CameronJ Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) Just creating this thread as a placeholder for tomorrow when I collect what can only be described as an item of pure bass porn. I have photos which the seller took but think I may hold off until I get my grubby mitts on it tomorrow and take some of my own! Watch this space... Edited May 15, 2018 by CameronJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Congratulations buddy! I can tell you're excited, and rightly so; they're a classy instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 I am indeed. So excited that I now cannot be bothered waiting to post pics - I’ve already let the cat out of the bag elsewhere so... A review will be in order once I receive it methinks! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Ah - I saw that on facebook. Made me throb a bit, I can tell you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Love that colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) 12 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Ah - I saw that on facebook. Made me throb a bit, I can tell you! I’m throbbing as we speak! It was originally listed last October but the seller was based in Wales and wouldn’t ship, much to my dismay. Messaged the current seller this morning and negotiated on price as I knew full well he was asking for a couple of hundred quid more than he’d paid. After a few minutes pondering he agreed to match the original price which made me a very happy bunny. Edited May 14, 2018 by CameronJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M@23 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I saw this on FB too! Looks ace. Must've been one of the last of the old shape? New spec tuners on the old shape body is a good find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Looks like a massive awesome black currant liquorice nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 7 minutes ago, M@23 said: I saw this on FB too! Looks ace. Must've been one of the last of the old shape? New spec tuners on the old shape body is a good find! Right?! It’s gotta be one of the very last old shape Californias. Will match my Electra nicely, though they have different shaped pickguards. There will be a family photo at some point tomorrow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 TODAY IS THE DAY. I can barely contain my excitement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Whoop Whoop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) To celebrate it needs Rage against the machine blurting at massive volume on it. None of your smooth love bass lines Edited May 15, 2018 by Cuzzie 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 I’ll see what I can do There’s no escaping the smooth love bass lines though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 She’s here!! Obligatory family shot: Have just been having a play for the past half hour or so, going through the available tones and I’m very very happy. Classic Precision growl with the split coil, more trebly bark from the bridge humbucker and blending them together kind of smooths out the characteristics of both for a less aggressive sound, at least to my ears. 2-band preamp with a treble knob which functions as a tone control in passive mode. All basses should have this IMO. So far I’ve got the preamp set identically to my Electra VS4 - treble up about 2/3 of the way and a very slight bass boost in active. Switch to passive and everything mellows out by default. Lovely. Previous owner strung it with new Rotosound Swing Stainless Steels 45-130 which I’ve never tried before but I like them well enough. I’ve got a fresh pack of Dunlop Flats which have gone churlishly unused for over a month so I’m considering putting them on. Action is perfectly playable but just a touch higher than I’d like so I’ll be lowering that at some point either today or tomorrow. The neck is somewhere between a satin and gloss finish, but more on the glossy side of the spectrum. May have to get that taken down a bit but so far it’s not nearly as obnoxious as a typical “true gloss”. There’s a scratch on the back near the neck bolts which I knew before buying. A slight downer but who’s seeing the back anyway?? What a back though: And there we have it. All in all I got a bit of a bargain for an incredibly well built, unique bass. I’ll be going on tour for a year with a theatre show from July and I can only take one bass with me. This is definitely the one. Now my MTD is feeling a bit of sibling jealousy . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Baby got back!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Nice that. Most excellent grain & colour scheme. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Coo! Lovely good shape too. Not the modern characterless ones... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 I shall call her Raven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) Gave Raven a set up last night (actually at about 3 in the morning) and now the word butter could be used to describe the playability, much to the chagrin of some of this parish . Truss rod was all good and the intonation was near enough spot on too so I didn’t mess with it. Just lowered the bridge saddles to taste, made sure there was no rattle up the fretboard and voila. Gonna get them Dunlop Flats on soon but I’ll spend a couple of hours today enjoying the lowered action with the Roto rounds. Edited May 18, 2018 by CameronJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Beautiful Cam Sandberg is a wonderful wonderful thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Love the finish, which is why my Maruschyk elwood is pretty much the same (apart from red), mat red with the black grain lines, in between songs i generally trace the lines while I am waiting for them to stop faffing (or the guitarist tuning between songs in gigs, can trace a lot of lines in that time). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 (edited) Right, the Dunlop Flatwounds are on! Thought I’d give the fretboard a bit of a clean between string sets but it didn’t seem to need it. Really loving the added low mid thump the flats are giving me at every pickup setting. And of course they’re nice and easy on the fingers compared to the Roto Steels - not that the Rotos were particularly harsh but you get smooth comfort for free with flats, obviously. The tension isn’t vastly different from the Rotos and they have a decent amount of high end, giving me a nice clank when switching the preamp to active with the treble boosted. Very, very nice. So, at present my bass lineup is: Sandberg VM5 with Dunlop Stainless Steel Flats MTD Super 5 with Dunlop Superbright Nickel Rounds Sanberg Electra VS4 with LaBella 750N Black Nylon Tapes A lovely trifecta of tone machines! Edited May 18, 2018 by CameronJ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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