SADOWSKY METROLINE MODERN 5-24 Candy Apple Red (Alder/Morado) - sound demo

Описание: See below for the combination of pickups, tone controls, and styles.
The bass was recorded via PreSonus Studio 68c card directly into the OBS software without any effects, equalization, compression, normalisation or postprocessing. This is the most clean sound I was able to get directly from the instrument.

0:00-1:12 fingerstyle, both pickups, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100%
1:12-1:59 picked bass, both pickups, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100%
1:59-2:27 slap, both pickups, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100%
2:28-3:32 fingerstyle, neck pickup, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100%
3:32-4:08 picked bass, neck pickup, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100%
4:09-4:24 slap, neck pickup, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100%
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4:25-5:30 fingerstyle, bridge pickup, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100%
5:32-6:00 picked bass, bridge pickup, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100%
6:00-6:11 slap, bridge pickup, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100%
6:12-6:30 fingerstyle, both pickups, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100%
6:30-6:48 fingerstyle, both pickups, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 50%
6:48-7:25 picked bass, both pickups, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 50%
7:25-8:10 fingerstyle, both pickups, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100% - then switching to passive at 7:32; switching back to active at 7:56
8:10-8:35 fingerstyle, both pickups, active, bass 0%, treble 0%, VTC 100%; then switching to passive at 8:20; switching back to active at 8:27
8:35-9:05 fingerstyle, neck pickup 30%, bridge pickup 70%, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100%
9:05-9:24 fingerstyle, neck pickup 70%, bridge pickup 30%, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 100%
9:24-9:42 fingerstyle, neck pickup 60%, bridge pickup 40%, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 50%
9:42-10:02 fingerstyle, neck pickup 80%, bridge pickup 20%, active, bass +50%, treble; 50%, VTC 50%
10:03-10:44 upper harmonics and chords, both pickups, active, bass +50%, treble +50%, 100%
from 12:29 chromatic notes on all strings, open string sustain

Photos can be found under    • Sadowsky Metroline Modern 5-24 Candy Apple...  
For sound samples in bass covers see e.g.:    • BARRY WHITE - You're The First, The Last, ...   or    • PAUL McCARTNEY - Young Boy - Bass cover   or    • THE POINTER SISTERS - Fire - Bass cover   or    • EUROPE - The Final Countdown - Bass cover  .

Technical details and comments:
The bass was Made in Germany. Very good craftmanship. Serial number SML J 000992-21.

Alder body with solid Candy Apple Red High Polish finish. Maple neck with Morado fretboard and 24 frets. The fingerboard ahs a 12" radius. The Sadowsky Just a Nut III is 1 7/8" (47.5 mm) wide. There are Sadowsky Light machine heads with open gear, Sadowsky S-security locks, Sadowsky chrome-plated brass bridge with 19 mm-string spacing.

The factory strings are Sadowsky Blue Label 045-130 Stainless Steel Roundwounds.

The pickups are passive Sadowsky Soapbars pickup in modern position.
Active Sadowsky 2-way electronics (bass and treble boost) with Vintage Tone Control (VTC). Controls for Volume / Balance / Vintage Tone Control (Push/Pull for active/passive) / Treble and Bass boost only (stacked).

The bass is well playable and sounds pretty good. One of the best B-strings I ever heard in a bass with a 864 mm scale. The neck seems to be a bit more easy to manage for a player with short fingers than the Metroline VM5.

Feel free to compare the sound with a Japan Sadowsky Metroline Vintage VM5 bass:    • SADOWSKY MetroLine VM5 Dark Cherry Made in...