Club Sadowsky!!!

[davidak]

Three decades... Just 60' J is missing

 

[inazone]

Dont know the seller but this looked to be a good deal for someone looking for a 4 string SMX. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[Christophe HAYOT]

Dont know the seller but this looked to be a good deal for someone looking for a 4 string SMX. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

Hello, this model is the SME not SMX (the 2023 model with SADOWSKY logo)
I just bought a 4 strings SME for 335 € on the big german site, dropped a VCT preamp in and I'm quite happy with it. Sounds good even with the original preamp and the fretwork is perfect, weight is 3.998 kgs.

 

[Chicken Wing]

Does anyone know if the Metroline M/J has the same neck profile (shape) as the J/J?

 

[Jerry J]

Hi all,
does anyone know if Sadowsky pickups installed in NYC line (Nordstrand?) are still available for sale from NY workshop?

I tried to search in Sadowsky NY website but there are no mentions at all about that.

Thanks

You could call the shop directly. They are wonderful folks working there. But since it would be a costly call from Italy to the US, you could send them an email.

 

[Jerry J]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Roger @Sadowsky

Dang-it! I missed it....HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ROGER!! Cheers to many more years of delighting us Sadowsky-ites.

 

[HeavyJazz]

Lot's of shedding with a newly acquired MIJ Modern 24 over the weekend. A rare ash-morado combination here. Yoshi's shop in Japan was amazing. That was a very special 17 year run.

 

[Joeykun]

Rig shot from our show in Hartford, CT!

 

[Rdore2000]

Team MIG Metroline reporting from India. The easy access compartment is a bit tight, but everything else plays like a dream. The wonderful folks at Bass Freaks took the utmost care and UPS was a delight to work with. It's lighter than my Performer, which is extremely light as well.

 

[Rdore2000]

Does anyone have any experience with the easy access battery compartment? It just won't open. I assume it's the travel from the cold of Europe to the furnace that is India

 

[TraderPo]

Lot's of shedding with a newly acquired MIJ Modern 24 over the weekend. A rare ash-morado combination here. Yoshi's shop in Japan was amazing. That was a very special 17 year run.

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So I have a MIJ UV70 5…it has the shorter (3/8th I think shaft). Does hipshot make a version of these tuners with longer shafts. I “think” my old 2000 NYC had 3/8ths, but they longer and made it easier to change strings.

 

[Nebadon2000]

easy access battery compartment? It just won't open.

Sort of an Oxymoron there Only complaints I have seen is that it breaks easily if it is difficult to open that may explain the breaking problem

 

[Tjluke]

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

Not you... my beloved Sylvester the cat's bass!

 

[Tjluke]

Does anyone have any experience with the easy access battery compartment? It just won't open

When I read something like that, I remember the good old days with MetroLine basses by Mr. Yoshi Kikuchi.

 

[HeavyJazz]

I don't believe Hipshot offers a 3/8th's with multiple shaft length options. Think it is what it is - but stand to be corrected if that's not the case.

 

[TraderPo]

I don't believe Hipshot offers a 3/8th's with multiple shaft length options. Think it is what it is - but stand to be corrected if that's not the case.

My old NYC had them…but maybe they don’t make them anymore?

 

[BrusselsBass]

Does anyone have any experience with the easy access battery compartment? It just won't open. I assume it's the travel from the cold of Europe to the furnace that is India

I think it's the same that Warwick uses since the '90s - push with a screwdriver gently against that lash and lift it up.

 

[Chris Chong]

Does anyone have any experience with the easy access battery compartment? It just won't open. I assume it's the travel from the cold of Europe to the furnace that is India

I can open mine with nails, have to push both clips together.

 

[Rdore2000]

I can open mine with nails, have to push both clips together.

I managed it too lol. Unhooking a bra is easier and the lord knows I've struggled with those.

 

[Snipehunter]

Hey all. I just received a used metroline modern 4 today. Unfortunately, the front pickup seems to be dead.

I use the pan control and when it's all the way forward everything is fine. As I turn it toward the middle position where both pickups should be engaged, there is no tonal change. When I turn it all the way back where the front pickup should be engaged, the bass is silent. With both pickups on, I should be able to tap the pickup with a screwdriver and hear it come through the speaker. It does that for the rear pickup but not the front.

Here's a picture of the control cavity? Any ideas of quick things to try? I replaced the battery but that didn't help.