Club Sandberg (part 2)

[_Obra_]

My tm4 is

I feel your pain man. Just ordered one and am super nervous I won’t like the neck shape. Fingers crossed.

You will love it! Best neck I played for life for sure! If anything I have to accent as ''the best'' on Sandberg , that's the neck!

 

[Jughead6]

My tm4 is


You will love it! Best neck I played for life for sure! If anything I have to accent as ''the best'' on Sandberg , that's the neck!

Agreed. Sandberg neck profile, width, radius and fretwork are all very good and very consistently executed. Somewhat similar to a Fender Jazz, but a bit flatter. Overall very comfortable to play.

 

[_Obra_]

Agreed. Sandberg neck profile, width, radius and fretwork are all very good and very consistently executed. Somewhat similar to a Fender Jazz, but a bit flatter. Overall very comfortable to play.

Couldn't agree more

 

[_Obra_]

Finally I got all the parts from Sandberg for new Darkglass Tone Capsule that perfectly fit in my custom TM4

That was just what I needed from the beginning...3 band EQ with two mids 500Hz and 2.8kHz . Now I have more control over humbucker.

 

[DMoney4]

Owned my Sandberg a little over a year now and am still blown away on a daily basis with the quality and versatility.

 

[RolandMHall]

I currently own 2 California TM5 basses. Yesterday I purchased a sandberg forty eight 5 string. I've always loved these and they seem to get great reviews.

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can purchase black pickup covers? I went to the sandberg website but they didn't have anything. The chrome ones on the bass are nice. I just think black would look better.

Here are the specs on the bass

Neck - 6 x bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard - rosewood
Scale – 34” / 22 frets
Body - European ash
Finish - RedBurst matte
Hardware - Sandberg Black
Pickup – 1 Sandberg designed powerhumbucker, 1 Sandberg splitcoil metal covers
Pre-amp – Sandberg/Glockenglang 2 band EQ/Vol/Pan
Gig bag - standard Sandberg
Weight – 9.4 lbs

 

[Shlabotnik]

Finally I got all the parts from Sandberg for new Darkglass Tone Capsule that perfectly fit in my custom TM4

That was just what I needed from the beginning...3 band EQ with two mids 500Hz and 2.8kHz . Now I have more control over humbucker.

Coolio! I ordered my custom TM4 with a 3 band EQ. Do you know what the difference is between the Tone Capsule 3-band and the stock 3-band, which I assume, maybe incorrectly, is a Glockenklang?

 

[Matte Black]

I currently own 2 California TM5 basses. Yesterday I purchased a sandberg forty eight 5 string. I've always loved these and they seem to get great reviews.

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can purchase black pickup covers? I went to the sandberg website but they didn't have anything. The chrome ones on the bass are nice. I just think black would look better.

Here are the specs on the bass

Neck - 6 x bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard - rosewood
Scale – 34” / 22 frets
Body - European ash
Finish - RedBurst matte
Hardware - Sandberg Black
Pickup – 1 Sandberg designed powerhumbucker, 1 Sandberg splitcoil metal covers
Pre-amp – Sandberg/Glockenglang 2 band EQ/Vol/Pan
Gig bag - standard Sandberg
Weight – 9.4 lbs

Pretty sure you need to talk to one of their US dealers to order whatever you want from them.

 

[RolandMHall]

Pretty sure you need to talk to one of their US dealers to order whatever you want from them.

Thanks. I was thinking I'll give Chicago music exchange a call

 

[Cuzzie]

Coolio! I ordered my custom TM4 with a 3 band EQ. Do you know what the difference is between the Tone Capsule 3-band and the stock 3-band, which I assume, maybe incorrectly, is a Glockenklang?

Glock is Bass,mid, treble

DG is Bass, Lo Mid, Hi mid

 

[thawkeyes]

I hope I am not hijacking the thread here...

What do you all think of these results? As a Sandberg lover, I'm not very pumped on this comparison.

 

[bdplaid]

Pretty obvious differences between active vs passive. Otherwise, as usual, I thought the G&L was the Fender. I always think G&L outfenders Fender.

Would have been best had she pulled the active bypass knob. Much more relevant comparison.

 

[Jughead6]

I hope I am not hijacking the thread here...

What do you all think of these results? As a Sandberg lover, I'm not very pumped on this comparison.

It's not a particularly flattering demo of the Sandberg.

 

[_Obra_]

Coolio! I ordered my custom TM4 with a 3 band EQ. Do you know what the difference is between the Tone Capsule 3-band and the stock 3-band, which I assume, maybe incorrectly, is a Glockenklang?

As Cuzzie said, Glock is Bass+mid+treble and Darkglass is Bass 70Hz, Lo Mid 500Hz and Hi mid 2.8kHz.
I do not know the frequencies of the Glok, but for the DG, I first tried a pedal Vintage Ultra V2 where You can chose the same frequencies, and loved it.
Pedal is great but I wanted to have it on board, since stock 2 band was to extreme to me, Hi and Low, and didn't use it at all.
With DG LoMid 500Hz and HiMid 2.8kHz, I can use humbucker the way I like it.

 

[Shlabotnik]

As Cuzzie said, Glock is Bass+mid+treble and Darkglass is Bass 70Hz, Lo Mid 500Hz and Hi mid 2.8kHz.
I do not know the frequencies of the Glok, but for the DG, I first tried a pedal Vintage Ultra V2 where You can chose the same frequencies, and loved it.
Pedal is great but I wanted to have it on board, since stock 2 band was to extreme to me, Hi and Low, and didn't use it at all.
With DG LoMid 500Hz and HiMid 2.8kHz, I can use humbucker the way I like it.

Nice!! I have the DG Vintage Deluxe so between that and the Glok 3 band I should find a happy place. I just really wanted some mid control on the bass.

 

[kasbrey]

I hope I am not hijacking the thread here...

What do you all think of these results? As a Sandberg lover, I'm not very pumped on this comparison.

I couldn't really tell until she used a pick. If you prefer a traditional P bass tone then the big pole pickup isn't going to do that entirely.
I swapped the Sandberg P pickup in my VS4 for an EMG Geezer Butler model and went passive. That did the trick.

 

[Jughead6]

I couldn't really tell until she used a pick. If you prefer a traditional P bass tone then the big pole pickup isn't going to do that entirely.
I swapped the Sandberg P pickup in my VS4 for an EMG Geezer Butler model and went passive. That did the trick.

As much as I love Sandbergs, I have to admit that I winced when I heard it being played with a pick. My feeling is that the strings are a major factor.

IMO Sandberg would be better off equipping their basses with nickel roundwounds instead of stainless steel roundwounds as standard, just like most other manufacturers (that being said, I use stainless flats exclusively).

 

[Cuzzie]

I have to say I picked the big 3 correctly.
I know it’s a bit of fun, but really an effort should be made to pop the same strings on all the basses.

Also what would be nice would have been each of them in a mix with other instruments say recorded flat on a track.
We all know that something can sound turd in isolation but work in a mix.

I thought the Sandy sounded good actually, but I can’t help but think that we are tuned to think that a P bass sounds like Motown and a different edge to it is not quite right.

3 big ones all sounded cool though

 

[Matte Black]

It’s NBD!

 

[Matte Black]

Gah! One more day!?!‽ Can’t open the box yet!?