Franner Posted October 29, 2018 Posted October 29, 2018 (edited) My main bass for the past 2 years. Super instrument. Based in Dublin but I'll ship it I guess. Comes with Gator hard case. €1100. Body: Mahogany Top: Cocobolo 6 Times screwed maple neck Fretboard: Rosewood 22 Frets Front Face dots Scale: Long scale Pickups: 2 Sandberg Powerhumbuckers Sandberg 3-band electronics Active/passive switch Colour: Natural Edited November 12, 2018 by Franner 5
Al Krow Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 What a lovely bass!! It's actually an MM4 rather than a TM4, which makes it a rarer / harder to find model. It's also got a 3 band EQ rather than the more common 2 band EQ and comes with a hard case, rather than usual Sandberg gig bag. And like my former TM4, the letters on the headstock do seem to easily come loose 😄 GLWTS
Cuzzie Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 @Al Krow no such model as a Sanberg MM4, this is a beautiful example of an old shape TM2, 3 band electronics seem to be stated in the OP which is cool. Sandbergs are just the absolute nuts, so a very GLWTS to @Franner from me, as you know Sandbergs are a mini specialist subject/obsession of mine!
Al Krow Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Cuzzie said: @Al Krow no such model as a Sanberg MM4, this is a beautiful example of an old shape TM2, 3 band electronics seem to be stated in the OP which is cool. Really? So am I just imagining this? http://www.musicmarkt.ru/БАС-ГИТАРЫ+И+ОБОРУДОВАНИЕ/Бас-гитары/Sandberg/Sandberg+California+MM4+Bubinga.html Edited October 31, 2018 by Al Krow
Cuzzie Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 Yep The obscure foreign second party resale website is likely to be less accurate than the Sandberg configuration on the manufacturers web site, if you see an MM option on there, give me a nudge
Al Krow Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) @Cuzzie - please see comment below from wombatboter which would seem to confirm the existence of the mythical MM Edited October 31, 2018 by Al Krow
wombatboter Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 I used to have a similar bass and it was called the MM at the time....different from the TM I also had. Excellent basses by the way..I've had several basses but this is one I regret selling. I hope someone gets this so I can stop myself from doing something impulsive :-) 1
fretmeister Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, wombatboter said: I used to have a similar bass and it was called the MM at the time....different from the TM I also had. Excellent basses by the way..I've had several basses but this is one I regret selling. I hope someone gets this so I can stop myself from doing something impulsive 🙂 Very true. the TT used to be called JJ as well , and the VM used to be PM. IIRC Fender got annoyed so they changed the terms a little.
wombatboter Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 They changed it on the website but the names were indeed different at the time.... Sorry for the off-topic..fantastic versatile bass and the extra mid-boost is a real gem.
Al Krow Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 11 minutes ago, wombatboter said: I hope someone gets this so I can stop myself from doing something impulsive 🙂 Ditto! 7 minutes ago, wombatboter said: ...and the extra mid-boost is a real gem. +1^^ The 3 band EQ is something I missed having on my former TM4 and currently really appreciate having on my Ibby SR Premiums. 1
Franner Posted October 31, 2018 Author Posted October 31, 2018 1 hour ago, fretmeister said: Any idea of the weight? Hi It's 10.2 lbs or 4.65kg Thanks Gary
fretmeister Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 8 minutes ago, Franner said: Hi It's 10.2 lbs or 4.65kg Thanks Gary Thanks for letting me know. Alas it;'s about 2lb too heavy for my old back. Good luck with the sale!
Franner Posted October 31, 2018 Author Posted October 31, 2018 1 hour ago, wombatboter said: They changed it on the website but the names were indeed different at the time.... Sorry for the off-topic..fantastic versatile bass and the extra mid-boost is a real gem. Actually, having never used the active circuitry, does the tone knob become the mid-range knob when activated?
Franner Posted October 31, 2018 Author Posted October 31, 2018 20 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Thanks for letting me know. Alas it;'s about 2lb too heavy for my old back. Good luck with the sale! Mine too 😂
Cuzzie Posted October 31, 2018 Posted October 31, 2018 Yep, could be wrong, happy to be so. Serial number in the 17000 puts it at about 2012 in its heritage, likely to be a TM2 then at that time as that was the name used
lee650 Posted November 4, 2018 Posted November 4, 2018 (edited) Oohh gorgeous!!! If this were a 5 string I'd be having a serious reshuffle of gear 😁 Edited November 4, 2018 by lee650
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