Sandberg Forty Eight 5 RW Black Highgloss with Matching Headstock
Five-string electric bass with Sandberg pickups, active 2-band tone control and matching headstock, including gigbag
The Sandberg Forty Eight 5 RW Black Highgloss with Matching Headstock is a five-string electric bass guitar featuring Sandberg pickups and active two-band sound control with an included gig bag. This bass guitar features headstock with the same finish as the body.
The Sandberg Forty Eight 5 RW features a six-bolt neck construction with a rosewood fingerboard for a bright, grounded sound that provides the perfect basis for driving grooves in rock and metal genres. The neck has a comfortable “C” profile and is made from maple. A large alder body offers stability and a warm tone. Lightweight aluminium hardware for the bridge and tuning machines provides lightweight mechanisms with precise tuning and clear intonation.
A Sandberg Power Humbucker pickup, placed close to the bridge, features wired coils to deliver a brutal output and mid-focused sound image, that always cuts through the mix. A Sandberg Split Coil in the middle position convinces with rough, deep growling that provides rock songs with thrusting grooves. To personalise your output, make adjustments via a tuned two-band EQ section that can be bypassed via the push/pull volume control.
Features:
Design:
Forty Eight
Body:
Alder
Neck:
Maple
Neck Profile:
'C'
Neck Lacquer:
Matte
Neck Construction:
Bolt-on
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Inlays:
None
Nut type:
Plastic + Zero Fret
Scale:
Longscale
Manufacturer pickups:
Sandberg
Pickup neck:
No
Pickup middle:
Split Coil
Pickup bridge:
Powerhumbucker
Active pickups:
No
Piezo Pickup:
No
Electronic:
active, 2-band equalizer
Control:
Vol, Bal, Bass, Treble
Tuners:
Sandberg Machine Head
Bridge:
Sandberg Bridge 4
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Nickel
Colour:
Black/Creme Stripes
Finish:
High-Gloss
Country of Origin:
Germany
String Gauge:
.040 - .128
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Case included:
No
Gigbag included:
Yes
Certificate:
No
Sandberg Forty Eight 5 RW Black Highgloss w/ Matching Headstock
The Sandberg Forty Eight is a bit of an odd duck in that it is not the typical P or J type bass. And, as much as its looks harken to the T-Bird, the Sandberg pickups make the sound completely different. It is going to take me a bit to adjust to the different tonal variety. However, the playability is excellent and the quality of the parts and construction is obvious. I am thoroughly enjoying this bass.
The Music Store experience has been great. Price was fantastic and shipping was surprisingly quick.
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