giblett123 Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) Hi Everyone, here we have a mint condition Sandberg California PM4 in "surf green" with a Mint pick guard. The body is a P style (feels slightly undersized) cut from alder & the neck is Maple with a rosewood fretboard (slimmer than a standard P, feels much nearer to a jazz). Electronics are: 1 x Delano P-Style 1 x Delano Powerhumbucker, Sandberg 2 Band EQ with passive Tone control, Activ-Passive switchable. Hardware is all chrome Sandberg. Sound wise this bass is really fat/punchy & very versatile, as you would expect it nails the classic P bass sound really well but also produces a great MM/slap type sound. These basses are really well built & condition wise it is as new, there are no marks on it. Further info on the model can be found at: [url="http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/"]http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/[/url] I'm looking for £749 (inc gig bag) ono & can ship. Cheers for looking. [b]PRICE DROP: £725[/b] Edited January 6, 2010 by giblett123
dave_bass5 Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 If this was Black (or even better, Blackburst) i would have this off you. Good luck with the sale.
giblett123 Posted December 28, 2009 Author Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) [quote name='dave_bass5' post='694794' date='Dec 28 2009, 12:28 PM']If this was Black (or even better, Blackburst) i would have this off you. Good luck with the sale.[/quote] Cheers mate, the colour is an acquired taste but its bound to get whoever buys it noticed! the pics don't really do it justice but these are really nice basses. Edited December 28, 2009 by giblett123
dave_bass5 Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 [quote name='giblett123' post='694800' date='Dec 28 2009, 12:37 PM']Cheers mate, the colour is an acquired taste but its bound to get whoever buys it noticed! the pics don't really do it justice but these are really nice basses.[/quote] Yeah, very nice basses.
jackjazz Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='694808' date='Dec 28 2009, 12:48 PM']Yeah, very nice basses.[/quote] This is superb bass Ive played this exact bass You can great range of tones out of this thing good price.
Platypus Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 Lovin that colour combination myself, surf green with rosewood board. Just bougbt a bass last week, otherwise I'd be very interested. Good luck with the sale
giblett123 Posted December 28, 2009 Author Posted December 28, 2009 [quote name='Platypus' post='694831' date='Dec 28 2009, 01:17 PM']Lovin that colour combination myself, surf green with rosewood board. Just bougbt a bass last week, otherwise I'd be very interested. Good luck with the sale[/quote] Cheers mate, the board on this is really nice which doesn't come out in the pics, nice bit of grain etc.
dave_bass5 Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) You know, i could live with the Green but the one thing ive never liked about Sandbergs is the lack of dots on the fretboard. Call me old fashioned but i like them there. Even better, blocks but ive only seen a few Sandbergs with those. I think they add about £150 to the price so i can understand why not a lot of people go for them. Im looking to sell or trade my DJ5 as soon as i can and am planing on getting a SR4 but i did consider one of these as well at one point. Best of both worlds IMHO. Its just the fretboard i have a problem with. Again, good luck. Edited December 28, 2009 by dave_bass5
giblett123 Posted December 28, 2009 Author Posted December 28, 2009 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='694852' date='Dec 28 2009, 02:06 PM']You know, i could live with the Green but the one thing ive never liked about Sandbergs is the lack of dots on the fretboard. Call me old fashioned but i like them there. Even better, blocks but ive only seen a few Sandbergs with those. I think they add about £150 to the price so i can understand why not a lot of people go for them. Im looking to sell or trade my DJ5 as soon as i can and am planing on getting a SR4 but i did consider one of these as well at one point. Best of both worlds IMHO. Its just the fretboard i have a problem with. Again, good luck.[/quote] Yeah, the block inlays are a bit expensive but I can live without those, this does have side dots otherwise I would be shafted! thought about trying a Sadowsky? they are v expensive but v v nice!
dave_bass5 Posted December 28, 2009 Posted December 28, 2009 (edited) [quote name='giblett123' post='694892' date='Dec 28 2009, 03:43 PM']Yeah, the block inlays are a bit expensive but I can live without those, this does have side dots otherwise I would be shafted! thought about trying a Sadowsky? they are v expensive but v v nice![/quote] I could live without the dots but just like the look of a fretboard with them. I would love a Sadowsky but this time im going for a completely new tone, trying to get away from the basic P and Jazz tones. Thats why i looked in to a Sandberg a while ago. Still got the P tone in case it all goes tits up but also a MM tone to help ease me away from the old school. I played (and almost brought) a Sandberg PM5 in Blackburst a few years ago. Fantastic bass, both in looks and tone but i ended up going for a Lakland 55-01, based on its nicer neck more than anything else. Im not saying never but i would need to get past the neck thing first. Edited December 28, 2009 by dave_bass5
giblett123 Posted December 28, 2009 Author Posted December 28, 2009 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='694904' date='Dec 28 2009, 04:03 PM']I could live without the dots but just like the look of a fretboard with them. I would love a Sadowsky but this time im going for a completely new tone, trying to get away from the basic P and Jazz tones. Thats why i looked in to a Sandberg a while ago. Still got the P tone in case it all goes tits up but also a MM tone to help ease me away from the old school. I played (and almost brought) a Sandberg PM5 in Blackburst a few years ago. Fantastic bass, both in looks and tone but i ended up going for a Lakland 55-01, based on its nicer neck more than anything else. Im not saying never but i would need to get past the neck thing first.[/quote] Have you tried a Shuker? his stuff is pretty reasonably priced & v good.
giblett123 Posted December 30, 2009 Author Posted December 30, 2009 [quote name='giblett123' post='694922' date='Dec 28 2009, 04:27 PM']Have you tried a Shuker? his stuff is pretty reasonably priced & v good.[/quote] swift bump!
richardrickenbacker Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 The colour is a lot more tasteful in the flesh. Looks really nice.
ezbass Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 I played on of these at a show, stunning tone, nice full P tone and then you can dial in some MM for a little more "bridgeness". I'm not normally a fan of Surf/Sea Foam Green, but here it just works perfectly. Have a bump.
giblett123 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Posted December 31, 2009 [quote name='ezbass' post='696386' date='Dec 30 2009, 03:12 PM']I played on of these at a show, stunning tone, nice full P tone and then you can dial in some MM for a little more "bridgeness". I'm not normally a fan of Surf/Sea Foam Green, but here it just works perfectly. Have a bump.[/quote] Cheers mate, it really does look good in the flesh! also thanks to Rich, not tempted? I know you have a thing for the retro look!
giblett123 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Posted January 1, 2010 [quote name='giblett123' post='696928' date='Dec 31 2009, 06:52 AM']Cheers mate, it really does look good in the flesh! also thanks to Rich, not tempted? I know you have a thing for the retro look![/quote] Price drop bump.
cLepto-bass Posted January 1, 2010 Posted January 1, 2010 Beautifull bass. I managed to sell my PM4 pretty quickly so I'm amazed this wasnt gone yet. Have a bump.
giblett123 Posted January 1, 2010 Author Posted January 1, 2010 [quote name='uzzell' post='697817' date='Jan 1 2010, 12:02 PM']Beautifull bass. I managed to sell my PM4 pretty quickly so I'm amazed this wasnt gone yet. Have a bump.[/quote] Cheers mate, these are really nice basses but it's almost certainly the wrong time to put it up, it's just that I've seen something I really fancy! we'll see, I may pull it if there's no takers & do it the old fashioned way save up instead!
richardrickenbacker Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 [quote name='giblett123' post='696928' date='Dec 31 2009, 06:52 AM']Cheers mate, it really does look good in the flesh! also thanks to Rich, not tempted? I know you have a thing for the retro look![/quote] UMMM retro!!!!
giblett123 Posted January 2, 2010 Author Posted January 2, 2010 [quote name='richardrickenbacker' post='698866' date='Jan 2 2010, 05:26 PM']UMMM retro!!!![/quote] Don't tell Mrs Rickenbacker I said that!
Rayman Posted January 2, 2010 Posted January 2, 2010 Fabulous basses, and in one of my favourite colours too....I'd have had it in a shot a couple of months back, good luck with it.
giblett123 Posted January 3, 2010 Author Posted January 3, 2010 [quote name='Rayman' post='698996' date='Jan 2 2010, 07:02 PM']Fabulous basses, and in one of my favourite colours too....I'd have had it in a shot a couple of months back, good luck with it.[/quote] Cheers, can't be tempted if I do a "special" price?
lothar Posted January 3, 2010 Posted January 3, 2010 [quote name='giblett123' post='694776' date='Dec 28 2009, 12:54 PM']Hi Everyone, here we have a mint condition Sandberg California PM4 in "surf green" with a Mint pick guard. The body is a P style (feels slightly undersized) cut from alder & the neck is Maple with a rosewood fretboard (slimmer than a standard P, feels much nearer to a jazz). Electronics are: 1 x Delano P-Style 1 x Delano Powerhumbucker, Sandberg 2 Band EQ with passive Tone control, Activ-Passive switchable. Hardware is all chrome Sandberg. Sound wise this bass is really fat/punchy & very versatile, as you would expect it nails the classic P bass sound really well but also produces a great MM/slap type sound. These basses are really well built & condition wise it is as new, there are no marks on it. Further info on the model can be found at: [url="http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/"]http://www.sandberg-guitars.de/[/url] I'm looking for £749 (inc gig bag) ono & can ship. Cheers for looking. [b]PRICE DROP: £725[/b][/quote] Is she still for sale? Greetz Lothar
giblett123 Posted January 4, 2010 Author Posted January 4, 2010 [quote name='lothar' post='699774' date='Jan 3 2010, 06:20 PM']Is she still for sale? Greetz Lothar[/quote] Morning! Indeed she is but I can't alway access this at work so send me a PM if your interested! Cheers.
giblett123 Posted January 6, 2010 Author Posted January 6, 2010 [quote name='giblett123' post='700201' date='Jan 4 2010, 06:10 AM']Morning! Indeed she is but I can't alway access this at work so send me a PM if your interested! Cheers.[/quote] Cheers Stuart, enjoy!
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