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Wouldn’t be beyond comprehension the old TSBS bass had SD pick ups from the factory

There is a queue!!!

@tegs07 spot on as usual @scrumpymike decent insights for sure @sandbergmarc I don’t think rules are broken, you are offering to help someone. Happy to say I am slightly biased, but it’s based on personal and friends experiences, one of which (for a friend) involved Hölger personally replying to something and going over and above what would be expected - that won’t happen in most companies. i am saying this with no knowledge - but a big company probably has a tech division that can sort problems mentioned - Sandberg is ‘family’. In true appreciation thread style - here is my old Shape MarloweDK complete with dog, toy and a bit of foot…

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@Aidan63 It’s absolutely everyone’s right to spend where they wish to spend, but as said before Sandberg are definitively not in the big company arrogance bracket - they are very much a family company with a small workforce, this I can say with great assuredness with personal comms, many stories from others and also having been out and visited the factory and spent time with the team. Build time is of course an issue, but, it’s due to the items being quality and a small team. Unless it’s changed the configurator is there to do that, configure a bass and then the code generated can be given to a relevant ‘dealer’ to get what you need. I can’t help thinking that Britains relationship with Europe may be a factor in how things proceed, but also Sandberg sits in that position of not being a big manufacturer like a Fender, but not being boutique/luthier/artisan type zone. if you go back to 2015 and the Sandberg subtle shape change on their basses it was driven largely by Fender saying to retailers, if you continue to sell Sandbergs we won’t send you our basses to sell. They are also not as aggressive as Hans at Warwick. Anyways - hope you get what you need, Sandberg will always be there and be quality.

honestly - these pick ups - chat to Jaime at The Creamery he can modify how he does them for you - there is a wait - it is worth it

Nice to hear we are both legends!! popped it in to try to give context as we all hear things differently. to add to what I said on black labels I would imagine Tim Commerford loving them, but also you pop them in someone playing funk, they would also give you that Shazam. Nowt against Delano’s, brilliant pick ups, but you just gotta use em right. Some Sandy’s also had Haussel pick ups - now they are great, very meaty even the jazz ones - they are practically a P pick up

Hello guys!!!!! So I may be a little out of date on pick ups as I haven’t been on it as much as I normally am. back in my day the TSBS used to have Seymour Duncan’s in. But as a very brief brush stroke as a rule I find the split coil Pick up to be their weakest offering. Delano’s are more ‘hi-fi’ for want of a better word. It doesn’t make them sterile, they have character, but if you are someone who likes pre-amps, other baked in sounds - this is a really good option - it will let that sound go through and won’t colour too much In house Sandberg ones - well at least the old ones in my MarloweDK are more vintage sounding and really are the bees knees. It has enough punch to not be weak if you solo’s the neck pup and can approach that P sound (evidently not there tho). These will also take effects etc brilliantly, but they are a nod to yesteryear and vintage. black labels - they were prolly designed for when the superlight bases came in as they need more oomph. Delano is a right hook/power slap to the face - Black labels are a big old gut punch - not over powering, but very punchy and if you like slap bass these will do you right. i haven’t read all the posts, but as an aside if you want to know what my ear hears dUg Pinnick, Glenn Hughes,Billy Gould, Mike Inez, muzz skillings, Pat Badger - all have bass sounds I like if you can hear a sound bite the Perfect P bass pick up for me is the Creamery 58P - that’s where I sit, but I do love modern stuff too!! hope that helps! gotta get back to work!!

Hölger is a dude

Exactly that - it does do everything else purrrrfect as well…

Black would look good depends on your OCD and if you mind filled in holes. Worth contacting Sandberg as they may have old stuff knocking around?

Panther is a complete sleeper bass - so good and underrated - it’s phenomenal

Also remember, the dials are sensitive, small turns each time and re-assess

It’s as said above - if you pop it infront be prepared for noise unless you properly tweak, but of course that’s the beauty - take a preset, patch it to an empty slot and tweak to your settings and then save some of the guitar sounds work very very well for bass

That’s a ridiculous deal