Quality and sophisticated, two words that describe this Sandberg California VT5 Bass guitar. Thankfully we have a few more words as two just isn’t enough. This ultra-modern bass has a chambered mahogany body, a quilted maple top and we specified a rosewood fingerboard on the maple neck.

The matched headstock ensures the gold hardware stands out with laser cut branding finishing the front face. The addition of a zero fret guarantees tonal stability when playing open strings versus fretted notes.

The VT pickup configuration delivers huge tone thanks to the split-coil and single jazz combination. The result being the ability to dial in a boom from the split coil whilst being able to sharpen up the output from the jazz pickup or blend them together for your own unique sound.

Sandberg basses are handbuilt in relatively small quantities and, as such the build quality and playability is quite superb. Pound for pound we reckon that they are just about the best value for money out there. The popularity of Sandberg Bass Guitars continues to grow as does the waiting time to get one, this VM 5 is available immediately at a highly competitive price.