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The official "Show your basses" thread part 19!

#20,701
God's Favorite Bass said:
Ohhh...how do you like the Sandberg? I'm Sandberg curious.
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Now I am no expert - but the neck on this Sandberg has to be the best feeling neck I have ever played. The frets are smooth on the sides, and I have the action really low.

The quality of the fretboard and finish are all top shelf. The bass is only 7 pounds 10 oz's and the balance is great with no dive at all. The pickup has a good output, and the tuners really work well. The finish is really nice, and I like the P style pick plate that is in 2 pieces. Nice high mass top load bridge.

The gig bag was not the greatest in the world, so I replaced it with a nicer one. I got it used on reverb at a lower price, but the bass is next to new in condition.

I am not a big fan of the road worn basses and this one is not road worn like some of the Sandbergs I see. Not a mark on her. The 4 little dot logo did rub off on the one pickup.

GFB - if I had known or researched about them earlier, I could have saved a bunch of money and just got a Sandberg back then. They are really worth the money and a great basses IMO.
 
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#20,702
LennyJ said:
Now I am no expert - but the neck on this Sandberg has to be the best feeling neck I have ever played. The frets are smooth on the sides, and I have the action really low.

The quality of the fretboard and finish are all top shelf. The bass is only 7 pounds 10 oz's and the balance is great with no dive at all. The pickup has a good output, and the tuners really work well. The finish is really nice, and I like the P style pick plate that is in 2 pieces. Nice high mass top load bridge.

The gig bag was not the greatest in the world, so I replaced it with a nicer one. I got it used on reverb at a lower price, but the bass is next to new in condition.

I am not a big fan of the road worn basses and this one is not road worn like some of the Sandbergs I see. Not a mark on her. The 4 little dot logo did rub off on the one pickup.

GFB - if I had known or researched about them earlier, I could have saved a bunch of money and just got a Sandberg back then. They are really worth the money and a great basses IMO.
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Cool! Enjoy that beauty!
 
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Newest addition to the family
 
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#20,707
Gervais Cote said:
That '71 really seems to have the perfect neck at the nut, not too big, not too small.
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Yeah - it is nice.

I really like it when people ask is it the A neck or B neck. Wow back then you got a bass with a neck, I never heard back then about those numbers.

But thank you - it is a very comfortable neck and to this day still plays and feels very nice. I still have the original case it came in, but I lost that little book that came with it.

And I still have the 2 covers for the pickup and bridge (in the case now).
 
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#20,711
Silver Blues said:
It's nice, though. I have an RB680 with that bridge and it's really solid.
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I'm sure it's solid, I was referring to the over-complexity of adjusting the saddle height. A standard set-screw design is simple and effective. (it works) By adding an articulated (roller?) flange doesn't seem to offer an advantage. I mean, it's cool... maybe if I had one to study in person.
 
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#20,714
Silver Blues said:
Fair enough. If you get one, I'm sure the bass attached to it will be a keeper :p
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No question - Ibanez makes great guitars and basses. They also innovate more than the companies at that level. They were the ones to come up with the additional angled neck-heal anchors for grounding a bolt-on neck to a body. That was a pretty radical design that addressed neck-body connection.

Four traditional anchors - 2 angled anchors into the neck heal -

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#20,715
JIO said:
A slightly odd bridge saddle design - somewhat over-designed.
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I never noticed to see how it is any different from any basic bent steel fender four saddle bridge — unless it is simpler. There is only one height adjustment screw….

The same bridge is on my ‘85 and it gets gigged and toured pretty hard. It’s stable and comfortable and absolutely easy to set up, though it rarely if ever needs adjustment.

the flat flange that you’re seeing in the catalog is brilliant. The hinge locks it to the saddle so there’s no torsion — just one set screw does the trick.

All my basses with this bridge sound phenomenal and play well. And I’ve never heard talk of maintenance or stability issues in any Ibanez group.

It really is a good design
 
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#20,717
JIO said:
I'm sure it's solid, I was referring to the over-complexity of adjusting the saddle height. A standard set-screw design is simple and effective. (it works) By adding an articulated (roller?) flange doesn't seem to offer an advantage. I mean, it's cool... maybe if I had one to study in person.
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I don’t see where a roller is?? I have this bridge on several basses and it is excellent. Easily my favorite bridge. Even with some age and corrosion they work great. And the design of the castings mean that it’s very smooth and comfortable under my palm. A tidy smooth bridge.
 
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JIO said:
I'm sure it's solid, I was referring to the over-complexity of adjusting the saddle height. A standard set-screw design is simple and effective. (it works) By adding an articulated (roller?) flange doesn't seem to offer an advantage. I mean, it's cool... maybe if I had one to study in person.
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I actually think this design would be superior to the standard saddle set screws. The additional contact between the saddle and this flange should enhance the vibration transmission. The same reasoning is used in the Babicz bridge design.
 
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LennyJ said:
Yeah - it is nice.

I really like it when people ask is it the A neck or B neck. Wow back then you got a bass with a neck, I never heard back then about those numbers.

But thank you - it is a very comfortable neck and to this day still plays and feels very nice. I still have the original case it came in, but I lost that little book that came with it.

And I still have the 2 covers for the pickup and bridge (in the case now).
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Really nice birdseye on that headstock!
 
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