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How appropriate.

This is nothing that Lakland, Musicman, and Dingwall haven't managed already in the Far East. Sadowsky do however seem to have cosmetically at least, undermined the brand by making it the logo look like it was ink stamped on from a children's art kit from The Works for £3.99.

It's the same bloody font as well 😫

Looks like they shipped with that cheap-a** logo... https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/200129355015008--sadowsky-metroexpress-hybrid-pj-4-string-tobacco-burst-maple-fi All I can see is

Update

I was eyeing this up on Thomann yesterday, interested to hear this plugged in :).

Maybe picking up interference from something else in the house that was then off ? Lights, nearby power adapters etc..

I think it's 16.5mm if you look closely 🔍.

Open to interpretation but it's definitely under 18mm

Well, I might measure it myself and let you know when I can be bothered to get off the sofa. My Yamaha RBXJM2 is 16.5mm and doesn't feel noticeably different.

Ah, I have been measuring as below:

String spacing should be measure saddle centre to saddle centre, as string gauges are variable. There should be no difference on a fanned fret to a normal bass.

The website lists it as 18mm.

Wow great detective work @FQ4. The dude was dumb enough to post from his personal Facebook as well 🤣. Nice easy job for the cops for handling stolen goods.

I'm pretty sure it isnt roasted maple on the recent batch but normal maple with a fake tint.

Still happy with mine. Wouldn't sell it for what I paid for it, which is less than the eBay 2nds. Looks like a fantastic instrument spec wise they thought they could get from a manufacturer for a specific price point, that the manufacturer wasn't able to deliver consistently.

I've been with a new band since August and rehearsed every week so far. They want to continue next week, with the studio having the same point of view as above - if you are 'musicians' practising for a recording or gig in the future, it's all OK. That said, we're very much not going to be doing paid gigs or releasing albums that I can ever see. I'm on the fence as to if it is legal, or worth the potential ballache should anything pop up.

Probably not. It wouldn't be THAT hard to stick a MM in a Squier and see what it's like.

At least it's something different ! I'd definitely be interested in trying one.

Thanks, however I already got a discount due to it being ex-demo (it is the one on the website and YouTube vids) and to be honest, roasted maple or not - it was still a stupid price without any discount.

I had a Dingwall NG3 5, and now have a Yamaha RBXJM2 / RedSub Coliseum 6 fanned fret. If selling the two 6s I had now would pay for a Dingwall NG3 6, I would have done so :).

Non-parallel strings between nut and machine heads has to be the worst for me: