DJ '65

Good evening to you all, I’m hoping someone maybe able to shed some light on an issue with my Cali v1 VM4. I hadn’t played this bass for a few months but wanted to take it to rehearsal so thought I’d check the battery etc. When I plugged it in there seemed to be an issue with the electronics, it was very noisy, seemingly an earthing issue as when I touched the pick up “pan pot” it stopped. It was only the pan pot, nothing else. So I turned it full up and down several times and left it a while and came back to it and it seemed ok. Played it at home that night and all seemed well. The following night plugged in again the problem was back but this time the output dropped to barely being able to hear it in both active and passive mode. Thinking it was a dirty pot, I removed the guard, checked all connections as best I could and used a magnifying glass to carefully check for any obvious problems or signs of dry joints. Nothing stood out as being untoward so sprayed a little Deoxit on all pots and connectors. Left it overnight to evaporate in the hope it would solve the issue but when I tried it there was still no output. I’ve checked the battery, tried different leads and double checked by using battery and leads into my TT4 which worked fine. Have any of you folk had anything similar with your Sandberg bass (or other) that you’ve fixed? Sorry for the long post but I’m baffled. Thanks in advance for any help, Don.

I still have these 3 Sandberg’s and they are all great to play but unfortunately for them I have a Bravewood P bass which steals the limelight… for the time being at least.

Went to see MSG at KK Steelmill in Wolverhampton last Friday, aboslutely awesome!

I just bought Michael’s Roland AC90 combo and it sounds very good so far and it is as described. I hope deal with Michael again and have no hesitation in recommending him. Great deal!

I just purchased an acoustic amp off Tom (albeit for my singer) and it turned up extremely well packaged and in absolutely mint condition as described! Needless to say my singer is over the moon, so many thanks Tom. Don.

Hell yeah!

Did a deal with Jack which didn’t quite work out but Jack was very understanding and accepted the item back without question, exceptional service and excellent BC’er to deal with. Doesn’t get any better!

That looks awesome, I very nearly brought a similar looking beast off Mark at Classic and Cool (in fact I wonder if it’s the same one 🤔). I have some great Sandberg’s but would love that one, great buy. Play in good health!

I just received a Broadcast pedal from Ander and it arrived safe and well, in timely fashion! The pedal is AWESOME (can’t believe I’d never heard of them before now!) and more importantly Anders response and replies were second to none. I am sure we will do more business in the future, he is highly recommended 😎