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Up for sale is a Sandberg California VM5 bass that I recently acquired in trade. The condition of the bass is very good...the only things keeping me from listing as excellent is a small indentation on the back lower bout, and a small clear coat chip on the bottom of the bout -- both shown in the pictures. Neither are visible when looking straight on at the bass. There are no marks/dings on the headstock.

I emailed Sandberg directly to confirm the build specs:

-built in 2006
-34" scale
-10.3 lbs.
-1 3/4" at the nut
-alder body
-hard maple neck
-rosewood fingerboard
-tobacco sunburst high gloss finish
-chrome hardware
-tortoise pickguard
-Delano VM pickups (reverse P, MM)
-Sandberg/Glockenklang 2 band EQ (active/passive)

Within the last month, I had the bass checked and set up by a professional luthier. He found no issues, and while he made a slight neck adjustment, he remarked on the quality and adjustability of the neck. The bass sounds great, it's very powerful and versatile with the pickup combination. The B string is not floppy in the least, even on the 34" scale. My reasons for selling are simply that sunburst/tort is not my favorite color combination, I'm fickle, and I've got my eye on something else. :-)

It's currently strung with Pyramid strings, and comes with an extra set of the same, as well as the nice padded Sandberg bag in good condition.

$1600 shipped in the CONUS...thanks for checking out the listing!

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Listed8 years ago
ConditionVery Good (Used)
Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • California VM5
Finish
  • Tobacco Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 2006
Made In
  • Germany

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