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Soledad
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4.2Kg / 9.2lb. Should be accurate within +/- 0.1kg. Width at nut: 42mm width at 12: 56mm -
Had this around 5 years, very impressed and fond but a Sandberg arrived and monogamy dictates this goes. Started life as a Fame (the Mayones rebadged by MusicStore Cologne for reasons only Mayones really know). A few years ago I had a guitar repair guy I know (mainly does vintage hollow bodies etc) re-dress fingerboard, he replaced the Mayones logo and resealed the head. If there was any doubt, this bass is absolutely a Mayones BE4 in all respects - build quality is outstanding: neck pocket fit super precise, ebony fingerboard is dense black and almost unmarked (very feint marks from some rounds long before I had it - very hard to see). Even the cavity cover on rear is carved from a solid piece of Amazique (I believe that is what was used). Condition - excellent, unmarked. Some slightly shiny areas on body and back of neck from playing. The original finish is (I believe) a hard oil, like Warwicks used on the Thumb etc). Not a big fan of current Mayones aesthetics but this is plain, understated and very tasty. Extremely hand-built - the neck and body pocket are hand numbered to match (I have a pic somewhere). Active 9v, MECs, volume (pull > passive); pan; stacked T&B. Currently strung LaBella nylon tapes which suit well. For a slightly punchier sound I rated the EB Cobalt flats highly (lots of good mids to work with). Complete with excellent bag - it's actually a Sire from an M series - fit is bang on and padding on those bags is really good. Can probably ship UK, Europe is possible (UPS) but pricey (just cost me £80 to get a bass from Italy fully insured). Not after trades... just maybe an Ampeg PF50t head. If local-ish, come and have a closer look.
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Thanks @tauzero - I'll start with the Zoom editor as I'm not too keen loading an emulator (bad experience some years ago, they've probably sorted it now). I looked at Tonelib but all I want for starters is access to the raw effects so I can make my own soup. On Zoom doc 'FX list' I grabbed this as an example - several chorus's, same with comps, delay/reverbs etc. Is there actually a way of accessing that list on the pedal? If not (and I can't find it) that seems a bit 'sweary'.
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Sounds like editing on laptop is maybe the way. I'm running Macs but I'm sure that would be OK - where do I find said editor - I looked on zoom site and found firmware but can't see an editor anywhere? And thanks for all help everyone!! 👍
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Got one of these as a basic (cheap) effects sketchpad - just to get rough ideas before putting a board together for fretless. But I'm finding it hard to see my way around it. I have downloaded the manual and the effects list - and read them! It seems the B1 comes with 50 pre-built patches which I can get inside and alter parameters or switch certain effects in or out, but I can't find any way of just going to the list of single effects (e.g. chorus + delay say) and building my own custom patch. It seems possible by copying an effect across from one of their patches to a new blank - BUT - is that really it, because there are some FX I can't even find in the pre-set patches - some chorus FX like the Boss which is listed for example. And I'm finding most of their pre-set FX a bit full-on to bonkers for my taste. So, anyone advise how to build my own new patches - what am I missing?
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SWR Bass combo 350w/450w, - *WITHDRAWN*
Soledad replied to funkgod's topic in Amps and Cabs For Sale
Tasty. Built proper and bet it sounds fab. Too far away for me, shame. Also there's a rumour it weighs around 42Kg?... but I grew up on Trace Elliot so wtf don't care 😂. Think this combo wants to go travelling. -
Shame they don't seem to do flats. Found their site and a few eBay sellers seem to have them, plus Thomann - maybe a bit Europe-crntric distribution? http://www.blacksmithstrings.com/products/index.jsp?shospital_fk=2
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Verdine White with Earth, Wind and Fire on 'September'. I never took to EW&F bc I always felt they were way too 'shiny' - big in every direction and way over arranged and produced... a product of the time. But this song is well worth revisiting: the chord sequences are a bit out of the ordinary, and the way Verdine White weaves his way through and around them is tasty.
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Me too. Never heard of it til now. Just ordered some. They do 2 types, Montypresso and instrument food. Think I'm up for trying the Montypresso on my '98 P. I'll test on some bits of dark hardwoods first (have some rosewood knocking about). He does p'ups too - the artist list is quite an impressive list. Sounds like a pretty cool place - coffee features quite a bit 👍 https://www.montysguitars.com/collections/department-of-component
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A first-time Sandberg owner here. Been a lifelong Fender man and still love the Precision. Just bought a California TT4 fretless (from italiancross here) and I am very impressed indeed. I do get quite excited about details and have a slight OCD tendency... bear this in mind! SO - love body shape: a slightly reduced Jazz (which I always felt was a tads big), the weight and balance with Euro ash body (tads over 4Kg), the build, detailing, hardware... everything really. The neck/body joint is insanely accurate. The cast bridge and string tree, the tension adjust on the tuners, 6-bolt neck, thick slab of rosewood fingerboard, the silky pots and their own lovely chrome knobs.... it just goes on. And then you spot the body is 2 piece BOOKMATCHED straight down the centre. That is special and takes a maker that really cares to do that. Obviously I don't have a fretted equivalent to compare but my impression is the p'ups are nice and fat - plenty of mids in there and some decent punch. It's the passive version (I prefer passive anyway) but bridge sounds fatter than a Jazz and hence more useful to me on a fretless. Just put some D'Addario Chrome flats on - I like those and EB Cobalt flats on fretless - mainly for the mids - sounding very good indeed striaght into my PJB Briefcase. Sustain is really good and I'm not finding any resonance-induced flat spot anywhere - they're a common issue and stand out more on fretless I think. I've come to this party late in life but it's a bloody good party! (pics have old strings on - suspected to ba Adagios)
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and a quick thing about oiling fingerboards. I personally think the thing about lemon oil ('and only, ever') is 'rather overdone'. I spend a lot of time making furniture and have to mess with many finishes. I've been known to use oils and blends of many and various - I won't name some but I once used Tru-Oil on a fingerboard (of an Appachian dulcimer actually) which is probably illegal. Thing is not all oils are the same. Tru-Oil is an extreme example but is a polymerised blend and goes off rock hard, just cut it right back with 0000 steel wool. Even boiled linseed goes off hard, most oils do. So this softening thing... not my experience. And lemon oil has better uses like delicate skin (IMveryHO).
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Be smart - go for the TIs !!😂 I'll check the LaBellas are where I left em and let you know but I think those TIs would tick the boxes. I did find the LBs a bit low tension tbh. What a fine gang you come across on BC eh?
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Had almost exact same bass a few years ago - started me on my current fretless journey. My expectations were modest too, but it surprised. Nicely made, excellent neck, p\ups seemed OK. I can't remember if it was passive or active, passive I think. Sold it on for what it cost anyway (around 100 IIRC). Currently running a Sandberg TT4 - which is actually better😂 at a modest 10x ++ the price. I may have a spare set of La Bella nylon flats (so tapes I suppose) in a drawer, cut 2 + 2 so would fit. PM if useful and I'll go hunt. If you can justify the cost I'd say get some D'addario chrome 45-100 flats, or EB Cobalt flats (45-105 I think they come). Some flats users say they are too bright but the new top mellows away quite quickly and it's the mids you want on a fretless - they both excel in the mids whilst keeping the lower end nice and tight.
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These guys in Portugal are excellent > Loja custom < - not sure if they have the Sadowsky logo as a stock item (they may have) but I have used them before (old Hofner logo). They produce fab quality micro-thin rub-downs, easy to apply but take very great care to get position bang on, you get one go at it. Then seal with a matt / semi-matt / gloss superthin coat, applied almost dry. They have some odd stuff - Guyatone (!); and more common Peavey, Ibanez, Fender of course, etc etc I think they'll make what you need up given a decent vector reference. http://www.lojahmcustom.com/epages/960708206.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/960708206/Categories/"Decalques/Stickers" [email protected]
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So: Ampeg Portaflex cabs... seems the cab top unclips to expose the inside. Why?
(I'm considering a 210 so just wondering).
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Adagio flats on Amazon £16.99, free next day.... They do look quite a bit like these!!
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They look a lot like those, the really smooth closed wrap, and the red silks look same. Can't be right though because I'm not supposed to like cheap strings... must be a mistake 😂
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You mean not quite right for TIs, or for Rotos? I re-measured the G, in several places: 1 12 - 1.14mm = .044 - .045", i.e. 45s. Re-measured E also: 2.56 / 2.57 = .1 - .101 so 100s. So I'm confident these are 45 - 100s. About the TIs - do they have a really smooth wrap where the 'gaps' in ribbon are virtually invisible? Cos that's what these are like. These also feel quite flexible / bendy - and that tends to promote the mids/harmonics I think. Not used to buying a bass and discovering I like the strings, so it's ironic I like these and don't know what they are!
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That was my first thought as the wrap is very reminiscent of the old Swing Bass rounds i used to use. But I'm pretty sure the set is 45 - 100s ; I'm going to measure again as Roto seem to do a 40-100 and a 45 105 but not a 45-100. Could be the G is a 45, the E feels like a 105. £55 a set eh?! Damn, flats are an investment - that's about the same as the EB Cobalts I've been using. I know they last ages but I still like the slight crisp bite they have in the first flush of their youth! Anyways these are really nice strings for the fretless and seem to be more or less new,so I'll stick with these a good while.
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After much hesitation I finally commited to Augusto's very fine Sandberg California fretless (advertised here of course). Arrived today - really well packed, fully insured and exactly as described, virtually mint. Really very impressed with this bass - the design, build, sound and overall feel. Augusto is very good to deal with, regular updates and very efficient in sorting shipping across the brexit border, helped by UPS. Deal with absolute confidence, he's a credit to the BC community. 👍👍👍👍
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Wonder if someone can identify these strings - they're on a very fine Sandberg fretless I just had arrive from italiancross. They're flats and appear to be 45 - 100s - using a metric micrometer the E seems to be 2.59mm = .101", so I'll assume 100s. Thje G is similarly v close to 45. Ball ends all plain brass, wrap is red both ends. Augusto didn't know what brand they were. I was expecting to change to my usuals (EB Cobalt flats 45-105) but I'm quite impressed with these. I'll say more about the Sandberg later but it is stunningly well built and sounds v good straight into my PJB Briefcase, so extremely promising. Anyway, help appreciated.
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I was hoping and intending to buy this, but can't pull the funds together. I have an identical one and wanted a second - flats n rounds why not. I'm bumping this bass because I've kinda let Hamster down, but also to say just how very good they are. The late 90s - early 2000s builds are really good, and the straight P with the added versatility of the J back p'up is really something. And if anyone says they don't sound quite like a P I'd say it's in the mind. Back the J p'up right off and there is nothing in the signal chain to say it was ever there - it's just a straight P. Dial in the J p'up and you have pretty much all the Jazz sounds, scoop n everything. As good a US build as you'll find (ex Customs maybe) and easily a match for later Ps including the 2016> Pros (which are renamed Standards pretty much). Bargain - pile in. -
Not my bass but a few quid says 42.5mm (I have a slightly earlier one). Stupidly good they are😀
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Do you have an approx weight, and dimensions for the cab please. And is there a cab cover? And I had to look up a Great Gramma pad (Bass Direct)... sounds like an elderly relative 😂 -
Sandberg TT4 Lined Fretless Bass - now £ 975 - *SOLD*
Soledad replied to italiancross's topic in Basses For Sale
Could someone just magic this bass to the UK for me, please? Boris, Gove and that lot told me 'Take back control'. That was obviously a fat lie but they DO owe me an easy ship on one sodding bass.
