Sandberg California VM electric basses are instruments based on the time-tested Precision Bass design concept. Like other Sandberg instruments, these are made in Germany from absolutely first-class materials by a team of highly experienced guitar builders. There's really no need to worry about quality here.
The body of this bass is made from a combination of alder, ash and mahogany, which gives the instrument a very interesting sound. The neck is made of Canadian maple and is bolted on with six screws, which keep it in a very precise position. The fingerboard is then made from a combination of ebony, Pau Ferro wood and both baked and traditional maple. It has 22 frets and a gauge of 864 millimetres.
The guitar is equipped with one humbucker and one single-coil pickup, namely the Sandberg Powerhumbucker and Splitcoil models. These offer both the standard "PB" sound and a little something extra, thanks to the humbucker. A volume potentiometer, Balance, passive tone shield and active two-band EQ can be used to adjust the sound. But the latter can be removed from the signal path using the push/pull Volume control, so the Treble control works just like Tone. The fingerboard is typically solid with separate stones and adjustable string spacing (18.5-20mm), made by Sandberg. On the other side of the guitar we find Sandberg tuning machines. Even the hardware does not lag behind the unconventional design of this instrument, which is why you will find both chrome, gold, black or nickel hardware pieces.
The Sandberg California VM is an instrument that is sure to appeal to all fans of the Precision Bass sound. For the price you get a really top bass.
Sandberg offers its customers a unique opportunity to configure their own instrument according to their requirements. Take advantage of this opportunity and build your own original. The configurator will generate a unique code that you can send to us and we will price the instrument for you and find out more details. The link to the configurator can be found on the Sandberg website.
Specifications
- Product Colour: Patchwork
- Colour: Multiple
- Surface Treatment: Gloss
- Type: PB
- Number of Strings: 5
- Body: Ash/Alder/Mahogany
- Top: Does not contain
- Neck: Maple
- Neck Profile: C
- Scale: 864 mm
- Radius: 14 "
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut Width: 45 mm
- Fingerboard: Ebony/Maple/Pau Ferro
- Electronics: Active
- Pickup Configuration: H-S
- Pickup model: 1x Sandberg Power Humbucker, 1x Sandberg Split Coil
- Controls: 1x Volume, 1x Bass, 1x Treble, 1x Balance
- Tuning Machines: Sandberg
- Hard Case: No
- Case: Yes
- Country of Production: Germany