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2 hours ago, Cuzzie said:

Nah that is looking and sounding good m, the whole band and not just the bass.

You guitarist is a giant tho. That guitar looks tiny in his hands

 

Thank you :)

 

And, yes... he is! :D I should get a Kala bass to play with him 😛

 

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12 hours ago, mcnach said:

 

A video from last weekend, first gig on the Sandberg... excuse me my looking bored, I was not, but I was struggling due to lack of sleep for several nights and it was after 1am already. In fact the whole band looks a bit stiff compared to our usual, and we were missing one guitar (and sax!)...

 

 

Liking that 

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After trying various strings and not being 100% happy I’ve  just fitted La Bella low tension flats to my sandberg TT ,and they are great, i have to wind the tone back for what I play but the brightness is there if I need it ,and in passive mode it’s sweet, it took a while and a few quid but it was worth it 🙂

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21 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

After trying various strings and not being 100% happy I’ve  just fitted La Bella low tension flats to my sandberg TT ,and they are great, i have to wind the tone back for what I play but the brightness is there if I need it ,and in passive mode it’s sweet, it took a while and a few quid but it was worth it 🙂

A wee sound clip if you can. I like the idea of lower tension without losing the depth altho i do prefer roundwound strings but i could be tempted.

Dave 

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2 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

A wee sound clip if you can. I like the idea of lower tension without losing the depth altho i do prefer roundwound strings but i could be tempted.

Dave 

I’ll try Dave, I haven’t got any means of recording at home the phone doesn’t really sound any good, I’ll try GarageBand 👍

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2 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

I’ll try Dave, I haven’t got any means of recording at home the phone doesn’t really sound any good, I’ll try GarageBand 👍

Not a prob if you don't have the kit. I'll maybe google the La Bella strings see what clips they have.

Is the lower tension quite noticeable and what gauge do you use. ?

I'm still on the hunt for the perfect string. Currently its D'addario nickels or Sandberg stainless on my VM4

Dave

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3 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Not a prob if you don't have the kit. I'll maybe google the La Bella strings see what clips they have.

Is the lower tension quite noticeable and what gauge do you use. ?

I'm still on the hunt for the perfect string. Currently its D'addario nickels or Sandberg stainless on my VM4

Dave

They are 042, .056, .075, .100 , i found the tension slightly lower than the la bella deep talking , but certainly not floppy ,they have a similar feel to the stock rounds  it came with ,only smoother 🙂

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I've tried the DR strings altho can't remember which ones but they didn't feel much different to the D'addario nickels i was using and didn't last any longer either. Went back to the cheaper D'addario nickels.

Have to say i'm quite liking the Sandberg Stainless. Not as sore on my wee dainty fingers as i thought they might be.

Dave

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3 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

After trying various strings and not being 100% happy I’ve  just fitted La Bella low tension flats to my sandberg TT ,and they are great, i have to wind the tone back for what I play but the brightness is there if I need it ,and in passive mode it’s sweet, it took a while and a few quid but it was worth it 🙂

 

I keep meaning to try some Labella flats too. What is the actual catalog model, do you remember?

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14 minutes ago, Reggaebass said:

Hi mcnach , it’s these ones 🙂

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Thanks! :)

I just find it confusing because I've seen the same "LTF-4A" described as long and medium scale... but if they say LTF-4A that's just one scale length and they've been misdescribed right?

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1 hour ago, mcnach said:

I just find it confusing because I've seen the same "LTF-4A" described as long and medium scale... but if they say LTF-4A that's just one scale length and they've been misdescribed right?

On bassdirect site it looks like they do LTF-4A in various scale lengths, mine are long scale, hope this helps 🙂

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2 hours ago, Reggaebass said:

On bassdirect site it looks like they do LTF-4A in various scale lengths, mine are long scale, hope this helps 🙂

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Sure i saw on their webpage the length of the actual strings

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So I think I'm developing a Sandberg addiction.

This VS4 arrived today:

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As a sibling to my roadworn VT4

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I love both these basses, super light weight and beautifully balanced.  They sound incredible through the Lil' Stubby.

I did have to move on my series I california VM4 to fund the VS4 but I do much prefer the California II's.

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3 minutes ago, GisserD said:

Why do you prefer the 2s?

A few reasons

- I prefer the more compact body

- The II's are significantly lighter and better  balanced than the VM4 was

- The neck feels more comfortable on the II's and the finish seems superior to that on the VM4, more of a satin feel rather than a gloss.

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2 hours ago, RigorMortens said:

Recently traded this Grand Dark in. We’re getting along just fine 😉

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That BB1025 is awful. You should sell it to me 😂

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On 13/10/2019 at 23:22, PJ-Bassist said:

So I think I'm developing a Sandberg addiction.

This VS4 arrived today:

20191013_202945.thumb.jpg.89c10141d6d2059db2d82cfe5e91f59b.jpg

As a sibling to my roadworn VT4

20190908_180124.thumb.jpg.4794192c2645f7fe2d267d985c613534.jpg

I love both these basses, super light weight and beautifully balanced.  They sound incredible through the Lil' Stubby.

I did have to move on my series I california VM4 to fund the VS4 but I do much prefer the California II's.

That VS4 is lovely.

A VS4 is definitely my next bass buy.

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