Sadowsky SMX/Metroexpress Jazz 5 String with VTC Preamp (Trade for P Bass) £595 - shipping available - *SOLD* £595 North East

[Paddy777]

2nd Gen Sadowsky MetroExpress Jazz 5 string in Olympic white with tort. Upgraded preamp with VTC, in good nick - has been gigged but looks really nice and clean, just may be the odd superficial mark from general use - it looks absolutely stunning tho. Roasted maple neck & fretboard, 18mm spacing (upgrade to Metroline bridge for 19mm spacing - works fine in this neck if that’s what you wanted). Edit: The pickups are noiseless/hum free pickups rather than single coil 

 

Absolutely fantastic B string - really good, which shocked me, even tone all over the bass, plays amazingly well with a great neck - this is worthy of the Sadowsky name and is night and day better than the first gen (I’d say it’s what you’d have expected Gen 1’s to be)
 

Looking to trade for a decent P Bass (I can add money on top for the right bass)

or straight sale price - £595

 

Comes with Sadowsky padded gig bag - shipping can be arranged for £20 via DPD

 

Edited Saturday at 20:41 by Paddy777

[chris_b]

Hi Paddy, what's the weight? Cheers

[Paddy777]

3 minutes ago, chris_b said:

Hi Paddy, what's the weight? Cheers

I’ll get back to you in the morning and let you know 

[soulstar89]

1 hour ago, chris_b said:

Hi Paddy, what's the weight? Cheers

Chris you are fast lol. Seems like a great deal.

[Paddy777]

8 hours ago, chris_b said:

Hi Paddy, what's the weight? Cheers

I’ve not got luggage scales but using bathroom scales with and without the bass it’s weighing 4.3kg - pretty average for 5st jazz, if you get a nice wide padded strap as I have, it seems to balance it pretty well. I’ve got rheumatoid arthritis and have done multiple 2 hour gigs on this without any issues. Cheers 

[jassbass]

Very nice especially with the vtc circuit 

[Paddy777]

16 minutes ago, jassbass said:

Very nice especially with the vtc circuit 

Makes a huge difference imo, I also think the rest of the preamp is better quality too - zero noise from the treble boost etc which wasn’t the case before. I’ve just updated the listing to mention that the pickups are the Sadowsky hum free stacked jazz bass pickups, no single coil hum, inside of bass is all copper shielded as well 

Edited December 30, 2025 by Paddy777

[chris_b]

Paddy, many thanks for the info. Cheers.