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Open mic night - lower pressure than jam night

In January last year I bought my first Sandberg - a VM4 - which I absolutely love. I’ve never played a Sandberg that didn’t feel great in my hand. They are so very playable. The fact that at 7 and a half pound it was 3lbs lighter than my other basses got me thinking… so in August I ordered one of their Superlight basses from Music Store (the artist formerly known as Digital Village). It was supposed to arrive around Easter but actually arrived last Saturday. I’m absolutely chuffed with it! The black burst finish looks lovely over the paulownia wood and they aren’t kidding with “Superlight”. The bass weights in at only 6.2 lbs - and feels both featherlight and balanced on the strap. The layout is basically standard active/passive Jazz with two band EQ. This produces all the sounds I would expect and also feels a little more alive and “springy” than many Jazzes that I’ve played - which is how I like it. There’s lots of pleasant top end where it should be but the lightweight body doesn’t remove and feeling of an authoritative bass end. I got to use it properly pretty much straight away as I was playing in the church worship band on Sunday night.Sounded great through the church amp both for finger style and plectrum songs. I ended up playing about four songs at the following night’s Monday Night Jam - ranging from Simon and Garfunkel and James Taylor to Steeleye Span and the bass fitted in whichever style was needed (it was a folk theme night at the jam on Monday). Can’t wait to try it out in some more situations and styles but headline thoughts are that I just love this bass; it’s perfect for my aging old bones. 😉🤣

Too many. Definitely though this one was a Fender, seeing how they even made it in the same color with the same pickguard. Damn, talk about a lack of imagination!

Are these "standard" options to fill the gap left by the Forte? There's a big gap between the price of the higher specced Euro basses and the Woodstock instruments.

😭 What’s OM?

Sold Gavin a couple of P scratch plates. Great communication and prompt payment. Recommended.

I sold Mr 2477 a strap and he was a delight to deal with all the way - good comms and instant payment. Top Basschattist 👍

Only saw them once, Deeside Leisure Centre, 1980 - tickets £5

Its definitely an upgrade, but more ergonomic than sonically. Having had a MODX6 since they came out, and then i got a 7+ (more for the extra keys), its only now with the M7 that im really getting to grips with the operating system. Its so much easier to program with the extra knobs and buttons. Im doing things with it that i never did, but could, with the old versions. Having 8 sliders makes a world of difference, especially in DAW mode. I did run out of buttons on the 7+. When using Gig performer. Personally i don’t think the A-NX engine is all that. It sounds a bit thin compared to using samples in the AWM2 engine. Its nice and easy to use though, and has its uses. Saying all that, if i could have purchased ESP as a stand alone i probably would have gone that route for now, but no regrets.

Starless and Bible Black - King Crimson

I would imagine that it is going to be OK but because you have been running two cabs, you got around a 3 DB boost over a single cab, plus the amp will have been running at 4ohms. You will probably need to have the master a bit further round but I have found the Monzas are very sensitive, so possibly not that much. The compression driver boosts the high mids upwards, something that is missing from the One10s, which have a baked in vintage tone, so you will hear a lot more of what you are playing. Not knowing the Magellan, I can’t say how it will behave and whether the tone/clarity will be adversely affected by opening the tap more. It’s worth a try before shelling out on a new amp.

I had one. It was definitely brown..... and a darker brown at that. I think it was called 'walnut'.