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I know the Louisiana really well! ... Been there many times! ...nice rig! How was the gig? 🙂

I have a Sandberg basic 5 that I believe has the first maple fingerboard that Sandberg made, as I asked for it, through the (now extinct) shop that had a dealership. It was custom made... I love the shape & feel of this bass, even though the neck is quite wide ... I was used to playing a Music Man Stingray 5 before.... It was lighter and perfect for for my needs at the time, I was gigging in different countries and was flying often... I did find the stock pickup a little bland.. & swapped it for an Aguilar MM .. which is definitely warmer sounding... My tech guy thinks Sandberg are nothing special, but an obvious marketing success.. I like my basic 5 but it's not my go to bass these days.. cute though!

I stuck some ' boiled' D'Addario EXL170-5 (so not even new) on mine & the tone is pretty good.. neck pup blended in a bit stronger.. is my preference. Not my favourite bass in my collection but fun and usable... for the right occasion 👽

They are not the easiest basses to make playable...shim needed, bridge is a bit cheap but I'm not going to replace it.. the strings it comes with are utter pants! Pups are actually not bad, although they look & feel cheap.. action down to something playable.. string spacing is a little narrow for my liking ... but it is quite fun! Got a photo shoot for a 'Space Rock' band coming up... it's got to be part of that! 👽🤘🕉️

My guitar luthier has worked hard on this bass... it was a bit of a mess tbh! action was impossible! ...It now plays pretty good and it lights up! 🤡😊

A few gigs from the past weeks... Wigfest cancer charity, Somerset, backing a great new young artist, Ruby Polli, Weston super mare, a bohemian birthday party for 'Ian in wonderland!', Burnham on sea, party in the park... A lot of fun had by all... glad to be involved 😊 The day after each.. made them all 'last nights gig!' 🤔

That's it! ... RB760! .. thanks.. I sold that bass in a seriously good flight case..to pay an outstanding Lecky bill! because I had no choice at the time...

I've got a tragic Pat Sharp thing going on! 😱

I was younger!?! ... Everything seemed longer then! 🤔The mullet is even more disturbing! 😱

👍... Yes, it does appear to be but the pups were a small single coil at the bridge and a chunky humbucker style at the neck.. maybe a cheaper version of the RB750BK at the bottom? ..

I used to have an ibanez bass back in the 80s that had a unique shape. Not sure what model it was...can anyone identify it from this pretty poor photo?

I've got a lot of love for ibanez ATK basses.. my 5 string is my most 'go to' bass, still..