SOLD (Traded) Sandberg California II TM5 SL (3.3kg!) £1,000 £1050 Twickenham

[SumOne]

SOLD (Traded)

 

Sandberg TM5 SL. Reduced to £1,000 (or trade options below)

 

I got this from Bass Direct earlier this year for about £1,500 and it's still on their website so that's where to look for the most flattering photos: https://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Sandberg_TM5_Superlight_Redburst.html .

 

Bass Direct offered me £1,000 part-exchange for it a couple of weeks ago but after a few hours trying Basses in the shop I couldn't find anything I preferred.

 

I've added some photos below to highlight small scrapes & dents I've added in the last year (you have to look quite hard under the right lighting to see them  - you can't usually notice them).

 

• Neck - Bolted x 6 / Maple
• Fretboard - Maple 22 Frets, instrument fully Plek'd
• Body - Lightweight Pauwolina
• Finish - Satin Redburst
• Scale - 34” scale
• Hardware - Sandberg including lightweight tuners, bell plate.
• Pickup - 2 x Black Label, single coil and humbucker 
• Preamp - Sandberg 2 band: Volume (pull for passive), Pan, Treble (becomes passive tone in passive mode), Bass, single/series switch for MM pickup
• Weight: 3.3kg/7lb 8oz
• Includes Padded Sandberg Gig bag
• Nut width: 45mm
• String spacing: Adjustable from about 17.5mm-19mm
• Strings: Sandberg Stainless Steel 40-128 which haven't been used much as I put on Diaddario Tapewounds (as seen in photos below) that I'd prefer to keep.  

 

 

At 3.3kg the whole Bass is very lightweight - not just the body (it has things like lightweight tuners so no neck dive),  to help reduce weight the body wood is relatively low density and doesn't have glossy varnish or paint so it picks up scrapes/dents more easily, there are a few small ones I have tried to show in the pictures, there's nothing that affects playability and they're not easy to see..... 'lightly roadworn' costs more usually anyway!

 

A second strap button has been added as I prefer the playing position it puts the Bass into (it's the same position as they put the button for Spector and Dingwall Basses, I'd previously owned a Dingwall and must have got used to it - it now feels like all Basses should have the button there).

 

Postage: I've only got the soft gigbag it came with so I'd prefer collection (Twickenham) or I could drive to meet half-way within reason.

 

Trades: I'm looking for something similar but just slightly bigger -  Ideally 5 string with 35" scale, 19mm spacing, >46mm nut, Lightweight, 3 band EQ if it's active, front mounted jack if it's passive. Things that most closely fit the bill are MTD Kingston, Ibanez BTB, Lakland DJ5 or 55-02 (if reasonably lightweight).

 

 

 

Edited December 10, 2021 by SumOne
Reduced to £1k

[SumOne]

Trade options added: I'll consider any 5 string, 35", 19mm string spacing, not too heavy. I'm basically looking for a Bass of similar quality to the TM5 SL but slightly longer scale and wider string spacing to suit my 6'3" size and Orangutan arms and hands. 

 

Perhaps worth noting the going-rate for these new:  £2,389 from Guitar Guitar (that's a slightly fancier version with matching headstock and a Pau Ferro fingerboard) £1,540 from DV247  or £1,490 from Thomann  (but that one isn't available for 10-13 weeks and I wouldn't be suprised if the price goes up once it's actually available), as I've already been offered £1k part-ex from a shop I will probably visit them (or other shops) when I get the spare time so if you're keen or have a potential trade then contact me fairly sharpish.

 

 

Edited November 30, 2021 by SumOne

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