Sandberg Custom 5 Mahog/Wenge (based on Bullet Special)
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TRADED -- 2/2/2011
Re-listing 1/6/2011 -- Still available - I'll accept [DEL]$1,350 [/DEL] $1,250 with a local pickup or less than a 2.5 hour drive (that covers all of NJ, and much of PA, Metro NYC and a good portion of Long Island, Western CT, all of DE, and most of MD plus all the way to Washington, DC)!
I purchased this bass from Kwesi about 3 months ago and although it has a killer tone and is super-versatile with the 3-band Glockenklang preamp, and 3-way pickup switching (series/parallel/single-coil), I need to sell it due to a couple of family financial crises. Here is the original listing by Kwesi (with a few added pieces of information from me) The second audio clip is of this bass, played by Kwesi:
BODY:: Mahogany
TOP & BACK:: Wenge
NECK:: Maple
FINGERBOARD:: Rosewood
PICKUPS:: Sandberg MM style pickups series/parallel/single switches on both - wenge pickup covers installed by Sandberg
PREAMP:: Glockenklang 3 band w/ active/passive push/pull on volume
SCALE:: 34 inch (I get closer to 35" from nut to bridge saddles); 24 frets.
STRING SPACING:: 18.5mm (adjustable from 17.5mm to 19mm)
WEIGHT:: less than 10lbs (between 9lb., 10oz. and 9lb., 14oz. on my digital postal scale)
SOUND/VIDEO CLIPS:: Clip 1 Clip 2
There's one "blemish on the top of the lower bout, where it looks as if someone was attempting to attach a strap button or straplok, but stopped before doing any real damage. Why anyone would want to attach a strap button on the lower bout is beyond my comprehension!
There are lots of photos in the link within Kwesi's original post (see link below), and I am a lousy photographer, but I have taken a bunch of photos, too, and a couple of them appear below --
Here's that link to the original listing that includes this bass with the sound/video clips, plus a nice Fender 5-string FMT Jazz that Kwesi was selling ...
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=679422
Price lowered to $1,350 shipped for this bass -- $1,250 IF YOU ACT REALLY FAST AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY CURRENT FINANCIAL (GAS) NEED!!! Based on Sandberg's current price list, this bass would sell for more than $2,400 US, without the through-body bridge, pickup covers and 3-way pickup selector switching; I estimate that this bass would cost more than $2,750 by custom-order, if you could even get Sandberg to build you one like this. Comes with the original very sturdy Sandberg gig bag in mint condition.
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TRADED -- 2/2/2011
Re-listing 1/6/2011 -- Still available - I'll accept [DEL]$1,350 [/DEL] $1,250 with a local pickup or less than a 2.5 hour drive (that covers all of NJ, and much of PA, Metro NYC and a good portion of Long Island, Western CT, all of DE, and most of MD plus all the way to Washington, DC)!
I purchased this bass from Kwesi about 3 months ago and although it has a killer tone and is super-versatile with the 3-band Glockenklang preamp, and 3-way pickup switching (series/parallel/single-coil), I need to sell it due to a couple of family financial crises. Here is the original listing by Kwesi (with a few added pieces of information from me) The second audio clip is of this bass, played by Kwesi:
BODY:: Mahogany
TOP & BACK:: Wenge
NECK:: Maple
FINGERBOARD:: Rosewood
PICKUPS:: Sandberg MM style pickups series/parallel/single switches on both - wenge pickup covers installed by Sandberg
PREAMP:: Glockenklang 3 band w/ active/passive push/pull on volume
SCALE:: 34 inch (I get closer to 35" from nut to bridge saddles); 24 frets.
STRING SPACING:: 18.5mm (adjustable from 17.5mm to 19mm)
WEIGHT:: less than 10lbs (between 9lb., 10oz. and 9lb., 14oz. on my digital postal scale)
SOUND/VIDEO CLIPS:: Clip 1 Clip 2
There's one "blemish on the top of the lower bout, where it looks as if someone was attempting to attach a strap button or straplok, but stopped before doing any real damage. Why anyone would want to attach a strap button on the lower bout is beyond my comprehension!
There are lots of photos in the link within Kwesi's original post (see link below), and I am a lousy photographer, but I have taken a bunch of photos, too, and a couple of them appear below --
Here's that link to the original listing that includes this bass with the sound/video clips, plus a nice Fender 5-string FMT Jazz that Kwesi was selling ...
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=679422
Price lowered to $1,350 shipped for this bass -- $1,250 IF YOU ACT REALLY FAST AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY CURRENT FINANCIAL (GAS) NEED!!! Based on Sandberg's current price list, this bass would sell for more than $2,400 US, without the through-body bridge, pickup covers and 3-way pickup selector switching; I estimate that this bass would cost more than $2,750 by custom-order, if you could even get Sandberg to build you one like this. Comes with the original very sturdy Sandberg gig bag in mint condition.
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