L-mac

[quote name='StevieC' post='266182' date='Aug 20 2008, 11:36 AM']Hi L-mac, were your problems similar to mine? It's nice to know Sandberg are helpful. Steve[/quote] couple of the frets were a bit rough, staining on the fretboard was patchy, nut wasnt quite right. nothing too major, but when you spend £1k+ on a bass I think its fair to expect it to be pretty damn perfect.

been around here for a while but never got round to intros, so here goes........... started playing again last year after a twenty year break - back in the day I spent five years playing in bad punk bands, before switching to keyboards in my New Romantic phase! Then career & family got in the way. started playing again when I was off work for six months recovering from an operation............and now hungrily trying to learn all the stuff I missed first time around. work committments mean joining a band is a bit difficult. like a lot of people round here I've acquired a bad case of GAS - my warwick fortress rockbasss and 80's ibanez fretless have been joined by my pride and joy - a Sandberg California JM4 which makes me grin from ear to ear every time I pick it up! best I stay out of the "for sale" section for a while! any way - good to be part of such a great forum, and look forward to getting to know you guys. L

gorgeous bass mate. enjoy! I had a couple of little quality niggles with my JM4 when it arrived earlier this year. Contacted Sandberg via their website - great response. They sorted the problems out, had the bass back with me inside 72 hours, and picked up the courier charges. cant say fairer than that.

used them a few times - best of all the on-line retailers in my experience. certainly way better than Thoman

just the three........... TOTAL = 470

thanks folks. I am seeing it tomorrow - will let you know how I go........ L

[quote name='bassicinstinct' post='86059' date='Nov 9 2007, 05:09 PM'][b]Squier.[/b][/quote] thanks for that. FYI - I am dyslexic.

Hi Guys Just been offered an "early 80's Squire by Fender Jazz, made in japan" Can any one help me confirm it is as described - what should I be looking for?. Also - whats it worth? Been asked for £120. all help appreciated. cheers L

UPDATE Well......he got his first bass at the weekend and spent Sunday learning a couple of U2 tracks - 4 note specials - and feeling very pleased with himself!! Piano practice tonight didnt raise a single complaint for the first time in months. Thanks for all the input, advice and brilliant posts. cheers L

+ 1 on the new website - seems a bit pointless with no stock. BigRedX - they have had a couple of people out sick this week - in particular Andy who runs the bass department. Might explain the lack of service you experienced.

The Funk - you got PM

+ 1 for K basses I learned the entire sex pistols Never Mind the b****cks album....... played at full volume in my bedroom thru an old 400w p.a. system I picked up for £20. my family only recently started talking to me again!!!

Guys thanks for all the input, ideas and advice - am loving this community! what I've decided is............ he sticks with piano lessons, plus I get him a bass of his own and I teach him some basics. If after 6 months - once the novelty factor has gone - and his heart is really with the bass, then he can drop piano and concentrate on bass. so all I need to do now is find him a 1/2 or 3/4 scale bass - he is just too small to handle any of my full scale basses. Thanks again & I will let you know how he gets on! cheers L

Hi With the imminent arrival of my Sandberg California JM (droool - cant wait!) my Warwick Fortress Rockbass is redundant. I've always fancied trying fretless - so had the idea of getting a defret done on the warwick. BUT - am I spending money on an instrument only to devalue it? (It is in "out of the box"pefect nick) Am I better just to try to trade it for a fretless? thoughts? experiences? cheers

thanks for the thoughts guys. I think you are right - if his heart is in bass thats the way to go (with a good tutor so he doesnt pick up his old man's sloppy technique!) faithless - not so much about whether the boy has the time, more about the dads finances to pay for the lessons & dads time to get him to/from lessons thanks again.

my 10 year old boy has been pestering me to get him a bass for the last year. he is currently learning piano - to a reasonable standard - grade 3 jazz. I am deciding what to do......... - keep encouraging him on the piano so he gets a really strong foundation in theory, sight reading, etc. He can pick up bass later on with the advantage of a great grounding in music theory. - or let him go with his heart - get him a bass and find him a tutor (doing both is not an option) thoughts?

Hi guys newbie here.........would be interested to hear your opinions on sandberg basses, specifically the California JJ. cheers