parts bin replacement that got hogged out but not fine finished.

It's not a bad bass, but for posterity these pickups are so hot you can throw them into a MIM Fender or Squier + preamp for a whitewashed primo sound.

I think they're wound towards that scooped Sadowsky ethic bc these aren't quite like my N branded Big Singles. There's a scoop to them you wouldn't notice unless you've got N branded pickups on hand to compare.

 

[MMiller28]

I doubt it is a pickup issue. Could always swap pickups!

Maybe it's just the economy being in a bit of a down turn? Maybe it's just people wanting to try a few new things?

"The economony" is not in a down turn.

 

[somebrains]

"The economony" is not in a down turn.

If an iPhone costs $1500 in 2019 I would say something has gone wrong.

 

[chadds]

If an iPhone costs $1500 in 2019 I would say something has gone wrong.

I'd say if you buy it something has gone wrong.
Yet this could start a "is an iPhone worth $1500 or a Sadowsky?" thread. Yikes!!!

 

[bucephylus]

"The economony" is not in a down turn.

2009 Post. Remember 2009?

 

[Iridescentone]

2009 Post. Remember 2009?

Re-ignite the old controversies!

Maybe that's what happens when the "fresh" threads have become banal to the point of themselves being "zombie" topics?

 

[S-Bigbottom]

2009 Post. Remember 2009?

Ya,
Les Paul, Michael Jackson and Dom Deluise died.