SANDBERG California VS Lionel Shortscale MN Tobacco Sunburst Soft Aged
4-string shortscale electric bass with 30" scale length, soft aged finish and split-coil pickup, including gigbag
With the Sandberg California VS Lionel Shortscale MN Tobacco Sunburst Soft Aged the Bass Company from Braunschweig sends a handy electric bass with 30" scale length into the race, which comes up with great playability and a fat sound. Besides the alder body and maple neck, Sandberg uses a split-coil pickup for classic tones, while in-house hardware completes the California VS Lionel Shortscale Bass.
The Sandberg California VS Lionel Shortscale PF Tobacco Sunburst Soft Aged convinces with comfortable playing characteristics and thrusting bass sounds.
The Sandberg California Lionel has an alder body and a six-ply maple neck.
Traditional construction with short scale length
For the construction of the Sandberg California VS Lionel, the bass builders from Braunschweig rely on a shorter 30" scale length (762 mm), which not only supports a particularly fat bass sound, but also promises buttery smooth playing characteristics together with the comfortable neck profile. In addition, the four-string has an alder body with comfortable lines and a six-piece maple neck.
With a split-coil pickup and traditional passive circuitry, the Sandberg California Shortscale delivers full bass tones.
Sandberg Split-Coil and passive circuitry
For the electrical tone conversion of the California Lionel Sandberg places a classic split-coil pickup in the sweet spot of the string vibration. At the bass amp the compact 4-string bass delivers an extremely juicy bass tone with growling low mids and low basses characterized by the short scale length. A traditional passive circuit with controls for volume and tone also allows the precise adjustment of the timbre.
Four Sandberg Machine Heads on the headstock of the Sandberg Lionel provide accurate tuning.
Sandberg Hardware
Of course, the typical Sandberg hardware completes the California VS Lionel Shortscale MN Tobacco Sunburst Soft Aged. On the body the three-dimensional adjustable Sandberg Bridge 4 is used, whose robust construction supports the sound character of the four-stringer. At the headstock Sandberg Machine Heads promise a stable and accurate tuning of the electric bass.
The Sandberg California VS Lionel Shortscale MN Tobacco Sunburst Soft Aged at a glance:
4-string shortscale electric bass, made in Germany.
Soft Aged Finish in Tobacco Sunburst
Bolt-On construction with 30" Shortscale scale length (762 mm)
Alder body
Six-piece maple neck
Maple fingerboard with dot inlays
C-neck profile
One Sandberg split coil pickup in middle position
Passive circuit with volume and tone controls
Sandberg Bridge 4 with three-dimensional adjustable tailpieces
Sandberg Machine Heads
Includes Sandberg gig bag
Features:
Manufacturer:
Sandberg
Design:
California V
Body:
Alder
Top:
No
Binding:
No
Neck:
Maple
Neck Profile:
'C'
Thickness at 1st Fret:
22
Thickness at 12th Fret:
24
Neck Lacquer:
Matte
Neck Construction:
6-point, bolt-on
Fretboard:
Maple
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
14
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Number of Frets:
22
Inlays:
Dot
Nut type:
Plastic + Zero Fret
Nut width in mm:
39.5
Scale:
Shortscale
Scale (inch):
30
Manufacturer pickups:
Sandberg
Pickup neck:
No
Pickup middle:
Black Label Split-Coil
Pickup bridge:
No
Active pickups:
No
Piezo Pickup:
No
Electronic:
Passive
Switch:
No
Control:
Vol, Tone
Tuners:
Sandberg Machine Head
Bridge:
Sandberg Bridge 4
Tailpiece:
No
Number of Strings:
4
String spacing (mm):
19
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Aged Chrome
Colour:
Tobacco Sunburst
Finish:
Soft Aged
Country of Origin:
Germany
String Gauge:
.040 - .100
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Case included:
No
Gigbag included:
Yes
Certificate:
No
Sandberg "Lionel" California VS Short-Scale MN (Tobacco Sunburst)
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