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[quote name='jonnythenotes' timestamp='1432661854' post='2783729'] I agree Bassman, but I would much sooner watch someone be 'creative' instantly, on the spot, with no planning beforehand, and fractions of a second to think about what to do, how to do it, and where to go next, beat after beat, bar after bar. A lot of these 'big' players are either playing riffs they have played a thousand times before, or rehearsed to death in a studio, so they can't fail to get it right. Also, these lads a lot of the time are being screamed and yelled at by their adoring public because this adoration is all about familiarity with a song, and not musicianship. I have seen crowds become delirious because they know the chorus to Brown Eyed Girl or Mustang Sally. The crowd go nuts, but it's shallow praise for the band, as its not for them...it's for familiarity, and the audience buying into a chorus they know inside out. Go to the Funk Realm Jam Night in Birmingham, and you will see strangers getting up with each other and hypnotising a crowd with nothing but musicianship and creativity, there and then, on the spot, never heard before or again, and cheered for their skill, and not for reasons of 'familiarity' [/quote] Ye gods. Imagine how awful unplanned creativity would be! No more Mozart, Bach, Beethoven. I need to lie down.

Same for me on the SP Comp. Too much bass roll off. Hissy at higher settings too.

The Fender Urge is a fair bit smaller and lighter than the jazz it's based on.

It's a Marleaux contra bass. No idea who is playing it though.

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1432464290' post='2781636'] You should seriously consider a Sire Marcus Miller V7 - when they're back in stock. [/quote] Can't get on with vintage radius fingerboards.

It's only an advance. Not a gift.

I keep looking at the Lull jazz's at Bass Direct. One day!

[IMG]https://fbcdn-photos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xat1/v/t1.0-0/1517411_10153236599663726_2504132695893663573_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoibCJ9&oh=5d6754390e5906a8fddb67089a3f7543&oe=55FC6E72&__gda__=1443462266_a7f00fded224e50b070eafb072e7c2ad[/IMG] It's quite big. Can't fit my whammy on now, but that can go on the floor.

[IMG]https://fbcdn-photos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xat1/v/t1.0-0/1517411_10153236599663726_2504132695893663573_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoibCJ9&oh=5d6754390e5906a8fddb67089a3f7543&oe=55FC6E72&__gda__=1443462266_a7f00fded224e50b070eafb072e7c2ad[/IMG] Just rebuilt mine.

I wouldn't change the basses I have, but I am still on the lookout for a really good modern Jazz type. 4 string, probably passive. I'm hoping the new Sandbergs will be the answer when they arrive. At that point I just might be a 5. For at least a couple of hours.

[quote name='uncle psychosis' timestamp='1432301371' post='2780212'] Personally speaking I would have no interest working with someone who was more concerned with what they sound like than what the whole band sounds like. A band has to be more than the sum of its parts. [/quote] +1 The worst offenders are those who move directly from the bedroom to the stage. They have no idea how "their sound" interacts or even ruins the overall noise made. Guitarists are just as bad as bassists. Scooped mids, tons of bass, no sonic space for the bass. On the other hand there are plenty of bassists who love their home grown Marcus Miller sound only to find that it's gutless with a wall of guitars. What you get right first is partly a matter of genre. If you are a Metallica tribute then you get the guitar sound right and add the rest - but still adjusting the guitars as you go. For reggae you might start with the bass and layer everything on top. Eitherway - if it doesn't sound good together and a band member won't adjust his settings, then he can go back to the bedroom.

I played an Edwards tribute to the good old Gibson 335. Was one of the very best guitars I've ever played. Alas the owner wouldn't sell it to me!

I've always fancied a Lull jazz. This thread is not helping me resist.

Stay with the white. The mint looks like the bass has been in the wash and the colour has run!

For standard sizes I'd get Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders. If you want to do some routing - a set of Nordstrand Big Singles would be awesome.

I'm thinking white, gold hardware, white pearl plate, maple board with white block inlays. Proper Larry Graham tribute!

[quote name='GrammeFriday' timestamp='1432208210' post='2779162'] I like the new models, too - ironically, as I have a VM5 on order, which was commissioned just before they announced the changes, so it will be old style! But no biggie - I like the Fender-alikes as well. Got to agree with other posters regarding relicing, though - the new Sandberg style looks far too modern for relicing to make any sense, to me at least. If/when I get the new-style TM5 that I am already GASsing for, it will be shiny and new and entirely untainted by the relicer's grubby paws! [/quote] I agree with that. Has to be a classic shape for a relic. I'm looking for a nice 4 string, and I think when the new TT4 models are around I'll be going for a shiny new looking one.

[quote name='Clarky72' timestamp='1432160723' post='2778844'] This is basically what I wanted before they changed their designs... [/quote] According to the Bass Direct website they have a TM2 coming in. Black, hardcore aged, matching headstock. Ebony board. Best get your credit card out while you have the chance!

I think Sandberg have been around for about 30 years - so mid 1980s.

I prefer the new ones. There are far too many Fender clones as it is - far better to have their own identity. And from what I gather from their facebook feed the new ones are far lighter! Can't wait to try one.

The old ones are discontinued completely. Not even a custom option.

My Small Board has a Pedal Power 2 on it. It's great, but you fast run out of connectors if you need high current or high voltage pedals. My large board has the Gigrig System. Power Generator, distributors and isolators etc. It's not cheap when you get all the bits you need but it's been bullet proof and it will even power the most stupidly demanding pedals. It's a brilliant product. I have lots of high current pedals, and at a rough guess a complete battery change on my big board would cost about £80. So I was very happy to use about 3 battery change funds for a Gigrig set up.

Here's my Sandberg It's a great bass.

Massive price differences! £189 at GAK £130 at Thomann