Review – Sadowsky MetroLine 21-Fret Vintage M/J Bass

August 18, 2023

Here’s our review of a Sadowsky MetroLine 21-Fret Vintage M/J bass, featuring…

34″ (864 mm) long scale
Bolt-on construction
Sleek undersized J-Style body with deep cutaways
American Red Alder body
Maple neck (C shape)
Morado (Pau Ferro) fingerboard
Dot inlays
12″ fingerboard radius
Sadowsky Just a Nut III
1.75″ (44.5 mm) nut width
Sadowsky hum-cancelling J-Style stacked coil pickup (neck)
Sadowsky MM-Style humbucker pickup (bridge)
Active Sadowsky 2-way electronics (bass and treble boost) with Vintage Tone Control (VTC)
Controls for Volume / Balance / Vintage Tone Control (P/P) / Treble and Bass (stacked)
Push/pull function at VTC knob for preamp bypass
2x 3-way toggle switch for pickup configuration (series / parallel / single coil)

Sadowsky says…“Sadowsky MetroLine instruments are manufactured under exclusive license in a climate-neutral production in Germany. To achieve the light weight typical of Sadowsky basses, tonewoods are selected by hand so that all models only weigh 8.9 pounds or less. High-quality features include many of the design improvements Roger Sadowsky introduced for more comfortable playing, as for example sleek undersized bodies. Combined with hum-cancelling pickups and the luthier’s signature active electronics, this leads to the superior Sadowsky tone – characterized by high definition, powerful presence, and super sweetness.”

Sadowsky MetroLine 21-Fret Vintage M/J Bass: UK RRP: £2600.00 (approx.)

www.sadowsky.com

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