Paddy777

That’s where they need to be IMO when the new lot come out, £600-650 tops really, I know they mk1 MetroExpress are being reduced all over. The lack of VTC has started to bug me more and more too, I can just stick an £80 Sadowsky preamp pedal on a passive JB (say a Sire V5) and I’ve got the tone nailed plus passive tone control. They’ll have to be pretty impressive in the build quality stakes to make it worthwhile tbh

I reckon U.K. they’re gonna be £800-850 region, still looking at what I can get second hand (especially on here) with that sort of cash I’ll wait till they’re £500 2/h

Sold both basses since

There’s a few topics with feedback about Tobiewharton on here, this one seems the most recent. I had the pleasure of buying an MTD Saratoga 5 bass from Tobie that arrived today by courier. I can’t recommend him highly enough as a seller - this was my first transaction on Basschat so I was a bit worried, and it wasn’t for peanuts either (well for what I got for my money it was tbf!) In the grand scheme of things it was a lot of money to send to someone you’ve never met by bank transfer, along with all the worries about delivery etc. He couldn’t have been more helpful all the way though and the bass was in amazing condition. I hope this is how all transactions are on here, but he’s a credit to the forum’s classified section 👍

This! 👆 I feel like it’s basically whatever they are in dollars tend to be what they are in pounds as well (i.e. $599 = £599 give or take) even tho it’s generally $1.3 or more to the pound, and thanks to Brexit 😭🤬we won’t benefit at all from them being distributed by Warwick in Germany The 5 string Jazz is $1,115 (maple f/board) and $1,140 (morado) so I expect maybe £995? If they are that much I’d rather wait for a cheap used MetroLine to pop up around the £1500 mark, which I have seen before, as at £1k they’re creeping out of the bracket they’re meant to be in & £1k gets you a LOT of used bass and I have no real care for buying new. Compared to Fender at £1k they’re good, but compared to what you could get in the classifieds here for example they’d maybe be too much, you might pick a good one up second hand in 6 months tho If they’re priced roughly similarly to the first MetroExpress line then I’ll be in for one come In a couple of months but I have spent the money I had for this now on another bass, I couldn’t wait any longer!

Just got the first song of 5 we filmed for our promo video at The Arc theatre in Stockton. It’s a Nile Rodgers tribute called “Freak Out” - very good fun on bass!

I’ve been following the Sadowsky owner’s group on Facebook and Big Rodge himself had said July but not as an official announcement, I’m happy to wait a bit if it means they’re not a rushed out mess of issues like the very first ones tbf

Any updates as to when these might be available - I’ve been waiting all month but still haven’t seen anything?

It sounds quality in the video review but unfortunately I couldn’t be seen dead with a bass shaped like that. 10 year old me that had just started playing and lived in my Guns n’ Roses T-shirt would have killed for that bass, but my tastes have changed a tad now haha. It’s absolutely blinding for the money

That Jazz bass for £102 is an absolute bargain!

I’ve started seeing new ones on eBay starting around £400 (plus postage of £20 or so), I’ve been after a 5 string J for a while and was going to put a Sadowsky preamp on my V7, but have decided just to wait for these new SMX models with the new logo 😝 I keep checking online and in the Sadowsky owners Facebook group for when they’re going on general release over here but the best I’ve heard is July which isn’t far away tbf

At least 1 more as it’s the only thing that stopped me (as shallow as that sounds 😆). How long until this will be available to buy? Need to make sure I save my pennies