4, 5-string · 6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple
REVERSED HEADSTOCK, illuminated side dots, special hardcore aged reserve, signature branding on headstock backside, black matt, black
| Construction | 6 bolted / canadian hardrock maple |
| Strings | 4, 5 |
| Body | european ash, alder |
| Neck | canadian hardrock maple |
| Fingerboard | ebony, maple |
| Neck Pickup | sandberg splitcoil |
| Bridge Pickup | sandberg power humbucker |
| Controls | sandberg 2-band, active/passive, passive tone control |
Artists documented playing the Sandberg Forty Eight Bass: Fredrik Larsson, Tobin Esperance, Victor Brandt.