The Sandberg California TT4 MN Brownburst Satin from the German manufacturer convinces as a classically built electric bass with versatile sound and a coherent modern-vintage design. The four-string bass features an ash body and a six-bolt maple neck with maple fingerboard, while two Delano T-Style single coils and an active 2-band EQ take care of the electric sound conversion.
The body of the Sandberg California TT4 is made of ash, while the six-bolt neck and fingerboard are made of maple. Accordingly, this 4-string electric bass impresses with its gaudy base sound, whose precise tonal development and long sustain provide the perfect foundation for any style of music. With its comfortably designed "C" profile, the neck nestles into the hand when playing, so that even complex bass lines can be realized with ease on the slim fingerboard.
The Sandberg California TT4 MN Brownburst Satin uses two passive Delano T-Style Single-Coils providing a versatile sound with an audible vintage touch. The bridge pickup delivers a wiry sound, cutting through the mix with the assertiveness of its concise mids, while the pickup installed in the middle position presses every groove into the pit of your stomach with a juicy bass foundation and clear trebles. The Blend control can be used to blend pickups for a varied bass sound. In addition, both pickups feature natural, easy-to-handle compression thanks to the exposed, fat pole pieces. To further adjust the tone, a musically tuned 2-band EQ, which can be bypassed if necessary using the push/pull switch in the volume control for an authentic passive sound, is also featured on this well-crafted instrument.
The hardware components of the Sandberg California TT4 come from Sandberg's own factory and present themselves with sophisticated functionality. The solidly built Sandberg bridge ensures even tone and sustain development, while the three-dimensionally adjustable string saddles not only allow the intonation and string position to be perfectly adjusted, but also the string spacing to suit personal taste. At the head plate the strings run over the nut to the Sandberg tuners, which convince with absolute tuning stability and counteract top-heaviness due to their low weight.