Bolt-on construction with 35" long scale length (889 mm)
Maple body
Six-piece bolt-on maple neck
22-fret maple fingerboard with Dot inlays
C-neck profile
One Sandberg Plus humbucker in bridge position
Active 3-band tone control
Sandberg Bridge 5
Sandberg Machine Heads
Includes SandbergBass gig bag
Straightforward E-Bass with plus humbucker and active EQ
With the Sandberg California Central 5 MN Black Matte, the company from Braunschweig is sending a straightforwardly designed five-string Bass with first-class handling and a powerful sound into the race. While the classic construction with extra-long scale, maple body and bolt-on maple neck in a flat C-profile provides optimum playing characteristics, a Sandberg Plus humbucker with active 3-band EQ ensures a powerful and multi-faceted sound that can be used to lay down the right groove for almost any style of music. High-quality SandbergHardware in a beautiful Pearl Black Finish completes the California Central 5 MN Black matte E-Bass from Sandberg.
The Sandberg California Central 5 RMN LPBHG is a straightforward bass with a 35" scale, powerful pickup and excellent handling.
Thanks to its C-profile, the California Central's six-piece maple neck can be comfortably played up to the high registers.
Proven construction and first-class playing characteristics
To give the California Central 5 Bass a crisp sound and first-class playing characteristics, Sandberg relies on proven construction details and an extra-long 35" scale length (889 mm), which also integrates the B-string precisely into the sound thanks to the increased string tension. While the ash body sits comfortably thanks to its generous contours and is perfectly balanced both on the strap and on the thigh, the flat C-profile of the six-piece bolt-on maple neck provides agile playing characteristics right up to the highest positions of the 22-fret maple fingerboard.
In the sweet spot between the bridge and the middle of the body, a Sandberg Plus humbucker with active 3-band electronics delivers powerful bass sounds.
Sandberg Plus humbucker and active EQ
The electrical sound conversion of the California Central is handled by a Sandberg Plus humbucker. Bass Placed in the sweet spot between the bridge and the middle of the body, the powerful pickup delivers an extremely powerful sound that also captures the B-string with tight precision thanks to the harmonious balance between powerful bass and brilliant highs.
On the headstock of the Sandberg California Central, open Sandberg tuners guarantee precise and stable tuning of the bass guitar.
Indestructible Sandberg hardware
Naturally, Sandberg completes the California Central 5 MN Black matte E-Bass with indestructible Hardware in-house hardware. Thanks to the three-dimensionally adjustable string saddles, the Sandberg Bridge 5 guarantees precise adjustment of intonation as well as string position and spacing, while the solid construction supports the powerful sound character. Behind the zero fret and nut, open Sandberg Machine Heads ensure precise tuning with bombproof stability.
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