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You didn’t say what pickup is in the bitsa at the moment, and what it sounds like.

I think the battery compartment is in the middle of Soundgears because the edges are tapered and the neck is the thickest part of the body. I do love the way they look, I just wish their necks were thicker, my poor hand cramps on one after a couple of minutes 😕

I’m a tort guy myself... The previous owner of my 64 P had inexplicably put Quarter Pounders in it (?), which I didn’t like at all. Having said that, the Seymour Duncan NYC pickups in my new Sadowsky sound fantastic. It also has a Badass-style Omega in it, which I must confess I don’t like the look of.

New (to me) 1996 Sadowsky NYC Modern 5! Currently outfitted with Seymour Duncan / Fodera ‘NYC’ pickups and a Glockenklang 2-band pre. Run passive here, outer coils selected, blended towards neck, tone flat. It also came with the original EMG 40Js. Going to live with it a while, but I really love it.

It’s an Omega. I’ve never been a fan of the Badass bridge look, but I’m going to live with the bass as it is for a while and see how I gel with it before I start spending money on mods. If I really love it, I might get it refinished.

New (to me) 1996 Sadowsky NYC Modern 5! Currently outfitted with Seymour Duncan / Fodera ‘NYC’ pickups and a Glockenklang 2-band pre. There was some discolouration and screw hole repair damage from a previous pickguard, so I made and installed a pickguard to cover it up and I think it looks way better (before and after photos in the post). Run passive here, outer coils selected, blended towards neck, tone flat. It also came with the original EMG 40Js and the Sadowsky pre, which might find its way in again at some point. I have to say it already sounds great as it is.

Looks like you got a good one to start with! A few years ago I decided I needed a Precision and bought a Japanese FSR 60s Lacquer, which I liked so much I decided to jump right in and find a pre-CBS one. I now have two of those, and a Dingwall Super P, plus around five or six others...

It really depends on the body shape, mainly if it has long horns or which fret they reach.

Looks like a very large bottle of beer. Corona? 👀

There’s also the Godin A4 / A5, or a Hofner violin.

Which ones? Are you talking about the Japanese Metro Express models, or the new Warwick-made Metro Express models?

Short scale for £1500? I’d get a Wilcock.

On a different tack - ever tried a Dingwall? You’re in the range for an Afterburner, which would probably suit your prog and rock stuff quite nicely.

I think a sunburst rosewood MetroExpress Jazz 5 is in my future. https://m.thomann.de/gb/sadowsky_metroexpress_21_5_vin_mo_tb.htm?o=12&search=1588624100

I thought they’d fixed the silly logo on those... https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Bass_Collection_Bruce_Thomas.html

I think that’s where the 5.8GHz and other non-2.4GHz units have an advantage.

Roger is a stickler for balance, amongst many other details. He discusses this at length on several interviews. All the Sadowskys I’ve owned and played have balanced beautifully.

I remember thinking they look amazing.

If you’re looking at sleek J style basses, have you tried a Sadowsky? Metros are just about in your budget, and they sound and play amazing.