Club Sadowsky!!!

[JoshS]

@Chef that thing would look awesome with a black or white pearloid guard.

 

[Chef]

I had thought that, yessir...

 

[bucephylus]

11 years and a ton of gigs on that bass. Yeah, it's a little sad letting it leave, for sure, but, I just can't keep both.

Absolutely. Life doesn’t exist in the rear view mirror.

 

[Vic]

I just picked up a 2014 NYC WL5 whose serial number is just a few off from my 2014 NYC RV5, so that's pretty cool.
It has a really nice top, plays out well, and should be a good addition to my tool box. Pics below, I'm pretty stoked.
My 2010 MV5 that this replaces is in classifieds, if you're looking for one.

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@Chef , can't you afford a real Fender instead of buying these knock-offs? lol

(btw, nice grab!!! enjoy!!!)

 

[Chef]

Wait, you mean Sadowsky isn't made by Fender? Like, they're not a Fender model, like Roscoe Beck or something like that?
Jeez, hard to think I've been wrong, all these years now.






I'm kidding, I'm kidding!!!!!!!

 

[Robert Darby]

GREAT looking bass, Chef. But, I gotta say that your losing that MV5 seems a bit like the passing of an era.

I just took the MV 5 metro off Chefs hands. I will take good care of her. Maybe I'll shoot another Sadowsky family photo soon. Bass On!

 

[Chef]

I didn't put this in the f/s post bc you're supposed to use your own photos, but here's that.

 

[Tim1]

Does anyone know the difference between a metroline Verdine White pj and a metroline standard pj? Also will the Verdine do a traditional precision tone? The videos I have watched seem to emphasize a bright twang, which of course is part of Verdine's magic but it makes me wonder how versatile it is.

 

[Folmeister]

*Snicker*

 

[Chef]

that looks sweet!!!

 

[Holdsg]

Does anyone know the difference between a metroline Verdine White pj and a metroline standard pj? Also will the Verdine do a traditional precision tone? The videos I have watched seem to emphasize a bright twang, which of course is part of Verdine's magic but it makes me wonder how versatile it is.

pretty sure the main difference is the body shape.
whereas you see jazz-bodied P/Js and P-bodied P/J's in the metro line (over the years), the Verdine is just offered in a jazz-style body.

 

[Drucifer]

I don't think I've ever posted my two.

 

[pickups]

I never asked Roger, so maybe he will chime in here, but I wonder why he never made a straight P Bass in the Metroline series. I know, people will say PJ's are the best of both worlds and I'm not going to argue that ... but a straight P bass in the Metroline series would have been a nice addition. Cojo

 

[marchone]

What’s the consensus on using a compressor with the SBP-1 Preamp/DI? Yea or nay?

 

[Fuzzbass]

I never asked Roger, so maybe he will chime in here, but I wonder why he never made a straight P Bass in the Metroline series. I know, people will say PJ's are the best of both worlds and I'm not going to argue that ... but a straight P bass in the Metroline series would have been a nice addition. Cojo

My 2¢ as Not Roger: the Metroline series is about affordability, and I don't believe there's enough demand to justify the overhead required to add a P-only model to the lineup.

Note that I'm saying this as a P-only guy! The black Sadowsky NYC P5 in my avatar is P-only. I certainly realize that many can't afford an NYC. If I couldn't: knowing how great Sadowskys are, then I would probably settle for a PJ rather than go Fender or whatever. Of course I can only speak for myself.

 

[Fuzzbass]

What’s the consensus on using a compressor with the SBP-1 Preamp/DI? Yea or nay?

If you're inclined to use a compressor, there's no reason not to.

Kinda silly to begin with that obvious qualifier, but we know how some folks get when they see that c-word.

 

[mmbass21]

Does anyone know the difference between a metroline Verdine White pj and a metroline standard pj? Also will the Verdine do a traditional precision tone? The videos I have watched seem to emphasize a bright twang, which of course is part of Verdine's magic but it makes me wonder how versatile it is.

I can speak on the Verdine White, to me it can mimic virtually anything. It's one of the most versatile basses I've ever played. If you solo'd the P pickup in passive mode vs a straight forward Fender P in a blind listen test I'd bet half of us would guess wrong. My 2 cents.

 

[Basta-bass]

I never asked Roger, so maybe he will chime in here, but I wonder why he never made a straight P Bass in the Metroline series. I know, people will say PJ's are the best of both worlds and I'm not going to argue that ... but a straight P bass in the Metroline series would have been a nice addition. Cojo

You sure of that?
I've seen in this very site a straight p-bass made in Japan selling in the classifieds...[/QUOTE]

 

[57pbass]

You sure of that?
I've seen in this very site a straight p-bass made in Japan selling in the classifieds...

[/QUOTE]
I have a Sadowsky TYO P Bass that I purchased off of Reverb.
Don’t know if it has anything to do with the Metro Line though.

 

[Holdsg]

The TYO basses were made alongside the Metrolines but were targeted mainly for the Japanese domestic market.
The advent of Reverb and other global marketplaces have made them available more for the US market.