longtimefred

Lol tell me about it, it's coming to work and we have around 8 different couriers that come in the morning, it's gonna be torture!

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO, just had the call, my Sandberg Cali PM4 with Haussel pickups is being delivered to me at work tomorrow morning. SO excited its untrue. I have been waiting since the beginning of December for this. Shall put up a review as soon as i can as i know a few people have been asking about these recently.

i dont have any!!!! i have to borrow one at the moment as my Sandberg is still on order

if you order a Sandberg directly, you can choose to have dots, blocks or whatever you want on the fretboard. I am currently waiting for my PM4 to be finished and shipped to me and i cant wait!!!! the detail these guys go into is awsome and for the price they wipe the floor with anything around the price range! TBH though, after i ordered it, i went to Guitar Guitar in Brum and if i hadnt already ordered my 'Berg, i would have left with a Lakland P bass, it was awsome.

I am always looking at companies that could possibly offer something for me, mainly because i hate paying full price for anything and also because if i do love a bit of gear, i want the company to know about it and sort me out! I have luckily got something going on with Sandberg basses which is awsome and they are really taking an interest in me rather than just using what i am doing as a way of getting some advertising for sorting me out with a cheap bass. Strings are the next thing and i couldnt care less who gives them to me as i can use cheapies or 'spenive ones as they only last a gig or a handfull of rehearsals then i have killed them. What i have found is that i have only approached companies that make gear i love and have usually come up trumps in one way or another, mainly because i think they can tell you really do love their stuff. If Ampeg hadnt started making nasty chinese crap then i would be all over them like a rash! lol

that is one NICE bass guitar. I have never really looked at the Aerodyne before. Love the binding around the body and the colour rocks. Where are they made? how much do they go for? Does it sound like a standard P or any differences? Will

just my 2p worth. I bought a USA SVT410HLF from a guy on here and was in prestine condition when i had it. I have done a fair bit of gigging with it and lugging in and out of cars, studios etc and now the tolex is really starting to take a battering. It tears, unsticks dents with the smallest of contacts. I have had a good few other brands of cabs and my old Trace 8x10 took a far more battering than the ampeg and didnt even rip once. basically, i think even the USA made stuff (well my cab at least) is crap at being used! sounds awsome and i want the bigger 6x10 but i want it to last and not look like a peice of crap! SORT IT OUT AMPEG!

Bet they would if you wanted them to.

I miss my '89 Ray 5. I think I always will. I sold it last year to fund my new Sandberg I am waiting for. That was the best sounding and playing stingray I ever played or heard Also miss my Spector Euro 5lx. That was a dream of mine to own one. Didn't stand up against the ray though.

ooooh nice!! you are making me excited!! i am expecting delivery of my California PM4 any time soon direct from the factory. Glad you like it, Cant wait to get mine, only been waiting since the beginning of December!!!

very cool. Great sounding equipment and bass player. That guy is so relaxed it was sending me to sleep! lol. Amazingly built amplifier, would love to have a play through one. Bet they cost a bit!

Yo! Does anyone know who the main UK distributor for GHS and La Bella is? A friend of mine who owns a rehearsal / recording studio / a&r / band managment company wants to start selling quality strings and we are struggling to find where to buy them from with a trade account? any ideas folks? thanks guys.

i have had a few incredible drummers to play with and also some that have lost me some hair and got anger management problems with. the guy who drums in the band i play for now is brilliant, no messing around, simple set up (kick, snare, floor tom, cymbals) and just rocks the hell out of his kit, in great timing and just does the job. I have played with guys who lug massive kits around, spend hours setting it up perfectly, going on about the newest stick tricks and techniques and then cant play for toffee! loosing rhythm, forgetting songs, and manage to get the whole band stressed! Its all good fun!

i know i am a bit off topic but having recently used a Warwick for the first ever time over the last few months which has been kindly lend to me by my friend on here "Amnesia", i felt i wanted to say that i used to hate them with a passion as i was a Spector fanboi and nothing would change my mind. After using his 1994 Streamer LX 4 string for a good few rehearsals and gigs i love it. Nice n light, one of the best necks i have played (very narrow at the top, kinda reminded me of an old Gibson SG) and in passive mode it gives a Fender a good run for its money in grunt. I still dont like the active circuit on any of them as its just not the sound i like, its too Hi Fi and modern but if i had looked into their range a little more before ordering my Sandberg i am still waiting for, i could have easily been swayed into buying one if it had a more varied passive EQ. Its a shame these quality instruments are suffering at the moment in value as the few i have played have all been top quality and real keepers in my eyes. I think it was Nu Metal that killed em! lol, every idiot in baggy jeans and dreadlocks owned one! lol. I hope the market picks up again for them as they are totally worth paying for. (apart from that crappy one with the split headstock!!!)

i had a MIJ 1989 J bass and it was absolutely amazing. If i were to buy another Jazz, i would scour the earth for another MIJ. it urinated from a great height on a lot of USA models i have played. That one looks awsome.

awsome looking machine! Get it bought mate.

ooooh ooooh i will also play..............Oh no, i am still waiting for mine I put a custom order in at the beginning of December, gotta wait til March. I am having a Cali PM4 in matt blackburst with matching headstock with rosewood board and white MoP scratch plate. Instead of the standard Delano pups which i found to be a little on the modern side i opted for Harry Haussel hand wired pups with large magnets to go for a more vintage RAWK sound. the wait is killing me! As soon as it appears i shall add photos and also a review as there aint many around.

i sold my 1989 stingray for the same price i bought it for 6 years ago. but you will be lucky to get an old ray for £500 so this post is a bit pointless! sorry

Dougie Wilkes would be able to do that, he is in Keele in Newcastle Under Lyme. I know it's not in Manchester but not too far down the m6 and the man is a genius. He has a website but I can't remember it so just google him if your interested.

i know i'm late with this one but i figured i would post anyway. I have just ordered myself a Sandberg PM4 and cant wait for it. BUT..... if i had not ordered it that weekend i would have ended up walking out of guitar guitar in birmingham with a Lakland P bass Skyline. It was AMAZING and it played stunning. So good for you on buying a Lakland, they are just brilliant. Maybe next time i will get one!