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As I’ve said earlier in the thread I got one of the later / last Japan Metro Expresses. Guitar Guitar may have a few left. Fit and finish top drawer. Plays like butter and only needed a minimal setup out the box. And sounds like a Sadowsky should. Love it.

No hum on my Japan Metro Express.

Took me like 5 minutes to get used to it. 😀 I’ve got one of the last (I think) Japan Metro Expresses. Been playing it now for a few months and whilst it’s early days for me, feels like a bit of a keeper. It’s light, balances well, nice low action and the tone is fab. My first foray into Sadowsky and I’d been a bit of a (misplaced and I’ll advised) sceptic until now. With the VTC able to choke off the boost it doesn’t really feel like an active. More like a passive on steroids. Better than the USA Fender I had in every department.

Paulhauser - red lettering so TW’s. Not sure what the difference is? They have coil taps on them and I quite often run them single coil and switch to twin for a solo boost.

I’ve got a NS5H2 - USA bolt on with EMG’s and an OBP3. And I’ve had a couple of Euros pass through. The tone is completely different to the Euros. Probably a combination of the build and the circuit. Less aggressive (but still a hot output), tighter / more compressed and a more focussed mid range and a more polite top end. Little bit of neck dive due to the lighter body (and chunky neck) but not too bad and a wide leather strap sorts it. And on the chunky neck, PJ was telling me when I took delivery that Stuart paid great attention to neck stability. And I have to say he was right. In 9 years I’ve never had to tweak it - in all temperatures. (NB - one of my Euros was an early green 5 with gold hardware and solid maple wings and a chip above the bridge pickup where my screwdriver slipped! I’d love to know what happened to that. I believe Guitar Guitar in Edinburgh sold it. Definitely one I wish I had kept).

All of this seems to have passed me by! So couple of questions (and apologies if they’re hidden earlier). Did something go wrong with the Japan arrangement? The Metro’s seemed to be high quality and popular in equal measure? Also what is the difference between Japanese MetroLines and Japanese MetroExpresses?

Anyone used one of these? I’m getting decent results straight into the interface and using the Logic amp designer stuff but looking at Other options for an external DI / amp sim. Any other options out there?

Thanks Pete. Not sure tbh. The mid pot doesn’t have a distinct 2/3 position feel - just a centre detent like the cut and boost on the treble and bass pots. I may have a tweak one day when I have time and report back!

Couple of other pics. The “Slap contour”, recessed jack and interestingly carved back. And the control cavity. Any help welcome! 😀

Thanks Al / Pete. I’ll sort out pics. She’s a beaut. I’ve had a look in the control cavity and there are a couple of trim pots and dip switches etc. but hard to make out from the manual what’s what. I’ll just leave it since it sounds canny the way it is. Not sure how to upload pics on here - been a member from the start but not been on much in years.

Yamaha Nathan East Mk.1. Just acquired one of these. Just wondering if anyone has any info on the model - when they were made, spec, reviews etc? There doesn’t seem to be much info out there especially after the NE2 come out (mind you my Google / research skills are poor and I admit this is the lazy option!). I just remember when they came out along with the first John Patitucci model and them being reviewed in the bass mags - wanted one then but couldn’t afford. I’ve not looked in the control cavity yet but I seem to recall the TRB’s had selectable frequencies on the eq. Any info would be welcome! (Love it by the way).