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5 minutes ago, fretmeister said:

 

Coil closest to the neck = front

Coil closest to the bridge = back.

 

There are a minority of weirdos who claim the bridge is the front but they should be secured in a treatment centre next to those who put pineapple on pizza.

I'm contacting you from the treatment centre with my pineapple and ham pizza but i do agree on the front and back pick up positions. :crazy:

Dave :tatice_03:

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On 16/11/2021 at 21:01, BassApprentice said:

Me: Maybe I'll be get a nice short scale, that Reverend Sentinel looks good but I do like a bridge pickup. 

 

Sandberg: We got you 

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Good taste! If this wasn't active I'd have probably found a credit card to abuse by now...

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19 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:

Thanks, Dave, whereabouts are you?

Biggar in Scotland, near Lanark approx 250 miles from you if i remember right. Used to drive down to BOC Brinsworth quite a bit and i think that's in Sheffield area. Took me approx 3-3.5hrs solid driving. Been a few years. 😂

Dave

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12 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Biggar in Scotland, near Lanark approx 250 miles from you if i remember right. Used to drive down to BOC Brinsworth quite a bit and i think that's in Sheffield area. Took me approx 3-3.5hrs solid driving. Been a few years. 😂

Dave

That’s quite a trek indeed. Might be able to swing by if I ever manage to get up to do the Glasgow trip that’s been on hold due to Covid (had accommodation booked and such). Yep, Brinsworth is in Rotherham so not far from here. 

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10 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:

That’s quite a trek indeed. Might be able to swing by if I ever manage to get up to do the Glasgow trip that’s been on hold due to Covid (had accommodation booked and such). Yep, Brinsworth is in Rotherham so not far from here. 

Dont think you'll be disappointed with the playability of Sandberg basses. Its more about what tone you need. I have the VM4 but sometimes i feel the TM4 might have been a better choice for me as i love my Jazz bass. 

Necks are so nice to play and all the ones i've tried have been lighter than my Fenders. All well balanced. You can get a really low action on them due to the PLEK system on the frets. I had mine down at around 1.2mm at home but when i started gigging again i had to raise it slightly to 1.5mm because i play quite hard on the strings with my plucking hand.

Would have thought there was a Guitar Guitar in your area. That's where i've tried them all.

I did drive down to Bass Direct once to try out 5 stringers so if you are gonna spend a lot of money on a bass you really want to try them out and a day out might be worthwhile for you.

Guitar Guitar Birmingham or Newcastle look nearest to you.

 

Dave

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2 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said:

Dont think you'll be disappointed with the playability of Sandberg basses. Its more about what tone you need. I have the VM4 but sometimes i feel the TM4 might have been a better choice for me as i love my Jazz bass. 

Necks are so nice to play and all the ones i've tried have been lighter than my Fenders. All well balanced. You can get a really low action on them due to the PLEK system on the frets. I had mine down at around 1.2mm at home but when i started gigging again i had to raise it slightly to 1.5mm because i play quite hard on the strings with my plucking hand.

Would have thought there was a Guitar Guitar in your area. That's where i've tried them all.

I did drive down to Bass Direct once to try out 5 stringers so if you are gonna spend a lot of money on a bass you really want to try them out and a day out might be worthwhile for you.

Guitar Guitar Birmingham or Newcastle look nearest to you.

 

Dave

Yep, could probably get to those but it’d be a special trip as they’re not round the corner. If my lovely blue P bass sells then I’ll be taking a trip to BD to buy something they have in (unless it goes before mine sells) and could give the Sandbergs a go then. 

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5 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:

Yep, could probably get to those but it’d be a special trip as they’re not round the corner. If my lovely blue P bass sells then I’ll be taking a trip to BD to buy something they have in (unless it goes before mine sells) and could give the Sandbergs a go then. 

Everyone should have a trip to BD once in their lifetime. Its quite a bass cave. So many nice basses.

Dave

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8 minutes ago, Quatschmacher said:

Yep, could probably get to those but it’d be a special trip as they’re not round the corner. If my lovely blue P bass sells then I’ll be taking a trip to BD to buy something they have in (unless it goes before mine sells) and could give the Sandbergs a go then. 

PMT in Leeds appear to have them. That cant be too far away from you ?

Dave

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1 hour ago, dmccombe7 said:

PMT in Leeds appear to have them. That cant be too far away from you ?

Dave

 

I think the only one in store is the Basic 4, the rest are to order.  @Quatschmacher I have a TT4 here in Preston you are welcome to come and try but not quite what you were asking for.

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4 minutes ago, ead said:

 

I think the only one in store is the Basic 4, the rest are to order.  @Quatschmacher I have a TT4 here in Preston you are welcome to come and try but not quite what you were asking for.

Thanks. I presume there are some neck differences between the T and V series.  
 

Edit - looking at the Sandberg site, the thickness at the zero fret and the nut widths are the same. Nothing about the front-to-back taper though. 

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