DoubleOhStephan Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, Cuzzie said: Great Herd. Ken Taylor is a vastly underrated bass Cheers fella, I want more! 🙄😁 Totally agree, it's just so comfortable and playable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I keep looking at one on eBay at the moment just like yours, and then I have to walk away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F273808844000 belated Easter pressie for someone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleOhStephan Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Cuzzie said: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F273808844000 belated Easter pressie for someone That's very nice. Have a cheeky bid, you never know 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I do know - that’s what I am worried about!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, Cuzzie said: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F273808844000 belated Easter pressie for someone That’s nice Cuzzie 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GisserD Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 Say wht you want about relicing but this is the nuts.... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ '65 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) The KT is an awesome bass for sure, I keep thinking of selling mine as I mainly play my TT4 in a blues/ rock trio. I’ve never seen another with a kind of flamed ash finish! Edited April 25, 2019 by DJ '65 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GisserD Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) oh no... that ones got the shite pickups in! ** seriously tho that's stunning** Edited April 25, 2019 by GisserD 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ '65 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Ha ha.... oh yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, DJ '65 said: The KT is an awesome bass for sure, I keep thinking of selling mine as I mainly play my TT4 in a blues/ rock trio. I’ve never seen another with a kind of flamed ash finish! It’s the Don.....🤦🏾♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, StevieE said: My little collection! I'm a huge Sandberg fan, the build quality is exceptional, I love the fret board radius & zero fret, the hardware is very very good, particularly the tuners on the TT, super smooth and very accurate. (left to right) - '16 TT4 Passive - Swamp Ash gloss finish + pearl block inlays. I've had to have a slight neck reshape done to this one as it was a little fat on the shoulders. This one's very light and sounds beautiful. Very pure if that makes sense... '14 Classic Special - Mahogany with Bubinga top, pearl dots + Delano pups. Stunning build and playability. The pups are very hifi but it sounded perfect in the neo soul band I was in a few years back. Didn't work at all for the funk & soul band I joined after, hence the passive TT! '05 Basic Ken Taylor - Ash body. This has also had a neck reshape prior to my ownership, whoever did it was a genius. The sound is massive, loads of tonal variation, if anything it's a little too complex for me, but it plays like a dream. That's a beaut in the middle right enough. Fantastic rich looking colour. Dave Edited April 25, 2019 by dmccombe7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 On 24/04/2019 at 15:56, dmccombe7 said: I value the expert knowledge across the BC group. You can be sure you'll get a balanced and more important an honest opinion from people on here. I know a lot of that is down to personal taste but if you find others with similar tastes or views then it helps you make that big decision if changing things around. Is that not what BC is all about. Helping each other along the road of bass. ? Dave I thought it was about helping each other empty our pockets on bass related stuff... It certainly is like that for me. There I was, minding my own business, reasonably happy with my gear, until I discovered BC. My expenditure skyrocketted after that. But I do enjoy what I discovered along the way 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 1 hour ago, GisserD said: Say wht you want about relicing but this is the nuts.... It is a top job, but the relic concept doesn't fit with Sandbergs IMHO. It works on Fenders because there are old basses around that actually look like that, so a well reliced Fender could pass for a real vintage instrument. Dressing up a model that has only just been released as something from the 60s just looks out of place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickJ Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I love the relic job on my VT4. I totally get why a lot of folks aren't into it, and normally when I buy an instrument I spend ages meticously checking it over for imperfections but when I saw this at Bass direct I totally fell for it. Though I have to say the Delano pups look a bit out of place on it , would have preferred black label. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I've just ordered a Sandberg VM4. I went for their 'soft aged' finish purely because of the cost. I'm not a fan of the relic thing, although when done well it doesn't put me off either, and Sandberg does do it very well. My first choice was a solid colour, high gloss finish. Unfortunately it's not one of their normal colours, so it would add £525 to the price. Now, I liked that colour, but not THAT much. So I asked about the nearest alternative, which happened to be a metallic colour they do do, but only on aged finishes. I asked about getting it 'not aged'. It was possible, but at a cost, because again, for high gloss, it means more work. For an aged finish, they don't need to get it perfectly flat and nice before they 'age' it... so it's like an in-between level of effort and the time it takes. So I got the order in specifying "very light soft aged pretty please" or something along those lines Sandberg is the only company that has made me thought "hmmm, yummy" about their aged instruments. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 1 hour ago, dannybuoy said: It is a top job, but the relic concept doesn't fit with Sandbergs IMHO. It works on Fenders because there are old basses around that actually look like that, so a well reliced Fender could pass for a real vintage instrument. Dressing up a model that has only just been released as something from the 60s just looks out of place! Erm.....the company has been around over 30 years i reckon a bass that old could look that beat up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I didn't know they'd been around that long, but it still applies to new shape Californias and Forty Eights. I do like them but they just seem a bit off to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) Yep Established 1986 Hölger was a piano maker first but has been repairing and putting together guitars for many years before that. I reckon things he has built/touched would have ‘patina’ yep the new shape is from 2015, but plenty of other shapes been around for years Edited April 25, 2019 by Cuzzie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GisserD Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 Good year that 1986! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 16 minutes ago, GisserD said: Good year that 1986! Don’t ask Glenn Hughes that - he has no recollection of the whole decade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Just came across this on my FB page. 4 stringer maybe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F173881106978 evil bay - not far away D Mac! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 For those interested in the Haüssel pick ups Potted and shielded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Cuzzie said: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F173881106978 evil bay - not far away D Mac! Don't think i could justify another new bass this soon after my VM4 but like your confidence in me Cuzzie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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