Graphite and light weight bodies.
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Graphite and light weight bodies.
Yes..nitro on neck, poly on body!
Damn... I wasn't planing for a new Sadowsky in the next months, but I guess I'll just *have* to save for a 4 string in Sage Green / Morado ..... 
I love you Roger!!
I love you Roger!!
id love to see how much better these are than the Fender American Elite
I’m excited to see what these go for used. I’ll be able to stash them like a squirrel with his nuts!
At some point I imagine I will have replacement Pickguards on our online store. But for now...no options.
I figured that would be the case for the time being. Not that that would prevent me from buying one of the basses...
I am so lucky am only a 15-mins train ride to the Sadowsky shop from work. Can't wait to check them out and buy one or maybe two!
I'm 7 hours flight away from the Sadowsky shop, but I will do the same... For a NYC one actuallyI am so lucky am only a 15-mins train ride to the Sadowsky shop from work. Can't wait to check them out and buy one or maybe two!
I've got one of the Elites and a Sadowsky Metro. There are great things about the Fender and it sounds very good, but it's heavy as hell.
These Express models will be less expensive than the Fender AND lighter in weight - along with the same electronics as the nyc and metro models.
Fender has to be a little worried. I know my next bass is going to be a Metro Express in ice blue metallic and morado.
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I've got one of the Elites and a Sadowsky Metro. There are great things about the Fender and it sounds very good, but it's heavy as hell.
These Express models will be less expensive than the Fender AND lighter in weight - along with the same electronics as the nyc and metro models.
Fender has to be a little worried. I know my next bass is going to be a Metro Express in ice blue metallic and morado.
So much this! I played an Elite last week, and while I liked how it played, it was REALLY heavy. And I hate the black pearloid blocks and silver logo. Too much weird flashiness (and I feel like it needs the 70s logo if you're gonna do blocks) for my taste (and my '78 Jazz is one of my favorite basses). I'd been looking hard at one of the satin series, but even those are a bit hard to justify at the moment, as nice as they are. So when I saw the announcement for these, I literally did a fist pump and a "woohoo!" (and woke my wife up. Whoops. I explained the source of my excitement, and got a "that's nice...." So she's clearly as excited as I am.)
Anyway, now I'm trying to figure out how to fit one of these in my budget...
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I've got one of the Elites and a Sadowsky Metro. There are great things about the Fender and it sounds very good, but it's heavy as hell.
These Express models will be less expensive than the Fender AND lighter in weight - along with the same electronics as the nyc and metro models.
Fender has to be a little worried. I know my next bass is going to be a Metro Express in ice blue metallic and morado.
Fender SHOULD be a little worried. Nice move by Roger on this line. Fender 5's are too heavy and I never liked the full size body. I've owned a couple of them and did not like them. The Metro is a little too high of a price point to compete with the Fender MIA basses IMO. Metro Express is actually "twenny-fi-dollars" cheaper than the new Fenders. I'm planning on getting a Metro Express in Sage Green / RW board as soon as they're available.
I own both a Sadowsky Metro MV5 and a Fender American Deluxe Precision V. The Fender is pretty close to the Sadowsky. Every time I play the Fender I'm still impressed by that bass. However those models are not produced anymore.
And that's a real shame.
And that's a real shame.
You would have to think this will put a serious hurt on the Fender Elite business.
Never cared for the Jazz body shape, just doesn't vibe for me. When the P style comes out I'll check back in.
