That must’ve been not easy thing to do, since Sandbergs are pretty good basses.
But being a “P bass” with Jazz nut width is turn off to me. I dont think I ever saw Sandberg 4 stringer with bigger nut width.
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Being a P bass with a Jazz nut was exactly why I got the Sandberg VS4.
It had a really nice sound, but it was modern sounding, not vintage P at all. I could live with that, as tone is easily shaped. But the neck profile was the deal-killer for me.
The thin contour of the body was also kinda weird for me. It felt like holding a Strat, no joke. Super-body-hugging. Still, I could have adjusted to that, but the thin neck, no.
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I failed. I gave in to temptation and ordered another bass. So much for resolutions 
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You @Shibata you, you should be ashamed of yourself.
Hey what did you get, lol.
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I am.
Another one that 50% of the members here would probably place in the Ugly Duckling thread. LOL. Paul Lairat Sirya Deluxe.
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Oh man! That’s just drop dead gorgeous.
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Thanks. It has been haunting me for weeks. I finally caved. It was inevitable I guess.
I need to stay away from bass selling sites. I need to spend all the time I spend looking at basses practicing instead.
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This looks very ergonomic but it functions like a regular body. I want to love Strandberg so bad as I love the looks but the ergonomics just doesn’t agree with my playing style.
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Oh WOW @Shibata Just WOW 
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Look at the bright side, you made it 12 days. I like that bass, very unique looking. Careful, you may start the tonewood debate again. Let sleeping dogs lie.
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Yes, The Stranberg’s look great. I have spent some time staring at the Boden. Have you played one?
When I was younger before I stopped playing, I managed a guitar store here in NY for many years. I got to play so many different basses that I developed a good idea of what feels good to me. So far every bass I have bought has worked for me. Of coarse I do have favorites, but could live with any one of them as my only bass.
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Tonewood debate? Sound right up my alley. I must search it 
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That’s just amazing @Shibata
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Yes I spent a few weeks at the very beginning of the lockdown while I was considering what to do. My friends has a couple so I took one. It’s a very light bass and well balanced. Like I said, the ergonomics didn’t go well. I’m not a headstock pointing up kinda guy I like mine fairly flat so sitting down the short horn is poking my thigh and standing up it’s forcing the light neck down.
I was also hoping for choices of pickups, I’m not a big fan of Nordstrand especially the Zen Blades. They are a bit too nasally for my liking I have the non customized model on my Chapel it took me 2 string changed before I could find a decent sound out of them.
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Got it. I don’t mind the neck pointing up while sitting and playing.
Funny you mention the Nordstrand Zen Blades. I like what I heard from them. I have them being put in a 6 string I am having built.
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I don’t any experience with that model, but I can speak to Cort quality. I had one of these… it is a GB95. It was an amazing bass. I am very biased towards Japanese basses (as I lived there for years and my wife/in-laws are Japanese) and still I couldn’t put it down.
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The funny thing is that the Zen Blades probably record really well and would stand out in the mix but to me was very much like a modern take on signature Bartolini sounds. I blame this on the quest for P bass my taste seems to shift. I do like the Delano very pleasant tone to the ears. The short scale multi scale would have the p xtender pickups, I know it would sound awesome.
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I have Bartolini J’s in one of my basses. The tone I get out of them is amazing. The bass has a composition neck and the combination is spectacular. My best sounding bass IMO. I spent a couple of hours playing that one last night.
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That’s the winning pickup combination in my book the HS or J/MM. 2 of my basses have that setup and they are my favorite.
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I agree. It is not common strangely. That Cort is one of the basses I wish I had not sold. It had a gorgeous spalted maple top.
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