I’m torn… | Sadowsky MetroExpress 21 Hybrid PJ Bass [Review/Demo]
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Originally posted by UCuhsqwW-9-XDRnTCUy9NWwg at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBiSRF3KX3I
UPDATE: Apologies, I got the price a bit wrong! That was the old MetroExpress – These basses will retail for around €945
Dude you've scooped the life out of the sound.
All my sadowskys (US) have the pickup blend the way you described it…nothing special for sadowsky players:)
I think playing with a pick doesn't tell the truth on the true sound of the bass. Plastic on the metal strings rather than fingers kinda covers the true quality of the tone. No matter what the setting was it still sound thin.
I watched another video that give me a better picture of the sound. Rather than a pick he used fingers and that made all the difference. I'm sold on the Sadowsky ???????? yadig….
I'm pretty impressed by the ones I've seen so far. I did have the same issue with the frets tho
If I’m going to spend over $1,000 on a bass that was made in China, it’s going to be a Dingwall. I’ve never heard anything negative about their QC.
#93_July27_2024_????????
I have one of these. There’s a lot to like. But some really big things not to like. Namely the embarrassing noise level of the pickups through the preamp. I put a hum free dimarzio in to replace the j and went a long way, but I’m still feeling ripped off for what I paid.
This or yamaha bb735 which one do you prefer
The reversed blend knob is daft. Makes no sense and it's contrary to just about every other bass out there.
Can we get a tasty bassplayer
I'll just get something from Japan, no thanks. These high-end companies should stop these cheap-ass chinese bass. They keep overpricing their instrument for rich people and where did that bring them? Back to chinese factories lol.
promo sm
Like your energy and this comment is not aimed towards you or your playing but darn, even if the basses look decent. They sound terrible imho. Both the old ones and this one. Especially compared to other basses at the same price point from Cort, Sire, Yamaha and others. Also, if the fret job is bad? How the hell will they sell these basses? Sounds is key and like mentioned? Just no. Thank you for this video.
Thanks for the review. I'm a guitarist looking for my first bass (eventually), and I'd been trying to feel out how the 2024 update of the MetroExpress line is. This is the first video I've seen of an actual production model, and…. yeah kind of looking like I should look elsewhere. All the reviews I've seen have sounded great, but stuff like the fretwork and the setup shifting that quickly do give me pause. I'm used to my American Fender and Japanese Ibanez guitars that handle pretty giant seasonal changes (hot, humid summers to dry winters) without fuss, and I don't want to end up with a bass that I'll need to constantly be fiddling with. And with that I set my sights back to a Yamaha BB or FGN Jazz Bass…
One thing with that preamp is that it's 2 bands boost only, which means that at zero is where the bass and treble are flat, from there you're always boosting the frequencies. It's kind of limited but that's how it was designed in most Sadowsky preamps and it's part of the signature sound.
Wish Fender had this setup option
Glad to see them sending their basses to Youtubers in the UK! This probably means they will finally start selling them on this side of the pond too. I've been drooling over those for months now, want to get a 5-string JJ, but shipping one from US is just brutal.
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About that pic balance thing, at this point it is ergonomically not a great idea to reverse the pickup order because it is a standard now like the order of a cars pedals. Imagine if I was chief ingeneer at Opel, and decided that I like better the gaz pedal to be on the left foot. Sure people can adapt, but if you do as one usually do with bass, and change cars sometime, at some point you will crash. Same here, if most people expect to have the neck pickup when fully rolled clockwise because it is the norm, doing otherwise is not a good move because people will have to readjust everytime they pickup this, or another bass. Obviously, you can swap the wires inside, but that will void waranty, so personally I would not buy this bass on that alone, because when you play onstage, and have to swap bass between songs, you expect consistency because you do not want to think about that.
I play only Yamaha partly for that reason, their preamp have the bass knob on the neck side and treeble one is bridge side and I know that other basses do the other way around (Ibanez and Cort I think), so I avoid myself confusion that way.
For someone with a bass channel you're pretty poorly informed!
These basses are manufactured by Warwick in it's chinese factory.
It's Warwick's IFT, not Sadowsky's!
The retail price in the EU is 949€.
All sadowsky basses even the NYC have that blend pot wired that way. It is how roger likes it if you are not familiar with it
I have no clue what you mean about a bad fret job. I have 3 and they great.
Man. I'm not big on PJ, but this sounds so sick..
The amp sim sections are barely audible?
@3:44 since they sent you this bass, then they will be reading these comments. Why couldn't you ASK US if anyone else received a bass with jagged fret edges? That would help this company with their quality control. As far as they know, you're the only one who got the lemon, because you didn't ASK US however you're still a young kid, so I'm sure there may be some narcissism involved with that, no worries! ????
Hi JD.. Good honest review. I've been looking for these new updated SMX versions. Where can you buy these in the UK? Thomann is still selling the previous versions
In the blend knob. Apparently, you can swap the wires around on the blend pot to get a standard sweep
Thanks.Stu
You are describing similar experiences like I had with my MetroExpress (one of the „old“ RSD ones which are on sale at Thomann) https://youtu.be/jZkJb76-sos?si=qcTZT4yWR1ENHTas seems like they didn’t improve that much with the new series… I would definitely not pay around 1000 € for that kind of quality. The sad thing is that these basses have great potential but sloppy quality control…????
I'm tom…
Copper shielding inside the electronics cavity… BUT NOT ON THE INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC COVER PLATE??? What good does this do??
Why did I sell my UV70 raises hands to the sky
New Warwick’s … I mean Sadowsky look nice
Warwick does adjustable nuts more or less since the 1980s … first they had those Webster saddles made of brass where you have a brass screw for each string to adjust the hight. Later they came up with the "Just a nut" thing, which are probably cheaper to produce.
How do you find this compares to the Yamaha bb434? (I feel like I’ve seen you demo that one but maybe I’m wrong)…
for circa 1000€ the new korean sadowsky metroexpress are… quite good 🙂 but… if I think that a Japan Made BB is around 2000€… well, i will go to Yamaha, one day 🙂
Surprised at the 'such a good price'.
The ajustable nut comes from Warwick basses because these Sadowsky are made by Warwick in thier chinese factories
Was gunna comment on the vintage ass room clip but you guys got it covered lmao, glad your channel is getting the traction it deserves Johnny!