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Wilton Felder Trumpet player with The Crusaders played the classic Jackson 5 I want you back bass part

I love mine. It's probably been played at more gigs than all my other instruments combined

Yes I have a 2006 Jazz with the S1 switch. It works very well when you need a bit of extra thump.

https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/sadowsky/guitars/bass/?Ordering=3&MinPrice=599&MaxPrice=599&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Sadowsky+MetroExpress+Bass+Sale!&utm_campaign=EMAIL_SADOWSKY_2023_06_25&vgo_ee=O6ndUibjRAXmtAYFAlAd0OhrBNopPqsUbyTLadkObmpi00Wul%2BnCyMjZcQ2r%3At2Eo57qTDQ81FPB5XnOR0y20oetTb5oo New ones must be coming soon !

They’re great.Really nice guys and excellent service. However if it was me I’d go for the Trace Elliot Boxer above.

Yes that makes sense if you have space for the preamp and battery in your Squier. I'd expect the build quality on these is in a similar league. The 4 knob VTC on the control option, that I fitted isn't solderless though that must be an older model you're looking at. Having been a long time Fender P and Jazz fan I love Sadowsky basses for the reasons you mention, plus the light weight controls and neck feel I suspect the introduction of the ME series is a cunning plan as a gateway drug to the Metroline and NYC models !

I believe that the VTC upgrade is no longer available solderless. I certainly had to solder mine; which was straightforward enough, although I also had to add a washer to the volume pot to clear the cut out edge on my Chinese ME, rather than get jiggy with my router. I haven't seen this as an issue on any other forums or the Sadowsky users FB page apart from my post.

I’ll give it go at the next rehearsal

Definitely It gives a much weirder palette if usable sounds, particularly using the bridge pickup.

I would if I had two 2x10s but I don't want to stack the combo on it's end

Me too, especially since I fitted a VTC plate

I have the LM2 head in my combo and feel pretty much the same. Are they better than the newer class D ones? I’ve had this setup for quite a long time and often toy with the idea of changing, eg V4B or Handbox valves intrigue me, then I gig this rig and think yep that’ll do. I like what I’ve read and seen about the Cali compressor too.

I imagine it would be good for di recording bass to add a bit of warmth like I do with guitar. I tend to use a pretty clean bass sound live.

I haven't tried it with bass only geetar.

I have a Joyo American Sound guitar pedal. It's really good, I'd be intrigued to try their bass pedals

https://on.soundcloud.com/gJQQ4SBxfypfeim2A

I used to do this one too in a previous band. Busy bassline isn’t it ? Can’t imagine trying to sing it at the same time. Kudos for that !

Thanks that’s kind of you. The drums on this recording were programmed by the keyboard player too!

This is an album which is part of a project featuring tracks by Derek & the Dominoes,Grateful Dead, Little Feat, The Band and all sorts of other early ‘70s stuff. https://tidal.com/album/291320806 There is also an EP featuring the original instigator of Rootsy Blue, a good drummer friend and long time musical collaborator of mine,whose aim was to put together a collection of the music that he grew up with, for his grandson. https://tidal.com/album/167193116 I’m really pleased with these. BTW I much prefer the quality of the Tidal streams.

That’s a cracking Pino line isn’t it. A few members of a band I used to play with did a lockdown recording with me using a borrowed squire vm fretless, which I really liked. https://on.soundcloud.com/baSTM68H7Qqp1oTs5

That's great, I really enjoyed that thank you. I'm a huge PG and Tony Levin fan and this is one of my favourites tracks from one of my all time favourite albums. I love what you've done with it

This is my experience too

Thanks WOT. I enjoyed that far more than the new one