Henrythe8

Highly philosophical. I'd play semantics and say that there are more successful artists than others. Artist that are better sellers than others. Musicians that are more famous than others. If we say it's a competition, you need to find a metric to measure performance. ANd as an artistic form, music has no clear metric and when you don't pay for music (like all the streams that are counted today are not a commitment froim a fan, like @tauzero mentioned, people buying CDs had a commitment toward an artist. But the people just streaming an artist are not commited. The most album sold is a metric, but that doesn't make a better artist, it's just a better fame/distribution/time continuum. What contemporary artist is going to sell more recordings than the Beatles (still selling after all these years...) now that music is not sold anymore. I'd go further saying that now more than ever, a musician is a marketing product but the music is not what is sold. I'd play on words saying music is competitive, but not a competition. As even if you loose in a way eg records selling), you can still be a champion in another recognition, musical genius, legendary performer...).

Also interested as the traditional EUB have a longer scale length, so I'm always lost. BTW, checked on Thomann, the Omni bass is now over 1800€, it was around 1000 in 2019 when I bought mine...

Warmoth ?

I already had he pleasure to discuss with Mark, unfortunately being located in France kind of makes the point moot. thanks for your help ! OK, I sent an eMail and located a nearby distributor if needed. Do any of you fellow Sandbergers know is they do custom orders ? Like with a change in the pickup configuration/placement ? (I asked but I like to discusss this 😉 )

Doeas anyone has a way of contacting Sandberg other than through their website ? Posted an inquiry there a few weeks back and no answers so far As I read earlier in this thread it's not uncommon, but would like to order a special one. Or do I need to go through a distributor ?

You're right. I was just talking about the nut width, historically the one of the Jazz. The BassVI is an epiphenomemnon, But the Mustang, Gretsch, Ray34, the Bronco, the Ibbys... all have 38.5 nut width. Although I'm surprised by the good score of the P Basses that have the 41/42mm. Thanks for pointing that out. Is it the "whole" numbers or just the stats on Reverb site ?

True. Now, the "standard" nut width is 38,5mm/1,5", which is the Jazz Bass. It represents over 80% of the sales and is favoured by over 75% of the players. At the time it was labelled as the A neck with Fender. I'm in favor of the Vintage Precision 44mm (1,75") that was the C neck at the time. (note that at the time, again, the letter was regarding the nut width and not the shape). But there is very few basses with this nut width. (Warwick Dolphin, Buzzard and Stryker NT have it by default). The modern other manufacturers (Spector being one of those) has a standard of 40mm. Some like chunky "U" neck (over 22mm neck thickness on first fret). Some prefer flat neck, or round, or Oval... I think that today it's more difficult to be sure of what you like. When I was younger, I had access to four musical instruments store in my midtown in France. So I could try a lot of different basses and shapes. Today people often rely on advices on internet which is by definition flawed as my advice for the best bass neck for me will be agreed on by a mere 5% of players (44mm, "oval with soulder" shape and 20mm thin.) The aim for the manufacturers is to sell instruments that fit the most players. hence the decreasing median nut width, I guess.

Joining the club with this one. I'm not at all a Sandberg expert, any help on this will be helpful. It's a TM5 made in 2011, especially for Fernando MAIER, bass player for the metal band Mägo de Oz. It' supposed to be rare, as the color is not readily available, and the block inlays are also yellow. It's a Hardcore aged treatment. I got this in a trade and was fairly surprised by the tonal qualities of the bass. The electronics active/passive with the twin band preamp are very helpful in finding a good tone, be it for modern or more vintagey sound. The volume/pushpull knob needs a bit of tightening, otherwise it's great. If anyone can help me with the specifics of this bass (especially by telling me if it tryly is special or jsut standard for the time...). Thanks.

Iron Maiden in Paris. Signed, sealed, delivered. In the face. Violently.

Stu.

General Kenobi.

https://www.bassoasis.com/ Anyone planning on attending ? I'll be there as a long time dedicated fan of Stu. Plus it's been sooo long I haven't gotten involved in a BassCamp. Pretty sure it's going to be fun being a Metalhead in a Jazz/Rock venue 🙂

Looks like a Steinberger M-Series had a child with a 4003.

The whole range of Multiscale of Ibanez is looking quite appealing. The offer some range in the multiscale with medium and short scale. The headless designs are great. However there is a certain appeal to the D-Roc shape that Ibanez is missing. Another point that makes - for me - the difference is teh Banjo/Mandolin frets. Some say it's key for a woodier tone, but glissandoes and bends are sounding better. I must admit I'm already looking at a second D-Roc 5, but full passive.

Dat Green flake is awesome. 😍 I use the same stettings : middle pickup solo'ed has a "P-Bass-like" quality that I like. And the full three pickups has a real modern vibe.

Not that anyone asked for it... but a bit of follow-up. It's coupled with my trusted Ellefson sig strap, and the balance is really great. The fact that it hangs "from the inside" and not the horns allows for no neck dive despite the shape. Lightweight tuners help, also. Still struggling with the fanned frets in the upper register where it's really weird. But I'm getting there. I found that the pickup selector is my favourite feature on the bass. Better than the tone pot that I barely use once I set it. BUt the diversity you can have with the selector is great. I'm having a great time playing all styles (yes, I admit it might seem weird to play I Want You Back on this bass, but it works.) It was kind of a leap of faith to purchase a Fanned Fret with no prior experience, especially with this shape, but I'm glad I made it. Dingwall is clearly way up in the quality department, even with this "budget" line.