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Marcus just bought my bass rig! He arranged collection from my place (as he usually does despite living hundreds of miles away) Its always a pleasure mate Thanks

Hey Just wanted to add something to this....... Ive been really enjoying the DR low riders while playing at home but just come back from rehearsals a bit disappointed! they seem to be very scooped in the mids when amplified compared to the Sadowsky blue label strings i usually use! no matter where i set the EQ they sounded strange to my ear! back to the blue labels it is then

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You're right! fender have no excuse at this price point! Sadowsky basses are in a completely different league to fender in my opinion! Every Sadowsky that ive had i bought blind! and each and every one has been stunning!! you dont get that with fender! The attention to detail and the skill of the people making them is second to none (IMO) The metro range of basses aren't production line instruments at all, they are the same quality as the NYC basses but without flamed maple tops or fancy colour options The fact that you can call the workshop and Roger answers the phone himself tells you just how small his operation is, and if you do talk to Mr Sadowsky about his japanese line, he'll tell you that with the metro basses they simplified the options to offer the same NYC quality at two thirds of the price I think the fact that Fender custom shop can make a "limited edition" bass and produce 100 of them tells you just how big even the custom shop has become! to get anywhere near Sadowsky etc you'll need to go for Fender Master Built.......... i dread to think what that would cost?!? Maybe all the extra money in the bass i played went into making it look old and battered? lets take a look at the Mexican Road Worn series of basses....just how much of the extra money you pay goes into the relic process and how much better are they from a standard mexican instrument? are they worth twice the money? (im not attacking the RW series as ive never played one)

Its was well made with regards to quality woods / components etc and it light weight too! I'd guess around 8lbs! The relic job was great! I'll be honest im bangin on about this bass so much because i really like it!! I think if i had the available cash i'd take a gamble and hope once its setup correctly it'll play just as good as it looks!

Yeh a decent setup would probably help! I think i'd insist on setting it up myself while in the shop before i bought it or get the tech to do it, just to be sure it can actually play like a £2500 bass should

Ok so today i was in the leeds branch of PMT (bad name for a shop) There was a rather lovely looking custom shop fender jazz in a relic dakota red finish with matching headstock and brazilian rosewood board! Wow! What a looker! And what a price £2500!!! Ouch! I picked it off the wall thinking.....This better be good!! The only thing i could muster up was......meh! Its ok! What a shame! It looked great but didnt play no where near as well as some of the cheaper (and i mean sub £500) basses!! The one thing i was really dissapointed with was the fretwork! Even tho the action was pretty high it still choked and buzzed when played on the higher frets which i didnt expect from a custom shop bass! plus the pickups seemed week in comparision to similar instruments! Hmmm bit of a let down really! I really wanted to fall in love with it and beg steal or borrow to take it out of the shop! Maybe my sadowsky's fretwork and general quality have spoilt me?!? Who knows..... Anyone else had these kind of expectations from fender custom shop or other basses and been let down? On a more positive note the musicman, sandberg and yamaha basses were much better! The musicman sterling in particular was lovely to play, shame i dont get on with big humbuckers haha there's just no pleasing me is there

Hey ive had the Mesa M2000, Big Block 750 and the 400+ in the past I'd say the M2000 is a little strange and difficult to set up for my money i'd buy the Big Block 750! Fantastic sound, incredibly easy to use, plus it has the overdrive channel for those big dirty sounds you can probably pick one up second hand for around £700-£900 and if im not mistaken my old one could still be for sale on here (cant remember who bought it) do a search in the amps n cabs for sale thread, im sure it'll pop up best of luck mate cheers

I think Sadowsky metro's are incredible value on the second hand market! Especially considering the current price for a new one! (almost £2000) My metro is stunning and im so glad i never sold it! I was tempted just like you are mate, trust me you have one hell of a bass, why would you want to change that???

i REALLY want one of these!!!