Key Features
- Hardcore aged finish offers a distinctive and vintage look
- Expert electronics within a vintage masterpiece, offering the best of both worlds
- rosewood fingerboard provides superior feel and neat aesthetics
- Nickel aged hardware ensures durability and vintage appeal
Sandberg California TM 4-String, Hardcore Aged Marley Blue Overview
The Sandberg California TM 4-String is a meticulously crafted instrument that combines vintage aesthetics with modern performance. The rosewood fingerboard offers a smooth, superior feel and sleek visual appeal. The cool, calm and collected vintage visuals of this bass shouldn't distract you from the immense levels of electronic expertise that've been poured into this instrument. Utilising Sandberg's 2-band EQ active system, this sonic superpower gives you an unmatched mastery over your tone. Nickel aged hardware tops off the look of this beauty, giving you durability and a timeless, vintage charm.
The California TM 4-String has a tortoise pickguard that adds to its striking aesthetic, combined with the marley blue finish which provides plenty of character to this beauty. Sandberg is renowned for its expertise in electronics, so it'll come as no surprise to see that this bass utilises a single coil Delano JMVC pickup and a dual coil Delano MCFE pickup. This combo gives you a range of tonal possibilities, conquering every genre and every sound imaginable. Every detail of this instrument is crafted to deliver exceptional performance. Constructed in Sandberg's specialist German workshop, you can play assured knowing that this bass is made with state-of-the-art craftmanship, from a company that fills each of its instruments with a love and passion for music.
Product Ref: 295989
Full Description
View Full DescriptionDistinctive aged finish
The Sandberg California TM 4-String stands out with its hardcore aged marley blue finish, providing a unique and vintage look. This distinctive finish gives the bass a worn-in appearance that make it look as though its withstood the most epic playing sessions and performances. This bass will have you reciting legendary basslines of the bygone eras. The aged finish embodies the spirit and character of a well-loved, played-in instrument that has stood the test of time.
Expert electronics
Despite its rugged appearance, this relic of a bass is ready to offer you a sonically stunning performance, curtesy of Sandberg's state-of-the-art craftmanship. With one Delano JMV and one Delano MCFE, this beauty offers you a whole host of tonal possibilities. You can easily achieve that single-coil snap, so often heard with slap-style playing and more trebly jazz notes that make an impression on any mix. The dual-coil Delano MCFE gives you those thick, deeper bass tones that reverberate at the bottom levels. Your opportunities are endless, as you shape your electronic expression with this versatile pickup configuration. Bringing this vintage bass into the modern day even further, the TM 4-string makes use of a 2-band active EQ system. This gives you extensive tone shaping controls, funnelling more power into this electronic extraordinaire.
Durable nickel aged hardware
Equipped with nickel aged hardware, the Sandberg California TM 4-String ensures both longevity and vintage appeal. This hardware is designed to withstand the rigours of frequent playing while maintaining its classic look. The aging process gives each component a unique patina, further enhancing the bass's vintage charm. The hardware of this bass is the cherry on top of a vintage masterpiece that gives you all the glory of a bass that's been put through its paces, only with the added bonus of using advanced electronics.
Thoughtful design details
The California TM 4-String is thoughtfully designed, coming from Sandberg's expert workshop in Germany. The quality of this bass is guaranteed, both in terms of its natural wood construction as well as its electronic excellence. The combination of an alder body, rosewood fingerboard and vintage features all culminate in a bass that feels as smooth as it looks. The premium design is only bolstered when you take a look at the extraordinary electronics that this beauty has to offer. Sandberg is bringing a visually vintage-style bass into the future; resurrect the basslines and riffs of old with modern tonal enhancements.
Specifications
- Product Name: Sandberg California TM 4-String, Hardcore Aged Marley Blue
- Product Code: S-45490
Body
- Material: Alder (Hardcore Aged Finish)
- Finish: Hardcore Aged Marley Blue
- Pickguard: Tortoise
Neck & Fretboard
- Material: Canadian Hardrock Maple
- Construction: 6-bolted
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Frets: 22 frets or fretless option
- Radius: 14 inches
- Scale Length: 34 inches (standard), 35 inches available
- Neck Profile: C-shape
- Width at Zero Fret: 39.5 mm
- Width at 22nd Fret: 63 mm
- Thickness at 1st Fret: 20 mm
Hardware & Electronics
- Hardware Finish: Nickel aged
- Bridge String Spacing: Adjustable, 18.5 mm to 20 mm
- Pickups: 1 Delano JMVC single-coil, 1 Delano MCFE humbucker
- Preamp: Sandberg 2-band EQ, active/passive, with passive tone control
- Fret Size: 2.5 mm
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