dmccombe7

My dream gig Blue. Harley Davidson and playing bass all in one venue. Heaven on earth

Maybe in a 4 stringer.

Need to go try one see what its like but i have a notion for the 2nd hand black BB3000 i posted earlier. New kitchen being done in couple of months so need to wait till next year. 60th birthday so that might work very well and the Yamaha shape fits in well with my 70;s Glam covers band. Al...........i'm beginning to hate you Dave

Now that in a 4 stringer would be nice. Mmmm STOP IT Al. its not fair. GAS is rising again. Dave

better balance across the strings either tension or tonal i'm guessing. Not seen that done before. Dave

There's no icon for throwing up so SAD will have to do. Surgeon said it was a cluster cyst so i'm guessing one root with several bags stretching from it. 2 large and few smaller ones all removed. If a cyst bursts it can get poisin into blood stream and can be quite serious. Ihad the first one for about 20+ yrs and had regular ultrasound scans if anything changed. Just very uncomfy. Anyway i'm drifting off thread here. Dave

Yep ours did that too and then turned his amp up to the point i couldn't hear mine. Was just a small gig for drummers birthday with only a vocal PA but like the professional i am i struggle thru without hearing myself properly. The consummate professional

At least i didn't need the old sock down the jeans routine. Might do now tho

I'm just after surgery to remove 2 large cysts in that area 2" across. I'm enjoying the freedom to sit comfortably without squashing bits. Dare i say its good to feel normal again. Still got the remains of the disolving stitches but its been worth it. I'll now be able to sit comfortably in my Porsche, on my Harley and even cycling. Dave

There's an operation for that now. Mrs SpondonBassed

That's the tone i'm getting and for me its pretty much something i've been looking for. Nice sound, great band. Lovin the bass tone. Nice, clean but warm sounding. Dave

What can i say.

Have 4 cats at present ranging from 3 to 20yrs old and had cats for approx 25 yrs and never experienced anything like that. Ouch not nice. Dave

They go down a storm in our 70's Glam covers band especially good old Shang-a-Lang at the end of the night. Women just love that song. Guys not so much Dave

They are good but far too many to list. Here's a few of my favs in no particular order. Big Country, Runrig, Cappercailie, Deacon Blue, Pallas, SAHB, Nazareth, Gerry Rafferty, Jethro Tull (well Ian Anderson anyway) AC/DC (in a roundabout way of course), The Blue Nile, Simple Minds, Marmalade, Bay City Rollers Rod Stewart of course the famous twins The Proclaimers. Dave

Should have given that option on the configurator. Its another way of making a few extra quid on a bass altho maybe not from me cause i'm a happy bunny Now that the strings have lost the hi-end rasp they are sounding quite nice. Bass has a nice mid sound to it. I'm liking mine more every day i play it which is every day of course. Dave

They've been ahead of the game with most things so that all makes sense to me. It takes a bit of time to get a safe site up and running. Making the new pick-ups was probably the easier part. The configurator is a nice bit of fun if you aren't buying to see what can be done on a bass of your choosing. It's also a great starting point for anyone thinking of getting their ideas down on paper All credit to Sandberg Dave

Maybe they just haven't got round to it yet. Are the Black Labels quite a new design for them ? When i bought my Overwater custom fretless 6er they fitted Armstrong pick ups and John East pre-amps. It wasn't until i spoke with Chris that he said other pick-ups and pre-amps can be fitted if that's what i want. Many manufacturers don't seem to advertise their other options unless you are serious about buying and specifically ask for something. Dave

Agree its certainly one of the best bits of software for a bass i've seen. Gives you a great idea of how your bass will look before ordering. I bought mine from Classic and Cool Guitars which Chris had spec'd as far as i know so i was originally looking at the Limelight basses but the VM4 just really caught my eye. I did use the configurator but at that time i wasn't aware of pick up alternatives and to be honest never really gave it a 2nd thought. The ones i have tried have all been the large single oles so must have been either Sandberg's or Delanos and i was happy with the tone from them. I don't think i would bother upgrading. I'm happy with mine the way it is. Dave

That's better.

Don't see anything about pick up selection on the configurator page. Guess you would need to contact Sandberg for a price change before ordering. Must admit that surprised me a bit. Should be on the config page to give people the choice upfront. Dave

In an ideal world you should get a test run in a band situation before buying

Getting this thread back on track thought i would post my fav Yamaha. Liking this a lot. My brother had the fretless version of it and sold it without telling me or i would have had it.

A wee bit out of my price range at that. There are a few 2nd hand BB3000 basses on sale at the moment for under £1k. Love the black one Dave

To be honest it would have put me off the VM4 if i had been reading it yet i'm over the moon with it so i see your point Cuzzie. Dave