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Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5-String 3-Tone Sunburst

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Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5-String 3-Tone Sunburst

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Specifications

Product features

Number of frets
24
Number of strings
5
Active tone control
Yes
Sustainable product
Not specified
Pickup configuration
HH
Pickup type
Humbucker (passive)
Neck connection
Bolt on
Fretboard wood
Rosewood
Includes cover
Yes
Includes case
No
Colour
Burst
Country of origin
Germany
Left-handed
No
Body material
Ash
Model
Ray-model bass guitar
Bass guitar scale length
Long scale (34 inches)
String-thru-body
No
Body type
Solid

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight
6,0 kg
Dimensions
127,0 x 37,0 x 11,0 cm

Product specifications

  • 5-string bass guitar
  • series: Basic
  • model: Ken Taylor
  • Colour: 3-tone Sunburst
  • finish: matte
  • body: European ash
  • neck: Canadian hard rock maple, 6-screw mounting
  • fretboard: rosewood, without position markers
  • number of frets: 24
  • scale length: 34 inches (864 mm)
  • tuners: Sandberg sealed self-lubricating, 3 left, 2 right
  • bridge: Sandberg with 5 adjustable saddles
  • hardware: chrome-plated
  • pickups: 2x Sandberg powerhumbucker with coil-split
  • electronics: volume, balance, treble, middle, bass, miniswitch (humbucker/single-coil)
  • including Sandberg gig bag
Details:
  • 6-screw neck mount for extra stability and solid tones
  • 0 fret before the string nut: open strings sound like fretted ones
  • preamplifier with 3-band EQ (bass/treble) can be used in both active and passive mode
  • push/pull volume control for active/passive
  • miniswitch makes the humbuckers work as single coils

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Specifications

Product features

Number of frets
24
Number of strings
5
Active tone control
Yes
Sustainable product
Not specified
Pickup configuration
HH
Pickup type
Humbucker (passive)
Neck connection
Bolt on
Fretboard wood
Rosewood
Includes cover
Yes
Includes case
No
Colour
Burst
Country of origin
Germany
Left-handed
No
Body material
Ash
Model
Ray-model bass guitar
Bass guitar scale length
Long scale (34 inches)
String-thru-body
No
Body type
Solid

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight
6,0 kg
Dimensions
127,0 x 37,0 x 11,0 cm

Product specifications

  • 5-string bass guitar
  • series: Basic
  • model: Ken Taylor
  • Colour: 3-tone Sunburst
  • finish: matte
  • body: European ash
  • neck: Canadian hard rock maple, 6-screw mounting
  • fretboard: rosewood, without position markers
  • number of frets: 24
  • scale length: 34 inches (864 mm)
  • tuners: Sandberg sealed self-lubricating, 3 left, 2 right
  • bridge: Sandberg with 5 adjustable saddles
  • hardware: chrome-plated
  • pickups: 2x Sandberg powerhumbucker with coil-split
  • electronics: volume, balance, treble, middle, bass, miniswitch (humbucker/single-coil)
  • including Sandberg gig bag
Details:
  • 6-screw neck mount for extra stability and solid tones
  • 0 fret before the string nut: open strings sound like fretted ones
  • preamplifier with 3-band EQ (bass/treble) can be used in both active and passive mode
  • push/pull volume control for active/passive
  • miniswitch makes the humbuckers work as single coils
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Product information

Product no: 9000-0008-4641

General

This 5-string bass is modelled after the internationally renowned bassist Ken Taylor's signature guitar, one of Sandberg's most popular instruments. The Basic Ken Taylor 5 is a five-string electric bass guitar that is made by hand, yet still quite affordable. Sandberg is a high-end German instrument maker that usually builds custom-ordered bass guitars, offering many different options. This particular specimen is the Sandberg Basic KT5 with a glorious 3-Tone Sunburst finish and a 24-fret rosewood fretboard with no inlays. It comes with a luxury Sandberg gigbag so you can carry it safely and comfortably.

Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5: tonal richness

Underneath the three-tone sunburst lacquer of this bass is a body of solid European ash, a type of wood with a beautiful grain and a full tone with deep lows and clear trebles. Additionally, its 34-inch-scale, Canadian-maple neck is attached to the body with six screws for more stability and better tonal transference. What's more, the omission of position markers makes the neck look exceptionally sleek. The electronic heart of the Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5 is a set of two powerful Powerhumbuckers, which can also be used as single coils. Also, there's an active 3-band EQ with bypass option for a wide range of rich bass sounds.

A modern bass guitar

Sandberg fitted their Basic Ken Taylor 5 with several striking modern features, such as a zero fret in place of the string nut, allowing the five open strings to produce the same sound as fretted tones. Particularly practical are the bass guitar's 3-way adjustable bridge saddles, which allow you to accurately tune the bass, determine the action and adjust string spacing. What's more, you can lock these saddles to prevent buzzing and keep your bass' sound tight and direct. As special cherries on top (or the headstock in this instance), the Sandberg Basic KT5 is fitted with durable self-lubricating tuners, which retain tuning marvellously.

Tips or comments about this product

  • Order code: BA2-TM2:S-SD-5S-34-MF-3TS-ASH-NOT-RWF-F-NOI-NOM-CRH-SBT-3EQ+SSW-NOP-X-RH
  • You can also build your own custom instrument using the Sandberg Configurator. It's actually pretty simple. Just select the specifications you want and email the generated Configuration Code to Bax Music using this form.  
     

Bax Music Warranty This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

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5 / 5

Sandberg Basic Ken Taylor 5-String 3-Tone Sunburst

Flawless build quality. Needed a slight setup tweak - raised the action of the B & E strings. The pickups and electronics are great, tonnes of really good tones, and free from noise due to the full cavity sheilding. Neck and fingerboard / frets are very comfortable and the 18-19mm string spacing is great for various techniques. I had read and seen reviews raving about Sandbergs, I now realise why.
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