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 safely changed.
In addition, the neck has been changed to roasted maple.
It is finished in satin and feels smooth to the touch.
The back panel is a screwless type, just like Warwick.
The inside of the cavity is sealed with copper foil tape. It's wonderful.
Pickups are hum cancel type like Sadowsky.
The preamp base is almost equivalent to the top-of-the-line models priced around 1,000,000 yen, and I 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.
We recommend this product.
SPECS
4-String Electric Bass
Scale Length: 34” (864 mm)
Bolt-On Construction
Body Wood: Okoume
Neck Wood: Roasted Maple
Fingerboard: Morado (Pau Ferro)
Fingerboard Radius: 12”
Nut: Sadowsky Just-A-Nut III
Nut Width: 1.54” (39.2 mm)
Frets: 21 Nickel Silver (width: 0.094“ (2.4 mm) / height: 0.051” (1.3 mm))
Neck Pickup: Passive hum-cancelling Sadowsky stacked J-Style
Bridge Pickup: Passive hum-cancelling Sadowsky stacked J-Style in 60s position
Electronics: Sadowsky Active 2-Way
Controls: Volume / Balance / Treble / Bass Volume / Balance / Treble / Bass
Push/pull function at Bass knob for preamp bypass
Tuners: Sadowsky Light machine heads with Sadowsky Light machine heads with open gear
Security Locks: Sadowsky S-style Sadowsky S-style
Bridge System: Sadowsky bridge with quick string release Sadowsky bridge with quick string release
Hardware Color: Chrome
Strings: Chrome 045 - 105 Stainless Steel
Included Accessories: Sadowsky Fretboard Protector and Hex Key Tools Sadowsky Fretboard Protector and Hex Key Tools
Gig Bag: Sadowsky Portabag (SAC BAG BASS PORTA) Sadowsky Portabag (SAC BAG BASS PORTA)
Included Accessories: Original gig bag
Text: Shunsuke Saga
Shipped in a sturdy cardboard box.