dmccombe7 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Nice looking bass but just can't take to that heavy relic thing. Dave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 25 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said: Nice looking bass but just can't take to that heavy relic thing. Dave. Aye, but can you imagine a sparkly one for you?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Afraid I do like a relic!!! Knocking it out the park at the moment. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 They just get it right! Thing about relics for me is the feel. They still look cool but the played in feeling on the necks is wonderful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Aye - esp that roasted neck on that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 6 hours ago, Cuzzie said: Aye, but can you imagine a sparkly one for you?! Of course but without the heavy relic. Maybe just slight relic'ing. Dave 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Are you saying you no longer are fully sparkly Dave? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I'd only buy a sparkly bass if i tried it first otherwise i might have gone for that Warwick Star bass for a laugh. Who knows where the band will end up with Covid taking its toll. We have a rehearsal on Sun to be fair but the longer this goes on the less enthusiasm i seem to have to keep practicing the songs. I guess there are a few of us thinking along similar lines. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 9 hours ago, Cuzzie said: This is a little corker NOW we're talking! This one should balance much better! 😍 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassApprentice Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Hardcore aged reserve. £1000 less than retail. Less than an hour from me. Erm, help. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfJames Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Off you go, what a bargain!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Ta-taaaa report back pls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay777 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 On 15/10/2020 at 09:47, Cuzzie said: This is a little corker Maybe a weird opinion but if that had a lower cutaway a bit like Paul Gilbert's Fireman sig it could look even more awesome.... No? 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyc Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Hi all, Just to jump on this thread to agree with everyone who says that Sandberg is amazing. Over ten years ago I went searching for my "last bass", the one that would see me through to the end of times. I went into every shop playing Fenders, MM, and the rest but nothing clicked. Long story short, one shop owner pointed me to a brand I'd never heard of called "Sandberg" and I fell in love with the range despite them looking so simliar to the other basses. It was the sound that drew me in. Speaking of sound, I was certain that the bass would be a MM style humbucker, but in the end, the California JJ (now TT) proved the most versatile and pleasant. I even narrowed it down to two seemingly identical JJs which sounded different enough that you could tell them apart in a blind test. As an aside, I realised then that buying instruments online is not for me. Well, ten years have passed, and I've been true to my word in that no other basses have passed through my hands since (eagle eyed may see a different bass in my profile pic; I bought two basses that day!) Sometimes a little GAS has bubbled to the surface, but overall I'm satisfied that my search is over and resisting it has been relatively easy. At the time the bass(es) was a significant invesment, probably one I couldn't make now, but it's been a worthy one in my opinion. The California JJ isn't an aged one, and this probably needs to be said that, while I'm no John Entwistle, the bass has been gigged and played extensively in that time and yet it looks as good as the day I bought it. In other words, if you buy a "shiny" Sandberg hoping it'll look aged after a few trips down the pub, then forget it: they're built like tanks. Picture was taken yesterday next to my other old faithful of similar vintage: my Acoustic Image Coda III. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, chyc said: Hi all, Just to jump on this thread to agree with everyone who says that Sandberg is amazing. Over ten years ago I went searching for my "last bass", the one that would see me through to the end of times. I went into every shop playing Fenders, MM, and the rest but nothing clicked. Long story short, one shop owner pointed me to a brand I'd never heard of called "Sandberg" and I fell in love with the range despite them looking so simliar to the other basses. It was the sound that drew me in. Speaking of sound, I was certain that the bass would be a MM style humbucker, but in the end, the California JJ (now TT) proved the most versatile and pleasant. I even narrowed it down to two seemingly identical JJs which sounded different enough that you could tell them apart in a blind test. As an aside, I realised then that buying instruments online is not for me. Well, ten years have passed, and I've been true to my word in that no other basses have passed through my hands since (eagle eyed may see a different bass in my profile pic; I bought two basses that day!) Sometimes a little GAS has bubbled to the surface, but overall I'm satisfied that my search is over and resisting it has been relatively easy. At the time the bass(es) was a significant invesment, probably one I couldn't make now, but it's been a worthy one in my opinion. The California JJ isn't an aged one, and this probably needs to be said that, while I'm no John Entwistle, the bass has been gigged and played extensively in that time and yet it looks as good as the day I bought it. In other words, if you buy a "shiny" Sandberg hoping it'll look aged after a few trips down the pub, then forget it: they're built like tanks. Picture was taken yesterday next to my other old faithful of similar vintage: my Acoustic Image Coda III. Think i need to try a TT4. That is gorgeous. I always thought it might just sound like my Fender Jazz with an added active circuit included. Does it provide the depth of a P pick up as my Fender J doesn't and therefore doesn't suit some bands i play in. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chyc Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Just now, dmccombe7 said: Does it provide the depth of a P pick up as my Fender J doesn't and therefore doesn't suit some bands i play in. Using just the neck pickup I'm satisfied that nobody but the geekiest bass-head would be able to tell the difference between my bass and an actual P bass. Once you've run through an amp/cab with a voice it's completly indistinguishable even to them! If I had a Precision to hand I'd definitely be up for playing the same bass line on both, uploading both and seeing if people could tell which was which. Hmm, maybe I should buy myself a Precision 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, chyc said: Using just the neck pickup I'm satisfied that nobody but the geekiest bass-head would be able to tell the difference between my bass and an actual P bass. Once you've run through an amp/cab with a voice it's completly indistinguishable even to them! If I had a Precision to hand I'd definitely be up for playing the same bass line on both, uploading both and seeing if people could tell which was which. Hmm, maybe I should buy myself a Precision That's good to know as its the depth that put me off the TT4 for the VM4. I just love a Jazz bass tho and its probably my fav bass to play. From what i've read the TT4 necks are a bit thinner than the VM4 so that would probably suit me more too. That is one very nice bass tho. Liking that a lot. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said: That's good to know as its the depth that put me off the TT4 for the VM4. I just love a Jazz bass tho and its probably my fav bass to play. From what i've read the TT4 necks are a bit thinner than the VM4 so that would probably suit me more too. That is one very nice bass tho. Liking that a lot. Dave Agree with @chyc and what they say, I will add that the MarloweDK is an awesome one to try, it really has the most phenomenal neck and a massive sound to boot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 I’ll add that my old TT that @DJ '65 has now got with Haüssel’s (passive) has massive balls and would defo pass for a P Loved that Jon Snow... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Not that i want a jazz to sound like a P bass but i like the depth of a P but the clarity of a J. I;ve tried the PJ configuration but it just doesn't do it for me. If my Fender J had a bit more depth it would be my perfect bass. I don't like changing things on a bass unless i need to. I'd rather buy a bass that fits my needs at that time. Currently the VM4 does what i want. Thinner neck would have helped a bit more tho. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said: Not that i want a jazz to sound like a P bass but i like the depth of a P but the clarity of a J. I;ve tried the PJ configuration but it just doesn't do it for me. If my Fender J had a bit more depth it would be my perfect bass. I don't like changing things on a bass unless i need to. I'd rather buy a bass that fits my needs at that time. Currently the VM4 does what i want. Thinner neck would have helped a bit more tho. Dave MarloweDK all the way then 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ '65 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Cuzzie said: I’ll add that my old TT that @DJ '65 has now got with Haüssel’s (passive) has massive balls and would defo pass for a P Loved that Jon Snow... As cuzzie has said, Jon Snow with the Haüssel pick ups does indeed have some thump. The neck pick up is close enough to a P in the mix and closer than the Delano’s in my other TT4. I’m am sure that a lot of you bass players (I’m more with the dark side for the most part and play six strings 😱) would be able to tell the difference. However to me it sounds as close if not closer than the reverse P in my VM4! 3 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: Not that i want a jazz to sound like a P bass but i like the depth of a P but the clarity of a J. I;ve tried the PJ configuration but it just doesn't do it for me. If my Fender J had a bit more depth it would be my perfect bass. I don't like changing things on a bass unless i need to. I'd rather buy a bass that fits my needs at that time. Currently the VM4 does what i want. Thinner neck would have helped a bit more tho. Dave just to say that both of my TT4’s have deeper necks than my VM4, my old VS4 had a chunkier neck profile and ultimately that’s why I got rid of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ '65 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 On 15/10/2020 at 09:47, Cuzzie said: This is a little corker Who owns this? It is awesome 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 3 hours ago, DJ '65 said: Who owns this? It is awesome 😎 Just off the Sandberg Facebook page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ '65 Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 It looks ace, I wonder if having the strap button on the now upper horn would hang better and bring the headstock back closer to the player? If so I’d be down for that because they were the 2 things that put me off when I tried a couple ☹️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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