miles'tone Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I'm interested inĀ a Sandberg VS4, considering selling on my Fender Custom Shop P to do so (so many basses, so little time š) , and I'm wondering how Sandbergs sound acoustically. My CS is incredibly resonant and pretty loud acoustically and want to get a feeler for how a VS4 might size up. Also, I'm hoping Sandberg use a thin finish to help with resonance. It's important to me what a bass sounds like unplugged as this is the base tone that gets amplified imo (can of worms topic that I don't want to get into!) Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Absolutely bloody brilliant acoustically, cracking well made basses. You have so many colour, finish and ageing options and so far as pick ups go, Sandberg, Sandberg black labels, Delano, HaĆ¼ssel, I may have seen the odd one with Kloppman pick ups.Ā Ā If you want a super light bass, you may want to check if they are also doing their Cedar bodied one which comes in under 3kg in the VS4 configuration (these are not usually aged, but they may move to that) They are great 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Per Cuzzie's comments.Ā I recently sold my VS4 and miss it massively (I had put a Nordstrand NP4 pickup in it). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Very resonant. Ā My new Superlight is amazing. Ā If the ever do a VS Superlight then I might need one of them too. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 My one is very resonant, you can Ā play it Ā unpluggedĀ and hear every note clearly, Iām fairly certain itās because of the build quality and the selective use of woods š 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronJ Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 hour ago, fretmeister said: Very resonant. Ā My new Superlight is amazing. Ā If the ever do a VS Superlight then I might need one of them too. To be honestĀ Iām almost surprised the VS superlight didnāt come first! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 I suppose the Jazz-ish body is usually heavier than a P. Maybe that's why. Or maybe they tried both and the Ceder body doesn't work as well with a P pickup? Ā @agreensallĀ should know. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Iād agree with a slightly heavier bass being a good place to start. Having played the prototype I wonder if the player it was designed alongside had a jazz preference hence using that model first, but also with the punchiness that the cedar body gives and attack of the Norwegian maple to the note, I think it suits a jazz configuration very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Or it could be that sometimes the VS4 can be as light as 7.5lb so maybe they don't think there will be enough extra demand to lose that half pound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Cruz Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Sandberg TM Classic (fretless) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DdChYOP2Pc&index=4&list=PLXVvly9ZBsTCbRWZx3O-h7X72Xv_MBg6m Ā Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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