nut slot is clean, no gaps or anything, probably the angle, in person looks and feels perfectly fine.
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So, I want to order a Hipshot detuner for this, can anyone tell me if I need the 3/8 or 1/2? I'm not 100% sure.
Glad you are happy with it.
I don't think your control cavity is a rat's nest at all! Certainly not NYC wiring, but more than OK.
Roger
That control cavity is neater than some basses I’ve owned costing much more.
It looks like the string retainer bar is off to the left a little?
Yeah kinda noticed that, not sure if it was intentional or not, I'll move it if I feel the need to at some point.
Cool bass man. I might replace the bar thingy with a hipshot retainer at some point myself, refill the holes. The hipshot tuner size I believe is 1/2.
Yeah, after looking at it, it's seems off, and yeah, fixing to order the detuner, and gonna grab the retainer while I'm at it.
have made progress, only things left are I'm putting a pearl pickguard on, as well as replacing the preamp with original.
Added Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders, Hipshot string retainer, Hipshot Detuner, other than that, some minor setup to get it to my taste.
lastly, I REALLY wanted the original Sadowsky Metroexpress logo, could not get one, so I found a Sadowsky NYC logo, I cut off the "guitars/NYC" part of the logo, and applied it. Not trying to "fool" anyone, just think the original logo is much more appealing. Still has the serial number and made in china on the back, so no confusion there.
Anyways, almost done with it, and VERY happy with it.
Added Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders, Hipshot string retainer, Hipshot Detuner, other than that, some minor setup to get it to my taste.
lastly, I REALLY wanted the original Sadowsky Metroexpress logo, could not get one, so I found a Sadowsky NYC logo, I cut off the "guitars/NYC" part of the logo, and applied it. Not trying to "fool" anyone, just think the original logo is much more appealing. Still has the serial number and made in china on the back, so no confusion there.
Anyways, almost done with it, and VERY happy with it.
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They might've forgotten to put the serial number on that one. Possible qc issue. I know the newer batches of metroexpress have the updated curved stamp with serial like the made in Germany metroline basses, along with updated control cavity, neck and body horn carve.
Seriously !?!?? Five string string retainer on 4 string headstock ???
Yamaha using correct string retainer on thier cheap trbx174 , they truly made bass on serious way.
Reassembly the metro express decal after the big Sadowsky will look nicer and clearly notice your bass are metro express......
Not sure what your trying to say... I don't have a metroexpress decal, I asked Roger if he had any of the originals, he did not, so I went this route. again, not trying to pull anything over on anyone, hence cutting off the "guitars/NYC" off of this decal, and just using the name. Or am I just missing your point?
First one I've seen like this with the curve. You seen MEs with a curved stamp on the back of the headstock? If that's true, then maybe they blurred it.
Yes. Heres a pic of the one I had (blue) and a current one I found on ebay last month (green)
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