The Sadowsky Bass Preamp & Vintage Tone Control (V.T.C.) 

It is! I've been gigging with one for years. Makes my Fender and Nash basses sound even better. :)

they already are.... Just finding one is the problem. I bought two of them and put them in my Sadowsky Metro express bass, since those basses don't come with the VTC. There must be a production problem with warwick.

@@kingsx925 I have the metro express and I got the vtc to put on the metro express. I bought a drop in plate, and the vtc worked better on that one.

Yes, going from passive to active gives a significant volume boost on the onboard preamp, on my MetroExpress at least.

Hi Donald, it does.

Hi there! Yes, as stated in the video the Vintage Tone Control pot also functions as push/pull knob to switch between active and passive mode. You will be able to play, even if the battery runs out.

@@SadowskyInstrumentsOfficial Great, thank you so much.

Hi William! You asked right at the right time! This is an "issue" we will adress next week in an upcoming video and all the information on that topic will be provided then. As to provide you a "quick fix" for right now, it is important to understand that the Sadowsky preamp is "boost only", meaning that when engaged it adds to the "flat" passive sound, dialing back the knobs will reduce the added boost until "flat" or normal passive sound (in other words). A fully cranked treble then means that you added the full range of boost to your signal. This is only recommended when you use a vintage cab or amp which don't have that much treble to begin with, so you are able to add treble if needed. Modern cabs often feature tweeters, so an extra treble boost from the preamp is not needed to that extent. If the treble from your amp is too high, it can also add to the signal. Roger Sadowsky recommends to boost the treble by only about 60% and only crank it up more if neither amp head nor cab can provide the needed amount of treble. So the key is really to find the right balance between preamp treble, amp head treble and tweeter treble. Hope this was helpful! Make sure you tune in next week and get all the information on it.

@@SadowskyInstrumentsOfficial that’s so awesome to heart reply overnight thanks! I do use a Markbass TTE 500 and matching cab that has a tweeter! I sometimes use an AER acoustic guitar amp for it’s small to carry and gives full range. That explains a lot . What puzzles me is the noise or hum is less when I face certain direction so was perplexed if it was magnetic field related issues. (Note: last I had issue was rainy and humidity was high)

Nothing.... Marketing' its just a Tone control...

4:04: The VTC combines a standard tone control which works in both passive and active mode to adjust treble to your liking, with a push-pull active/passive mode selector (instead of having a dedicated toggle switch in addition to the knob). You can actually boost treble on the peamp and cut highs with the VTC at the same time.

Why, he's awesome

I don’t like you.

LARS LEHMANN is a very cool cat, and a great bassist