Sandberg California VM4 (Soft Aged )

Sandberg California VM4 (Soft Aged )
Product no: 9000-0017-9422 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Sandberg offer high quality, hand-made bass guitars that can be customised to a large degree, just like this 'soft aged', orange California VM edition with matching headstock. Artificial ageing is one of the Germans' specialities, as this bass guitar has personally discovered. It's a brand new model but comes with several slight cuts and bruises for a unique, well-worn look and feel. This version's neck is made from Canadian maple and has been bolted to the body with six screws for better tone reliability. The fretboard is made from rosewood and features pearloid block inlays.

Sandberg California VM4: The Best Materials

While the Sandberg California series' models have been slightly touched up and given a little more personality, the wood used for the body is of supreme quality. Sandberg offer a choice of European ash, American swamp ash, alder, mahogany and other high-grade wood types. Mounted on the body is a Sandberg split-coil in the middle and a Powerhumbucker at the bridge to delivers a clear punch. The 2-band EQ features several filters and a high/low boost that can be bypassed by popping out the volume switch.

Zero Fret and Adjustable Bridge Saddles

Sandberg have provided the California TM4 with some striking and incredibly precise features. The zero fret sitting just after the nut means you get the same tone when you play with open as well as fretted strings. The four saddles can be adjusted in three different directions for incredibly precise intonation while the resistance of the machine heads can also be adjusted to give you optimal string nut tension of the A, D and G strings.

Tips or comments about this product

Please note: The 'soft ageing' process is applied manually, so the finish of these instruments may differ from bass to bass.
Order code: CANV4-VM:S-N-4S-34-SA-OM-ALD-NOT-RWF-F-WB-MHHG-ANIH-CLT-2EQ-BP-BCP-RH
You can also build your own custom instrument using the Sandberg Configurator. It's actually pretty simple. Just select the specifications you want and email the generated Configuration Code to Bax Music using this form.

Specifications

Product features

Sustainable product	not specified
Includes cover	yes
Includes case	no
Number of strings	4
Model	P-model bass guitar
Left-handed	no
Bass guitar scale length	long scale (34 inches)
Body type	solid
Colour	orange
Sound (amplified)	modern and full, modern and tight
Pickup configuration	HS
Pickup type	humbucker (passive), split single-coil (passive)
Active tone control	yes
Number of frets	22
Body material	not specified
Fretboard wood	rosewood
Neck connection	bolt on
String-thru-body	no
Country of origin	Germany

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging)	6,4 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging)	130,0 x 47,0 x 16,0 cm

Product specifications

Electric bass guitar

Series: California
Model: VM4 (P-style bass)
Colour: orange
Finish: soft aged
Body: choice of ash, alder, mahogany and other high-grade wood types
Neck: Canadian Hardrock Maple, 6-screw mounting
Fretboard: rosewood, white block-inlays, white binding
Number of frets: 22
Scale length: 34 in
Machine heads: Sandberg vintage-style
Bridge: Sandberg with 4 adjustable saddles
Hardware: chrome-plated
Pickguard: black, 3-ply
Pickups: 1x Sandberg split coil (P-style), 1x Sandberg Powerhumbucker
Electronics: volume (push/pull for active/passive), balance, bass, treble
Including Sandberg gig bag

Special features:

6-bolt neck connection for extra stability and solid tones
0 fret so that open strings sound the same as fretted strings
3-way adjustable bridge saddles, also lockable for maximum stability
Machine head resistance can be adjusted with a hex key
Preamplifier with 2-band EQ (bass/treble) can be used in both active and passive mode
Bass and treble tone controls with boost and cut
Special string tree for the A, D and G strings for optimal pressure on the string nut

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Sustainable product	not specified
includes cover	yes
includes case	no
Number of strings	5
model	P-model bass guitar
left-handed	no
bass guitar scale length	long scale (34 inches)
body type	solid
colour	wood/natural
Sound (amplified)	modern and full, modern and tight

Pickup configuration	HS
pickup type	single-coil (passive)
active tone control	yes
Number of frets	22
Body material	ash
Fretboard wood	maple
neck connection	bolt on
string-thru-body	no
country of origin	Germany

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Delivery time unknown

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Sustainable product	not specified
includes cover	yes
includes case	no
Number of strings	4
model	P-model bass guitar
left-handed	no
bass guitar scale length	long scale (34 inches)
body type	solid
colour	wood/natural
Sound (amplified)	modern and full, modern and tight

Pickup configuration	HS
pickup type	humbucker (passive), split single-coil (passive)
active tone control	yes
Number of frets	22
Body material	ash
Fretboard wood	maple
neck connection	bolt on
string-thru-body	no
country of origin	Germany