Fantastic news, Lozz – welcome to the club SL! I have a 4 and a 5, and they’re now my main gigging basses. Interestingly, I put some Nordstrands in my 4 yesterday. They haven’t added much compared to the previous Black Label pickups, which I think are great, but the sound does seem to have a slightly broader spectrum.
Speaking of sound, I really like the tone on these. I recall a comment about them being considered “thin-sounding” based on their weight – well, that’s simply untrue in my experience. There’s great tone to be had, perhaps even more so on my 5, which has a John East preamp. It offers a little more variation and perhaps some colouring over the stock Sandberg preamp.
My shoulder and back love the weight – and when paired with an Elf amp and a 4-ohm, 10kg Markbass 2x10, what’s not to like?