dub_junkie Posted February 24 Posted February 24 (edited) Bought this German Metroline as just couldn't see past it. Absolutely wonderful instrument in every respect, it's a pure joy to play and is at the very least the equal of the Japanese Metro Modern 24 five string I owned previously. One thing is the fretboard doesn't seem as wide further up the neck as on the Metro and also the Metro Expresses which is something I like. Edited February 26 by dub_junkie 11 Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted February 24 Posted February 24 Very nice. I've never played a German made Sadowsky Metroline, only the American and Japanese ones. But that looks lovely. Congrats! 1 Quote
NigeJ Posted 10 hours ago Posted 10 hours ago Ive got the lefty one of that. The neck is definitely narrower than the Mk1 Metro Express 5, which is really wide for a 5 string, compared to my Stingray, Sadowsky, Sandberg and Steinberger 5 necks. The Metroline is definitely the best neck of the lot. Beautiful bass by the way. 1 Quote
Misdee Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago (edited) I love that fingerboard! Warwick seems to be doing an excellent job with their Sadowsky venture.. I've got a recent Metroline and the construction is flawless, as good as it gets. How these basses are put together is a testament to German precision engineering. No gaps in the neck pocket, sharp fret ends or misaligned hardware. Other bass builders please take note. Regarding the narrower nut width, could it be the neck on your Special Edition has Will Lee specs, ie 1 3/4 inch rather than the standard 1 7/8 ? That's about 3mm difference. I would have thought they would have to do one or the other due to the specs of the Adjust-a Nut they have available. Edited 1 hour ago by Misdee 1 Quote
dub_junkie Posted 50 minutes ago Author Posted 50 minutes ago 8 hours ago, chris_b said: Give me a call when you get fed up with it. I think my reputation precedes me😊 Quote
dub_junkie Posted 48 minutes ago Author Posted 48 minutes ago 9 hours ago, NigeJ said: Ive got the lefty one of that. The neck is definitely narrower than the Mk1 Metro Express 5, which is really wide for a 5 string, compared to my Stingray, Sadowsky, Sandberg and Steinberger 5 necks. The Metroline is definitely the best neck of the lot. Beautiful bass by the way. You're right, it definitely is narrower and I love it !! Quote
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