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Some more love here. My favourite bass and one currently up for trade-for another Sandberg hopefully [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/191745-happy-bassday-to-me/page__p__1897543__hl__umbo__fromsearch__1#entry1897543"]http://basschat.co.u..._1#entry1897543[/url] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/194483-sandberg-california-supreme-tm4-ft/page__fromsearch__1"]http://basschat.co.u...__fromsearch__1[/url] Note: there is very little in it between them they are both great basses.

Great looking bass!

Well, I like these old Guilds and can tell you of the ones I ones that I know of. There is one in a shop locally at £895, has been there for ages. In the USA they seem to sell for around $700 Here in the UK there were a few for sale at around £600-700 a few months back that didn't sell but the number for sale at that price suggests that they were selling for that until fairly recently. ooh and there was one dog that sold much cheaper, it had lots of err character! I hope that helps Note: I just noticed that I think this thread is in the wrong place, it needs to be in bass guitars.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1355503157' post='1899391'] Believe it or not, I actually got mine finished! It's even got me [s]singing[/s] talking on it. [url="https://soundcloud.com/xgsjx/the-santa-job"]https://soundcloud.c...x/the-santa-job[/url] [/quote] Hell yes you are:singing, nice one I do fear for all the girls and boys if your the santaclaus! This is scary, a generation of bass players doing the vocals whatever next!

OK thanks

When is the final entry date? I may put something in, if i can think of something that isn't Christmassy I have a kind of down and out song I'm playing with.

[quote name='Lord Sausage' timestamp='1354914316' post='1892081'] So here it is, my entry for this months competition. There is a description of the idea and process on the soundcloud page. It has some structure and some elements of aleatoric composition. No harmony and counterpoint this month, tho there are some vocals. It will be interesting to see what you think! [url="https://soundcloud.com/dreaded-ted/degeneration-of-the-penis"]https://soundcloud.c...on-of-the-penis[/url] [/quote] Yep like it, very skilfully dons it rocks and it doesn't go on about Christmas or santa. My kind of entry Note: not a big fan of Christmas. The way I see it It's more about commercial extortion these days, although `i do appreciate time off work

[quote name='bengreen49' timestamp='1355350454' post='1897373'] Think you might have been sent an shop demo. Did you get the cloth and Allen key with it? [/quote] Possible but I suspect that it has been privately owned. The set up was very low, too low for me and there wasn't ant keys, cloths or info. Also annoyingly the selector switch has just developed a crackle-probably dirt. I'll have a look over Christmas.

[quote name='cocco' timestamp='1355349846' post='1897361'] I like these too, wonky pickup or not. How much freedom do sandberg give you? If you wanted a P neck would they do it? [/quote] Your asking the wrong person as I haven't dealt with the company directly but I have heard they will give you what you want if your willing to wait for a couple of months.

[quote name='walbassist' timestamp='1355178229' post='1895187'] Very nice. I'm tempted to get one of these as my next Sandberg, exactly the same as yours but with a maple fingerboard. How are you finding the all passive setup, especially the "secret switch" for quick tone changes? Cheers Gareth [/quote] Hi, the Umbo is a passive bass with specially designed Hausell single coil pickups rather than the usual Sanberg/Delano. They sound great in my opinion. I also have a Sandberg California Supreme so can compare and I like them both but tend to reach for the Umbo because it is light and nice to handle and it is easy to dial in the sound I want. There is a nice introduction given by "Umbo" himself you can search on youtube if you wish. You can also hear it un-tweeked on my sound cloud track "Dave's Brain" (see signature) but make allowances for my playing.