The California ‘V’ Series
California CENTRAL
Construction
Neck
6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard
22 frets, Pao Ferro or Maple, always frontface dots
Scale
34″ for 4-string, 35″ for 5-string
Finish
black matt: eurpoean ash body / dark grey metallic, alder body
Hardware
sandberg, pearlblack
Pickguard
black
Pickup
1 sandberg Plus Humbucker
Preamp
sandberg 3-Band EQ
California VS ACTIVE
Construction
Neck
6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard
22 frets or fretless
Scale
34”, also available as 35” scale
Finish
matt: european ash body; aged: alder body; highgloss: alder body; rarewood
Hardware
sandberg
Pickup
1 sandberg splitcoil
Preamp
sandberg 2-band, active/passive, passive tone control
4-string
5-string
fingerboard radius
14 inch
14 inch
width zero fret
39.5 mm
45 mm
thickness 1st fret
20 mm
20 mm
width 22nd fret
63 mm
73 mm
bridge string spacing
18.5 to 20 mm
18 to 19.5 mm
size frets
2.5 mm
2.5 mm
neck profile
c-shape
c-shape
California VS PASSIVE
Construction
Neck
6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard
22 frets or fretless
Scale
34”
Finish
matt: eurpoean ash body, aged: alder body
Hardware
sandberg
Pickup
1 sandberg splitcoil
Preamp
passive, Vol, Tone
California VS LIONEL short scale
Construction
Neck
6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard
22 frets or fretless
Scale
short scale, 30″
Finish
matt: eurpoean ash body, aged: alder body
Hardware
sandberg
Pickup
1 sandberg black label splitcoil
Preamp
passive, Vol, Tone
California VT
Construction
Neck
6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard
22 frets or fretless
Scale
34”, also available as 35” scale
Finish
matt: european ash body; aged: alder body; highgloss: alder body; rarewood
Hardware
sandberg
Pickup
1 delano JMVC, 1 delano PMVC
Preamp
sandberg 2-band, active/passive, passive tone control
4-string
5-string
fingerboard radius
14 inch
14 inch
width zero fret
39.5 mm
45 mm
thickness 1st fret
20 mm
20 mm
width 22nd fret
63 mm
73 mm
bridge string spacing
18.5 to 20 mm
18 to 19.5 mm
size frets
2.5 mm
2.5 mm
neck profile
c-shape
c-shape
California VM
Construction
Neck
6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard
22 frets or fretless
Scale
34”, also available as 35” scale
Finish
matt: european ash body; aged: alder body; highgloss: alder body; rarewood
Hardware
sandberg
Pickup
1 sandberg splitcoil, 1 sandberg power humbucker
Preamp
sandberg 2-band, active/passive, passive tone control
4-string
5-string
fingerboard radius
14 inch
14 inch
width zero fret
39.5 mm
45 mm
thickness 1st fret
20 mm
20 mm
width 22nd fret
63 mm
73 mm
bridge string spacing
18.5 to 20 mm
18 to 19.5 mm
size frets
2.5 mm
2.5 mm
neck profile
c-shape
c-shape
California VM Nighthawk
Construction
Neck
6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard
pao ferro, 22 frets
Scale
34”
Finish
black matt; alder body; aluminum pickguard; matched head
Hardware
sandberg
Pickup
1 sandberg MM-style blacklabel, 1 sandberg splitcoil blacklabel
Preamp
sandberg 2-band, active/passive, passive tone control
4-string
5-string
fingerboard radius
14 inch
14 inch
width zero fret
39.5 mm
45 mm
thickness 1st fret
20 mm
20 mm
width 22nd fret
63 mm
73 mm
bridge string spacing
18.5 to 20 mm
18 to 19.5 mm
size frets
2.5 mm
2.5 mm
neck profile
c-shape
c-shape
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California VM2
Construction
Neck
6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard
22 frets or fretless
Scale
34”, also available as 35” scale
Finish
matt: european ash body; aged: alder body; highgloss: alder body; rarewood
Hardware
sandberg
Pickup
2 sandberg power humbucker
Preamp
sandberg 2-band, active/passive, passive tone control
4-string
5-string
fingerboard radius
14 inch
14 inch
width zero fret
39.5 mm
45 mm
thickness 1st fret
20 mm
20 mm
width 22nd fret
63 mm
73 mm
bridge string spacing
18.5 to 20 mm
18 to 19.5 mm
size frets
2.5 mm
2.5 mm
neck profile
c-shape
c-shape
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Signature Bass: California Oliver Riedel
Oliver Riedel / Rammstein
Neck
6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard
22 frets, ebony, branding on headstock backside
Scale
34”, 4-string
finish
alder body, special hardcore aged, matched head
Hardware
sandberg, black hardware
Pickup
1 sandberg blacklabel splitcoil / 1 sandberg blacklabel powerhumbucker
Preamp
sandberg 2-band, active/passive, passive tone control
4-string
fingerboard radius
14 inch
width zero fret
39.5 mm
thickness 1st fret
20 mm
width 22nd Fret
63 mm
bridge string spacing
18.5 to 20 mm
size frets
2.5 mm
neck profile
c-shape
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Signature Bass: California Ida Nielsen
Ida Nielsen
Neck
6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard
22 frets, birdseye maple, blockinlays, matched head, branding on headstock backside
Scale
34”, 4-string/ 5-string
finish
soft aged black
body
alder
Hardware
sandberg, gold hardware
Pickup
1 sandberg blacklabel ‘T’, 1 sandberg black label humbucker
Preamp
sandberg 2-band, active/passive, passive tone control
Extra
asien silk or black pickguard, fluorescent sidedots, d-tuner, thumb rest, vibration treatment
4-string
5-string
fingerboard radius
14 inch
14 inch
width zero fret
39.5 mm
45 mm
thickness 1st fret
20 mm
20 mm
width 22nd Fret
63 mm
73 mm
bridge string spacing
18.5 to 20 mm
18 to 19.5 mm
size frets
2.5 mm
2.5 mm
neck profile
c-shape
c-shape
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Signature Bass: California ENIGMA
Chris Childs / Thunder
Neck
6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard
22 frets, ebony, branding on headstock backside
Scale
34”, 4-string/ 5-string
finish
black highgloss, crème stripes
Hardware
sandberg, black hardware
Pickup
1 sandberg splitcoil, 1 sandberg power humbucker black metal covers
Preamp
sandberg 2-band, active/passive, passive tone control
Extra
Enigma Inlay (12th fret), Chris Childs Signature
4-string
5-string
fingerboard radius
14 inch
14 inch
width zero fret
39.5 mm
45 mm
thickness 1st fret
20 mm
20 mm
width 22nd Fret
63 mm
73 mm
bridge string spacing
18.5 to 20 mm
18 to 19.5 mm
size frets
2.5 mm
2.5 mm
neck profile
c-shape
c-shape
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Signature Bass: Martin Mendez
Martin Mendez / Opeth
Neck
6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
Fretboard
22 frets, ebony FB, matched head
Scale
34”, 35” for 5-string
Body
european alder
Finish
virgin white soft aged (alder body), black matt (european ash body)
Hardware
sandberg, black
Pickup
2 Delano JMVC, closed covers
Preamp
passive, volume, balance, treble cut
Extras
vibration treatment