Sandberg California II VM4 BK Oliver Riedel Rammstein

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. Moreover, this piece is a signature model of Oliver Riedel, bassist of the famous German band Rammstein, and has several special features.

The body of this bass is made of premium alder, while the neck is made of Canadian maple. It is bolted down with six screws, which keep it in a completely accurate position. The fingerboard is ebony and you will find 22 frets on it. The gauge of the instrument is 864 millimetres. The entire bass is finished in Special Hardcore Aged, which makes it look like it has spent at least a decade on a rigorous tour. The black finish on the headstock also completes the overall design.

The guitar is equipped with a pair of pickups - in the middle position there is a single-coil type, specifically the Sandberg Blacklabel Splitcoil model, while the Sandberg Blacklabel Powerhumbucker takes care of the thick bass at the tailpiece. A volume potentiometer, 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 a tone.

The fingerboard is typically solid with separate stones made by Sandberg. On the other side of the guitar we find Sandberg tuning machines.

The Sandberg California VM is an instrument that is sure to appeal to all fans of Precision Bass and their sound. For the price you get a really top bass guitar.

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 configurator can be found on the manufacturer's website.