I've been in contact with Sandberg who said it was early 2014. Apparently the full passive is an option still with some finishes.
First impressions are all good. Nice finish, very well built with good hardware. The delano pickup sounds good through headphones and the tone control seems to have more breadth than the Fender on/off version; the real test will be at band practice on Wednesday. Neck is a nice compromise between J and P, frets are immaculate.
I was after a P type bass for the blues band I have just joined and this one came out of left field a bit. I think the only thing that might be changed would be the pickups if they are a bit to modern sounding, but that will need to be tested for a bit first.