Quilly

Not gigging much lately and need some songs to practice with.

Id describe myself as 'intermediate' level. Any suggestions ?   

On 30/01/2013 at 22:44, Hobbayne said:

I had a Carlsboro Cobra 100w combo, utter sh*te!

Another Carlsbro 90 bass amp owner here, I blew the driver on it. it had no balls at all. 

12 years separate these acquisitions. The colour scheme is purely coincidental, they just happened to be available in that colour on offer in 2  separate German outlets 🤷‍♂️

47 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Loving that 👍

Cool, Its a fliptop version of the little bastard ? 

I recently put a set of XL chromes on a fender player P bass. Feel stupid that I haven't done this years ago. Sound gorgeous through my little bastard. I'd still use rounds with my usual band though for the zing.

These always seemed a little but awkward looking to me. I wouldn't like to have a valve head perched on top of it. Apart from having the top speaker closer to your ears I don't see the big advantage of it over say a 4 x 10, 2 x 10 or 1 x 15 in terms of practicality  

Instead of starting a new thread on this item Id like to chime in with my own Query. I currently own a Sandberg VS and a Fender Precision Player. The Sandberg has delano pickups with those big pole pieces and a 2 band glockenklang preamp while the fender has the standard fender stock ones with the usual passive set up. I was happy with the Sandberg up to the point where I bought the fender, now I think the sound from the Sandberg seems a but too scooped and clean sounding and the fender seems to have a lot more classic P bass character. I think the problem with the Sandberg might be those pickups. Would anyone have any recommendations for an old school aggressive sounding pickup with plenty of midrange punch       

Id love to hear reviews on their passive VS (P bass) and passive TT (Jazz). I've the active VS and I think if I was to go again Id go passive.   

On 15/05/2018 at 08:33, Adee said:

Here's my JJ4 California Hardcore Aged 2011 model, it has the older ABM bridge, Delanos and 2 band active

its a complete dream to play, sounds amazing ...

Not big into aged basses myself but Sandberg do it really well. 

Just home , the audience enjoyed the band but my sound was terrible 😞. Just one of those night where you can’t hear yourself right at all and you can’t stop the gig to sort it.  Think it was an issue with the pedal chain 

15 minutes ago, Doctor J said:

 

You'll love my new video - "Leo got it right first time on his third go"

They got better and better and less and less interesting 🤔 

Other well trodden YouTube paths:

- valve v solid state, which is gooder

- its illegal to play bass with a pick 

- Jaco and his use of the bridge pickup (and watch I can do it too)

12 minutes ago, jd56hawk said:

Yes, I've noticed, but it beats the hell out of 2,358 slapping videos!

I hate when they’re “reviewing” a new bass but all they’re really doing is a “look at my chops” video 

6 minutes ago, neepheid said:

 

Not me, so I don't watch them, much less start threads about them

I just wanted a rant because I’m so sick of them …because I always end up watching them 😅

Just spotted another P v J video posted 2 days ago on YouTube . Who needs to see these being remade over and over 🙄

5 minutes ago, tegs07 said:

I’ve not found any issue with the hardware.

Pros of Sandberg: German engineering and high attention to detail. Very modern and refined take on classic P, J and MM bass.

Cons of Sandberg: German engineering and high attention to detail. Very modern and refined take on classic P, J and MM bass.

 

Some may find the sound and styling a bit lacking in “warmth”character and “vibe”. 

I've both a Fender Precision bass (Mex player) and a Sandberg VS, on paper they should sound the same but they don't. The Sandberg seems to have a cleaner "airer" scooped sound (even with EQ bass and treble set to 0) whereas the Fender has more of a bark, and seems to have more of a midrange "Jean-Jacques" dirty snarl which I love. I wouldn't say the fender is 'warmer' than the Sandberg but its definitely got more lower midrange punch and attitude. Its been noticed by my non bass player bandmates.       

16 minutes ago, foldyman said:

So, a couple of folks have complaints about the quality of hardware on Sandbergs on that other forum, in particular the bridge being made of cheap metal.

 

What do owners here think?

 

Have one on order and I'm all spooked about it.

No problem with me , I’ve a sandberg California vs since 2010 and I’ve never had any issues , my new basic seems well built with no cheapness detected anywhere 

45 minutes ago, Obra said:

After a lot of misunderstandings, I made a video about the Sandberg Bass bridge. Hope You will enjoy it 🙂.

 

 

Yep, I didn't like Low End Lobster having a go at the bridge design. If he bothered googling it he would have seen that its quite easy to adjust anything.  My only tiny gripe about this bridge is that the intonation adjustment and the fact that you have to move the saddles with your fingers, in this regard I think the fender design is better and you get more control just turning a screw. 

Just received my second Sandy from BTM guitars in Germany. I’m actually a bit  in awe at the quality of the woodwork, finish and hardware. the bass wasn’t outrageously expensive at all (considerably cheaper than a stingray or US professional fender) and it has the fit and feel of a premium instrument. 
I’m not into fancy wood finishes or too much glitz or crazy electronics but I really like the wood on this bass. I think the single MM pup in the sweet spot and 3 band EQ is the perfect set up. Enough versatility but not enough to cause option paralysis. It nails that stingray punch but the 3 band eq seems a lot more practical (I’ve owned a 3 band MM in the past). I had a small jam with it tonight and every note rings clear and is really well defined. Looking forward to some serious gigging with this bass.  

I had Genz Benz stuff in the past and I found them to be lightweight and decent sounding and cheap. I think they did a pretty good 2 * 10 combo. 

I use Ashdown all the time and if you’re willing to get a head / cab you can pick up ABMs second hand at quite reasonable prices. I had an ampeg pf350 and it’s just underpowered 

1 minute ago, Aliwobble said:

 

while I love the sound of my little bastard, it does not meet my needs as a gigging musician. It just will not get loud enough unless I put it through an 8x10.  My MB500 into a 2x8 or 2x10 is just more giggable.  For recording and practices, however, it is hard to beat that valvy goodness.

I actually played 2 gigs with a little bastard and a barefaced two10. One gig was with a brass jazz band out doors ! and it held up 'OK' the other was in a pub, same set up, where the landlady really didnt want us to be too loud. The guitarists were using 7 - 15W amps. Again it held up Ok with a smidgen of overdrive, which was fine. I typically use my Ashdown Spyder 550w hybrid as its a bit more portable and with way more headroom. I think I'll just use the CTM100 for rehearsal    

29 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

I saw that Quilly and I can’t believe that no one bought it, if I didn’t have my V-4B I would have had it, I like my ss amps for convenience but for me the sound of valves is so nice 

I think the UK import tax (B*word) uncertainty thing might have put people off as I'm based in Ireland. I just had a look at the Ashdown website and they now selling at £1499..crazy !    

19 minutes ago, Downunderwonder said:

By the time you reduced the cab size of a 110 by dint of making a 210iso the amount of timber saved would be less weight than the extra driver. Craziness. 

I suppose it was about a size statement...but a traditional 2 * 10 isn't exactly unwieldy. I don't think that series of cabs was very successful for them   

7 hours ago, Bankai said:

I had the 210 version of that orange cab and was severely disappointed! 

I wondered about these and nearly bought one, I reckon a barefaced One10 would kick its derrière .