For Sale: Sandberg TM2 5 String Lined Fretless- Stunning £1000

[Old Horse Murphy]

For sale is a stunning Sandberg California TM2 Lined Fretless 5 String Jazz I picked up in a trade. This bass is simply amazing. These basses are hand-made in Germany and are probably the best quality instruments I've played.

It's is superb condition and is finished in a gorgeous Greenburst that has to be seen to be believed. The 34" scale neck has a lined Ebony fingerboard in super condition (a few small string marks but nothing that could photograph).

It has active/passive electronics with Volume/pan/treble/bass with 2 MM style pickups. Hardware is black and it is in super condition apart from a very few minor swirls and a bit of wear on the pickguard that was impossible to photograph.

The body is ash and a little weighty at 10lbs, although it sits very comfortably on the strap. It's currently strung with a brand new set of Elixirs and sounds wonderful with a nice low action.

It also comes with a new Stagg hardcase (tolex covered) and a set of unfitted Schaller Straplocks in black.

After speaking to Sandberg, the lead time for having one of these made at the workshop is now in excess of 5 months and would cost over £1,550. This is in super condition and considerably less Sandberg build quality is simply incredible and this is a rare and beautiful bass.

I'm looking for £850. No trades please as I've just been able to buy one of my old basses back, otherwise this would be a keeper for sure.

It can be picked up from either Woking (weekends) or Bristol (weekdays)

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Edited July 2, 2014 by Old Horse Murphy

[JapanAxe]

Yowsah!

[TJ Spicer]

That really [i]is [/i]"Stunning"!

[Old Horse Murphy]

Thanks guys. It's a beauty.

Unfortunately I'm struggling with 5 strings due to an old hand injury

Sandbergs are Simply wonderful instruments though. The build quality sound and playability are in a different league. In fact my main gigging bass is a Sandberg Ida Nielsen, so I'm a big fan

Edited June 15, 2014 by Old Horse Murphy

[franzbassist]

Sandberg basses are the shizzle

[Alph]

[color=red][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]... Weight[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]? [/font][/color]

[Rumple]

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It says 10lbs in the listing.

[Old Horse Murphy]

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It says 10lbs in the listing.
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Thank you

[GrammeFriday]

Gorgeous bass - got to admit, even nicer looking than my TM fretless, dammit!

Good to see that Ida has the correct pick guard on in the picture above, not the tort one!

Edited June 16, 2014 by GrammeFriday

[thebuckets]

Sandberg are simply amazing. I can't recommend them enough But the market seems slow. Glwts

[Old Horse Murphy]

Bump- trades considered either in guitar form or bass combo form plus cash my way

[Old Horse Murphy]

Bump