Dirty Soul

Sold

Happy to listen to reasonable offers on this. 

2 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Great cabs, I used one on tour last year and it was really good, solid lows, crisp but not shrill highs, was a pleasure to be using it night after night.

They’re superb aren’t they? The other issue besides shipping it over here is I use a 3 wheel cargo bike to get around and with a 40kg cab I’d be getting nowhere fast! Looking to get something as light as possible, otherwise to be honest I totally would ship it over here 😌

2 hours ago, AndyPdrums said:

Oh, so tempted. If only there was some gigs to play! 😩

Tell me about it 🙄😭

Up for sale is my Ampeg SVT 410 HLF cab.
 

4 x 10” speakers in a beast of a cabinet.

The reason for sale is I moved to Denmark from the UK last year and due to weight restrictions I was unable to bring the cab with me, without paying more than the cab is worth! 

The cab is located at my parents house in Warrington and can be tried, tested and collected from there. You will need to bring a bass head as they don’t have one. 
 

You will deal with me throughout and I will arrange collection with them I can talk to my parents about the possibility of meeting up but this would mean you wouldn’t be able to try 

It’s been gigged so has some cosmetic damage but works exactly as it should. I had it paired with an SVT-3 Pro and it sounded amazing. 

As can be seen in the pictures, none of the cones are cracked or broken, it’s never been dropped. 

Oh and it’s heavy! Around 40kg. 

Please feel free to contact me with any questions, I will provide my WhatsApp number via PM if you want to chat on the phone. 

As we say in Denmark ‘vi kan prutter om prisen’ literal translation ‘we can fart about the price’ meaning, I’m open to offers  

Pete

Did a trade with Jonny for his amazing Sandberg TM5. Great guy, kept in touch throughout (we dealt via post as I live in Denmark) nothing better than putting your faith in someone and it paying off. Deal with confidence! 😎

That’s really a beautiful specimen! 
 

not that you’ll need it but GLWS

10 minutes ago, Rich said:

Is there anything you do actually like?

Spectors with EMG’s I’m assuming? 😎

2 hours ago, ead said:

Interesting point.  I learned violin at school and went pretty much right through the grades (stopped after VII when I discovered rugby and lady peeps).  What I find most odd is that reading the treble clef is second nature my brain really struggles to read the bass clef.  I have no idea why but it's very annoying.

Also trained in the violin and I have exactly the same issue with treble/bass clef. Technically I’ve probably been reading bass clef for longer as I only played violin for 7 years! 

50 minutes ago, Mikeofstone said:

E 'disponibile?

Does this say ‘is it available’? If so, yes it is

4 hours ago, baa said:

Not your normal sticker, but instead of painting my kit bass i made a big decal with my favourite look.

Fair play, that looks pretty awesome 

Personally, I am against stickers on my basses. If I want to pledge allegiance to something I’ll do it via the medium of a t shirt. 
 

It doesn’t bother me in the least if others do it though 😀

24 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

The old ones are a lot heavier if that is important to you.

Really? Wow, I was surprised at how light my TT4 was, mind you I’d just played a Corvette bubinga 5 for a year so next to that a sack of bricks would seem light

1 hour ago, jrixn1 said:

There's one on Gumtree at the moment: https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/sandberg-california-supreme-vm5-precision-bass-2013-fender-style-/1376416878

£1100 seems on the higher side to me, but then again they don't come up that often, so depends how badly you want it...

Thanks jrixn. I’m not actually in a position to buy just yet, currently researching the used market for when I’m ready (also dare I say it... not so keen on black gloss 🤭) but I’m happy to bide my time until the right one comes up. 
 

I think you’re right about the price too, my preference would be an soft or hardcore aged and they seem to come in around the £1.1k mark. 

2 hours ago, Mudpup said:

i think the change from a P to a V prefix may have been due to Fender getting grumpy about the whole P bass thing. Heard it somewhere on the web so it must be true....

Don't know about the shape change though. I had an old PM4 and remember thinking i wasn't too keen on the new shape when they came out but i've got used to them now and think they're ok. Sandy's in general are lovely anyway, fabulous basses and great quality. I'd cheerfully have another one in any flavour 🙂

Haha it wouldn’t surprise if that was the reason, Fender have know to be slightly litigious in their history. 
 

I agree totally with the quality, a lot of bang for the buck! 

3 hours ago, ClassicVibes said:

Just look on their website?

Thanks, I had done that but wanted to also know how it related to the old shapes And I didn’t know that the second letter denoted pickup configuration, hence asking here and I’m sure you’ll agree I got some great answers. 

1 hour ago, pineweasel said:

The body shape change was more recent than the name change, so you can find VM5s with the old shape. 

Ahh I see, it’s something of a minefield trying to figure out what’s what, hence my original question, but thanks to everyone for your answers ☺️
 

I must admit I favour a little more  the ‘old shape’ But I do think the new shape looks good, certainly confirms they are more than just Fender clones as some accusers would label them. Was the shape change lawsuit related? 
 

Thanks to this thread I know know I have an old shape TT4 and it’s easily my most played bass! 

Davs Ole og velkommen til 😀

8 hours ago, jrixn1 said:

 

I think strictly speaking, the letter indicates the body shape, not the pickup configuration.  The "T" is like a jazz body and the "V" is like a precision body:

 

However, yes, the T body comes with the jazz pickups, and the V body comes with the precision pickups.  However that stops applying with the TM2 and VM2, which have the same double-MM pickup configuration but with the different body shapes.

TT = 2 x jazz
TM = jazz middle + MM bridge
TM2 = 2 x MM

VS = precision
VT = reverse precision middle + jazz bridge
VM2 = 2 x MM

They previously called the "V" the "P" but it was changed, I think coming up to around 10 years ago?

 

Thanks for that concise answer, really helpful 👍 
 

So if I wanted to hunt for an old style 5-string P shape with a MM pickup up would be a PM5? 

8 hours ago, jrixn1 said:

Have a play with the configurator! http://configurator.sandberg-guitars.de/

That thing is evil! I could easily spend all my money there 😲🙃

Can anyone tell me what the codes mean on Sandberg basses? VM, TT VS etc? 

 

What’s the difference between a T and a V? 
 

Are the old codes the same as the new? 
 

Thanks in advance 

Personally, I’ve never had a problem remembering the notes within the stave. It’s the ledger lines that trip me up. 

12 hours ago, paul_c2 said:

"Green Buses Always Drive Fast" does it for me.

Except that is incorrect, the lines on the bass clef are G, B, D, F, A. 

Price drop £350

17 hours ago, Undertone said:

If Sting and Borat had a son? 

Velkommen til 🇩🇰😎