Mine has the black labels and the Sandberg 2band with boost and cut. Active / passive .
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This one has Delano pickups and the Delano 2 band. Interested to see how it sounds.
Any Sandberg with the P or humbucker is awesome . You’ll love it . Especially with both.
I came to the sandberg club after owning a great 90’s sr5 and a Spector euro, they were great but my sandberg has become my one and only more or less.Hi all. About to enter the world of Sandberg ownership. Just pulled the trigger on this VM 5 in the classifieds here. I'm coming from years of EBMM and Spector ownership and I'm looking forward to getting as geeky about this as I am with the rest of my collection.
I'm looking forward to it. I hear lots of good things. I have 10 Spectors and a Stingray at the moment, each of them a little bit different for different sounds, so I see this as adding to my palette more than replacing anything. I have had too many regrets selling instruments in my youth and now that I'm in a financial position to not need to sell in order to buy (and I have the room), I'm a lot more deliberate about letting basses go.
Good for you! I get stressed by having too many strings to change…my fault for playing fives lol. I’m 27 and my finances ain’t changing anytime too soon, would love a fretless 4 stingray some day, or a Spector with a HAZ mine had the tone pump. Sounded great, couldn’t control the gain…
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Mine are all 5s as well. I may get flamed for this, but I actually soak strings in rubbing alcohol and they are usually good as new. I can keep them in the rotation that way. Shhh!
I sold a nice Euro 5 back when I was your age because of the Tone Pump. Back then there was no SNC or LHZ alternative so you were stuck. Nowadays, all my Spectors have either a Haz or Haz clone. The LHZ is fantastic and relatively inexpensive. I have changed the preamp on every single one I own except for an SSD NS5CR that had the Czech Haz. Still had to change the pots in it and I swapped the op amp.
I'm really looking forward to hearing the electronics in the Sandberg. It's going to be so different than anything I have.
Sounds like an awesome collection!! Haha I’ve heard of boiling strings but never rubbing alcohol. Whatever works! Strings aren’t getting cheaper. I think you’ll really enjoy the sandberg, mine sounds warmer, slightly more fender-y and old school but with bite when I want it, than I remember my Spector or ray having, both were such unique sounds. I have to say my sandberg B isn’t as amazing as my Spector with the extra inch of scale length, but I seem to get by. I’ve got a tm5 with delanos and the Glock pre, I find myself putting it in passive for certain tunes more than I expected I would. Like someone else said, the stock strings (black windings) are worth a change. I’m sure you’ll love it!Mine are all 5s as well. I may get flamed for this, but I actually soak strings in rubbing alcohol and they are usually good as new. I can keep them in the rotation that way. Shhh!
I sold a nice Euro 5 back when I was your age because of the Tone Pump. Back then there was no SNC or LHZ alternative so you were stuck. Nowadays, all my Spectors have either a Haz or Haz clone. The LHZ is fantastic and relatively inexpensive. I have changed the preamp on every single one I own except for an SSD NS5CR that had the Czech Haz. Still had to change the pots in it and I swapped the op amp.
I'm really looking forward to hearing the electronics in the Sandberg. It's going to be so different than anything I have.
The stock strings are 40-128 steels, so far I appreciate them. Which strings did you use? I got a California VM 5 - maybe
DR Hi Beams?
Hi everyone
I was playing my TM4 the other day and a nice music theme came out.
Hope You'll enjoy the soundtrack
I was playing my TM4 the other day and a nice music theme came out.
Hope You'll enjoy the soundtrack
Hi everyone
I was playing my TM4 the other day and a nice music theme came out.
Hope You'll enjoy the soundtrack
Sounds great! Mind sharing your pickup/eq settings on the bass and anything external in the signal chain?
Interesting. I lack experience of various string brands. My new Sandberg California VM 4 has the stock strings on. They're OK, v bright, thinnest gauge I've used.
I'm reading through various string recommendations here. Can't decide....
From what you say, are you suggesting if I fitted thicker strings, I would lose some of the character/playability of the VM?? And why?
Thanks
Not at all...
- Sandberg was in passive mode with two single pickups (splited bridge), tone open all the way.
- Gallien Krueger Legacy head: both mids on 9 oclock, rest on 12
- Focusrite 2i2
- DAW: EQ Low cut on 50Hz, Hi cut on 10kHz, 80Hz and 620Hz busted for 3dB
- DAW: a bit of Compressor and a bit of Reverb
Hi everyone
I was playing my TM4 the other day and a nice music theme came out.
Hope You'll enjoy the soundtrack
Is this an ebony fretboard ?
I'm going to Bass Central tomorrow and will be test driving a V MM model!
Well mine is a TM5 and a big part of the difference for me was the B string, so you may not necessarily have the same experience as me. I think the only way to really know what suits your playing style and your instrument is to experiment.
