pineweasel Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 On 02/09/2024 at 11:39, LeftyJ said: Yesterday, during one of my regular Reverb trawls, I stumbled upon a brand new lefty Sandberg Lionel at Musik Produktiv in Germany for a whopping €2300. That's almost a full €1000 more than my Lionel cost new in 2023! Now, there are some differences: Mine has a matte finish over ash, the one on offer has a gloss finish (not aged) over alder - Sandberg ONLY offers the matte finishes on ash, and the gloss finishes on alder; Mine has a plain maple headstock, the one on offer matches the body finish; Mine has a pau ferro fingerboard, the one on offer has maple. Both have abalone inlays and black hardware. When I ran it through the configurator, it matched the price of the one offered by Musik Produktiv. I then ran mine through the configurator, and it now costs €1715 instead of the €1400 the previous owner bought it for in 2023. Wow! Is the gloss finish really THAT much more elaborate to apply that it justifies a €600-700 difference in price? That one is Soft Aged (the SA in the product code) hence the extra cost. You can see the aging clearly in the gallery pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 (edited) 58 minutes ago, bremen said: Tongue-hanging-out emoticon. This, or a Shuker? I'm new to Sandbergs. What's this Elektra range? Is it their Squier? It is indeed. Assembled in the east but not much different to full fat. EDIT In my opinion of course… Edited September 3 by Mickeyboro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 hour ago, bremen said: Tongue-hanging-out emoticon. This, or a Shuker? I'm new to Sandbergs. What's this Elektra range? Is it their Squier? I guess. I believe the bodies/necks are produced in the far east and then put together in Germany with German hardware. To be honest, as the price of the Electra has risen I’d be inclined to get a used German bass as they are very reasonable prices second hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 2 minutes ago, martthebass said: I guess. I believe the bodies/necks are produced in the far east and then put together in Germany with German hardware. Oops! Thanks for putting me right Mart. 🙏 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 34 minutes ago, Mickeyboro said: Oops! Thanks for putting me right Mart. 🙏 Hope I’m right on that one Mickey, can’t remember where I read that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martthebass Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Ah……it’s on the Sandberg website ‘The Electra Bass Serieshandselected components by chinese manufactures, assembled and designed by sandberg guitars in germany’ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 1 hour ago, martthebass said: Ah……it’s on the Sandberg website ‘The Electra Bass Serieshandselected components by chinese manufactures, assembled and designed by sandberg guitars in germany’ I have even owned one! We got there in the end. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 5 hours ago, pineweasel said: That one is Soft Aged (the SA in the product code) hence the extra cost. You can see the aging clearly in the gallery pictures. I hadn't seen it at first, but now that you mention it I do see some small chips here and there. Because the description doesn't mention any ageing I thought it was a regular high gloss finish. Makes sense now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 Has anyone successfully identified a drop D tuner that is a direct replacement for the tuner on a California bass with the one screw tuners? Is there a comparable tuner that will fit but maybe doesn't look exact? Measuring the post it appears to be 12.8mm, so I'm assuming 1/2"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 1 hour ago, warwickhunt said: Has anyone successfully identified a drop D tuner that is a direct replacement for the tuner on a California bass with the one screw tuners? Is there a comparable tuner that will fit but maybe doesn't look exact? Measuring the post it appears to be 12.8mm, so I'm assuming 1/2"! Maybe this helps What D-tuner is fitted to Sandberg California II TM4 Ida Nielsen ? - Repairs and Technical - Basschat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 5 minutes ago, LeftyJ said: Maybe this helps What D-tuner is fitted to Sandberg California II TM4 Ida Nielsen ? - Repairs and Technical - Basschat Cheers for that. However, I'll need to read it 3 times because it still seems as clear as mud! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfox Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 I'm back in the Sandberg camp with a California VS4 Superlight. Pics follow tomorrow. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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