Sandberg California Nighthawk VM-5 5-String Bass, Matte Stealth Black

• Sandberg California II Nighthawk VM-5
  
• Matte Black Finish
• Matching Headstock
• 1-Ply Aluminum Black Pickguard
• Black Hardware, Knobs, and Control Plate
• Alder Body
  
• Canadian Hard Rock Maple Neck
• Pau Ferro Fretboard
• Zero Fret
• 34" Scale
• 14" Fretboard Radius
• 45mm (1.77") Nut Width @ Zero Fret
• Thin D-Shape Neck
• Neck Thickness: 21mm @ 1st Fret
• Graphite Nut
• Sandberg VM Black Label Pickups
  
• Sandberg Custom 2-Band Boost/Cut 9V Preamp (designed by Glockenklang)
  
• Controls: Volume (push/pull for active/passive), Blend, Treble (serves as passive tone control when preamp is turned off), Bass
  
• Sandberg Ultra Light Tuners
• Sandberg Custom Bridge: 18mm - 19.5mm Adjustable String Spacing
• Sandberg Gig Bag
  
• Serial #: 32720
  
• Instrument Weight: 8.9 lbs
• Made In Germany

Music Store Live is proud to be an official Sandberg dealer! Made in Europe, with the finest German engineering, this bass will slap a smile on your face that you just can't shake.

Built for the rocker that needs an aggressive and in-your-face tone coming out of a masterfully built instrument, the Nighthawk VM-5 is just that and then some! The Black Label pickups are articulate and pack a ton of punch. Whether you're loading them up with distortion to get really heavy or your playing clean but need to cut through a mix full of distorted guitarists and loud drummers, this bass is the way to go! We've always been thoroughly impressed with the build quality on Sandberg basses. Now there's an offering for those that need to rock out even harder and need a more modern and more aggressive sound that takes no prisoners. While I think that Sandberg had hard rock and metal players in mind when they designed this, it's also found a strong following among gospel and R&B players that are also looking for a bass tone that will stand out.

As well as being effortless to play, this Sandberg VM-5 comes loaded with some powerful and thoroughly kickass electronics. You'll probably also notice that the split-coil pickup is placed in that opposite orientation that you might traditionally find it. This is a brilliant adaptation of a tried and true design. By placing the B, E, and A string pole pieces closer to the bridge you end up with a tighter, punchier, and more focused tone on the bass strings while having a slightly fuller and rounder sound out of the D and G treble strings. It's subtle... But we definitely dig it. The resulting tone is one that tighter, growlier, and punchier, no matter how many other instruments are playing along with you. Add to that, the zero fret, and you truly have a bass with even response across all strings AND fretted as well as open strings.

It could be none more black, really. It's lean, mean, and it's ready to rip!

Sandberg Guitars was founded back in 1986 by Holger Stonjek and Gerd Gorzelke. Since then, they have been producing hand-made instruments at the highest quality. This bass features Sandberg's newest version of the California body shape along with Sandberg pickups and preamp that Glockenklang helped them develop. The reverse-P pickup and MM-style bridge humbucker combine to provide anything from familiar vintage tones to uniquely modern and hi-fi sounds. This is an extraordinarily versatile bass.

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized Sandberg Guitars dealer. Along with our amazing inventory, we can custom order any Sandberg bass or guitar you'd like.