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Club Sandberg (part 2)

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This sounds wonderful !! And what a coincidence . I’ve been enjoying the neck pickup on my Ida 5 with my tube amp simulator quite a bit for old school PBass tones. Poppa Was a Rolling Stone was one of the exact tunes I was jamming to.
Sandbergs are so underrated . I’m glad because I don’t want the price skyrocketing !!

Love your videos !! Thanks for sharing , and keep them coming .

I’ve always said that Sandbergs don’t sound like Fenders or feel like Fenders .
But with the right pickups , technique , strings , and eq skills, they can handle that classic Fender sound quite well.
But right off the bat, the Sandberg sound has a lot more clarity , sustain and note separation .

This leads me to now believe that Sandbergs can be quite versatile. They can do modern and vintage . It really takes spending some time with them . I almost gave up on mine too quickly . Now I know better , and Im glad about it!!
 
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LadyLoveStingRay5 said:
This sounds wonderful !! And what a coincidence . I’ve been enjoying the neck pickup on my Ida 5 with my tube amp simulator quite a bit for old school PBass tones. Poppa Was a Rolling Stone was one of the exact tunes I was jamming to.
Sandbergs are so underrated . I’m glad because I don’t want the price skyrocketing !!

Love your videos !! Thanks for sharing , and keep them coming .

I’ve always said that Sandbergs don’t sound like Fenders or feel like Fenders .
But with the right pickups , technique , strings , and eq skills, they can handle that classic Fender sound quite well.
But right off the bat, the Sandberg sound has a lot more clarity , sustain and note separation .

This leads me to now believe that Sandbergs can be quite versatile. They can do modern and vintage . It really takes spending some time with them . I almost gave up on mine too quickly . Now I know better , and Im glad about it!!
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Thanks! I’ve never been a big fan of the thumpy Precision pickup sound but, as you say, the Sandberg has clarity, sustain, and note separation. I bet purists will point out that the reverse P is not the true Precision sound but it’s certainly in the ballpark. No reason why it can’t work on these classic tunes.
 
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LadyLoveStingRay5 said:
I’ve always said that Sandbergs don’t sound like Fenders or feel like Fenders .
But with the right pickups , technique , strings , and eq skills, they can handle that classic Fender sound quite well.
But right off the bat, the Sandberg sound has a lot more clarity , sustain and note separation .

This leads me to now believe that Sandbergs can be quite versatile. They can do modern and vintage . It really takes spending some time with them . I almost gave up on mine too quickly . Now I know better , and Im glad about it!!
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I agree. Although they don't sound exactly like Fenders or Music Mans, their sound fits just as well in the context of live and recorded music. In other words, it doesn't sound out of place. Also, I find that there are great tones at settings in between on the blend. Instead of rolling full on in either pickup direction, just a bump to the front or the back reveals some great tones that can be further massaged with the pre-amp.
 
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Z-Bass said:
I agree. Although they don't sound exactly like Fenders or Music Mans, their sound fits just as well in the context of live and recorded music. In other words, it doesn't sound out of place. Also, I find that there are great tones at settings in between on the blend. Instead of rolling full on in either pickup direction, just a bump to the front or the back reveals some great tones that can be further massaged with the pre-amp.
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I would pick a Sandberg over a similarly priced American Fender. I feel you get more for your money. Mine has a preamp, passive tone control, ebony fingerboard, PLEK treatment, etc.
 
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Bass Viking said:
I would pick a Sandberg over a similarly priced American Fender. I feel you get more for your money. Mine has a preamp, passive tone control, ebony fingerboard, PLEK treatment, etc.
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Already !!! I no longer own or have a desire to own a Fender. I’m all EBMM Stingray Specials and my Sandberg .

I’m wondering if Sandberg has or will do a short scale 5. This is the only bass missing from my stable that I need for travel .
 
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I'll never pick fender over Sandberg. I would like to get "one more" bass in my collection to join the Sandberg and it's an EBMM Ray HH. I can easily use the MM on my Grand Dark for Ray tones and nobody would notice, but to me the EB both pickups on is something unique to itself.
 
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Nuage420 said:


I'll never pick fender over Sandberg. I would like to get "one more" bass in my collection to join the Sandberg and it's an EBMM Ray HH. I can easily use the MM on my Grand Dark for Ray tones and nobody would notice, but to me the EB both pickups on is something unique to itself.
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I would pick pretty much any brand over Fender. I prefer other companies’ take on the Fender design: Sandberg, Suhr, Warmoth, Lakland, etc.
 
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For any other Superlight owners, a few questions. Mine has two small indents in the (black) wood. I don't mind aesthetically, but one is mildly annoying where my arm rests. I'm thinking of looking into a black wood filler, but curious if anyone has done something similar?

Also, if the wood is prone to easy denting (I'm guessing, based on the lightness-factor), has anyone considered a clear coat finish (or a refin)? I'm wondering if that would add weight and defeat the purpose of being super duper light :)

Lastly, I'm considering a Spitfire guard for mine. I'm presuming he doesn't have a template, so if you happen to be considering the same maybe we could split the cost of his template work.
 
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Bass Viking said:
I would pick a Sandberg over a similarly priced American Fender. I feel you get more for your money. Mine has a preamp, passive tone control, ebony fingerboard, PLEK treatment, etc.
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Amazing to me that people are still choosing Fender when Sandberg is literally right there, beating them in every single criteria.

If the complaint is - “Sandberg doesn’t sound like fender” - I’d still get a Sandberg any day of the week and swap the pups to any other more traditional sounding pair.

QC, feel and playability is just leaps and bounds better with the Sandies.
That’s all I play now. I have 3 of them, with 2 more on the way.

Passive 61 Kloppberg sounds plenty traditional and vintage to my ears 🙂

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Nuage420 said:


I'll never pick fender over Sandberg. I would like to get "one more" bass in my collection to join the Sandberg and it's an EBMM Ray HH. I can easily use the MM on my Grand Dark for Ray tones and nobody would notice, but to me the EB both pickups on is something unique to itself.
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A lot of ppl don’t know this because Sandberg doesn't advertise it, but you can get their TM2 or VM2 models - with “Stingray” pickup placement.

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When I found this out I went nuts and immediately placed an order lol

Stingray tone is one of my favorite tones ever and I love the EBMM basses.
Getting that but with the Sandberg comfort and playability was a no brainer for me.
 
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TheMartianBassist said:
A lot of ppl don’t know this because Sandberg doesn't advertise it, but you can get their TM2 model - with “Stingray” pickup placement.

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When I found this out I went nuts and immediately placed an order lol

Stingray tone is one of my favorite tones ever and I love the EBMM basses.
Getting that but with the Sandberg comfort and playability was a no brainer for me.
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Beautiful!!!
 
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TheMartianBassist said:
Amazing to me that people are still choosing Fender when Sandberg is literally right there, beating them in every single criteria.

If the complaint is - “Sandberg doesn’t sound like fender” - I’d still get a Sandberg any day of the week and swap the pups to any other more traditional sounding pair.

QC, feel and playability is just leaps and bounds better with the Sandies.
That’s all I play now. I have 3 of them, with 2 more on the way.

Passive 61 Kloppberg sounds plenty traditional and vintage to my ears 🙂

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Unfortunately not every music store carries Sandberg and many people simply don’t know about them. As much as I wish it, they aren’t “right there” in any shop in my city. :bawl:
 
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Bass Viking said:
Unfortunately not every music store carries Sandberg and many people simply don’t know about them. As much as I wish it, they aren’t “right there” in any shop in my city. :bawl:
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I’m here in the states and hardly anyone I run into knows about Sandberg.
They’re not stocked in any store here either.
By “right there” I guess I meant there’s plenty of them online, hundreds of them on reverb and plenty of them being sold here in the classifieds.
Always possible to buy one for a trial period and return it if need be from a retailer on Reverb.
 
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