Product: Sandberg California 5-string P aged
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
07/15/2007
at
07:52am
by
Plecbear
Features
:
10
This is a five string P-bass "aged", another name for "Relic" series.
It has an P bass shaped alder body and a maple neck with maple slap board.
Tuners located as in Musicman 5 string, chrome hardware. Special Sandberg string daownholder at the peg head, solid chromed brass bridge with adjustable and fixable saddles.
Black ebony nut and zero fret. Scale length is 34,5 inch.
German made Delano p-Bass pickups, working passive and active.
Knobs for volume (push for passive, high,middle,bass (active mode)
Sound
:
10
I'm a four-string bass player and was looking for a five-string I will need for some feelings in my band.
Testing a couple of gears of all price categories, I was mostly disapointed because of poor B-string tonality (muddy and flappy)or high tech sterile sound. After a long trial with a very nice bass specialist in the shop he gave me this Sanberg because I wanted characteristic sound like my Fender, Music Man, esh basses...
I never thought I would bought a relic but this one has a sound that knocked me down, typical P-Bass (like a very good old one) you can have in passive mode, pushy and versatile with active modes, and the funky clic you need for your drummer and for slapping, great B-string
Action, Fit, & Finish
:
10
Very good adjusted from manufacturer, my dealer put my favorite Ken Smith strings on it and made final adjustments, this made perfect action for my playing style
Reliability/Durability
:
No Opinion
Seems to be as rugged as comparable instruments, too new to describe my experience
Customer Support
:
9
Sandberg is a small manufacturer, it's working like a custom shop, but for fair standard prices. If my dealer will not be able for any repair, they will do that. I'm pretty sure my instrument will be in good hans with them, but it seems so that I will not need them with this instrumen built like a tank
Overall Rating
:
10
I'm aa amateur bass player since more than 30 years, playing all styles of rock, blues, soul and jazz. In these years I got quite a big number of 4-string basses which I like and play because of their different characters. My first five-string was a very nice fretless carvin, perfect for jazzy things. the Sandberg is my first fretted 5-string which I wanted to use additionally. At present I don't put it out of my hand, my band likes it and if it was stolen, I would look for another Sandberg.
