Henrythe8

Doeas anyone has a way of contacting Sandberg other than through their website ? Posted an inquiry there a few weeks back and no answers so far

As I read earlier in this thread it's not uncommon, but would like to order a special one. Or do I need to go through a distributor ? 

That's a lot of bass for not a lot of cash. 
Fortunately, it's not a broadneck so I'm safe 😉 

On 16/11/2022 at 13:57, mario_buoninfante said:

 

Also found this that, despite being 1 data point, suggests that Precisions are the most sold basses, followed by other basses with "thick" necks.

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2022/11/10/reverb-releases-list-of-best-selling-basses-of-2022/

 

You're right. I was just talking about the nut width, historically the one of the Jazz. 
The BassVI is an epiphenomemnon, But the Mustang, Gretsch, Ray34, the Bronco, the Ibbys... all have 38.5 nut width. 
Although I'm surprised by the good score of the P Basses that have the 41/42mm. Thanks for pointing that out. 

Is it the "whole" numbers or just the stats on Reverb site ? 

1 hour ago, mario_buoninfante said:

At the end of the day, I think it's all subjective. I suppose it's impossible to say this thing here makes it easier to play, this one makes it harder to play.
There are so many factors to account for, the most important of which is the musician (and not only the size of their hands).
On the bass side of things there are several parameters too:

• nut width
• width at the bridge
• neck finishing
• neck depth
• neck shape
• string used (steel roundwound are way rougher than flatwound, nickel sits in the middle, tape are "floppier", etc.
• scale length
• how the bass sits when standing up/sitting down

All these might have a totally different impact on different people.

There might be trends, but in general human beings are unique and so it's their "taste".

True. 

Now, the "standard" nut width is 38,5mm/1,5", which is the Jazz Bass. It represents over 80% of the sales and is favoured by over 75% of the players. At the time it was labelled as the A neck with Fender. 

I'm in favor of the Vintage Precision 44mm (1,75") that was the C neck at the time. (note that at the time, again, the letter was regarding the nut width and not the shape). But there is very few basses with this nut width. (Warwick Dolphin, Buzzard and Stryker NT have it by default). 

The modern other manufacturers (Spector being one of those) has a standard of 40mm. Some like chunky "U" neck (over 22mm neck thickness on first fret). Some prefer flat neck, or round, or Oval... 

I think that today it's more difficult to be sure of what you like. When I was younger, I had access to four musical instruments store in my midtown in France. So I could try a lot of different basses and shapes. 
Today people often rely on advices on internet which is by definition flawed as my advice for the best bass neck for me will be agreed on by a mere 5% of players (44mm, "oval with soulder" shape and 20mm thin.)

The aim for the manufacturers is to sell instruments that fit the most players. hence the decreasing median nut width, I guess. 

It's amazing that it's still a luthite body with the "apparent wood" look. Love it, and again sorry to be on the wrong side of the pond. 

My Korean NS2 has barts and the Spector DarkGlass preamp installed. Great combination. 

Does this one also have the trim pot inside the cavity ? 

Everytime I see it, I blame Brexit. 

Joining the club with this one. 

I'm not at all a Sandberg expert, any help on this will be helpful. 

It's a TM5 made in 2011, especially for Fernando MAIER, bass player for the metal band Mägo de Oz. 

It' supposed to be rare, as the color is not readily available, and the block inlays are also yellow. It's a Hardcore aged treatment. 

I got this in a trade and was fairly surprised by the tonal qualities of the bass. The electronics active/passive with the twin band preamp are very helpful in finding a good tone, be it for modern or more vintagey sound. 

The volume/pushpull knob needs a bit of tightening, otherwise it's great. 

If anyone can help me with the specifics of this bass (especially by telling me if it tryly is special or jsut standard for the time...). 

Thanks. 

One of the finest fretless you can find for that kind of money. In my humble opinion wayyyy better than the Squier counterpart with ebonol fingerboard.

Can't beat the feel of wood on this. The "worn out" look is not the best (although on the photos here it looks like they got betterwith time) and on the neck really adds to the comfort of playing. 

Iron Maiden in Paris. 

Signed, sealed, delivered. In the face. Violently. 

Stu. 

General Kenobi. 

https://www.bassoasis.com/

Anyone planning on attending ? 

I'll be there as a long time dedicated fan of Stu. Plus it's been sooo long I haven't gotten involved in a BassCamp. 

Pretty sure it's going to be fun being a Metalhead in a Jazz/Rock venue 🙂 

Looks like a Steinberger M-Series had a child with a 4003. 

The whole range of Multiscale of Ibanez is looking quite appealing. The offer some range in the multiscale with medium and short scale. The headless designs are great. However there is a certain appeal to the D-Roc shape that Ibanez is missing. 

Another point that makes - for me - the difference is teh Banjo/Mandolin frets. Some say it's key for a woodier tone, but glissandoes and bends are sounding better. 

I must admit I'm already looking at a second D-Roc 5, but full passive. 

Dat Green flake is awesome. 😍
I use the same stettings : middle pickup solo'ed has a "P-Bass-like" quality that I like. And the full three pickups has a real modern vibe. 

Not that anyone asked for it... but a bit of follow-up. 

It's coupled with my trusted Ellefson sig strap, and the balance is really great. The fact that it hangs "from the inside" and not the horns allows for no neck dive despite the shape. Lightweight tuners help, also. 

Still struggling with the fanned frets in the upper register where it's really weird. But I'm getting there. 

I found that the pickup selector is my favourite feature on the bass. Better than the tone pot that I barely use once I set it. BUt the diversity you can have with the selector is great. I'm having a great time playing all styles (yes, I admit it might seem weird to play I Want You Back on this bass, but it works.) 

It was kind of a leap of faith to purchase a Fanned Fret with no prior experience, especially with this shape, but I'm glad I made it. Dingwall is clearly way up in the quality department, even with this "budget" line. 

The bride spacing can be adjusted with this "warwick-esque" bridge. You might be able to achieve 18/18,5mm. 

Received yesterday (Thank you Anderton's and DHL). 

The beast is quite impressive in real life. It's a bit more complicated than what I thought to get acquainted with the Fanned fret system, especially trying to play in the upper register (wher we can agree a bass player shouldn't be playing 🙂 )

The bass arrive all set up and almost in tune. Which is great. The bypass between passive/active is seamless, volume-wise. No difference in volume which is quite a feat as generally as soon as you add distortion, you need to lower the volume. 

Not impressed by the tone knob (not a huge difference between on and off, but has a great effect when the disto is on), but the pickup selector works wonder. 

The neck is perfect. Fo me. Meaning it's not as thin as you might expect from a "modern" instrument. The 18mm string spacing adds to the fullness of the neck. 

It'll need a bit of time in order to get fully acquainted with this one, but the assembly the overall quality, the very broad rang of tone between active, passive and 4-ways pickup configuration makes it a fantastic instrument. 

"Zombie" Thread Alert. 
Pulled the trigger on a HellBoy limited Edition. Very tempted I was by the onboard distortion, And I was eager to play a fanned fret, and I wanted an "offset" shape. Ticked all the boxes. 

Should arrive by the end of the week. 

You don't plan a visit to the exotic Northern France, do you ? 

Although I need to visit Scotland... 

I'll happily take it off of your hands if you're willing to ship it to the distant and exotci country of France. 🙂

I'm having a very wide qpread regarding bass values. 

ON the Top Shelf are my Stradi Custom made (and paid new over 4k€), a Warwick Dolphin Pr1 5 and two buzzard Bolt-On. (8 and 5-strings). 

OPn the medium shelf are a Sepctor NS2a (Kiorean), two ibanez (BTB Terra FIrma 5 and BTB675), a Korean Warwick Reverso.. 

And on the bottom shelf are a few modded Harley Bentons. 

I tend to messa round and customize most of my basses. 

I play all basses regardless of the price point, just having fun assemblign/dissasssembling them, putting different pickups and preamps.. 

They each have a distinctive personnality and I reckon it's good to have a cheap workhorse you don't fear to bring to this shady, greasy, WTF bar where we all sometimes play. 🙂 

OoOOohh.. Damn brexit. 

I used this kind of idea for my Stradi  : 

http://stradi.pl/basses/symphony-bass/amunet/

The burl of the wood has been emptied and replaced by resin, revealing the red venneer underneath the wood. 

Carefu though, as the resin is quite heavy, leading to a heavy bass.