Sandberg California II SL TT 5 BB MN

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5-String electric bass

Body: Paulownia
Bolted neck: Maple
Fretboard: Maple
Fretboard radius: 356 mm
22 Frets
Nut width: 45 mm
Scale: 864 mm
Black pickguard
Pickups: 2 Sandberg single coils
Electronics: 2-Band EQ active/passive
Control: Master Volume (Push/Pull)
Balance control
Treble and bass control
Black hardware
Sandberg lightweight machine heads
Colour: Black Burst
Includes bag
Made in Germany

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Available since December 2019
Item number 473916
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Colour Black
Body Paulownia
Neck Maple
Fingerboard Maple
Frets 22
Scale Longscale
Pickup System JJ
Electronics Active, Passive
Including Case No
Incl. Gigbag Yes

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Great instrument under every aspect

enstorti 04.06.2020

I was looking for a lightweight 5-string bass with singlecoils. I prefer black hardware, so I ended up ordering this bass and so far it has met all my expectations.
First of all, this bass is really light, it weighs less than 3.5 kg. This means it is lighter than all my 4-string basses! Also very important thing, when wearing it with a strap, it sits well without neck diving. Next, I really like the blackburst finish coupled with black hardware and maple fingerboard.
Talking about playability, this is definitely the most comfortable 5-string bass I've ever owned. The fingerboard is quite flat and it is also very easy to play in the upper registry.
The pickups are noiseless but sound very much like true singlecoils. The electronics with onboard eq allow to obtain a lot of useful sounds. The volume knob also acts as an active/passive switch, which I always appreciate on any bass. Despite being so lightweight, this bass has a very rich sound in my opinion. The low B sounds good in comparison to the other strings, although I would prefer I higher gauge (this is a .128) for better tension.
In conclusion, I would definitely recommend to buy this bass!

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der leichteste 5Saiter ever

Triple - B 12.04.2025

Mit zunehmendem Alter suchte ich einen leichteren 5Saiter Bass, der meinen Rücken schont und mich einen langen Konzertabend durchhalten lässt.
Dieser Sandberg erfüllt genau diese Kriterien. Sein Klang: es ist halt ein Sandberg - also gut aber nicht charakteristisch wie ein alter Fender.
Der eingebaute EQ arbeitet sehr gut - daher Vorsicht wenn ein Finger mal versehentlich daran dreht - die Person am Mischpult wird es direkt registrieren.
DAs Instrument hängt ausgewogen am Körper, weder kopflastig noch sonstige Befürchtungen wurden wahr.

Prädikat: Empfehlenswert!

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Gran bajo

Pep Vidal 06.10.2025

No le doy más puntuación por un único detalle que considero crítico. El mástil cede mas torsión en la parte cercana al cuerpo que en la parte de la pala. Por tanto ni pensar en usar cuerdas 0,45, demasiada tensión.
Un bajo de esta categoria y precio deberia llevar barras de fibra de carbono en dicha parte. La barra de torsión o alma no corrige dicho problema. Por lo demàs.... excelente, però tened en cuenta eso, solo cuerdas ligth

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