I have after playing many years, just got a TM 5 hard core aged in Sunburst and think its incredible, so much so you might see some basses appearing on here for sale! My band mates rip the piss saying it's fake blah blah. It's not really, ok I haven't done all my playing on one single bass but if I had, this is what it would look like. Most of us have bought and sold over the years, and there is very much a trend thing at the moment with Relics/Roadworn.
20 years ago I sold a road worn 76 Jazz because it looked tatty and I wanted 80's shiny!
Anyway, The Sandberg truly is a great bass with a serious palette of tones, don't knock them until you have one in your hands.