Opticaleye Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) *Now sold * *Now £800* For sale is my beautiful Sandberg "California" VM4 made around 2004-6 (I believe). It doesn't say California on the headstock instead it says "Custom Shop Instrument". From enquiries I made to Sandberg I believe this was a special bass built before Sandberg officially started making the California series. I bought this on here in 2010 and have used it regularly since. It has a very reasonable weight of 9lbs 2oz and has terrific balance. When I originally bought this I really wanted a passive VS4 and I recently bought one so I'm not really using this to it's full potential. A new model VM4 in this spec would cost around £1500. I upgraded the old active circuit with a brand new Sandberg preamp as the old one did not have a passive treble control and I also upgraded to the newest style Sandberg bridge and string tree. The finish is a really nice soft-aged white/cream. I don't think I added any further dings! This bass now has a Sandberg P style rather than the original Delano as I tried a more recent VM4 and realised why Sandberg modified the design fairly quickly. I find the Sandberg P is less nasal sounding in the "reverse P" position. I kept the original Delano MM on as it sounds great. The aforementioned preamp is Sandberg's own 2-band with active/passive push/pull volume knob (made by Glockenklang for Sandberg) The neck is 39mm at the zero fret, so a little wider than a Jazz but narrower than a typical Precision and has a fairly slim feel and plays very well. I believe that the body wood is Alder. This bass is sale only (no trades) as I seem to have accidentally amassed 5 Sandbergs (!) and I really need to get this down to 3 eventually before I move house "up north". I'm currently based in Northampton. Collection or meet within reasonable distance only please. The bass comes with a Sandberg gig bag. Edited January 11, 2019 by Opticaleye 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleOhStephan Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 That's a beaut, nice mods and interesting headstock info. Very cool 😎 What's the other sandy you're looking to move on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opticaleye Posted August 22, 2018 Author Share Posted August 22, 2018 27 minutes ago, StevieE said: That's a beaut, nice mods and interesting headstock info. Very cool 😎 What's the other sandy you're looking to move on? Cheers. Well I'm torn whether to sell one of my Umbos. If I do it probably won't be on here as it's already spoken for many times over.😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleOhStephan Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Haha it's always so difficult to choose, having the same problem myself! 😁 GLWTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opticaleye Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 Took this out for a spin again the other night. It played and sounded great. I was having second thoughts again but ultimately, I need less choice of what I take out and the active mode is wasted on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opticaleye Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Price drop. Now £830! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opticaleye Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 May be open to a trade deal for Telecaster guitar or hardtail Strat. etc. Or maybe a fretless Sandberg bass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opticaleye Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 Further and final price drop Now £800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radchenko Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 And fender JB usa Olympic white trade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opticaleye Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 10 hours ago, Radchenko said: And fender JB usa Olympic white trade? Only interested in trade options already stated. Collection or meet only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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