longtimefred

ah thats great! small world eh!

Ah nice one Giblett! go buy it....take us one more step to a record deal

Afraid you are a little wrong, Charlie is on lead Geetar.. I take it you know him from somewhere??

the things i have to put up with with being in this band! its tough work lol.

All in the name of Rock n Roll eh!

nice one Eric!!! glad you enjoyed it. We should be starting filming part 2 of that for the B side of the single in the next few weeks.

We just need some PR companies and booking agents to get behind us to get us on a tour support or something now.

Here is the Video for my band Lesbian Bed Death's last single which has just been released on digital through Play, Amazon, iTunes etc etc

Really proud of this and thought i would share it with you!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WJpWQAZ0VQ"]Lesbian Bed Death - Moonlight [/url]

Enjoy!!!

lol yes after i posted i saw that you had the 610 and thought "doh! should have kept mouth shut, he already knows the HLF rocks!"

Fair enough about replacing the speakers, just hope you find some that dont alter the sound of the cab too much.

Good luck with your mission bud.

id say get rid of the cab and get a 4ohm equivilent. Running an 8ohm cab with a 4ohm valve head is bad bad bad bad bad. It can be bad news for your amp and an SVT2 aint cheap to replace. Always run valve heads using the correct impedance.

Personally if you were going to change the cab, and wanted to keep to a 4x10, i would go for what i have which is the SVT410HLF as they are amazing for a 1 cab setup. totally recommend it.

i wanted a quality built active Fender, so i bought a Sandberg no QC issues there

Avril Lavigne - just because she is fit.

Cliff was just amazing!

Like Skol said, his bass playing shined through most if not all other Heavy Metal bass players of the time and gave us 'tallica wannabes something more to look at and listen to rather than Kirk Hammett widdling over his guitar. He sure made me learn and play my bass differently. He really inspired me and hopefully millions of other bass players as he was something special. His songwriting was genius.

You are totally right about the horses for courses thing, everyone is different. For me i would prefer to listen to Cliff kick the sh*t out of his bass in a cool rock n roll fashion playing the odd bit out of time rather than listen to Marcus Miller or Jaco noodle around playing their lovely clean Jazz music. Thats just boring!

awsome looking bass. Sold mine years and years ago, still regret doing so. Great bits of kit these are.

nice one dude. They are amazing arnt they. Looks a stunner, hope you enjoy being part of the 'berg club, i know i am

if anyone who was interested that has an orange but didnt really need a 6x10, i have the 4x10 equivalent so a 3 way trade could maybe be possible? I really want one of these things!

red for me, im not really a fan of quilted tops but i do like the red! lot more classier IMO

wish i had the cash for this! awsome cabs! would give my left leg and my 410HLF for one!

WOW! i had one of these as my first amp head! ran it with 2 of the black widow 15" cabs. I loved it. £100 is a bargain. great amps.

personally i would glue the strap button back into the original hole. and fill the one that has been bodged. thats if you arnt bothered about putting different ones on in future.

Righty!! I have just come home from giving mah new bass a good thrashing at rehearsal tonight and i thought its about time i gave you guys the lowdown on what i think of it.

In a word - Amazing!

Bit more detail....

When i first opened the gig bag it came with (still think when paying this amount of cash, anything should come in a hard case) and gave it a good looking over, i was thrilled with the craftsmanship and overall quality of the Sandberg. As i had it delivered to me at work, it just had to sit there looking pretty til i got home, and it felt like a loooong day! I couldnt find a single thing i could pick out that was wrong or not finished right or anything i would have changed, it was even still in tune!!

When i got it home i was quite limited to what i could do with it as i only have my big V4 and Ampeg cab to plug into so couldnt really turn it up to hear what the thing was doing at real volumes. I managed to get the overall jist of what it could do and i was impressed from the start. The neck width is very very similar to my old 89 MIJ Fender Jazz but with a bit more girth. The finishing of the back of the neck is so smooth it was like glass and the set up was good and precise with an action not too low or too high, just nice!

After being able to give it a good blast tonight i could really tell what the electronics were like and i was blown away with how good the Pre amp is. In the past i have owned a MM Stringray5 and a Spector Euro 5 LX and i have always had the pre amp on the bass turned right up and just go for it. With the 'berg its a totally different ball game. If i put everything on full with the amp set flat with a nice bit of gain turned up, it was just too much, so i started by setting everything to flat. The bass stayed in the flat position and i added just a little bit of treble to give it some clarity. I cannot stress enough how amazing this Glockenklang pre amp is. Just one slight adjustment and you can really transform your sound.

I had a go of each settings i could use with the Haussel pickups, the P pup is brilliant, really pure Fender sounding clanky piano tones ringing through and enough bottom end for anyone! the MM style humbucker is not what i expected at all, i was thinking it would give a little hint of Stingray tones but its more like a beefy muscular Jazz pup, and i love it, you can really dial in that honky Jazz sound and is great for slapping and popping and it burbles away nicely. I dont really play anything that would suit this pup solo'd but if i ever did then i know this will do the job perfectly.

Put the pup blend dial in the middle and this is my sweet spot, sounds like a Hyper hybrid Fender P/J, but with its own personality. When owning a Fender in the past, it could never really keep up with what i wanted and always felt a little soft and underpowered but this just rocks!!! I play quite heavy rock/punk stuff and this setting is just perfect. Its hard for me to describe really so im gonna have to try and get some sound clips for you to hear. I had the Haussel pups put in this instead of the stock Delano ones as i really wanted the vintage Fender sound but with a kick up the arse rather than the more modern HI FI sounds that the Delanos seem to give off, and they definitely do that, they are great pickups!

The bass sits great on the strap and feels nice n light. The body seems a bit thinner than a Fender, especially where my right arm rests at the top and i need to get a sweat band or something as it has given me thrash rash on my right wrist. Everything just feels right for me with this bass, kinda feels like putting on a well worn pair of slippers. Its exactly what sound i was after when i wanted a change from the Stingray. I wanted an inbetween a P and a J but with options to do either and i am so glad i bought it. And to know this one was made specially for me is a great feeling.

Im sorry i cant go into what the harmonic frequency range is or anything about the mid tones or any in depth stuff as i dont honestly know what any of it is. I am a simple rock bassist who likes to hit my bass hard!

In short, this bass was well worth the money, its great quality, fantastic to play, sounds incredible and looks cool as f**k! I recommend anyone who has got a slight bit of GAS to get one as you wont regret it!

Here are some photos!

lol i have unfortunately only been able to give it a test ride at home so far. been busy this weekend. Got rehearsals with the band on Tuesday evening so i shall be reporting back about how it performs on Wednesday! Cant wait!!!

christ i had to turn it off! that guy is just soooo annoying.

didnt know it was Lakeland

wow that is just amazing! stunning!

Nice to see another Haussel user, i had them fitted in my new Sandberg and so glad i did. They are aawsome.

Fantastic bass, bet that left your wallet a bit emptier!!!

nice one dude (dood) congrats!! as its the D'addario guy that sorted you out with that, you should get onto some strings!

Well done again, thats a great one to have.

Again i have 2 busted ones but as far as i know you can take them to any dealer and they should replace them for you.

[quote name='TRBboy' post='1200007' date='Apr 14 2011, 10:00 PM']Awesome dude! VERY jealous, it looks stunning! Can't wait for a review and some decent pics. I'll be interested to hear what it sounds like, and how authentic the p-bass sound is.[/quote]

Cheers dude, i would have done some pics tonight but the missus is away for the week (amp set up in the living room, beer bottles everywhere, heavy metal on the stereo ) and took the nice camera with her so i gotta wait til at least sunday for that.

I would start my review tonight but im too knackered and really amazed by how many sounds this bass can create its gonna take some time to figure out how to describe them all so you get what im on about!

I would love to A/B this machine with a real P as i cant tell the difference to be honest, its got that awesome piano like chime on the P pup and sure does sound as clanky and full as a Fender.

First impressions tonight on plugging it in was just sheer amazement, i didn't really know what to expect from it and from just nobbing around for a few hours the only thing i can think of right now is that its like a Hyper Fender! you can just dial in any kind of Fender ish sound you want and then it does its own thing in the middle! I need a bit of time to get around it all and as i only have my big valve amp its tough to give it a proper going over at home as its too loud and will p*ss the neighbours off a bit!

Bear with me folks, i never done a proper review before and i promise i will make it a good read!

What an awesome bass!! thanks for all your cool comments.

If i do some sound clips you will here how crap i am!! lol. Nah, im sure i can come up with something worth hearing to show it off.

I couldnt make my mind up with the PG and i really fancied a change from black so i had the white one, and bought the black one as well just in case

The wait was a killer, well worth it but felt like forever. I guess thats what happens when ordering a hand made guitar from a company who are getting really really popular at the moment.

Thanks for all the cool comments, really glad its here and cant wait to give it a blast and a review!

[quote name='yorick' post='1199128' date='Apr 14 2011, 10:24 AM']Looks great... I see the gigbags have improved [/quote]

Yeah its really good, nicely well padded and good n rugged on the outside. Im not going to use it as i dont like advertising whats in the bag as its got the logo on the outside. but still, good bit of kit. would probably cost about £50 / £70 i reckon at a guess.