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10 hours ago, HoorayForAnonyms said:

My New Year’s resolution is to play more with less; and focusing on just one instrument means I’m moving a few basses on. 

 

This is a Sandberg California 2 VS4 Lionel short scale with some custom options, namely front dots and a tastefully done soft-aged relic finish. 
 

I would describe it as in near mint condition but hard to tell with the relic finish!! 
 

It comes with a Sandberg gig bag and price includes postage to anywhere in the UK. You’re more than welcome to collect or try out if local to Reading or London. 
 

Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. 

 

Specs:

Weight: 3.8 kg or 8.4 pounds

Neck: Canadian maple, 39 mm at the nut, the neck has been fully plecked, lightweight tuners.

Body: Ash

Colour: 3-tone sunburst with soft-aged relic

Scale: 30 inch

Electronics: Passive volume and tone, Sandberg black label pickup

 

 

 

 

I've bought it from the gentleman known as Mr. HoorayForAnonyms - an absolutely terrific guy to deal with. I'm off to do the geriatric happy dance!

 

 

Thon's a bonnie wee brammer, pal. 🥰

Bought a USA Stingray Short Scale from Bert - top, top guy to deal with who couldn't have been more helpful if he tried. Likeable dude into the bargain - heartily recommended.

Thank you!

Simon sold me a Fender bass and is a gem of a guy to deal with. Madder than a frox of bogs, and all the more charming for it.

Thanks, Simon!

 

 

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33 minutes ago, jezzaboy said:

Plays like butter...

Aye - frozen or melted butter is it? Or that halfway sticks to every feckin' thing stage?

PS: You forgot to say: "I know I'll regret this, but..."

Just bought a Sandberg California TT4 passive from the Brian - superb bass, exactly as described and it was delivered packed to withstand imminent warfare.

Brian is just a readily, easily likeable guy - highly recommended!

On 22/06/2019 at 10:48, sunfish said:

Still available

Not any more I'm delighted to say 😁

I just bought a Sandberg TT4 from Hutton - not only is he completely sound and a hugely likeable guy, but the bass itself is also exactly as described. It was obviously packed to survive an imminent nuclear war I haven't yet heard about - so the bass itself was perfectly protected.  Thanks!

I bought some pickups from Mark - nice guy to deal with - ideal really.

Thanks, Mark!

1 hour ago, Hutton said:

Nearly. Still on hold at the moment.

Not any more - can't wait to play this beautiful bass now!

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I'm another player who once owned one of these fine, fine basses.

Wish I'd never sold it tbqfhwy.

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It's gorgeous!

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Same bass - rear detail.

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My 1978 Fender USA Musicmaster.

£2.00 for something this useful is a steal.

A pleasant surprise..

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Recently bought this SUB5 from a member sans pick guard. I'm not usually a tort fan but went for it this time as I think it really works with the Matt black

The five people who've seen it all said yuck! I love it which is all that matters but wondered if I've broken some little known bass law
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I had a mate - Spadge was his nick - who, in a drunken stupor, dropped his freshly bought pizza onto the pavement. He bent down, and scooped the toppings back onto the pizza base as best he could, and then proceeded to eat it anyway.

It looked *a lot* like that scratchplate

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I don't understand why you'd go to the trouble to learn an instrument, buy gear and rehearse songs with a band and then not do gigs[/quote]

It's a load of fun. Which is a tremendous value - playing for the joy of it.

[quote name='Wilco' timestamp='1507407547' post='3385346']
It does indeed. Funnily enough I sent my black/white/black pickguard to SimS custom shop last week asking them to replicate in plain black. Although in red, I have them same type of finish on my Elwood.
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I was going to buy a B/W/B plate - are you flogging the one you're having replaced?

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The back of this Elwood looks just as fabulous as the front.

[quote name='Wilco' timestamp='1507391277' post='3385189']
Very nice - was that a standard plain black pick guard?
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Certainly is - looks the part on this particular finish.

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And I didn't haggle - seems a bargain as it is, frankly
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You're *not* Scottish then

[quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1507383232' post='3385103']
Can only agree - it is lovely.

OK, just placed my order. Classic Jake 5 string, black with black pickguard, birdseye maple neck/board and headstock plus carbon rods. Delano pups, Chrome Hipshot B bridge and Ultralite tuners. Luminlay side dots. Should have done this 2 years ago!! Excitement mounts!!
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Did you order directly from Public Peace or via Bass Direct? And I don't know if anyone else considers this, but did you haggle?

I'm Scottish of course, so I have the genetic imperative that demands haggle as a matter of instinct.

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My Elwood 4p with its new East J-Tone pre-amp - photographed yesterday.

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My Maruszczyk Elwood 4p in Black burst. It's a 30" scale and weighs in at a delightfully pleasing 3.47Kg

Although it's not really a 4p anymore because I added an East J-Tone pre-amp. It sounded awesome before the change, now it's awesomer.

I hope this post works as I need to find a way to host then post my music photographs all over again. Fingers crossed...

£2.00 for a tuner?

I bought it. I'll now give it to our guitarist - and grimace knowingly at his atonal approach to tuning.