Sandberg new TM VM body styling.. not as good

[visog]

Is it me or have the drool-worthy P and J bass shapes, as on Bass Directs stock page: http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Sandberg.html

Been replaced by Sandberg with less sexy shapes in both case:

http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/basscat-overview/calt-series/caltt
http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/basscat-overview/calv-series

???

[wateroftyne]

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[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/263423-nbd-maruszczyk-jake-pj-fender-lakland-killer"]Here's my Jake.[/url] Cheaper than Sandberg, too :-)

[cocco]

I have to agree.

The new shape isnt as good and WOT's Jake is a bit sexy.

[discreet]

I dunno, I like the new shapes...

[franzbassist]

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I dunno, I like the new shapes...
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Me too, I like 'em.

[fretmeister]

I really like the new ones as well.

If I wanted a Fender I'd buy a Fender.

As it happens I'm in the market for a 4 string passive jazz type and I was looking at the old TT Sandberg - but I really like the newer shape so I'm going to wait and try a few.

[visog]

Fender would charge $$$$$$$$$ for an aged five is custom colours and still wouldn't do the cool P-bass hot-rodding or J/MM mix-ups...

And the QC would be Fenders half-arsed job compared with our fanatical German friends...

[fretmeister]

I have a TM5 already and it's brilliant. The quality is amazing.

But I'm still happy that any new one I buy will be different - far too many Fender clones out there already.

[Low End Bee]

I like their new P Bass shape a lot. I had a go on the configurator and a black with maple jobbie would be just the ticket.

[Icunningham]

Reminds me of the Samick Fairlane bass shape

[mrtcat]

Yep new shape looks better to me too.