Sandberg California Series TM4 Bass Guitar - Review & Demo

As their name might suggest, the California series, pays homages to a couple of iconic Fender basses, and the TM4, Sandberg’s answer to the Jazz bass. The body on this particular model is made from Alder, and it’s been finished in a striking matt orange, which if you look closely has been lightly aged. This one’s got a standard white scratchplate, but there’s a huge range of other customisable options for colours and finishes, either matt, gloss or aged, and you can also choose from a number of pick guard options to match. Although the offset body design is reminiscent of a Fender J-Bass, it’s definitely not a Jazz bass copy. The TM4 feels quite a bit lighter, so it’s really comfortable to play if standing up for long periods of time, and the neck feels a little wider and more rounded than a traditional Jazz bass profile. This guitar’s got a standard 34” scale length, but it is also available in an extra long 35” scale, if that’s more to your preference. The neck has got a lovely smooth satin finish, it’s a 6 bolt design made from Canadian Hardrock Maple, and on the guitar we’re looking at today, it’s fitted with a Rosewood fingerboard. Just like with the finish though, there’s a number of options for fingerboard woods, such as maple, pau ferro or ebony, you can also choose if you want the headstock finish to match the body or be left plain like this one. You even get the choice of having the fingerboard with or without inlays, as you can see on this particular...