TheDaivisch Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 So I recently acquired a Sadowsky MV4 in 59 burst with maple neck from a fellow basschatter. Lovely bass - light as a feather (ridiculously light in fact) and a neck that is the perfect combination of thin and chunky. It plays like butter. And then there's that Sadowsky tone. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I decided I'd drop my Nordy SVs into it and see what happens...At first the sound was a little too bright and perhaps a tad harsh and inorganic sounding. So I changed the volume pot to a 250K and....WHAM, there it is. Gorgeous super-super vintage/modern Jazz tone. It's quite possibly the best sounding jazz I've ever heard. The Sadowsky HC pickups are great, but the Nordys are even better - more detailed crunchy high end, more pronounced midrange (I can now get some honk, which wasn't really there before) and it still has that super tight punchy bottom end. i would say the Nordys are more alive that the Sadowskys.Tone to die for. Clips and pics soon. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Shame you couldn't have done a comparison, before/after, recording; look forward to hearing the Nordy's in the Sado though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDaivisch Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 Well, I have a nice clip of the bass from the guy who sold it to me, albeit he had Nickel D'Addarios on it and I now have Fat beams on it. Perhaps I'll chuck those strings back on for the comparison. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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