Sandberg California TM4 Metallic Red Hardcore Reserve

The Sandberg California TM4 combines Hardcore Reserve character with two-band tone controls

The Sandberg California TM4 Metallic Red Hardcore Reserve is a four-string bass guitar with a distinct identity. This version combines the Metallic Red colour and Hardcore Reserve finish with an alder body, a Canadian Hard Rock Maple neck and a rosewood fretboard. For bassists who like to explore different sound settings, the active/passive electronics provide a practical starting point. You can approach the bass from your playing style, but also use the tone controls when a part calls for a different emphasis.

The balance control lets you determine the relationship between the two pickups. This is a useful first step when you are looking for the right place for the bass within a band: more emphasis on a round foundation, or on the contours of your playing. With the separate bass and treble controls, you can then fine-tune the lows and highs. This allows you to experiment with a restrained accompaniment, more articulation for rhythmic passages, or a setting that better suits your amplifier. The ability to play active or passive gives you two different starting points without having to switch instruments.

The neck is attached with six bolts and has a scale length of 34 inches, or 864 millimetres. The rosewood fretboard has 22 frets, a 14-inch radius, and is fitted with block inlays. The controls consist of volume, balance, treble, and bass, with the choice between active and passive operation. Chrome-coloured tuners match the rest of the hardware. A gig bag is included, so you can take the California TM4 to rehearsals, studio sessions, and performances.

Discover how this California TM4 Metallic Red Hardcore Reserve translates your playing and which combination of pickup balance and tone controls best supports your basslines.

Configurator Code: CANT4-TM:D-N-4S-34-HCR-MR-ALD-NOT-RWF-F-WB-NOM-ANIH-CLT-2EQ+SSW-MP-X-RH