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Sadowsky is a New York high brand whose customers include top musicians such as Marcus Miller and Will Lee.
Metroline Express used to be manufactured in Japan, but after Warwick took over the distribution of Sadowsky products, the manufacturing location was changed to a factory in China.
The high quality has been maintained while keeping the selling price low, and the product has a very unique presence in the same price range.
When the Metroline Express series first came out, it did not have the Sadowsky logo, but that has been successfully changed.
This is the new, long-awaited 24-fret modern model.
The body is made of Okoume and the neck and fingerboard are made of Roasted Maple.
The body is well balanced and the sound is well thought out, resulting in a very neat balance.
The neck is satin finished and feels smooth to the touch.
The pickups are soapbar type, and the preamp is the familiar 2-band boost EQ type.
The preamp base is almost equivalent to the top-of-the-line models priced around 1,000,000 yen, and we think this is a big advantage.
Controls are volume, balancer, bass, and treble.
A push-pull switch allows the active circuit to be bypassed for passive playing.
The powerful and crisp sound sounds a little more flashy than recent NYC models.
Some people may prefer this model for its sound alone.
It seems that it would not be easy to produce a product of the same high quality in the same price range.
Recommended.
●SPECS
5-string electric bass
34"""" (864 mm) long scale
Bolt-on construction
Okoume body
Roasted Maple neck
Roasted Maple fingerboard
12"""" fingerboard radius
Sadowsky Just-A-Nut III
1.87"""" (47.5 mm) nut width
24 nickel silver frets (width: 0.094"""" (2.4 mm) / height: 0.051"""" (1.3 mm))
Sadowsky Soapbar pickup in modern position (neck)
Sadowsky Soapbar pickup in modern position (bridge)
Active Sadowsky 2-way electronics
Controls for Volume / Balance / Treble / Bass (P/P)
Push/pull function at Bass knob for preamp bypass
Sadowsky Quick Access Compartment
Sadowsky Light machine heads with open gear
0.708” / 18 mm string spacing at bridge
2.83” / 72 mm distance between thinnest and thickest string
Sadowsky S-Style Security Locks
Sadowsky bridge with quick string release
Chrome hardware
045 - 135 stainless steel strings
No pickguard
Incl. Sadowsky Fretboard Protector
Incl. Hex key tools
Incl. Sadowsky PortaBag (SAC BAG BASS PORTA)GIB craftsmen will adjust the instrument to make it easier to play before delivery.
Accessories : Original gig bag, warranty card
Text : Shunsuke Saga
Product photo : Terama
item will be packed with a hard cardboard box.
we do ship internationally.