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We should all have had them delivered to that address, I’ve got a spare suitcase you could have borrowed. 😁

No worries on the DI front, it sounds awesome. Looking at getting a flight case for my board and I’ve also realised it’s taller than my other pedals, it’s such a dinky footprint I guess they had to squeeze it all in there somehow!

Motown clean no problem, clean with some hair no problem, distortion definitely but I dunno if I’d say full whack, but I don’t need that so not looked for it, the other fellas might have pushed more in that direction.

Heh, good to see you both succumbed! 😁 I’ve now had a couple of rehearsals with mine and I still can’t say enough good things about it. You’re completely right that its versatility is absolutely as claimed, but I think what impresses me most is every sound I get out of it is usable. Every time I think I’ve got a favourite setting I try something else and it’s just as good.

The light up logo is so cool, must add about 30% extra tone by itself. 😀

Pedaltrain Nano would work perfectly, can fit the Cioks underneath.

It will be in the ballpark but obviously the configurator shows price in Euros rather than GBP and there is also some dealer discretion to the price.

I much prefer the newer shapes, to me they strike the perfect balance of looking like a traditional J/P but with enough of their own vibe to be more interesting than just a straight copy.

Excellent, I have a HX Stomp and there’s no doubt as a one stop shop Helix are pretty great, I’m sure it will serve you well.

I’ve had the Jad Freer Capo for about a month now and it’s superb, couldn’t recommend it enough. Not cheap but less than half the price of a Noble!

It still isn’t going to sound exactly like a P bass because the P pickup is reversed and Sandberg use 500K pots rather than 250K like Fender. I have a passive VS4 (pickup normal way round) and with flats on it sounds pretty close to a P to me, with a vintage sounding pickup and wiring I’d think it would be more or less identical.

I’ve not played an Electra but seems likely they would compare well to other basses in their price range. They’re still put together in Germany, just made in Korea. Yeah, passive Sandbergs are definitely rarer in general, I found the VS4 online and had to custom order the TT.

My VS and TT are both Californias that look like they’ve been kicked down the street. 😂And agreed, what you are getting at a given price-point with Sandberg is certainly higher quality than Fender. I’d say the passive VS is close to a traditional P.

Cheers dude, my pleasure. I’ve played and owned a lot of nice basses and never been happier than with the Sandbergs so if you can afford another go for it, or if it’s too much of a push don’t sweat it, you’ve already got a great bass with the VM.

Having said all that I just looked up a video of me playing the VT and it does sound pretty good, and man it was nice looking. 😂 https://www.instagram.com/p/CRrLGJrCewa/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Agreed, the VM5 I have is definitely not traditional P, though I do love the sound of it in the mix, and same with the TM5. I’m similar to you doing function stuff from all eras, I’m not someone who tapdances on pedals and changes bass every song (I know the audience don’t care 😂) so I just want a really great solid bass sound for the whole set and they both work great. The most classic sounding are the passive VS4 and TT4. The TT4 had the black labels in and I didn’t like them in it (despite liking them in the Ida) so swapped them out (and changed pots etc) for Lindy Fralins and now it sounds classic J to my ears. The VS4 has Sandberg’s own big pole P pickup in it which I thought I would change but actually love, with flats it’s just great. I was really surprised with how little I enjoyed the VT4 but again it was the black labels so maybe it’s just those in a passive set up don’t work for me.

I’ve currently got an Ida Nielsen 5 (basically a TM), a VM5, and passive TT4 and passive VS4, and have owned a TM4 and a VT4. So I’m not surprised you liked another Sandberg more than the other options. 😀 But I don’t know if it’s good or bad news that I liked the sound of the VT4 least by far. The VT4 was a masterpiece (as in the relic level) and absolutely beautiful, played amazing, but the sound just never worked for me, it never felt P or J enough to be satisfying. It was passive, maybe the active version might have a bit more about it. So that probably doesn’t help at all, sorry. 😂

Nice! There will be about £90 to pay when it hits the UK, they use UPS so you’ll get an email from them and can pay it online so it doesn’t get delayed.

Bass>Cali 76>HX Stomp>Jad Freer Capo>Desk>Fischer Amps In-Ear Stick>JH Audio JH11s.

It looks like they are on 3 week order time again so a short wait for the next batch to made. I got very confused when I ordered, ordered it through their site (which was just under £500) then realised they were like £80 cheaper on Reverb so sent them an email and they refunded the Italian VAT which then made it slightly cheaper than Reverb! And then of course had to pay the UK import shizzle, worked out about £500 in total in the end.

Excellent, I hope these photos help you both. 😂

Just order a Capo instead of a Noble - instant gratification! Might do everything you want and save you £800 extra, or if not can flog it and join the Noble queue.

Thanks dude, messaged!

I think you’re probably right, hopefully one of them can help.

Been having a look and haven’t been able to find anywhere that lets me change my user name - is this possible? My current name of Rattle&Drum is from the days when I was working for the music shop of the same name, and while I do still teach bass in their studios, they are now solely a drum and percussion specialist and I am not representing them on here. It would be better for them and me if I were called something different if allowed? Thanks!