Clarky72

A few years ago I was using all Ampeg. SVT HD with an 810 cab, plus I had a BA500 for tiny gigs, ones with too many stairs, or car parking at the other end of town. Slimmed that down to a 4x10 for ease. I got all caught up in the tech rush and sold the lot. I bought myself a Barefaced Super 12T, which I still love, but not so lucky with the amps. I first bought a Genz Benz Shuttle. It was the most disgusting nauseating whine of amp I've ever had the displeasure to own. Utter crap, packed up within 3 weeks and had to go back to manufacturer to fix. It had absolutely no soul, no grunt, and sounded like a super clean hifi signal. I sold that on ebay straight away and regretted selling my SVT instantly. I then bought a GK1001RB-ii, heavy-ish but sounding good again. Traded up for a GK 2001RB, heavier again in sound and physical weight and now I'm itching to get the SVT again. There's a reason we all carried round super heavy amps for so many years. Its because they sounded amazing. If I played jazz or did gentle 2-piece shows maybe I wouldn't be so affected by the change, but nothing rocks the stage like an SVT and an 810.

Oh and here's the 1001RB-ii that I had previously...

[quote name='planer' timestamp='1417703534' post='2623232'] Oh ok then, it's only for a giggle right?[/quote] My back is jealous of yours...

I have a 2001RB, its a great little amp (less of the little thinking about it)

So I found the guy Sean in Kent who I sold mine to. He sold it on in the summer of 2012 to a guy near Birmingham. Has anyone around that area seen a Skunkworks head? Mine was no 236. There's so few of them about it would stand out like a sore thumb to any bass nerd!

It is, in that it was built in the USA rather than the MTI era ones around that time, and it was built to the spec of the original 70's SVT amps with a slightly different pre-amp stage. Its a very different sound to the newer far east built SVT CL and 450. The closest to that sound available now is the SVT-VR which is pretty close to the old 70s blue line SVT.

its a mission. i am going to get it back somehow...totally fed up with this crap new techy gear, its all boll**ks. nothing kicks ass like the ampeg...

There is a sean2969 in the members here but he hasn't been online since 2011... anyone know him?

It was a guy on eBay called: [b]Sean2969[/b] Does anyone know him? He's an amp collector.

So a year ago, strapped for cash I sold it. Been kicking myself ever since. Now on the lookout for another...if anyone has one, drop me a line please!!!

You're so right Bren. I've tried upmteen lightweight modern amps with all the bells and whistles with super light cabs, but absolutely nothing comes close.

Haha, no but neither is my heart, I miss my amp....

Who bought mine from me? I can't remember who it was.... Do you want to sell it back to me? I was stupid. I regret it massively...

[quote name='Sammers' timestamp='1416401604' post='2609766'] I've definitely seen a Jazz bodied Sandberg with a reverse P & MM PU config before, I might have saved the pic of it as I was looking into it myself before I settled on a standard Jazz type. I'll post it if I find it! [/quote] I'd like to see if it if you find it!

Well thats odd, and compounds my theory of so many Sandbergs turning up. Almost what I wanted has turned up for sale at BassDirect! haha! [url="http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Sandberg_VM4_BLACK_HCA.html"]http://bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Sandberg_VM4_BLACK_HCA.html[/url]

So Sandberg owners... do you know how flexible they are on the configurator? Would they make this? Also can they do an overspray look on the aged finishes does anyone know? Like this, but black over white.

[quote name='GrammeFriday' timestamp='1416178659' post='2607756'] Yeah, admittedly it wasn't a very scientific analysis - small sample size = dodgy stats! [/quote] Thats surprising... it does seem there's always a used Sandberg coming onto the market

thanks for the reassurance guys!

You want Dan Lawrence in California. He did all the 80s metal bands guitars. No-one does it better. http://www.drlgrafx.com/

Finally a MM pup in the right place on a Fender body! I like!

So here's my dilemna - they look great, I've seen a lot of good looking basses coming out of there. They make some lovely options and finishes, their relic/aged finishes look better than most companies. My problem is that I see more for sale second hand than anything else. The second hand market is flooded with Sandbergs. Bass Direct posts a second hand one almost every day it seems! Are they any good? Or is everyone sucked in by the plethora of options and finishes and then they're pretty average basses that you want to move on within a few weeks of delivery??