Strandberg's new line of basses | Gearcheck | Thomann
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- Опубліковано 10 тра 2019
- Julia tested the new line of Strandberg basses - how does the whole ergonomic concept work out for bassists? Fan Fret & Headless just like their guitar counterparts, these basses are among the lightest instrument Julia has played in her life!
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Julia's enthusiasm for these instruments is really contagious. Now I want one, too (and I don't even play the bass).
Kerodan Alduin very good
You need the b a s s
🤣 same to me 😂
Same same.
Julia: These basses are so awesome!
Me: Wow, they seem really cool.
*checks price*
*sheer heart attack*
A better investment than a car of a similar price.
Exactly 😄
@@trailerfitter2 Yes, but still hard to justify. :-)
Good thing Ibanez basically copied these for half the price
@@thebr0wnhornet Look at the quality of the Ibanez headless basses.
Quality is questionable.
Bartolini electronics are the main that's worth keeping attention. Other than that, not missing much.
Julia’s enthusiasm is so wonderful!
that casual Thundercat drop at "let's try some chords" tho.
yeah... Julia is a sneaky one!
//Andy
4:35 Nobody move....
"I am from Austria, and my grandfather has like five sheep..." weird flex, but okay.
Yeah, she needs to elaborate on that sheep story🤔
@@cupasmell3325 sheep or ship??? Maybe she wanted to speak about the craftmansheep of German people ( and her grandfather)
It's to show her grandfather's class and region, to let you understand about the accent. I could definitely this was not a Hoch Deutscher's English accent, so I'm honestly quite happy to know about her being Österreicher, descended from Bauern.
yo sheep are serious shit in Austria
One of the most beautiful countries in the world. Super clean and the people are uber nice.
That is a very well thought out (ergonomic) bass. Julia is a great presenter. She also is enjoyable to hear playing the bass.
Kris, Andy, Guillaume.. Sorry guys, I have a new favorite Thomann host! 😁
So do we!
//Andy
@@ThomannsGuitarsBasses 💖
You perv..... she did about 20 seconds playing..... the rest is just BS :O
Natürlich 🤭
She's cool Videos without her are boring.
I love the body shape and love that it can be played on the left thigh! I love the fact that it is really light which saves your back on long practice sessions. I love that it comes in a 4 and a 5-string as i am currently shopping for a 5-string for a more melodic approach to bass playing. Strandberg makes awesome instruments, i might pay them a visit when i visit Germany. Thank you Julia!
Very interesting. I follow Sarah Longfield who has several Boden guitars, both 6s & 7s and she loves them. Initially because of the lightness, but she had the same response to the fanned frets. She is quite small and has small hands so the angle of the frets makes it much easier for her. The basses sound great, and it looked as if the action was nice. I used to play a Rickenbacker 4001S so one of these would be only about half the weight! Very nice playing Julia.
3:56 Prog fingered funk
8:08 original both
8:36 original bridge
9:05 original neck
9:38 original muted
9:56 5st original
10:22 5st original neck
10:40 5st original bridge
11:18 5st Prog pick
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You obviously had some pleasure trying these. So cool to see. Thanks Julia
Love to see how excited you are haha. Most videos are restrained and technical.
Every cut and carve on a Strandberg is there for a well thought out reason 🤘🏽
And they ROCK
They sure do!
//Andy
BUT... does it look good? It’s not really my taste tbh.
I've been looking at the bass for a while and watched several reviews. I managed to snag #1 of the 5 Gold 10th Anniversary Editions 4 string. Having played it for several months, every time I pick up my 1960 Fender Jazz it feels so "old school". The neck shaping, body shape & weight make SUCH a huge difference to the feel and playability. Not played it at a gig yet, so no idea about audience reaction..... May need to wait a while as on lock down
A multi-scale headless bass can be had from Kiesel for roughly half the cost of a Strandberg. I have a standard scale Kiesel Zeus and it's great.
Love the look and sound of this bass, reminds me of my old honer the jack bass I had backing the 80s
Fantastik!
What great job in presenting, I stumbled across your channel just the other day, you have some ausgezeichnet schtoff hier!
Any of these basses would be amazing to have but agreed with your choice until I heard the last example, what a beast. My son and myself wish we could go still another string deeper!
All joking aside these all sound amazing and thank-you for doing such a great job of it.
Yep, loved the 4 string prog one (the first one you played) it has a fodera twist to it's sound, sounded awesome.
I feel like these instruments are about clarity and clean sounding, I don't know what it is but it is something I feel when I hear a fodera, there's a certain "classy" sound to it but maybe it's just because I know the price of these...
Great review and playing 👍
Nice review!!! My favorite was the first one, the Boden Prog 4 string... 👍👍
Very interesting! The two positions to put the bass in the legs, the neck's and the frets shapes are so surprising! Besides that, they are very beautiful! For sure I'd buy one if had money enough.
Thank you for having such a thorough review of this bass. I fell in love with it just from the appearance. My name is Cliff and I'm from The West Indies. Caribbean music is my thing, though I Play other genres.
The many things I like about this bass, including the fact that it's light, it's headless, and it's short. Your review has convinced me highly of all other things I find very interesting about it. I'm 67 years old. I've been playing for about 40 years or so - and would love something lighter, something different. I believe the Strawberg is the way to go, Thanks again. You're a wonderful demonstration.
bring your elbow out for the min7 shape on the high frets (theres room to bring your elbow out to make the angle work). it sounds as good as the guitars do! thanks for the review great playing!
I've played this bass recenly (4 string original). It's amazing!
Cool neck, light body, very crisp rich and clean pickups
If I'd had 3300-4000EUR, I'd take it for sure since I'm struggling with the regular bass weight during commute
What a fun review of some fantastic basses. Yes, the shape of the Strandberg looks strange (at first) - but it makes sense.
Julia, is now my Bass Goddess ! ❤️❤️
Fantastic playing and great video - good job 👍
Julia rules!
//Andy
Great vid Julia and thanks for bringing something a bit obscure, yet funky to our attention. Agreed, the 4-string Prog had the best sound, all things considered. The 'Darkglass' price-point however, kinda joy kills the travel-ability edge imho...still nice to know what's out there, and dream a bit. ;-)
Keep the vids coming girl!
Thank you for sharing
Beautiful appearance and tone. Great presenter. I like the tone of the prog 4. The tone of the prog 5 isn't as punchy. Both worth owning. Great shape and features.
the 5- string sounds amazing. I have a 5 - string peavey myself but the B-string is missing the clarity of the other strings, which the b-string of the strandbergs absolutely delivers
MightyGodlikeG changing pickups and a good set up may do the trick.
I'd go for the Original 5-string. I'm usually much more into vintage-style instruments, but I also appreciate progressive approaches like this very much! And this somehow strangely reminds me of the vintage Guild B-302! 😄 Recently I checked a Dingwall, and it felt really nice and smooth! I'd wish Strandberg took it up a notch and also put 3 pickups inside, the Dingwall pickup switching is really nice and versatile!
Love your video. Saving up to get a prog 4 :)
Looks great! Thanks for the review! :)
Boden Prog 5 is my dream bass
They make great instruments.
Two things that make me wonder...
Some of their own signature artists don't use the Strandberg design neck. Also, they have the pickups at strange angles. They aren't angled in between the angles of the bridge saddles and the frets. Maybe they are angled this way due to experimenting with tone relative to position, but I've never seen angles like these, relative to the bridge and fret angles.
I don't doubt that they are really nice, and sound very good. I think all the body shapes in the video are nice looking, and would all feel very good n my large hands.
Is this the company that closed its original shop and has all their instruments in Asian facilities? I don't recall. If so, then it's good to hear that they are still making higher quality basses.
Because of her introducing this bass i need that bass soon.!
No big tuners and head stock means the balance point is further back so it is interesting to see how comfortable it is resting in the knee. A lot of instruments, I can't get the fret board where I want it, because the lower curve in the body is wrong, when it rests on my knee.
Great demo Julia!!
Love those basses - wow! Ok, actually really like the “I speak music” T shirt - is that out there somewhere pls??
Thx
🙏
Actually after looking at the new Ibanez headless bases on the Internet this one actually sounds a lot better and looks a lot better and more ergonomic and easy to hold.
Yeah, I like the body design for sitting positions. Perhaps a little out of my price range at the moment but it would be a consideration. Does it come in Left-Handed variant too?
Yes
Julia, you're so funny! (In a good way.) You always make me laugh. The accent and the heavy rock part was perfect! Thank you! And of course, I like how you play. I hope I'll see you live someday.
I love the shape, great for seated playing on either leg. Still hesitant on headless, though.
Hey Ken, I agree it looks a bit weird but as a tool, it totally works.
//Andy
Strandbergs are a more comfortable headless design, because there is a swelling of wood that feels like how you would interact with a normal bass neck.
@Ewolf5150 You must be one of Julia's grandfather's sheep.
Would like a fretless model in 5er. I sit on stools in 2 bands. Stand in 2 other bands. So interested to try one..or two.
Looking at Julia'a impression of metal bass players at 7:06, are we sure she is not trolling us and in reality she is an Austrian Classical Musician?
Great review, enjoy these alot! But about the major 7th chords up on the high frets, couldn't you just bar it intstead, with just one finger?
I've never tried a fan fretted bass but it looks possible instead of doing it with the standard 3 fingers :s
Cheers from Sweden :)
Nice clarity sound from the low B. Btw how much the weight and what kind of wood in the body of those?
Would be interested if they made one without the fanned frets. I’ve played other fan frets and they don’t work for. Sound great though.
I agree, the prog 4 string sounded best to me. What do you think of the fan frets? Do you have to think about where you're putting your fingers or do they fall more naturally in the right spot? I've never played anything with fan frets.
I can only answer for myself (I was in the room) Julia had no issue finding the notes. Seems very natural to me too.
//Andy
Beautiful bass, but if they were cheaper I’d honestly consider it. But for something like this, your investing for a unique sound (which you could with with literally any other bass) and just the added comfort of a headless.
I couldn't tell from the video but I wondered whether the strings were clamped at the "head" end, because if they're double ball ended like the Steinbergers, you'd be limited in choice to the manufacturer's range, but if they're clamped, you could use any.
That aside, really good and engaging demo, Julia.
If you like 'em light, you wouldn't be too keen on my current favourite bass: a Peavey 5 string Grind bass - it's a real neck-bender, weight wise. I might just have to hollow out the back with a router. 😱
I am pretty confident that they are clamped, like the guitars. Plus, they come with D’Addario NYXL 45-100 strings, which aren't double ball.
What is the weight and the price?
A proper link to a page at Thomann for this bass (and a 5 string model?) would be very useful.
Dank!
Very nice presentation. Great bass, all in for the ergonomics and weight. If this one's price is too high, you can choose the Ibanez now. :)
To answer the question at the end of the vid, my fav bass is the one giving me good vibes.
Which might be all of them -- provided a virtuous bassist like Julia is performing.
As a guitar player with fan fret experience looking at basses the "traditional" fingering for some chord shapes are less effective depending on where on the neck you're playing. I have yet to try playing chords on a bass but I wouldn't be surprised if that minor 7th voicing you were struggling with would be easier to play entirely inverted as in index on G, middle on D, and ring on E.
I like Peavey Cirrus it's also very light.
Her english is so cuuuuteeeeee!!!!! 🥺
I am also digging this neo-styled bass with the eccentric body shape, headless feature, and light weight material. So refreshing to see a brand new bass that is not modeled after the P Bass!!! Would love to see future Strandberg basses in pastel colors!
The 5 string prog has such a Doom sound, very nice
alquien puede decirme que es el reloj que esta atras. Arriba del amplificador fender! que dice DBA. Es un medidior de decibeles? Para que sirve? saludos y gracias
sounds good～alien's looks nice!!!
I've had a hard time getting one of these (at a normal price) for this past year. I guess I'm too lazy to order one and just wait for them to be in stock to get one. I finally got my hands on one and it comes Friday.
I'm a .strandberg* nutcase and this will be my 4th instrument from them.
I love your videos. I have a too hesvy 5 st Sire P7
I would like to know more about the hardware, setting intonation, adjusting. and if flatwounds work with the system
So no neck dive? How does the weight compare with the Hofner violin bass? The Hofner has neck dive depending on where you hang the body. The Epiphone Viola has terrible neck dive.
I didn't know ya were from Autria, I searched that ur official language is German!!! Ya've got a beautiful accent I thought ya were English actually!!! I hope I could visit ur country any day!! 💞💞
wonderful congratulations, how cool bass, and you are a great bassist
When is the frender bass expected?
Those basses are gorgeous and sound great too!!😊❤
I own the prog 4 string and she is totally right, it is an incredible instrument. What she missed about these basses is the push pull knob that allows you to switch from active to passive mode. It allows for an amazing tonal range for the instrument. Great review!
where do you adjust the truss rod.
The B string is LOVE 11:17
Great crafted Basses!!...sound fine but l’ll bet require special care to keep’em in top playing condition...😒✨🎸I also wonder if those Strandberg Bridges can be used to replace the ol’ Stineberg Bass bridges???....🤔✨🎶🎸
Very good review
I've been watching the Boden Prog 5 String for a while as they are out of stock, Im dying to get one.
Ordered 1 last week...hope it comes in before August!
I'm really excited to see the Harley Benton's affordable version of this bass ! It's wonderful but a little bit expensive ...
I like the shape of this bass.
Okay, i have some issues with the statement that the Strandberg is "much" smaller than the P-Bass. If you compare the fret board, it is way larger than the P-Basses'. This makes the overall difference in size just about 10cm...
The body is much smaller though. Fender basses have giant woodblock bodies.
really interesting bass , but every demo ive seen of it online the low B is buzzing thru the amp
It sounds great, but what's the purpose of the fan frets?
I totally dig the design aesthetic of Stranberg's guitars and basses. That so many other builders default to variations on the Fender design for their products show a lack of innovation and confidence.
Does the fanned fret provide tonal string balance on the 5 string model? Many basses are thin on the G string, and lack articulation on the B string. Its hard to tell on this video, so I would like to hear how someone who has played this instrument (preferably in the context of a band) perceives this instrument's tonal balance.
Lack of innovation ? Yes. Lack of confidence ? No. Predictable Fender design sound and acceptance worldwide.
@@raymondrak961 It seems that most builders defer to relying on the safety of proven Fender/Gibson designs , rather than have the confidence to market new innovations. Note: SAFE = Stay Average For Ever. Of course, a good musician can make magic on a traditionally designed instrument. I just like seeing luthiers and musicians push boundaries and break new ground.
Which is the best 5 string for more Latin and jazz
I would say Prog5, and yes I do love the shape.
Great video! I’d go with the 5 string, but I can’t justify the price since I’m not a pro. I get cheaper basses and put nordstrand pickups in them
I WANT ONE NOW ,
THANKS JULIA
Cool design with great electronics.
Check out S. Martyn custom basses from Brazil they are very light and amazing too.....
How do you tune that bass?
I’d be curious to hear how these stack up against the new Ibanez EHB models, which are a fraction of the price.
I bought an Ibanez EHB1000S a couple of months ago and I like it better than my Fender Jazz.
I know I’m super late to this conversation but they both sound great. The strandberg I prefer simply due to the neck. It’s unbelievably comfortable and I really think I can’t buy a bass without that neck in my life.
The Ibanez is still incredibly light and sounds great of course, but the strandberg is the first time it’s felt genuinely comfortable to play for hours on a bass, with zero stress on my wrist despite previous carpal tunnel issues. That’s worth the price hike for me, even if it isn’t for others. If you get the chance, try that neck shape out, it’s really something else.
Great demo. Thanks so much. Great concept and sound. However for an Indonesian built instrument the pricepoint of any Boden bass is just ridiculous and leaves me puzzled.
Probably made in the same factory as my $199 squier jaguar
I liked the Prog 4...!!!
what is a Prog?
Are there any more reviews by this presenter. Fantastic review.
Love your review, but the darkglass preamp has no high knob, its low, low mids and high mids.
Very similar to the new ibanez headless ones that were at namm this year (2020)
OK, but why is the weight only praised but never specified? 3kg, 3,5kg? Or did I miss it?
Are those pickups the same size as EMG 40hz.
Richard Mccain you can check the Nordstrand site for that.
i love it
How do you tune those?
As I play more and more the weight of my bass at 9 pounds is becoming an issue. Thanks for the review- though I can't afford it, it's neat to see some ergonomic innovation these designs.
I bought myself a Strandberg guitar when I turned 50 and my only regret is that I hadn´t done it earlier in my life. My best advice would be...sell all your other basses if you have to in order to afford a Strandy. You will never play them again anyway
This is great
How much does the “Light “ bass weigh?
just 3kg. I have a 5string prog since last fall. when the Delivery guy brought the package I first thougt it was empty...