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Club Sandberg (part 2)

Well, it arrived today, never had a 5 string before, never really played one before actually.
My other 2 are a MarloweDK with Sandberg pups and a TT with Haüssel’s both passive, so what did I do.....?

Straight into band practice with it and it bloody rocks!
It’s Killer.

Looks amazing and those Delano’s and Glock pre - brilliant.

Very very happy man!
 
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Well, it arrived today, never had a 5 string before, never really played one before actually.
My other 2 are a MarloweDK with Sandberg pups and a TT with Haüssel’s both passive, so what did I do.....?

Straight into band practice with it and it bloody rocks!
It’s Killer.

Looks amazing and those Delano’s and Glock pre - brilliant.

Very very happy man!
How do the Delano pups in passive mode compare to the Sandberg pups and Haussel pups?
 
@Jughead6 As a gross generalisation, and of course these terms get branded around which can be subjective, but it’s about all we have without listening!

Delano’s - crystal clear and hi-fi, but this does not mean sterile and boring, really balanced sound, especially with the Glock pre when active.
When i play this I prefer a blend towards the reverse split P, but the bridge pick up is fine on its own. Does well with pedals.

Sandberg - more vintage sounding, lower output, go really well with all pedals as IMHO if you are pushing a lot of sounds with pre amps, it can overwhelm a signal. The balance on these is just right to mould your sound. It gives you a really good jazz sound and balance on the DK.
When I play this I favour a blend towards the bridge, nice bit of bite.
Be aware the new Sandberg black labels are hotter, more punch to them, but still very refined, a very fine pick up indeed(not in the bass I pictured but I have played them).

Haüssel’s - hot, even being passive, very mid range focussed. The neck pick up solo’d Is about as close to a split coil ‘P’ sound you will get from a jazz bass single coil pick up I have heard. When I play this I am almost exclusively neck pick up only. This does less well with my pedal pre amps (Two Notes LeBass, Hartke VXL) not that it sounds poo, but I have to dial it back compared to the DK to get clarity, but I have worked around so it’s minimal change between basses. Often this is pure - bass-compressor-amp.

All fine pick ups - loads of fun.

Hope this helps
 
Well I have had it a couple of weeks now and I am well impressed. In passive mode, it sounds well like a P bass but it sings in active mode. The neck is perfect for me and the bass is quite light. The standard of construction and finish is perfect. The only thing that was not to my liking was the strings so if anyone in the UK wants them, drop me a line and you can have them.
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Hi All.
Basic Ken Taylor 5st fretted ,35" scale, Ebony fretboard.
(same as my avatar picture).

I would like to up the two pickups, but I see that the screws of each of the pickups, are already almost tight to the bottom ! ...
Is this normal? I'm afraid to break something that is too tight.
Or, should I unscrew (counter clockwise) to go up the pickups?
Very thanks for your all future reply :)
 
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@Jughead6 As a gross generalisation, and of course these terms get branded around which can be subjective, but it’s about all we have without listening!

Delano’s - crystal clear and hi-fi, but this does not mean sterile and boring, really balanced sound, especially with the Glock pre when active.
When i play this I prefer a blend towards the reverse split P, but the bridge pick up is fine on its own. Does well with pedals.

Sandberg - more vintage sounding, lower output, go really well with all pedals as IMHO if you are pushing a lot of sounds with pre amps, it can overwhelm a signal. The balance on these is just right to mould your sound. It gives you a really good jazz sound and balance on the DK.
When I play this I favour a blend towards the bridge, nice bit of bite.
Be aware the new Sandberg black labels are hotter, more punch to them, but still very refined, a very fine pick up indeed(not in the bass I pictured but I have played them).

Haüssel’s - hot, even being passive, very mid range focussed. The neck pick up solo’d Is about as close to a split coil ‘P’ sound you will get from a jazz bass single coil pick up I have heard. When I play this I am almost exclusively neck pick up only. This does less well with my pedal pre amps (Two Notes LeBass, Hartke VXL) not that it sounds poo, but I have to dial it back compared to the DK to get clarity, but I have worked around so it’s minimal change between basses. Often this is pure - bass-compressor-amp.

All fine pick ups - loads of fun.

Hope this helps
Thanks for the detailed description. I agree with your assessment of the Delano pups. My TM has them, and it is a joy to play because of how well the sound can be sculpted with different effects and amps.

I was thinking about getting a TT passive, but I just like the Delano sound so much. So I've just ordered another TM...
 
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Hi all, this seems like the best place to ask..I'm looking at moving on from my Stingray classic and buying a Sandberg California TM4 or possibly VM4 (hardcore aged).

Are there massive tonal differences? Like Jazz or P bass? Also neck shape.. is there a big difference?
 
You can't get a Jazz bass tone out of a VM4 but you can get a sort of P tone out of a TM4. I like both but the TM was my favourite design of the 2.
If they're from the more recent years the necks should be the same. Earlier models varied a bit.