will4bass Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) NOW SELLING FOR €999/£850 Trades considered Fantastic classic Sandberg S1 6 string from the days (1993) when Sandberg was making name and fame with own designs, top materials and masterbuilt instruments that were on par with the most exclusive basses in de market. This 28 year old bass has some playing marks and a small crack at the backside of the headstock (nothing serious) but most of all tons of tone(s) and versatility that suits practically any style of music. Some specs: Neckthrough construction Ebony board, maple neck with hardwoord stringers (not sure which wood species) Mahogany body (not sure), top wood ? 34" +/- 17,5 mm spacing (adjustable) 4300 grams (kitchenscale) Bartolini pickups Original Scitus pre amp with active/passive (pull)switch, and three band eq. Edited May 24, 2021 by will4bass 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alembic1989 Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I like that. 34” scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_sub Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Also: are those Bartolini pickups? What are the woods - is fretboard Ebony? what’s the weight? String spring? is a hard case included? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 10 hours ago, alembic1989 said: I like that. 34” scale? Thanks for asking. It is 34". I added some more specs. I'm just not quite sure about the wood species. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 5 hours ago, roman_sub said: Also: are those Bartolini pickups? What are the woods - is fretboard Ebony? what’s the weight? String spring? is a hard case included? Thanks for asking: Bartolini pickups, fretboard ebony, through-neck maple with hard wood stringers, body I think is mahogany. The weight is 4300 on my kitchenscale. Strining spacing is 17,5 but adjustable. I can include a generic solid hard case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 Interesting bass. Do you still have it? How does it stack up to the Sadowsky basses you recently sold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 Yes still got it. Compared with Sadowsky’s... well... aa much as I am a Sadowsky fan and user.. the build quality, woods used and construction (neck through!) are flawless. The playability is great and the sound is comparable a tiny bit with an average Sadowsky Modern bass but sweeter highs and warmer/fuller on the bass side. I make this comparison since you ask but it is a hard thing to do right. I really like a lot of this S1. I alao have a Fodera Anthony Jackson 6 ‘90 which I love too and prefer since it has 19mm spacing but soundwise, they are different instruments too, the Sandberg S1 is at least as ‘fat’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roman_sub Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Is a video / audio demo possible at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 2 hours ago, roman_sub said: Is a video / audio demo possible at all? Sure. But haven’t recorded anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) Short and awkward demo of the Sandberg S1 recorded with no EQ, effects or compression directly through my Focusrite 2i2. Film op 24-04-2021 om 14.27.mov Edited April 25, 2021 by will4bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4bass Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 Another unscripted clip which might give a better impression of the sound per pickup. Sandberg S1 6'93.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiMarco Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 (edited) Sounds really nice and tight. I went for the Yamaha JP 1 (34", 19mm spacing) signature instead so no longer in the market for a six string. Still, have a free bump on me Will! Edited May 15, 2021 by DiMarco 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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