Sadowsky SBP-2 Bass Preamp V2

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Effect Pedal for Electric Bass

Bass Preamp / EQ
Provides the same high quality electronics as used in Sadowsky basses
EQ section works as bass and treble boost only
Bass + 18 dB boost at 40 Hz
Treble + 18 dB boost at 4 kHz
True Bypass
Controls for volume, treble, bass
Bypass footswitch
Status LEDs
6.3 mm Mono jack input / output
Power supply with 9 V battery or via 9 V DC power supply unit (2.1 mm x 5.5 mm hollow female plug, polarity (-) inside, not included)
Power consumption: 3 mA
Metal housing
Dimensions (L x W x H): 112 x 70 x 53 mm
Weight: approx. 265 g

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Available since November 2021

Item number 514119

Sales Unit 1 piece(s)

Design Floorboard

Tubes No

Amp Modeling No

Integrated Effects No

Headphone Output No

Direct Out No

MIDI Connector(s) No

Integrated Expression Pedal No

Connections for Pedals or Switches No

Aux Input No

Integrated Tuner No

USB Connection No

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Sadowsky tone for your passive Jazz

Kompressaur 13.02.2022

I already have a Sadowsky onboard preamp on a high end Jazz and wanted my passive J to get in the same ball park when needed. This pedal does a great job of it and means I can set and forget and have it when I want it. It’s about 2/3 the cost of the onboard preamp which is a bonus too.
For the cost of the onboard preamp you can also get the bigger SPB1 pedal which has the same sound shaping capabilities as the SBP2 but also has a footswitch for mute/silent tuner out and a DI output as well if you want those and are prepared to pay for those features.
The pedal is extremely durable looking and feeling and is obviously designed for a life of earning its keep. Everything seems really solid and well made.
Tone wise this is lacking a mid control but the Sadowsky onboard doesn’t have that either. What this does do is add that super hi-fi sounding top end and rich bottom end to your sound. The tone controls are boost only.
The volume control is a little different in that I found it to match my passive Jazz at 12 o’clock or thereabouts, so by cutting the volume a little and boosting the bass and treble a bit I was able to go from bypassed and passive sounds straight to the Super J hi-fi slap tone by simply stepping on the pedal. And the tone control on my passive bass naturally responds in much the same way as the VTC vintage tone control on the onboard preamp.
I am aware there are better appointed preamps out there with more controls, tone shaping and routing/output options but this for me, has a sound I really like and adds so much to my passive Jazz bass.
Highly recommended!

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Perfect pre amp; its fire !!

peterpee 23.02.2024

Subtle yet strong enough to light with other pedals or outboard compressors etc.

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Ordered two. Both turned out to have 'features'

Alex Stets 27.03.2024

According to the serial number, the preamps were from the same batch. However, each had its 'features'. The first one, with the TREBLE knob, boosted high frequencies, while the BASS knob... (drumroll) also boosted high frequencies. The second one seemed to work fine, sounded quite nice, but emitted a constant low-frequency noise. Not 50-60-100 Hz, as it sometimes happens, but just noise at low frequencies. Returned both, thanks to Thomann for their promptness.

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Gabriel Kabadais 28.03.2024

One of the best preamps on the market

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