Roger Sadowsky's goal was always to further improve an already very successful bass design by making a number of detailed improvements. Along with the electronics, which he developed by himself, he succeeded to raise the well-known J/J bass sound to a new level, so today you can speak of a typical Sadowsky tone: Never harsh or shrill sounding, with strong, powerful but never muddy bass, with present, but not too aggressive mids, and a sweet and airy treble range. All features of this modern bass sound can also be found in the 21-Fret Vintage J/J basses of the MetroLine series made exclusively in Germany. All basses are lightweighted with approximately 8.9 lbs (4.0 kg). A good choice for bass players who are looking for a lightweight solution for the stage in addition to a modern bass sound. Special features of the Vintage J/J basses of this series are the active electronics with true bypass, Vintage Tone Control, treble and bass boost, ultralight Sadowsky tuners and the special Sadowsky bridge for quick string release. This 4-string bass in sleek undersized J-Style shaped swamp ash body comes in Solid Olympic White High Polish finish.
- True weight approximately 8.5 lbs (see pic)
- Sadowsky MetroLine 21-Fret Vintage J/J Bass
- right hand version
- 4-string electric bass
- 34" (864 mm) long scale
- bolt-on construction
- American Swamp Ash body
- Maple neck
- Maple fingerboard
- 12" fingerboard radius
- Sadowsky Just-A-Nut III nut
- 1.5" (38.5 mm) nut width
- 21 nickel silver frets (width: 0.094" (2.4 mm) / height: 0.051" (1.3 mm))
- passive Sadowsky hum-cancelling J-Style pickup (neck)
- passive Sadowsky hum-cancelling J-Style pickup in 60s position (bridge)
- active Sadowsky 2-way electronics (bass and treble boost) with Vintage Tone Control (VTC)
- controls for Volume / Balance / Vintage Tone Control (P/P) / Treble and Bass (stacked)
- push/pull function at VTC knob for preamp bypass
- Sadowsky Light machine heads with open gear
- Sadowsky S-security locks
- Sadowsky bridge with quick string release
- chrome hardware
- Sadowsky Blue Label 045 - 105 strings
- Solid Olympic White High Polish finish
- tortoise pickguard
- incl. hex key tools and individual Certificate of Authenticity
- incl. Sadowsky Portabag (SAC BAG BASS PORTA)
- made in Germany
Bass and Beyond is a boutique (mostly) bass guitar only store located in greater Sacramento area of Northern California. In addition to our inventory of bass guitars and a few other stringed instruments, we carry a full line of strings, accessories and bass amplification. If you have any questions about this item please give us a call at 916-852-2871.
