fretmeister Posted June 7, 2012 Posted June 7, 2012 (edited) I have a Sandberg TM4 which I love. I've been looking at P-basses and noticed they do a passive P bass (VS series I think) - but can anyone tell me about the neck profile etc? Is it P bass-a-like or more like a jazz? Looking at the pictures here [url="http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/basscat-overview/calv-series/calvs"]http://www.sandberg-...lv-series/calvs[/url] the nut seems quite narrow compared to a Fender. Any ideas? Edited June 7, 2012 by fretmeister Quote
fretmeister Posted June 7, 2012 Author Posted June 7, 2012 This with a maple board would be awesome... http://www.thomann.de/gb/sandberg_california_vs4_black_passive.htm Quote
TRBboy Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 I had a California PM (now VM) for a while. I know it's a bit different, but had a passive tone control and with the P pickup soloed it sounded pretty authentic IMO. The neck was nicer than any Fender P I've played (obviously!), but I can't really comment on how it compares to a TM because I haven't played one of those for a couple of years, and I've never had chance to A/B the two. Needless to say, the neck felt lovely and very easy to play. Hope this helps a little! Quote
fretmeister Posted June 9, 2012 Author Posted June 9, 2012 Was the neck closer to being a P rather than a J? Quote
TRBboy Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1339280422' post='1686415'] Was the neck closer to being a P rather than a J? [/quote] It's hard to say to be honest, I had sold my Jazz before buying it, so I never compared it to a Fender. I guess I would say it's not like either! I suppose the nut width was possibly more J than P, but I don't have any measurements to back it up. The neck profile and fretboard radius isn't like a Fender bass at all IMO. Why don't you ask a BCer who has a Cali V series to measure the nut for you? I think someone's selling one on here at the moment, or get in touch with Longtimefred, who plays a Cali VM and is a Sandberg Endorsee. Quote
Prime_BASS Posted June 9, 2012 Posted June 9, 2012 Necks are good on these basses and nut width shouldn't put youoff buying one. Unless ofcourse you have tiny hands and get cramp. Quote
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