italiancross

Still available for sale Here is an official Sandberg video to show how this particular model sounds:

Potential buyer disappeared, so the bass is still available

I was asked about the bridge adjustment capabilities. Compared to a Fender-style bridge, this may seem complex, but it just needs a few minutes to understand how it works and to achieve a perfect setting. The bridge may resemble those used on Steinberger or Status headless basses, with individual sliding saddles that can be moved back and forth by hand to reach the perfect intonation and then locked in place using one of the five hex screws on each saddle. Three other screws are to adjust the height of each string, the fifth screw is used to lock/unlock the horizontal movement of the saddle insert to adjust string spacing.

Selling a Sandberg VT4 California II bass, made in Germany in 2018, the latest model in a nice matte blueburst finish with maple neck and fretboard with block markers and black hardware. Ash body, satin finish with visible wood grain. The bass is lightweight (3.98 kg) and comfortable, with a satin neck similar to a Jazz Bass one (nut width 40mm). The neck width at the heel is 63mm and it has a 20mm string spacing (it can be set to 19mm adjusting the bridge). Low string action, around 1.6 mm at 12th fret, currently with little used roundwound .100-.045 Rotosound strings. Active electronics with two P+J Delano large pole pickups and volume, balance and separate treble and bass tone controls. The volume pot also has an active/passive push-pull switch. The bass is equipped with a custom made clear pickguard and opaque black control plate, but I have the original 3-ply black pickguard (visible in one of the pictures here) and separate control plate and they will be included. The excellent Sandberg custom made bridge allows standard height and intonation adjustments along with string spacing correction. The bass is in absolutely Near Mint condition, has the original gigbag and will be shipped with sturdy cardboard box. The current price list for this configuration is over 2100 Euros (around £ 1790) on the Sandberg site, with a waiting time of approx. six months. Price £ 1200 or 1400 Euros + shipment - NOW REDUCED TO £ 1100 (=EUR.1300) + SHIPMENT I only sell to European buyers, possibly from the EU to avoid problems with customs documentation to be supplied, along with the import taxes to be paid by the buyer. I'm selling this because I have other basses, so no trade offers please. The bass is in Italy and will be shipped with courier, approx. price to EU countries is 80 Euros. Payment with bank transfer only.

Fender Standard Precision bass, made in the USA in August 1983 * NOW SOLD*

Hi, the pickups are the original no-logo Alnico 5 model that Sandberg uses on many basses

The neck (with chrome tuners) and loaded body can be sold separately, for anyone interested. I have tried the neck on my other Sandberg bass (California VT) and it fits perfectly, so I guess they are easily interchangeable. The width at the heel is 64mm.

2018 Sandberg TT4 Fretless bass (original lined fretless, not defretted) with satin natural ash body, rosewood lined fretboard. and chrome hardware. THE BASS IS NOW SOLD

Now on hold, pending payment

THE BASS IS NOW SOLD - Thanks I'm selling my Status S2000 5-string fretless bass made in 1989-90, one of very few made in this series. This was bought here 4 years ago and just sold because I have other basses and can't keep all of them.

The bass has been sold. Thanks to you all for your support!

NOW SOLD Hi everyone, I have just put on sale my 1980 fretless Wal Pro bass. The bass was bought last year with a strong financial effort to buy it and have it restored, but things change and I'm now forced to sell it. Augusto My Basschat feedback: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/287342-feedback-for-italiancross/

The bass is now SOLD. Thanks

The bass is still available. I asked my luthier to check if it can be reverted to fretted and he said it's a rather easy job that will cost around 200 Euros, but I think that every potential buyer will decide to have it done by his own luthier.

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Sadly these basses don't seem to have the recognition they deserve... Price lowered (for the last time) to £ 1000 or Eur.1160 Thanks for yout interest

I forgot to add that this bass uses regular single ball end strings that are cut on the bridge side

PRICE LOWERED TO £ 1000 + shipment Up for sale my NS Design Cr4 Radius fretless bass. As many of you may certainly know, NS Design is the last creature born from Ned Steinberger's fertile mind. These instruments show many of the technical innovations that Steinberger introduced in his products since the 80's. Gone are the rectangular shaped plastic made basses of his early years, now all the Steinberger-designed instruments are made of lightweight woods but coupled with headless design, quick mount bridge/tuners, active electronics with EMG and piezo pickups. This particular model is the top of the range in the Electric Bass production of NS Design, and is built in the Czech Republic (whereas the cheaper WAV models are made in Korea). It was an early production model, with 2xx serial number, probably made around 2015. The active circuitry includes two especially designed EMG X pickups and a piezo into the bridge. The controls are Master Volume, EMG/Piezo balance, Treble and Bass EQ, with two 3-position switches for the EMG pickup selector (Neck / Both / Bridge) and the Piezo pickup equalization (Bass boost / Standard / Treble boost). The circuit is supplied by two 9V batteries. The body has a particular curved shape, which allows a perfect contact to the player's body on the back and an excellent ease of play on the front. It's made of maple with flame top. The colour is Charcoal Satin, which is a dark grey. The bolt-on neck is made of maple with carbon fibre core and an ebony fretboard. The newly designed bridge/tuning assembly allows for a very quick change of the strings. By the way, the bass uses standard (single ball end) strings. Dimensions (data taken from NS Design site) are: Overall Length 41.5", Body Length 20.8", Neck Scale 34", Neck Radius 15", Bridge Spacing 19mm, Nut Width 1.60", 12th Fret Width 2.19". The bass has been professionally defretted by the original owner, has a medium low action and is currently strung with roundwound strings (a set of little used flatwounds is supplied) with minimal fretboard wear. The truss rod works perfectly. The instrument is very light (just 3.6 Kg) and perfectly balanced. It's a pleasure to play, being very compact and well shaped. The average price of this model is over £2000, I'm selling it at a much lower price due to the fact that it has been defretted (but very easy to restore to the original fretted state if desired). I'm only selling it because I have far too many instruments and I stopped playing due to the pandemic and don't know if I'll start again. The instrument was bought from the original owner (I was the second owner) and only has some light marks and dents. The previous owner only used for home recordings, since I bought it it has never left my home, so it has virtually never gigged. The original gigbag is supplied along with the user's manual and Allen keys. You can find many videos around showing how these basses play. I'm sorry I can't supply any recordings. The bass is located in Italy. Shipped with courier to EU destinations, the price is around Eur.50 but ask for confirmation. I can also ship to UK buyers, but please notice that there will surely be customs charges for you to pay. GBP 1200 / EUR 1400 GBP 1100 / EUR 1280 LAST PRICE REDUCTION: GBP 1000 / EUR 1160 + shipment Payment with Bank transfer only, no Paypal. No trades, please. For any other information, please ask. My Basschat feedback: https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/287342-feedback-for-italiancross/

A beautiful bass! I have an identical one, also from 1983, and this is an often overlooked era in which Fender produced very nice instruments, very well finished and with a great sound. Mine is also 3.8 kg. light and well balanced. Too often the instruments born out of the 1983-84 production (the popular Dan Smith era) are confused with the late 70's ones which had heavy bodies and didn't always show an accurate quality control level. GLWS!