Lozz196

I’ve bought a couple of expensive Sandberg basses this year, for their light weight and my continuing back issues. I also have a Sandberg being made for me at present. When I get it I’ll let one of the others go. Although I don’t intend to gig anymore I do a 4hr rehearsal with my band once a fortnight so wanted to make things as easy as possible. They’re great basses and the last one was more than I’d usually be comfortable spending, but my first rehearsal with it last week showed me it was a wise purchase, didn’t cause any trouble with my back.

Good advice Pete

Yeah, my Sandberg that has medium relicing doesn’t have anything that looks like that on it.

I’ve put £2000, as a new US Fender Precision is just under that, and my benchmark for expensive has always been whatever they cost, this being a hangover from my youth where a US Precision was the daddy.

I kind of understand this, whilst I won’t gig my fave Precision as it means too much to me to chance it I would feel guilty if I decided to record with a different instrument, even if it was due to needing a sound the fave couldn’t do.

Well I found both to be a warm vintagey sound, but with the TH able to add in drive as required. Other than that the main difference I’d say were the highs, with the TH being at a much better eq point than the LM - this could be why your bass sounded so different.

Looks like harking back to days with simple but effective eq, nice

That’s a beaut, see what you mean re the colour, Autumnglo for definite!

Thanks Dave, yes I’ve got the pickups adjusted so that the volumes are pretty consistent across all strings. The eq I used on the rehearsal rig was pretty much flat and the lack of depth on D & G was quite clear to me. I think different gauge strings may well be the way forward, and will be fun too. I just wish Elixirs came in short scale.

I’ve just used my Lionel at band practice and noticed the same thing, was wondering if upping the strings from 40-100 to 45-100 might be worth a try.

Spot on I’d say

Just got in from my first band practice with my new Sandberg Lionel. Sounds great on the E & A strings but D & G a bit weak. It’s still got the stock 40-100 strings on it so am thinking 45-100 might beef it up a bit, but has anyone else noticed this on theirs, and if so how did you get around it?

Apparently connecting a second cab is needed in order to get the full power, so on its own it`s approx 150 or so watts. Having a combo that competes with the Rumble 800, so 400 watts on its own would be my ideal, plus at a competing size/weight.

Makes perfect sense!

Captain Sensible of The Damned played one as well, in the early days of the band, before moving to guitar.

Have they got a picture of a more matched one in their site, if so there’s your argument, you wanted one that resembles what they’re advertising.

Good advice there

For me I`d like Ashdown to issue a combo to rival the Fender Rumble, power-wise.

Nice, I don’t think I’ve read anything negative about these Jazzes at all, just seem to get glowing praise from everyone.

It would bother me, irrespective of how well it played and good it sounded, I’d have to send it back.

Congrats, hopefully this will work well for you, I like the fret markers.

That`s a good point, and one we in Knock Off did too. Singer/guitarist got us all the gigs so at the end of the night whilst he was networking me and the drummer used to carry/pack all the gear away. Whilst I would have been happy to not carry or pack anything away the fact that in my 6 years in Knock Off I got one gig of the 250 odd I played shows where my skills were/weren`t.

Assuming I used a provided cab I could, before my back issues, clear my gear off stage in less than 3 minutes which included putting the bass in it`s case, curling up leads properly and putting tuner & preamp pedal in their respective boxes. Just a case of having a set method of breakdown and sticking to it. It is difficult when people are wanting to chat whilst you`re trying to do this, or have a signed set-list, get a photo taken etc but as long as you`re polite and say "be with you in 5, gotta clear the stage for the next band" they`re usually happy with that.

That would be the ideal gig.

I’m in general not that concerned with speaker sizes but a few years back used an Ashdown 2x15 and it was really good, in fact it was using that cab that made me switch to Ashdown gear.