Sandberg Electra? Budget Bass?

[merello]

Link:
http://www.thomann.de/gb/sandberg_electra_vs_4_ts.htm



[b] Sandberg Electra Vs 4 TS[/b]

Sandberg Electra Vs 4 TS, bass guitar, 4-string, alder body, 6x bolt-on thomann maple neck, long scale, rosewood fretboard, 22 frets, 1x Sandberg designed splitcoil pickup, Sandberg designed 2-band EQ, active/passive, black hardware, black pickguard, colour: tobacco (satin), components from Korea, designed and assembled in Germany.

[size=6]£483! [/size]

[merello]

[size=4][left][b]Sandberg California Electra VS 4 TS[/b][/size][/left]

[size=4][left]This 4-string bass guitar excels in four different traits: playability, sound, looks and even in the retail selling price. Such an incredibly great instrument is rarely found in the pricing range of 600 Euros and lower. But with the Sandberg Electra your search might have come to an end. The components are the very same of the California series, meaning you get an alder body with a 6-fold bolt-on maple neck and Sandberg hardware. The satin tobacco burst finished body is a joy for your eyes - and since the lacquer is applied in a very thin layer there are no restrictions in wood vibrations. The black pickguard absolutely fits the other colours and features a new shape. An active-driven split coil makes for solid bass sounds and warm mids, which can be adjusted according to your individual needs, due to a 2-band EQ. The extraordinary and very convenient feature is the active/passive switch, releasing you from the concerns if your battery still has enough power inside. The Sandberg bass arrives in a Sandberg gigbag.[/size][/left]

[size=4][left][b]Sandberg California Electra VS 4 TS:[/b][/size][/left]

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[*]Body: alder
[*]Neck: maple, 6-fold bolt-on
[*]Fingerboard: rosewood
[*]Frets: 22
[*]Scale length: 864 mm
[*]Width at nut: 43 mm
[*]Pickups: 1 x Sandberg split coil
[*]Controls: 1 x volume, 1 x bass, 1 x treble
[*]Electronics: active 2-band, active/passive switch
[*]Bridge: Sandberg
[*]Tuners: Sandberg, open-gear
[*]Hardware: black
[*]Farbe: tobacco sunburst, satin
[*][b]INCLUDING original Sandberg gigbag[/b]
[*]Free check and setup service after 1 year
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[guybrush threepwood]

That looks really nice! Really good price too...

[Lfalex v1.1]

I like it.
If it's well assembled and made and feels/sounds good, they could be on to a winner with it.

[bassmachine2112]

Would be nice in black with a maple neck

[jezzaboy]

Looks really nice. Always fancied a Sandberg and for Mexican P bass price range looks like a winner.

Jez

[theplumber]

[quote name='jezzaboy' timestamp='1331985204' post='1581696']
Looks really nice. Always fancied a Sandberg and for Mexican P bass price range looks like a winner.

Jez
[/quote]Could this be the Sandberg version of the Musicman Sub range?......

[Looper]

Saw this on Thomann a couple of weeks ago before it was available. Really like the look of it.
If anyone buys one will you let us know what it's like.
Looks too good to be true.

[Icarus_147]

Hot damn. I do love the look of Sandbergs, there's just something about those chunky pickups. And for that price? I certainly have a lot of thinking to do about which bass I'm buying next. As if the decision wasn't hard enough already.

[merello]

[Grand Wazoo]

They are cheap because they are made in Korea, there you go another good company moving production to the far east

[url="http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2012/03/18/sandberg-introduces-electra-vs-4-bass-at-musikmesse/"]http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2012/03/18/sandberg-introduces-electra-vs-4-bass-at-musikmesse/[/url]

[i]..."While the wood, routing, and varnish processes take place in Korea to keep prices down, the bass is assembled and checked for quality control at the company’s headquarters in Germany"...[/i]

[merello]

[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1332110516' post='1583544']
They are cheap because they are made in Korea, there you go another good company moving production to the far east

[url="http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2012/03/18/sandberg-introduces-electra-vs-4-bass-at-musikmesse/"]http://www.notreble....-at-musikmesse/[/url]

[i]..."While the wood, routing, and varnish processes take place in Korea to keep prices down, the bass is assembled and checked for quality control at the company’s headquarters in Germany"...[/i]
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Wood is wood, metal is metal. Assembled in Germany. Love it!

[Low End Bee]

Frigging sunburst. Apart from that I like it.

[pnts]

Very nice burst.. and the lack of fretboard markers makes it even better lookin'

[mojobass]

I want one! Anyone know when theyre due out?

[ratking]

Looks great, even like the sunburst And I own several basses and guitars made in Korea, all are excellent in quality, sound and playability - so no concerns there ...

But just never could get to like the Sandberg necks - pity!

[charic]

[quote name='merello' timestamp='1332015970' post='1582218']

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The finish looks nice but to me the pickup and the scratchplate look dull and cheap...

Saying that I'm thinking the same about the rosewood and the headstock looks anaemic..

Not for me then

Edited March 21, 2012 by charic

[TheRev]

I really, really like this. Although the headstock could do with cutting down on the bacon butties.

[hairyhaw]

Would prefer markers on the fretboard meself, and the headstock looks awful.

[garymilitia]

I always have the urge to try and open a beer bottle with the head stock on Sandbergs..

[LiamPodmore]

Love everything but the fretboard, i can't stand rosewood on most things anymore, and i have no idea why.

Liam