Quilly Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Looking for a mid range bass with an MM style humbucker. Just wondering if anyone has tried one of these Electra basses. I’ve a German California...just curious what’s lost in the price difference 🤷♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 Parts are made in the East - all assembly and QC back in Germany, less colour and finish options hence lower cost, but quality still excellent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Pending sale of some gear I’ll be in the market for an MM type bass. The sandberg basic and human base roxy B4 also contenders . I just want that “stingray” sound from a more budget instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 12 hours ago, Cuzzie said: Parts are made in the East - all assembly and QC back in Germany, less colour and finish options hence lower cost, but quality still excellent All the hardware is the usual sandberg stuff though, it's just the bodies and necks made in the far East I think, and I think the bass assembled there, but then setup and QC in Germany. I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilly Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 Cool , excellent 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 7 minutes ago, Quilly said: Cool , excellent 😎 I've played a couple of Electra's briefly and they felt great, and having owned a Cort Arona previously (which were a similar deal), I can attest to the quality. If I had to liken them to the Fender range, I'd say they fall in the quality point maybe between the Mex and US range, possibly like a Japanese Fender? If that makes sense. They're great instruments. 😊👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 13 hours ago, Quilly said: Pending sale of some gear I’ll be in the market for an MM type bass. The sandberg basic and human base roxy B4 also contenders . I just want that “stingray” sound from a more budget instrument. Ibanez ATK does the Ray thing very well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRBboy Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 13 minutes ago, fretmeister said: Ibanez ATK does the Ray thing very well. Good shout, they sound superb! The necks are quite a chunky profile though, which won't suit everyone. I had one back when I was doing some theatre work, and the sound engineer said it sounded better than my fender jazz or my Yamaha TRB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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