Recent content by andyk

I've gotten 2 Sandbergs from Europe. The first came from a Spanish dealer in Europe, via FedEx, took 5 days (!!!) door to door. The second was from Thommen, ended up coming via USPS, took about a month. The second was much cheaper shipping, but tbh I was perfectly satisfied both times.

Thommen had one in stock, just recently. I had to keep slapping my mouse hand away from the super strong magnetic attraction it was experiencing from the "add to cart" and "buy" buttons. The way Thommen seems to work is, for items that aren't in stock, they have a variety of pre-designated...

It had something to do with mountain bike iirc. Which is very relatable to me even though my own mtb career is mostly a thing of the past. Anyways, the green one has found a happy home & is still with me. These really are super nice instruments; I may very well get another one someday.

What strings have you tried? Maybe something like a taper-core B would help. Or as light of a gauge as you can get; if there's something like a .120 B out there, as part of an extra light set. Or something with an entirely different feel - stiff vs. flexible as an example. It can be...

I've (US resident) ordered a couple of off the shelf Sandbergs from Europe. One from Thommen which came via USPS, with no import duties, cheap shipping, but took a while. The other from a Spanish dealer who used Fedex; that one had 5% import duty (billed via Fedex), shipping wasn't cheap, but...

I say overpriced by $2,594.00. If you flip it over, I bet it would work as a cricket bat. Gotta be worth something.

I kind of saw it as well. Living in CT at the time, picked up some friends in Providence RI and drove to Boston. Upon arrival, we found out there was to be no Metallica due to passport issues for Lars. First show of the tour blues. As for WASP, I really dislike theatrical stuff a la Kiss &...

Nice, love the orangeburst. I have a green one; the Boosters are a bit of sleeper imo, they are super-functional, great tone & playability in a simple (in a good way) package. I'm also thinking of getting a fretless, though I'm kind of torn between the Booster imoand the TM4 for that.

My very first bass, way back in the 80s, was an SB-2. I have an L-2000 and a couple of Legacy guitars as well. They're fine instruments and a great value, but were never quite "the ones". My main, for quite a while, has been a Mike Lull PJ4, I have a couple of other Lulls as well. Last year...

That's a fret wrap, made by gruv gear & probably others. It's an adjustable mute basically. IIRC Victor Wooten was one of the first to use one; also used by Sandberg artist Ida Nielsen & others. Awesome first choice for a bass, you'll have it for life probably. I "discovered" Sanderg about a...

There is an updated version of the configurator up on the Sandberg site. Not a whole lot of new options that I could see through a quick browse through. The presentation is nicer with the preview images nicely improved; this will not help anyone prone to GAS one bit! They've also added guitar...

That balance was probably the first thing I noticed - Dingwall instruments kind of feel like they are one big string. One of my Dingwalls is de-tuned to A standard; it still maintains that feeling even with the slightly floppier string tension overall. It's something that isn't very noticeable...

Interesting. How's the balance of the other strings on the DK as compared to the Super P5? One of the most striking things about the Dingwalls, at least on the 37" scale models, is the string to string balance they have in terms of string tension and tone. Very different from the fixed 35"...

Well in these situations it's sometimes helpful to consult a source of ancient wisdom. Because I've digested such a source very recently, I can help y'all out in that respect. Therefore: N = 11. For those that have achieved that goal already, N = H + 11. Spinal Tap has shown the way; why...

That sounds about right. I have two Ida 4-strings with different stamps on each. The older one, which is probably a 2017 model, has the "German Quality". The newer, which I picked up about 3 months ago, has the "Made in Germany".