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[columbo]

Originally Posted by Fran Diaz

pics, specs, cool stories! we're the wrong people to stop you

I know .... we are junkies and roger is our dealer

[JansenW]

Originally Posted by columbo

I know .... we are junkies and roger is our dealer

Does that mean his basses are steroids?

[thisSNsucks]

Originally Posted by JansenW

Does that mean his basses are steroids?

No, but they are ON steroids.

[geoffbassist]

I bought my metro M5 24 natural bass from the bass gallery in the UK a couple of years back and it's the best bass I've owned. I wouldn't change anything on it. It sounds great in any context and is so playable.

I'm looking forward to enjoying the forum.
Cheers Geoff

[engedi1]

cheers yourself Geoff. I have a natural M5-24 as well! It is a monster bass. If you run it in passive mode and solo the neck pickup, it sounds alarmingly like a P Bass. And that is just one of its tricks. I have recorded jazz fusion to Americana/country with this bass and it always come up with a great tone. I have instructed my wife to never allow me to sell it, no matter how bad GAS may get.

I have also wondered if this bass benefits from the solid body construction, being a metro. There is nothing like a solid ash slab. Can anyone out their comment on the tonal differences of solid vs chambered bodies, if any?

[marchone]

Originally Posted by engedi1

Can anyone out their comment on the tonal differences of solid vs chambered bodies, if any?

I second that question.

[Fran Diaz]

Originally Posted by engedi1

cheers yourself Geoff. I have a natural M5-24 as well! It is a monster bass. If you run it in passive mode and solo the neck pickup, it sounds alarmingly like a P Bass. And that is just one of its tricks. I have recorded jazz fusion to Americana/country with this bass and it always come up with a great tone. I have instructed my wife to never allow me to sell it, no matter how bad GAS may get.

I have also wondered if this bass benefits from the solid body construction, being a metro. There is nothing like a solid ash slab. Can anyone out their comment on the tonal differences of solid vs chambered bodies, if any?

There is a thread open regarding this point:
Chambered bodies

[marchone]

Originally Posted by Fran Diaz

There is a thread open regarding this point:
Chambered bodies

Though in that thread there is no clear objective consensus to the effect chambering has on tone. The weight factor is obvious. To the absence of consensus I have to wonder if various wood combinations make as much of a difference to tone as chambering does.

Roger has commented in interviews that he began chambering when wood density choice became difficult to procure in the small quantities he needed.

The discussion resembles ongoing debates of bolt-on vs neck-thru designs of other makers' relative to sustain. There is no clear popular agreement there either but theory abounds.

Not intending to stir the pot here. Just ruminating.

[bigtexashonk]

Recently sent to Roger in appreciation.

[marchone]

Cool shot.

[Jerry J]

Originally Posted by marchone

Cool shot.

Yes! Way cool!

[MAJOR METAL]

Hey Rog !

Long time no see ! Next time I am in NY I'll swing by for lunch, maybe we can work on having a Greenburst vintage 24fret with soapbars love child.

Hugs !

MAJOR METAL

[Fuzzbass]

Originally Posted by marchone

Though in that thread there is no clear objective consensus to the effect chambering has on tone. The weight factor is obvious. To the absence of consensus I have to wonder if various wood combinations make as much of a difference to tone as chambering does.

Roger has commented in interviews that he began chambering when wood density choice became difficult to procure in the small quantities he needed.

The discussion resembles ongoing debates of bolt-on vs neck-thru designs of other makers' relative to sustain. There is no clear popular agreement there either but theory abounds.

Not intending to stir the pot here. Just ruminating.

I believe the tonal effect of chambering is minor, and the lack of consensus here seems to back this up. In the 30 years I've been playing I've much preferred the tone of alder for Fender-style instruments. My chambered alder Sadowsky P5 gives me the timbre I desire.