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Simply Sandberg P4 (before California VS4 designation) 2010. Nicely worn in

Anyone ever try the lunchbox orange Guitar heads with bass? Ashdown and Ampeg appear to be the only makers of low wattage valve heads for Bass.

baby rig, sounds divine , Contemplating 4x10.

I've owned a little bastard 30w and currently own a CTM 100, I can't comment on the cheaper solid state or class D stuff but the valve heads sound great.

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1478086006' post='3166599'] Naughty [/quote] How he got fender AND Warwick to launch signature basses I'll never figure out.

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1478086006' post='3166599'] Naughty [/quote]

I guess what I meant is that without the right advice everyone would buy TV gear (I.e fenders rics ampegs etc) without even considering brands like sandberg, Mike lulls or bertilingos. Until I started browsing bass direct I never heard of this stuff. Now I play a Sandberg from Germany and a Mayones from Poland, my fender and musicman are long gone.

In a band with 3 other 40-somethings and a young 20 something on drums we are all equally unreliable, I.e. Either putting kids to bed or chasing tail

It's a good thing to have somebody tell you the difference between what you want and what you really need. I'm sure there's lots and lots of Rickenbacker 4003 s and SVT monsters purchased from thomann et al on line and disappointed customers discovering that their teenage object of desire isn't exactly what they thought it was. These stores don't offer advice and will happily take your hard earned cash for the white elephant of your choose. So an expert opinion is invaluable.

I had one of there for a short while but it was impracticality heave but I couldn't fault it at all for the money. Sounded great. Dont understand all the bugera hate out there.

On the other hand I did buy an SVT clone by bugera from thomann that was marked ex Demo when in fact it seemed perfectly new. It was a great amp to be fair but I got rid of her Before it caught fire and/or I got a hernia lifting it.

They look great IMO. Definitely different. And much prettier than the bongo, which is just weird looking .

I paid €1300 for a Sandberg bass from session.de. When it arrived there were definitely signs of player wear. Not much mind and the plastic scratchplate film was still intact. So I wasn't denied the pleasure of removing that baby

I found Musicman stingrays to be really reliable when you're not sure of the quality of rig you might have to play through. It was always heard in the mix.

In fairness they have basses and gear that I had never heard of before. It opened my mind to the possibility of playing excellent alternatives to the usual big brands of gear.

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1426375194' post='2717531'] Why do so many builders not lacquer their necks anymore? I guess it's just a cost cutting exercise (that they don't always pass on to the customer) or maybe they just haven't got the skills to do it. Call me old fashioned but I would not even consider buying any bass or guitar with an unfinished or oil/wax finish to the neck and/or body. [/quote] Personally I really don't like that glossy nitro finish on older basses. I fing they don't rest well to sweaty hands. I much rather Matt finishes. Each to their own I guess.

Sold a stingray that I bought over 10 years ago. I wasn't playing it much and it was no longer my go-to bass. I wanted a modern jazz type bass and now I own a cracking Mayones Jabba 4. If I had the money again I still don't think I'd buy a stingray, kinda outgrew the sound of them but I still miss it being around. It was a tank of a bass. The biggest regret is selling my Warwick fretless corvette (German) it was beautiful but I couldn't justify having it. It just wasn't getting played at all and I wanted a Sandberg fretted bass. In hindsight I think I ended up with the 'correct' basses for me but they were cracking instruments.

The only thing that puts me off these basses is the silly layout of the controls. They took the guitar design and just shoehorned things like an eq , passive -active switch etc in places where it doesn't seem to be intuitive. There do look nice though.

I saw Kim Gordon break an E string at a sonic youth concert. I've never broken one, I've been playing for nearly 30 years on sone really crappy basses.

I usually play in pubs without a pa and I never needed anything more than a 2*10. My terrorbass 500 rarely sees beyond noon.

I have great time for Sandberg and Mayones. I currently have a Mayones Jabba 4 but I couldn't say it has a traditional 'jazz bass ' sound. It sounds a lot punchier, 'thicker' in my opinion

Should do. It's has more of a valvey old school tone than hi fidelity fizz.

I bought the Japanese 2 pickup version (curiously called a jaguar) it has a 28.5" neck with bass strings. To be honest I wasn't impressed with the tone from it as a bass. I restrung it with baritone guitar strings and it sounded really interesting. Like a spaghetti western guitar. I sold it on eventually. It was a bit of an oddity in my opinion and I just couldn't find a use for it. If I wanted a 6string bass I'd go out ant a proper one. This is neither here nor there.